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Tis’ the Season for RedWorms

December in South Texas brings Christmas time and with it some welcomed cooler temperatures ideal for red worm farming. My red worms are loving this time of year, and are producing cocoons and castings like never before.

When harvesting castings or worms I have seen more “love knots” and cocoons than ever. The picture above is of two red wigglers exchanging seminal fluid. In ideal conditions red worms can produce a cocoon or egg sac every 7 days. Each egg sac (depending on conditions) can hatch 4-20+ tiny red worms.

In this season of giving you can give a responsible gift that benefits everyone. A red worm farm can compost those gift boxes, paper, and food wastet. Vermicompost (worm manure) or castings that will nourish plants and soil and keep waste out of the landfill. For families with little ones, red worms make a great learning gift that can teach kids responsibility and how to be good stewards of their environment.

Merry Christmas! from TexasRedWorms.com

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Be sure to add a little sand to your Red Worm bin.

22 Nov

When setting up a new bin it is helpful to add a handful of sand. This will help aid in the red worms digesting of food. The sand will provide the necessary grit in their gullet to help them grind food. If you are setting up an outdoor bin pick a shady spot with sandy soil if possible. The sand will not only help your worms but, provides excellent drainage, as well.

TexasRedWorms.com starter farms are complete systems that contain everything you need in an established environment that includes bedding, food, red worms, and castings. We prefer to sell and ship worms this way, especially for beginners. We want to take the guess work out of starting your farm, and ensure your success as a red worm farmer.

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Perfect time for Red Worming (Vermicomposting)

12 Nov

It’s always the right time to add compost to your soil, and always a great time to get started composting with Red Worms. It’s Fall in Texas and the cooler weather is ideal for work outside and setting up your worm bed.

TexasRedWorms.com provides you the easiest way to start composting with Red Worms (vermicomposting) today. Our shoebox sized Starter Farm provides everything you need to produce nutrient rich castings for your plants and soil, and a thriving breeding brood of red worms (eisenia foetida) nature’s best composter.

Check out our latest ad on Craigslist or just give us a call 210-310-5046. If you are in the San Antonio or Livingston, TX area pick up can be arranged, or call for shipping information.

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Worms on a plane

4 Nov

I had a question come in the other day. Can you fly with red worms in your carry on baggage? Having a couple of flights this week and wanting to know myself, I checked with TSA and Southwest yesterday. This morning I had no trouble bringing a plastic container of red worms through airport security.

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TSA and Flying w/ RedWorms

3 Nov

Just asked TSA if I could bring my red worms with me in a small plastic container?”Just some dirt and worms?” they asked “No problem.”. I checked with some Southwest employees at the gate, and they said if TSA lets you through you should be good. Jackpot. I will be flying again tomorrow, and bringing some red wigglers to some young farmers in Little Rock.

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What to do w/ your Pumpkins after the Trick or Treating

2 Nov

The candy is gone and the festivities are over. Instead of throwing those pumpkins out with the trash, add them to your compost pile or feed them to your red wigglers. Composting and worm farming is fun for the whole family. It is rewarding watching your food waste turn into dark and rich finished compost. I just added some worm castings to my lemon trees, and am on the hunt for sad jack-o-lanterns around the neighborhood.

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Red Worm Eggs

31 Oct

A Red Worm egg sac or cocoon can be laid every 7 days by a healthy mature red worm. Red Worms can reach sexual maturity in about a month and a lifespan that can go into the early teens. Red worms are hermaphoditic which means they both fertilize and lay eggs. Eggs can have 4-30 baby red wigglers.

Keep your worms well but not over fed, moist environment, temps from 40F-80F, and in a quiet dark place and they will produce well for you.

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What to feed red worms

30 Oct

(Eisenia Foetida) red worms also known as red wigglers, manure worms, brandling worms, and tiger worms are native to Europe and found naturally in decaying piles of leaves and manure. Their adaptability and heartiness allow them to thrive in various climates and bins. They prefer temperatures from 40F-80F and are terrific composters.

Vegetable and fruit scraps, herbivore manure, yard clippings, paper products, used coffee grounds, and egg shells round out what I use to feed my worms. Avoid over heating worm bins caused by the composting process, and to speed up availability of bite sized food for the worms by feeding partially composted food scraps and manure. I feed my red worms from my compost bins. Variety and balance will keep your worms healthy and happy, and will ensure a balanced pH in your bins and will avoid worms trying to escape and other problems.

Scraps straight from the table can be added in small quantities to a section of an established bin when the worms have eaten through their previous feeding. For beginners and new bins I recommend feeding less course or already broken down matter.

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TexasRedWorms.com Word With Friends October Rankings

29 Oct

The votes are in for the week of October 29 and the TexasRedWorms.com Words With Friends National Poll is out.

The team to beat with a 17 game win streak and .900 winning percentage is the juggernaut from Texas, top ranked team KHarrell.

1. KHarrell @KyleHarrell

The rest of the top 10 rounds out like this:

2. kcan615 – hailing from the Monterey Bay and currently out of Nashville, TN @KevCan615 is a force to be reckoned with. @KevCan615 is making news all over the place as a Fresno State grad who can spell.

3. cprimo – from parts unknown this controversial wordsmith has pulled some fast ones in his game and some sources think he may be using “aids” to assist his play.

4. Normalguyguide – This emmy winner has the stuff and may be poised to move up the rankings if he can pull off an upset of KHarrell. The current game is within reach with only 8 letters remaining.

5. Jared.Harrell – This dangerous newcomer to the game combines his deep East Texas street smarts with his Oxford advanced law degree book smarts. Look for this legal eagle to be a mainstay.

6. Highway 28 – Brings a solid command of the English language to the table with some design flair.

7. cLARK_bROS – A scrappy native mid-westerner that is always ready for a tussle.

8. Aggiemom12 – Much like her university of choice has lots of “spirit”. Woot!

9. kaindy – The lone Arkansan to crack the Top 10, @kristianindy has been known to double up with 80+ point words. And to be a sore loser.

10. @nsinsabaugh – A rugged master of the grid that has a lot of potential. Who said meat heads can’t spell?

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Texas RedWorms visits Floresville Elementary

26 Oct

Texas Red Worms.com spent lunch today with 300 3rd graders from Floresville Elementary School. We talked about composting, red worms, and how they could become red worm farmers. The students have been composting for about a month. Each of the eight 3rd grade science classes will have their own redworm farm to help in their composting process. Students are learning how to reduce waste and turn trash into nutrient dense castings they can add to plants and landscape around their homes and school.

The students asked some great questions and are eager to begin worm farming (vermicomposting). Thanks to a bunch of smart, and well behaved students, Mrs. Davis, and the rest of the 3rd grade science department at Floresville ISD.

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