Vermicomposting with Europeon Night Crawlers #1

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1. ccoasterdesigner says:

   September 5, 2010 at 9:18 am

   So in composting with worms wich would you choose out of the worms that you have used, and then over all worm???
2. rileannas says:

   September 5, 2010 at 9:33 am

   Nice. I don’t have many opportunities for fishing in my area so that’s not really a concern for me. What about their reproduction rate? I heard it was somewhat less than Reds, is that true or is it an Internet myth?
3. woofish1 says:

   September 5, 2010 at 10:27 am

   Continuation — Both types of nightcrawlers make good baits and also do a good job of composting garbage. I have even combined the European night crawlers with the red wigglers in a single box. They live in harmony and jointly do a great job of vermicomposting. With this mix you get some large worms for bait along with the most effective composting results of the Red wigglers.
4. woofish1 says:

   September 5, 2010 at 10:36 am

   For many years I have been raising Red Wigglers inside in composting boxes. They do a wonderful job of converting kitchen organic garbage into rich compost used by gardeners. Being a fisherman I wanted larger worms for bait. With this in mind I added European nightcrawlers last year and African nightcrawlers more recently.
5. rileannas says:

   September 5, 2010 at 11:11 am

   Wow, Euros are gorgeous. I want some What are their advantage over Reds?
6. luk3r3volution says:

   September 5, 2010 at 11:20 am

   Don’t know where I heard about the slime thing. Someone was holding it up as a reason to use nightcrawlers. Summer average daytime temperatures are high 30s to mid 40s degrees celcius. I have not been able to find anyone growing/keeping ENs in South East Queensland, Australia but I would be happy to find some and start an EN bin to experiment. We don’t have a basement or a crawl space and the garage is the hottest part of the house.
7. woofish1 says:

   September 5, 2010 at 11:23 am

   I have never heard fish don’t like the slime on a worm. From what I hear European Nightcrawlers are very tolerant of warm temps. How hot is it where you live? Don’t you have a basement, garage or crawl space which maintains a somewhat cooler temp. I raised Africans years ago and the EN’s are a much better worm for both fishing and composting.
8. woofish1 says:

   September 5, 2010 at 11:41 am

   The worms in your yard are probably Canadian Nightcrawlers which I agree are much larger than European Nightcrawlers. I used to collect them after it rained for bait years ago. A great worm for fishing. However, you can keep them alive for quite a while under proper conditions, but raising them in boxes like I do with red wigglers and European Nightcrawlers is not possible as far as I know. They live very deep in the ground and do not feed on the top like the other worms.
9. shadowjo1 says:

   September 5, 2010 at 12:01 pm

   i got some way bigger in my yard
10. luk3r3volution says:

    September 5, 2010 at 12:29 pm

    I’ve got African Nightcrawlers in one bin. Your European Nightcrawlers look bigger. I can’t keep ENs because it’s too hot for them here. Apparently either nightcrawler are good bait because they don’t have that sliminess that the red wrigglers have. I have been led to understand that the fish don’t like that slime.
11. woofish1 says:

    September 5, 2010 at 1:03 pm

    Now that they are feeding in the box they are really fat an juicy. A great bait for fishing and they eat a lot more than my red wigglers….Woo
12. luk3r3volution says:

    September 5, 2010 at 2:00 pm

    They’re huge!