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Where to get worms?

generally people up here use the red wiggler worm, though the alabama jumper is also gaining popularity as a composting worm.
(I'm told up here in our cold winters [USzone4] they wont survive outside of a warm compost pile) i cannot confirm this 
 
I have no idea where you would source worms on your side of the globe, but i encourage you to do research and make sure you are not introducing a new species
(just because they are sold doesn't mean they are which worms you should be using ;) )
 
 
 
 
 
:cheers: 
 
You can order them online from a number of places but I stopped by a local gardening/farm store and they had some. If they don't, they'll probably know who does, as it seems to be a growing trend right now.
 
I just started my vermicomposter last weekend, hopefully they're doing alright so far.
 
Guatemalan Insanity Pepper said:
generally people up here use the red wiggler worm, though the alabama jumper is also gaining popularity as a composting worm.
(I'm told up here in our cold winters [USzone4] they wont survive outside of a warm compost pile) i cannot confirm this 
 
I have no idea where you would source worms on your side of the globe, but i encourage you to do research and make sure you are not introducing a new species
(just because they are sold doesn't mean they are which worms you should be using ;) )
 
 
 
 
 
:cheers:
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+1 on this; it sucks to introduce exotic species, when you can avoid it.   it might be worth mentioning that red wigglers are, in fact, an invasive species in N.America (they're from Eurasia, originally) but i don't hesitate to use them to compost b/c their population in the States is quite firmly established regardless.  At first, I felt badly about it, but really, they're under pretty much every rock and rotted log in NJ...
 
ThatBlondGuy101 said:
Thanks for the help so far guys!
 
But $50 for worms? And that's the cheapest! Seems crazy, but I guess there's not much other way...
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got any scraps of cardboard ?
 
not waxed, just corrugated cardboard.
Or layers of newspaper (they seem to like eating newspaper *again not glossy, just plain paper)
 
if you lay down some cardboard or layers of newspaper, then soak it down and cover with a tarp 
check under it after 3-4 days you will have either cooked that part of the yard :lol: (I imagine this doesn't work so well where it is Very hot )
or you will have lots of worms under there :)
 
when collecting your worms don't lift up the whole tarp all at once, the worms will try to hide from the light.
work from the corners and collect your worms 1 section at a time  
 
 
nearly free worms !
 
it's worth a try 
 
 
 
 
 
 
:cheers: 
 
If you got wigglers or similar, you don't need many to start a colony.  Those things reproduce rather quickly, given proper conditions and enough food.  We got ours from a local cooperative farm; they charged us a lot of money for a decent amount of compost with a small number of worms crawling thru it (maybe 20?) but within months, we had as many worms as we could handle.
 
If you start your compost in an open ended bin so that "wild" or "free range" worms can find their way to it, you'll have worms in no time.
 
Just like attracting fish with berly/chum or a technicolor yawn from that mate who just insisted on coming fishing :rofl: .
 
Build it, and they will come.
 
SR. 
 
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