Worms are amazing creatures.   They are natures eating tubes.  Basically, they live their lives, eating, pooping, and reproducing 24/7/365.  Because they live underground, we miss a lot of their activities.

Now available, Worm Viewers that enable you to experience the “Wonders of Worms”.  Three sizes to choose from:

              Small  Cedar Redworm Viewer

This is a self contained worm farm (just like the ant farm, except these guys are actually getting something done) that can hold 40 – 50 redworms along with food debris and bedding. The new design is now thicker to allow more food for the redworms to work with. This display is 1/2 the height of the cedar redworm compost display. The top has two pins so it releases easy to feed. The bottom panel will unscrew to open, harvest and clean out.  7″ tall, 11 1/2″ wide, 3″ thick

Medium Cedar Redworm Viewer

This display has been tested for some time to ensure you see the whole decomposition process. This display is tall enough to feed several times, so you can see the worm work being done. It will hold 100 – 150 redworms. The black covers keep it dark so the redworms will work all of the compost inside the display. The top has two pins so it releases easy to feed. The bottom panel will unscrew to open, harvest and clean out.  14”tall, 11 ½”wide, 3” thick

Hardwood Deluxe Worm Viewer:

This is the Rolls Royce of displays. It’s made of various hardwoods with a teak oil finish on the outside. Black covers to keep the redworms working and a steel handle for easy carry. Easily fits 100 to 150 redworms to demolish the food waste quickly. The top has two pins so it releases easy to feed. The bottom panel will unscrew to open, harvest and clean out.  7” tall, 24” wide, 3” thick

Additional details on The Worm Stuff Page at:

http://www.thewormdude.com/products-page/fun-with-worms/

Do you want to raise worms, but don’t know the difference between a Red Wiggler and a Canadian Nightcrawler?   Fear not!

http://www.thewormdude.com/forums/ 

Is the place to go for questions about worms.  With a current registration of over 2,000 people,  I provide same day answers to your toughtest Worm questions. 

Bookmark WWW.TheWormDude.Com as  your first stop for practical and experienced information about Worms.

Hi Jerry,
We bought the Wriggly Wranch in March and the worms (From you) at one of the San Jose
Composting events. My worms did great up until this last week from all the
rains and the worms were all dead in the bottom tray with ALOT of water. The
bin is under the eves of our house. I want to try them again, how can I
prevent this from happening again.
Thanks

Hi Dorie,

Easy. Make sure you have plenty of drainage in your bin, or shelter the top of your bin so you don’t get so much rain coming in. Fortunately, we don’t normally get rain like this past week! As you have experienced, worms like it damp, but they rot in standing water.

Two other things you can do. Keep the spigot open at all times. That way, excess water drains freely from the base. Problem is, most people have a lot
of muck in the base, thus clogging the spigot.

To keep the spigot from clogging, I would suggest keeping a piece of weedstop (black mesh landscapers put under rocks) in the bottom tray that makes contact with the base. Not only will this help keep worms out of the base, but it will reduce the amount of “Mud” in the base, thus helping the spigot stay clear.

Glad you want to get back in the saddle again. Just chalk this up to a learning experience.

Tired of the rains and looking forward to some nice weather?  I can’t do anything about the weather, but I CAN give you something to look forward to! 

WWW.THEWORMDUDE.COM IS OFFERING A “CAN’T WAIT FOR SPRING SPECIAL.  For the entire month of February, Alabama Jumpers are being reduced to just $59 per 1,000 plus shipping.  This is a $20 discount off of the normal price, and the best deal ever.

For those of you that have been drooling to get your hands on these guys (C’mon admit it) and were just waiting till a little closer to spring…..here is the opportunityl you’ve been waiting for.

Gather those leaves to layer on your garden beds  and you will have a great bedding and food source for your jumpers.

Go to my Worm Stuff page and scroll down till you see the picture of the HUGE worm. 

Or go direct:  http://www.thewormdude.com/products-page/introducing-alabama-jumpers-nightcrawlers-for-your-clay-soil/

This is a limited time offer and one that you do not want to miss.

If you think Worms are cool, chances are good you also enjoy gardening. Gardening offers the opportunity to connect to nature, and even better, it offers the opportunity to eat GREAT TASTING fruits and vegetables.

Have you ever thought about the roles Bees play in your garden? Let me fill you in on a special type of bee that you probably have in your neighborhood already, and I GUARANTEE you that you’ll wish you had MORE!

Mason Bees are different than the traditional honey bee, in that they are very docile unless provoked. Their whole purpose in life is pollination!

Mason bees are solitary bees, and therefore, do not swarm or live in a hive. Given the opportunity…they could live in your own cute little Bee Box.

Here are some quick details about Mason Bees:

Mason bees are native to almost the entire continental USA and Southern Canada. Very efficient pollinators, Mason bees work directly upon the reproductive structures of the blossoms, collecting nectar and pollen simultaneously. It takes about 75 flower visits to gather a full load, and an average of 25 loads for an average pollen wad. The female Mason bee visits about 1875 blossoms a DAY!!!!

Orchard Mason Bees do not make wax or honey. Instead, they spend their active life reproducing; gathering pollen, and laying eggs.

Why are bees so important? Bees are the earth’s number one pollinator! Bees pollinate over 1/3 of the food crops we eat, as well as numerous other plants that play a vital role in maintaining a healthy ecosystem.

