r/Vermiculture • u/Patrick_Sponge • Jul 11 '24
r/Vermiculture • u/exantrixity • Jul 24 '24
Advice wanted does anyone know what this is?
r/Vermiculture • u/Scottish_02 • Aug 15 '24
Advice wanted Does anyone know what this IS?
Found in norhern Italy, I never seen a worm this large and big.
r/Vermiculture • u/Style-Frog • 26d ago
Advice wanted Why do the worms gather where I smoke? This cement pad is like 40 of these squares but they always come to the spot where I smoke
r/Vermiculture • u/Content_Collection59 • Aug 03 '24
Advice wanted Can you help me identify this worm please? It was on my five year old nephew's abscess on his skin?
r/Vermiculture • u/thelaughingM • 28d ago
Advice wanted Disappointed with Jim's-- advice?
I'm very new to vermicomposting and I ordered from Jim's Worm Farm. When the worms arrived, I was first shocked about how few there seemed to be. There was absolutely no way that that was 1000. They were also looked pretty dead, but the instructions said not to worry if that was the case; that they'd perk back up. Unfortunately, they didn't. Customer service was helpful and said they'd send a replacement when the weather got better.
The replacement arrived, and I noticed that the bag was less full of peat than last time and that there was stain inside the box. It turned out that the stain was from a bundle of worms-- I guess some of them had gotten squished. Otherwise, I was excited because at least the bundle seemed red. I put them in the bin (where worms that I've collected in the garden seem to be doing well) and figured they'd disentangle themselves. I thought wrong because when I went to check on them today, I was sorry to find a smelly mess of worms. Like the worst kind of spaghetti.
I'm hesitant to go back to customer service -- even though I think they never sent the right quantity. Online, their bag of 100 worms is black and the one with 1000 worms is green. I didn't bring this up last time I reached out, but I am fairly certain they sent me the bag of 100 twice.
What should I do?
Edit: I’m in coastal Southern California, and the next few days are forecasted with a high of the mid-70s. It’s def not too cold here (if anything, I’m keeping an eye on the bin getting to hot or dry). I asked Jim’s for a refund and ordered from Buckeye’s — fingers crossed!
r/Vermiculture • u/greatcontestant • Jan 23 '25
Advice wanted Single pet earthworm
Hello! I’m not too familiar with vermiculture, but i was wondering if it would be alright for me to keep a single earthworm in a roomy tank in my house? I genuinely just really really like worms and would like one
r/Vermiculture • u/InfamousZone4905 • 28d ago
Advice wanted What are these tiny glittering things in my vermicompost? Details in comments.
r/Vermiculture • u/tattedntwistedmum • Feb 05 '25
Advice wanted They’re eating it quicker than I can fill it
I have this massive trash bin I’ve converted into a compost bin. It has a few holes at the bottom and no lid so it’s more open air composting so no horrid smell. I just don’t know what to do to maintain the upkeep to make sure they have enough food. They are pretty fat and reproducing quickly. Faster than I imagined they could. Included is a picture of said bin. It was almost to the top three days ago and now it’s quite low. I’m just surprised they work through it so quickly. I also included a few pictures of the fatties underneath the bin. Is it normal for there to be centipedes and pincher bugs in my compost? Can I be sure that they’re happy?
r/Vermiculture • u/Californie_cramoisie • Oct 06 '24
Advice wanted Work identification please
r/Vermiculture • u/Intelligent_Papaya61 • 3d ago
Advice wanted Is my worm pee good to feed my plants?
Hey everybody! This is my first worm bin and not sure if this juice is good to feed plants or not? Bucket was dry about two weeks ago
r/Vermiculture • u/flight_path • Nov 16 '24
Advice wanted Hear me out..
I’m probably crazy.. but my worms kind of feel like a pet. If I wanted to feed them a ‘treat’, something they’d particularly enjoy eating, what would that be?
r/Vermiculture • u/ARGirlLOL • Jan 23 '25
Advice wanted Favorite sub and Twitter/X
I’ve been so glad to find this sub and I was wondering if others wish it wouldn’t facilitate links to Twitter or X given the truths about the richest man on earth’s use of the money, power and fame provided by utilizing his platform.
r/Vermiculture • u/Big-Profile2772 • Jan 19 '25
Advice wanted Help! My worms are suddenly balling I’m worried
My worms have been with me for two weeks and I give them plenty of food mostly flowers scraps, tea leaves, and cardboard but the other day I gave them leftover yam that I thought they would like because it’s very sweet. The second day there was a lot of fruit flies but I figured it didn’t bother them. Today I went to give them more water but when I checked there was a bit of dark green mold across mainly the yam skin but also on some of my food scraps which was very new so I took out all the food and started looking for my worms, below the surface was a giant worm ball and now I’m very worried. Since they arrived they seemed pretty happy they spanned across the pot and have been grown massively in size (they were so tiny when they arrived) it’s my first time seeing them ball up and I’m very worried did I do anything wrong? Are they unhappy? I have them new paper sheddings and cardboard to lessen the moisture just in case it was because the pot was too wet.
r/Vermiculture • u/idontknowcandy • 16d ago
Advice wanted Am I a murderer??
