For many years I have been raising Red Wigglers inside in composting boxes. They do a wonderful job of converting kitchen organic garbage into rich compost used by gardeners. Being a fisherman I wanted larger worms for bait. With this in mind I added European nightcrawlers last year and African nightcrawlers more recently.
Continuation -- Both types of nightcrawlers make good baits and also do a good job of composting garbage. I have even combined the European night crawlers with the red wigglers in a single box. They live in harmony and jointly do a great job of vermicomposting. With this mix you get some large worms for bait along with the most effective composting results of the Red wigglers.
Nice. I don't have many opportunities for fishing in my area so that's not really a concern for me. What about their reproduction rate? I heard it was somewhat less than Reds, is that true or is it an Internet myth?
The worms in your yard are probably Canadian Nightcrawlers which I agree are much larger than European Nightcrawlers. I used to collect them after it rained for bait years ago. A great worm for fishing. However, you can keep them alive for quite a while under proper conditions, but raising them in boxes like I do with red wigglers and European Nightcrawlers is not possible as far as I know. They live very deep in the ground and do not feed on the top like the other worms.
I've got African Nightcrawlers in one bin. Your European Nightcrawlers look bigger. I can't keep ENs because it's too hot for them here. Apparently either nightcrawler are good bait because they don't have that sliminess that the red wrigglers have. I have been led to understand that the fish don't like that slime.
I have never heard fish don't like the slime on a worm. From what I hear European Nightcrawlers are very tolerant of warm temps. How hot is it where you live? Don't you have a basement, garage or crawl space which maintains a somewhat cooler temp. I raised Africans years ago and the EN's are a much better worm for both fishing and composting.
Don't know where I heard about the slime thing. Someone was holding it up as a reason to use nightcrawlers. Summer average daytime temperatures are high 30s to mid 40s degrees celcius. I have not been able to find anyone growing/keeping ENs in South East Queensland, Australia but I would be happy to find some and start an EN bin to experiment. We don't have a basement or a crawl space and the garage is the hottest part of the house.
I have euro's and red worms. IN separate bins, what is an easy way to tell a difference between them/
best333WillC 5 months ago
So in composting with worms wich would you choose out of the worms that you have used, and then over all worm???
ccoasterdesigner 2 years ago
Wow, Euros are gorgeous. I want some :) What are their advantage over Reds?
rileannas 2 years ago
For many years I have been raising Red Wigglers inside in composting boxes. They do a wonderful job of converting kitchen organic garbage into rich compost used by gardeners. Being a fisherman I wanted larger worms for bait. With this in mind I added European nightcrawlers last year and African nightcrawlers more recently.
woofish1 2 years ago
Continuation -- Both types of nightcrawlers make good baits and also do a good job of composting garbage. I have even combined the European night crawlers with the red wigglers in a single box. They live in harmony and jointly do a great job of vermicomposting. With this mix you get some large worms for bait along with the most effective composting results of the Red wigglers.
woofish1 2 years ago
Nice. I don't have many opportunities for fishing in my area so that's not really a concern for me. What about their reproduction rate? I heard it was somewhat less than Reds, is that true or is it an Internet myth?
rileannas 2 years ago
i got some way bigger in my yard
shadowjo1 3 years ago
The worms in your yard are probably Canadian Nightcrawlers which I agree are much larger than European Nightcrawlers. I used to collect them after it rained for bait years ago. A great worm for fishing. However, you can keep them alive for quite a while under proper conditions, but raising them in boxes like I do with red wigglers and European Nightcrawlers is not possible as far as I know. They live very deep in the ground and do not feed on the top like the other worms.
woofish1 3 years ago
I've got African Nightcrawlers in one bin. Your European Nightcrawlers look bigger. I can't keep ENs because it's too hot for them here. Apparently either nightcrawler are good bait because they don't have that sliminess that the red wrigglers have. I have been led to understand that the fish don't like that slime.
luk3r3volution 3 years ago
I have never heard fish don't like the slime on a worm. From what I hear European Nightcrawlers are very tolerant of warm temps. How hot is it where you live? Don't you have a basement, garage or crawl space which maintains a somewhat cooler temp. I raised Africans years ago and the EN's are a much better worm for both fishing and composting.
woofish1 3 years ago
Don't know where I heard about the slime thing. Someone was holding it up as a reason to use nightcrawlers. Summer average daytime temperatures are high 30s to mid 40s degrees celcius. I have not been able to find anyone growing/keeping ENs in South East Queensland, Australia but I would be happy to find some and start an EN bin to experiment. We don't have a basement or a crawl space and the garage is the hottest part of the house.
luk3r3volution 3 years ago
They're huge!
luk3r3volution 3 years ago
Now that they are feeding in the box they are really fat an juicy. A great bait for fishing and they eat a lot more than my red wigglers....Woo
woofish1 3 years ago