We tend to imagine insects that produce honey, live in hives, and have a nasty sting.  But, only the honey bee fits this description. There are actually 20,000 to 30,000 different kinds of bees in the world.  Bees can be divided into two groups…social bees and solitary bees.  Honey bees and bumble bees are considered social bees because they live in colonies that are called hives.  Each hive consists of a queen bee, a few male drones, and several female worker bees.  However,  Mason bees are actually solitary, which means they tend to live and nest alone.  Unlike the honey bee, solitary bees are non aggressive insects who only sting when being squeezed or attacked.  Even then, this sting feels more like a mosquito bite than a wasp sting.

Now that you know the types of bees that you want to attract, WWW.TheWormDude.Com is proud to offer custom Mason Bee Boxes.  These Bee boxes not only look great, but they are fully functional.  If you can hammer a nail, you can mount a home for these incredibly valuable hard working bees.  These make the best gift in the world for a serious gardener!  The bee boxes are made by a talented High School Student.  Order early, as supplies are limited.

Visit http://www.thewormdude.com/shop-categories/ for details.

One of the most common questions I get asked is, “Where have all the worms gone?  I used to see millions of worms in my soil, now I never see any”! 

If this is something you’ve thought about, chances are good that your local water is treated with Chlorine.

Let me tell you a story to convincingly show just how bad chlorine is for your garden……Long ago, when we first bought our home, it had a wooden shake roof.   Companies that attempt to extend the lives of these types of roofs use various methods.  The first step to extending the life of a roof it to pressure wash it with a Chlorine solution.  Why Chlorine?  Because it kills all bacteria and fungus growing on your roof.   Want to get rid of the moss on your roof….yep, blast it with Chlorine. Think about that for a minute….professionals use Chlorine to kill moss! Is it any wonder why your soil seems dead?

Healthy soil is full of beneficial bacteria. Worms require bacteria to thrive. Take away the bacteria, and you have a sterile environment, not condusive to life. Chlorine is designed to kill living organisms. It does such a great job of killing these organisms that it can be harmful to your plants, because your plants rely on some of the very same bacteria to survive.

The healthier a plant is, the more likely it is to resist pests and disease. Highly chlorinated water can kill microorganisms in the soil that are there to protect the plant and help produce the plant’s source of food.

Healthy plants depend on healthy soil. Healthy soil depends on an abundance of bacteria. If you don’t know if your water has been treated with Chlorine, I suggest you contact your water company to find out. You may have just found the reason why your soil seems sterile!

Times are tough for School Teachers these days. Most schools operate on a shoestring budget, and Teachers often fill the gaps with their own funds for their students.

If you are a Teacher wishing to start a Worm Project, but don’t have the funds to do so,  put your Wish List Here:  http://www.TheWormDude.com/forums/

Supporters can sponsor a teacher, buying worms, bins, etc.

Supporters will be recognized on the forum as a way of THANKS for helping out. Supporters will also be allowed to leave a  love note such as:

To our Grandson Johnny J, We LOVE you – Love, Grandma Jean and Grandpa Joe

To help support the cause, http://WWW.TheWormDude.Com will refund 10% of each donation back to the supporter, or contribute that 10% to the Teacher to help with supplies, making your donation go even farther.

*10% contribution applies to product costs, not shipping costs.

Have you  ever thought about how great it would be to run a business without the politics of most corporations?

Have you ever thought about how successful you could be if you had the “Right” product, but never quite figured out what that product would be?

Have you wanted to buy into a franchise, but don’t have the cash necessary?

As the economy continues to drift, the Worm Business is GREAT!   I continually get questions from people wanting to start their own Bait business, so I thought I would share a question and answer session from my forum that I received this afternoon.

Question: My son wants to raise worms for fishing, and possibly even sell them locally as bait. We were given a “glob” of baby red wrigglers by a friend. We have a plastic home made bin with layers set up. It has been going for about 2-3 months now. The worms seem to be happy and healthy. They were very small when we got them and seem to be getting bigger. I am wondering if they will ever be big enough to use as bait, or do we have the wrong worms for bait worms. By the way, cool site, thanks for the advise. I have just been looking around on you site and have learned a ton.

Hi qoeyk,

Your son would be extremely happy if his sales were ever that strong, but I’m using myself as an example to drive home the point. If you are ever “Waiting for worms to multiply”, you are probably losing money.

Want a FREE pound of Red Wigglers($23.99 value)?

Go to http://www.thewormdude.com/products-page/books–dvds/

For a LIMITED time, order the Combo, ”Recycle with Earthworms”, and get one pound of Red Wigglers *FREE!

If you have been thinking about raising worms for spring gardening, here is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.

*Normal Red Wiggler Shipping charge of $11 applies.

The weather East of the Rockies has been amazingly cold.  Even the southern states are getting blasted by Artic temps.  I’ve been in constant contact with my grower in Alabama because with temperatures at a high of 20 degrees we’ve actually had to delay shipments on Alabama Jumpers this week.

The wives tales say that Alabama Jumpers are temperate worms, and live only in temperate regions.  The scientific literature says that these worms cannot survive in cold climates.  REALITY says these hearty worms just dig a little deeper when the temps get excessively cold.   Science is often unreliable, especially in the field of vermiculture.  I doubt if anyone has ever tested just how much cold weather these worms can take.  

We sell hundreds of thousands of jumpers every year, and every year we go through periods with cold temps…the worms are always around for picking the next week!