Wormery

[Pete Springate's Guns]

Any of you guys have experience of breeding/keeping worms?

I’m considering it with a view to producing a modest amount to supplement regular sessions with a particular eye on using them more next winter.

Had a look online but I’m a little confused with the choice and size of different models. Don’t mind spending a few quid to get a sustainable system.

[framey]

My brother in law made one out of a tarpaulin years ago 

filled it with dirt and worms and used it for years 

assumed it worked because it was always moist 

[Pete Springate's Guns]

20 minutes ago, framey said:

My brother in law made one out of a tarpaulin years ago 

filled it with dirt and worms and used it for years 

assumed it worked because it was always moist 

Thinking of something a bit mote aesthetically pleasing to help maintain domestic harmony😉

[B B]

Try the YouTube if you haven’t already lots of info there 

40 minutes ago, Pete Springate's Guns said:

Thinking of something a bit mote aesthetically pleasing to help maintain domestic harmony😉

Very wise

 

[yonny]

13 hours ago, Pete Springate's Guns said:

Any of you guys have experience of breeding/keeping worms?

I looked into this a few years ago mate.

We do actually have one that we use solely for composting (she wont let me nick the worms our of it lol). Be warned, they're pretty disgusting to work with. Harvesting the worms would be an awful job🤢

I chose not to pursue the idea after checking inside ours as the worms got established. It's rank in there.

[Pete Springate's Guns]

1 hour ago, yonny said:

I looked into this a few years ago mate.

We do actually have one that we use solely for composting (she wont let me nick the worms our of it lol). Be warned, they're pretty disgusting to work with. Harvesting the worms would be an awful job🤢

I chose not to pursue the idea after checking inside ours as the worms got established. It's rank in there.

Yes, I’m having some doubts myself having watched a few YouTube clips! Plus, I’d be a bit squeamish about chopping up my ‘pet’ worms!  

[B B]

The match boys use scissors with 3 blades for chopping there worms up. ... I couldn’t do it iv must have got squeamish as I got older

 

[emmcee]

Just start a composting area. You'll have red worms and denroabaena worms in no time. You won't get so many if any at all of the earth worm (lobworm). 

[emmcee]

2 minutes ago, Big Bass said:

The match boys use scissors with 3 blades for chopping there worms up. ... I couldn’t do it iv must have got squeamish as I got older

 

Chopped worm and casters,  devastating combination.