- Worms weigh about 250 grams per 1000 worms. (4000 = 1 Kilo)
- Worms can eat up to their own weight every day.
- Worms will NOT eat anything that is alive.
- Worms will turn any dead organic matter into castings (manure).
- Worms do not eat dry paper and cardboard (soak first in water)
- Worm castings (manure) is PH neutral and cannot burn your plants.
- Worms are good for the environment, in that they use up waste products and turn them into a useful product, saving space at the local waste disposal tip.
- Worms are within themselves both male and female (Hermaphrodites).
- Worms can start producing young at 3 months of age.
- Worms can lay sufficient eggs to double their own population about every 6 – 8 weeks.
- Worms can lay eggs every 10 days, which contain from 1 – 28 baby worms. They take 21- 28 days to hatch.
- Worms live about 3 years, but have been known to survive for 15 years.
- Worms used mainly for composting are Reds (Lumbricus Rebellus), Tigers (Eisenia Foetida) and Indian Blues (Perionyx Excavatus).
- Flat tail or reds are best for fishing. Tiger worms are not suitable as they exude an unpleasant smell, which fish do not like.
- Worm farms used for home recycling vegetable matter and scraps need between 1000 – 3000 worms on commencement (Min of 2000 recommended).
- Commercial worm farmers can have upwards of 10,000,000 worms. Imagine the worm population explosion.
- Some worm farmers grow worms for castings, others like our company grow mainly for live worm sales for use in home and garden type worm factories.
- Worms are good for the environment and can actually save councils time and money because waste is turned into a useful product. Paper, cardboard, kitchen waste, mulched trees, shrubs, lawn clippings, manure’s etc., can all be eaten by worms.
