what’s the best way to make a worm fish bed.?
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We have wanted to get a kitchen composter for a long time, but we weren’t sure which kind would be best. As you can see, we finally decided on the Can-O-Worms. Now we can simply toss in our kitchen scraps (basically anything that was once living, but not animal), and the worms will munch it all up! Then we get luscious food that our plants will just love!
Here, we have just added the coir (coconut husk fiber) for the worms’ initial bedding.
Question by truckyellow: what’s the best way to make a worm fish bed.?
I live in Ga and i was thinking of starting a worm fish bed, mainly to fish for brim and catfish, and i just thought i would ask to get some tips before i started.
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This is what I did before, and had all the worms I needed:
Make or get a large wooden box with lid, or a 5 gallon plastic bucket. If using a bucket, drill holes in the bottom and cover with window screen. Shred newspaper and mix with soil, about half and half. Add worms and keep everything damp. Keep the bucket in a cool place like a basement or shed. Feed them with a handful of cherrios or cornflakes once a week. Check every two weeks until you see baby worms. Then you can start taking worms out. When you look for worms, mix the soil/newspaper up again. Always leave some worms in the box so they will make more. After fishing tou can return your worms to the box.
A fishing tip: Carry your worms to the lake in a empty but unwashed plantar peanut can. The salt and peanut oil from the can gets on the worms and gives off a scent the fish really hit on.
Doug G
October 5, 2011 at 5:56 pm
The way that my friend does it is after he cuts the grass he dumps the grass behind his shed. It took a few weeks for it to start producing some worms.
pintail504
October 5, 2011 at 5:58 pm
Here’s a cheap way to grow worms.
http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/compost/Easywormbin.htm
Got two going on right now, seems to work fine. Good luck catchin’.
chimp dancer
October 5, 2011 at 6:55 pm
If you want to make one to last, that is low maintainence, I have a tested method (been growing them for years). First, find an old broken freezer (chest-type, not upright). If you would rather have a smaller operation, a larger igloo cooler with a lift-type lid will work fine. Next, purchase a 25-50 lb. bad of sphagnum peat moss at wal mart or home/garden store. Lay your peat moss out on the ground or in a barrel and saturate it with water. Pick up hand fulls off the saturated moss and squeeze out. When no more water drips from the moss while squeezing, the moisture content is perfect. Place the moist peat moss into your container to a depth of about 10-12 inches. Put in your starter worms. I recommend 50-100 worms native to your area (25-50 if using a smaller cooler). Next, buy a bag of chicken crumbles. These are available at any feed store. I can get a 50 lb. bag in my area for about 7 dollars that lasts me all year, and worms love them. Sprinkle crumbles on top of moss, and repeat when those are gone. You know if you are over-feeding if food is left molding on top. Also, be sure and leave the lid cracked open an inch or two with a peice of board in warm weather, but closed in cold. Have your worm farm located in a shaded or enclosed area. Your worms will reproduce, grow huge, and generally thrive using this system. Good luck!
stonewall
October 5, 2011 at 7:00 pm