Articles for tag: Nightcrawlers, Worm Farm

Karla News

How to Make Money as a Worm Rancher – Part One

Selling earthworms is a perfect small business endeavor. You can start small and cheap with the knowledge that your stock replenishes itself. It’s good money for teens needing spending money, for retirees seeking to supplement their fixed income, or for someone looking for a sideline with expansion potential. You can do what we did as ...

Karla News

How to Feed Worms in a Worm Farm

Worm farming is necessary in order to compost waste naturally, provide soil with enriching organic matter, and supply fishermen with live bait. Taking care of these worms in a worm farm is actually a quite simple task, but there are some rules and regulations you will need to follow. Feeding worms correctly is essential to ...

Karla News

Raising Earthworms: Which Worms to Choose for Your Worm Farm

Raising earthworms can be a profitable hobby with rewards beyond financial gain. Worms are popular among fishermen for bait, but you can also grow your own high-protein feed for your pet reptiles and birds, as well as your chickens and pigs if you live on a farm. Earthworms can be added to your compost pile ...

Karla News

How to Raise Red Worms for Fishing

Every person that enjoys the sport of fishing has at one time or another considered how to raise red worms for fishing, but in most instances the thought passed quickly due to a lack of knowledge on the subject. Live bait for fishing can be rather expensive but to raise red worms for fishing requires ...

Karla News

Compost Dog Waste with a Dog Poo Wormery

The Dog Poo Wormery is an easy way to compost dog waste. A natural solution to that age old problem of where to put all that dog poop. After all Fido may be a well-loved member of the family but he leaves a lot to be desired in the bathroom etiquette stakes. Rather than bagging ...

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The Care and Feeding of Nightcrawlers

Raising nightcrawlers isn’t difficult but there’s more to it than just dumping them in a bed and waiting. Earthworms require certain living conditions to keep them alive and healthy and to grow to maturity so they will reproduce. The worm wrangler must be vigilant, and maintain ideal feeding, soil conditions, and moisture levels to successfully ...

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Great Worm Themed Lesson Plan Ideas for Pre-K Teachers

Have you been asked to come up with a worm themed lesson plan for your Pre-K students? Are you in need of a handful of ideas to help you get started? If so, grab a cup of coffee and take a peek at some of mine. Perhaps you’ll find them beneficial. Here they are: Science ...

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How to Build a Worm Farm and Make Rich Compost

You’ve undoubtedly heard the old saying, “Kill two birds with one stone.” If you learn how to build a worm farm and let the worms eat your garbage, then you’re providing a way to get rid of your garbage. Plus, you’re making valuable compost out of your unwanted waste at the same time. What a ...

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How to Raise Red Worms

Worm farming is gaining popularity. If you want to get into the business, you have to learn how to take care of red worms, which happen to be the best producers of fertilizer for the soil. To do that, you have to build your own worm bin. This consists of several boxes, shredded newspaper, and ...