One thing I will say is that you won't get a sustainable amount of worms from a box that small. They will breed but they take about a year to get to any real size and won't be sexually mature until about 18 months. To keep a sustainable supply you'd need a 2 year head start and then maybe a dozen boxes to cycle through unfortunately. It's a good way to store and retrieve worms between sessions which is a saving in itself but that's about as far as it goes
I only plan on taking works next year I’ve got 3 more trays so hopefully they will keep reproducing and eating so I can build it all up. I’m also doing it for the compost and the fertiliser for the garden.
I plan on starting to harvest in a years time! Once they start to reproduce I’m led to believe they will double in population every 3-4 months. I’ve also got a few more trays for when this happens
Sure thing! I had to tweek the set up a little bit! Now it’s just a case of trying different foods to see what they will eat. For something so small they are a fussy bunch
I have two wormaries i made. Never bought i worm in 3,years.Tip never water with anything apart from rain water. Feed water melons, melons, cucumbers, tea bags, rotton lettuce, bananas. Dont overwet. Be, sparing. Have fun.
I tried using worms once but felt that bad when I hooked them up and chopped them up I ended up releasing the rest to the ground. Weird I know but it made me feel awfull
Get a cardboard shredder awesome for bedding plus they will eat it to i shred tones of cardboard i to is a carp angler my wormery is 3 years old and they breed that much i ended up getting a compost bin too which as thousands of worms into i also add crushed eggshells to help with digestion just add shredded cardboard to the bottom as the worms will migrate downwards they will eat all the cardboard in a couple of weeks then transfer back to the trays repeat 🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱
I tend to add the cardboard to the top. For now it’s still working well for now! With the use of shredded food, seems to be going well for now. When you do your egg shells how do you prepare them?
Made me laugh, your Mrs saying “Be kind to them, be gentle”, then Daddy is going to chop them up or stick a big hook in them lol. Good video.
Yeah 🤣🤣🤣 our daughter was there so she tries to keep it a bit more animal friendly
Feed melon mate they love it you’ll be surprised how quick they eat it,I even put a piece in when I’m out on a session.
this is very true. They absolutely love it
I’ll give that a go, thank you
Thanks for making the video, We look forward to your progress with your new pets :)
No problem, I really enjoyed the whole set up! I had to tweek a couple of things but seems like it’s going strong now
"... pets..." ... 😅 & if he names them he'll NEVER use 'em for fishin... bring 'em for walks maybe... 🙄
@@peterfitzpatrick7032 stranger things have happened 😁
I’ve always been advised not to handle the worms with bare hands but brilliant your getting it out there how easy keeping worms can be great watch
Thank you, I’ll keep this in mind for future videos
Who on earth told you that ????
@@KingcarparpeggioEarth worms.... 😂
I've been handling worms with bare hands for 18 years. Just make sure you wash then before sticking your fingers in your mouth 😂
@@wormcityuk... or anywhere else... 🙄😅
Better off using brown plain cardboard at the top rather than news paper as it’s got ink in it which they won’t like just a tip for ya 👍
Yeah I kind of figured that out when they weren’t eating much and it’s started to smell so that’s exactly what I’ve done
A friend of mine has made a car sticker saying
"Annelids die in hot cars".
If they do, the smell is horrendous!
Yep I can confirm 🤣
One thing I will say is that you won't get a sustainable amount of worms from a box that small. They will breed but they take about a year to get to any real size and won't be sexually mature until about 18 months. To keep a sustainable supply you'd need a 2 year head start and then maybe a dozen boxes to cycle through unfortunately. It's a good way to store and retrieve worms between sessions which is a saving in itself but that's about as far as it goes
I only plan on taking works next year I’ve got 3 more trays so hopefully they will keep reproducing and eating so I can build it all up.
I’m also doing it for the compost and the fertiliser for the garden.
Waste of time mate won’t produce enough for fishing
I plan on starting to harvest in a years time! Once they start to reproduce I’m led to believe they will double in population every 3-4 months. I’ve also got a few more trays for when this happens
I have 2in my shed for red worms all I do is top it up from the local stables manure heap
@@stevelathwell4606 how you finding it? Are they doing well?
Can you do this with lobs !
No 👍🏻 You can store lobs short term but not breed them or keep them in a composting set up like this.
No they don’t feed the same way of dendras. They are imported from Canada
I've been thinking of starting up a wormery myself so glad to come across your video. Please update us on how things turn out?! 👍
Sure thing! I had to tweek the set up a little bit! Now it’s just a case of trying different foods to see what they will eat. For something so small they are a fussy bunch
I have two wormaries i made. Never bought i worm in 3,years.Tip never water with anything apart from rain water. Feed water melons, melons, cucumbers, tea bags, rotton lettuce, bananas. Dont overwet. Be, sparing. Have fun.
Put fresh soil and, compost in once, annually
Noted! 🤜🤛
Okay I’ve got a water butt so that’s doable. 🤜🤛
I tried using worms once but felt that bad when I hooked them up and chopped them up I ended up releasing the rest to the ground. Weird I know but it made me feel awfull
I can see why! They are just in there doing their own thing!
The wife is gonna kill you for using her pasta grabber. Run, now
I know 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I washed it instantly so I hopefully got away with it!
Get a cardboard shredder awesome for bedding plus they will eat it to i shred tones of cardboard i to is a carp angler my wormery is 3 years old and they breed that much i ended up getting a compost bin too which as thousands of worms into i also add crushed eggshells to help with digestion just add shredded cardboard to the bottom as the worms will migrate downwards they will eat all the cardboard in a couple of weeks then transfer back to the trays repeat 🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱
I tend to add the cardboard to the top. For now it’s still working well for now! With the use of shredded food, seems to be going well for now.
When you do your egg shells how do you prepare them?
@TheCarpyTraveller I use a old blender to blitz them
Do you fully dry them in the oven beforehand?
@TheCarpyTraveller I dry them on window sill for a day or 2 then bag them once I've got plenty I blitz to a powder sprinkle ever time I feed them