Comments on: Red Worms Love Wet Conditions http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worms/red-worms-love-wet-conditions/ Red Wiggler Worms, European Nightcrawlers and loads of helpful Worm Composting Information Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:23:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Down in the Southwest http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worms/red-worms-love-wet-conditions/#comment-6305 Down in the Southwest Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:28:13 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worms/red-worms-love-wet-conditions/#comment-6305 Oh, mine are like yours and Martha's too! I kept reading that Eisenia fetida and Eisenia hortensis (I have a mix of both) liked living within six inches of the surface, bedding damp as a well-wrung sponge, and that their own castings were somewhat toxic to them, so I kept moistening the top layer daily (it was outside in summer). But whenever I looked for the worms, they always seemed to congregate in the wet muddy parts at the bottom where worm poo concentration is highest, even if the top was nice and dark and damp. Also, if I let the bin sit directly on the ground and liquid drained out, a blob of worms would often come out and sit in the puddles. Now I prop it off the ground a bit because some would get lost trying to find their way back in and get all dried up. :( Oh, mine are like yours and Martha’s too!

I kept reading that Eisenia fetida and Eisenia hortensis (I have a mix of both) liked living within six inches of the surface, bedding damp as a well-wrung sponge, and that their own castings were somewhat toxic to them, so I kept moistening the top layer daily (it was outside in summer). But whenever I looked for the worms, they always seemed to congregate in the wet muddy parts at the bottom where worm poo concentration is highest, even if the top was nice and dark and damp.

Also, if I let the bin sit directly on the ground and liquid drained out, a blob of worms would often come out and sit in the puddles. Now I prop it off the ground a bit because some would get lost trying to find their way back in and get all dried up. :(

]]> By: Martha/All the Dirt on Gardening http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worms/red-worms-love-wet-conditions/#comment-6205 Martha/All the Dirt on Gardening Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:22:57 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worms/red-worms-love-wet-conditions/#comment-6205 Hi - I'm learning about compost worms right now for a project I'm working on. Your comment about them liking wet is true of my experience. I had read that the bin should be damp but found that the worms actually congregate in the wet places at the bottom of the bins. Now I keep the bin wetter than I originally had thought it should be and the worms are getting larger faster. Thanks for your site - it's a great resource in a field where there is so little information readily available. Hi -
I’m learning about compost worms right now for a project I’m working on.
Your comment about them liking wet is true of my experience. I had read that the bin should be damp but found that the worms actually congregate in the wet places at the bottom of the bins.
Now I keep the bin wetter than I originally had thought it should be and the worms are getting larger faster.
Thanks for your site - it’s a great resource in a field where there is so little information readily available.

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