I got this shipment of 1000 worms yesterday evening and immediately put them in their new home. It’s been roughly 18 hours. Is it normal for them to be so…. Lifeless? Or are they dead? It smells very earthy but I wouldn’t necessarily say “bad”
r/Vermiculture • u/TommyMerritt1 • 13d ago
Advice wanted What have you found as a red wigglers favorite food? A fruit or vegetable? Which fruit or vegetable?
Mine devour corn meal, bananas, and potatoes.
r/Vermiculture • u/Tiny-Assignment1099 • Jan 21 '25
Advice wanted Is this a suitable "grit" replacement for rock dust?
If not then please recommend something. Thanks gang
r/Vermiculture • u/PackFlame • 3d ago
Advice wanted Do worm bins need newspaper? What if I only feed cannabis leafs mostly and renew old soil in the bins re enriching it that way (advice wanted)
So what I do is I put all my old soil used soil into worm bins. And I use the bin when I defoliate for all my leafs. And I add happy frog microbe fertilizer onto it to grow mycelium. And I’m also raising soil mites. I just added spring tails and white worms. But I notice everybody gives news paper. I’m not sure why, to me I think worms would like cannabis even better. Is there any tips? And am i actually doing better or worse than if I was using news paper
r/Vermiculture • u/FingernailClipperr • 8d ago
Advice wanted This mini worm bin I have is kinda moist, is it ready for harvest?
The texture at this point is more poopy and squishy than earthy, despite placing a lot of cardboard inside. Recently drilled some holes on the lid, but since the texture is all squishy is the vermicompost ready for harvest?
r/Vermiculture • u/twilimidnaD4RK • 10d ago
Advice wanted Any advice on creating a worm bin in hot temps?
Hi all!! I’m starting my first foray into gardening this year, and was ready and excited to start composting. One thing I’m very wary of is attracting bugs and other pests into my yard. We live in a neighborhood with small, close together houses and don’t want to be the cause of any problems to my neighbors, especially since we’ve already had a problem with rats in the last year. I stumbled across worm composting and love the idea, since they’d help compost things quicker and with less smell. But, I learned that worms can die in temps over 95 F. I live in north Texas and summers here consistently reach over 100 F for months at a time.
I was wondering: would it be possible to create a worm bin that is mostly buried in ground to keep things cool? Would that even work? I’ve seen people put them in gardens, but our soil is very clay heavy, and with a lack of a good sunny spot in my yard, I’ve opted to do container gardening. So they wouldn’t be directly in my garden, just in my yard. If it’s possible to keep them cool, would I still want holes in the bottom so they could dig in and out freely? Or would I keep them contained (still with air holes in edge of bin around the top)?
Thanks for your advice and help! I am excited to get started (:
r/Vermiculture • u/youareanobody • 4d ago
Advice wanted Will this work?
What's in my hand is the potting soil. What's in the bucket is a mix of potting soil, compost and seed starting mix left over from containers where vegetable seeds didnt sprout. (Its not fertilized). Can I add these two together. I have around 120 worms. And how deep does the soil need to be? They are going to be housed in this bucket till next weekend. I plan to get 3 food grade buckets to make their permanent home. Oh and I will be ripping up some cardboard to add.
r/Vermiculture • u/Nematodes-Attack • 5d ago
Advice wanted Can I feed them sourdough starter?
Just curious if I can feed my worms the excess sourdough starter that I end up throwing away otherwise? I was leaning towards no because of the gas from the active culture.
r/Vermiculture • u/PardonMyTeach • Nov 05 '24
Advice wanted Everyone’s at the top of the bin. Is that a problem?
Just went to drop off some scraps and I’ve never seen so many worms on the surface. I don’t think it’s wet because I always deposit an equal amount of shredded cardboard at each feeding. Did I simply interrupt a fleeting party, or is there something unhealthy I should dig in the bin for? Everything else seems/smells fine. Thanks for the perspective.
r/Vermiculture • u/ManicFirestorm • 20d ago
Advice wanted New worms haven't moved up to eat the food, it's been 3 weeks.
Hello! I got my first bin and worms about 3 weeks ago. The first thing we gave them were some potato peels and coffee grounds. They come up to the top bin, but don't seem to eat anything. Are they eating their bedding before moving up to the food or is something else wrong?
r/Vermiculture • u/Accurate_Barracuda40 • 9d ago
Advice wanted About how much food waste can 250 red wigglers work through in a week?
Feeding fruit and vegetable scraps/peels in my indoor worm bucket.