Higgs Boson wrote:
On Sep 6, 4:08 pm, "Farm1" wrote:
"Steve B" wrote in message

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I want to raise earthworms, both for the garden, and for bait. I am
sure that all it would take is some good soil, but would appreciate
any cites to sites that would help me sight in on this project. I
have seen where a chest freezer is buried, and filled with
earthworm compatible things, and the freezer helps to contain them
so they are easy to harvest.

Anyone do this? Right now, when we come back from fishing, we dump
them in the garden at specific spots,

Are these bought worms? If they are, what sort of worms are they?

but we really need to get in there and rip the

soil, because I fear it has one foot of soil, then a caliche
hardpan. Just really condition the soil in the whole of the garden,
and start right from square one. I can live with a foot or so of
good soil for most crops, but might have to dig a hole with the
backhoe for the fridge to have a worm hotel.

Help appreciated.

I have 2 types of worms in my garden normal earthworms and compost
worms.

This is fascinating! Do you mean there are two different species?
Or just that they operate in different media.
Straight question.


More than two. They are divided roughly into two groups, those that live in
earth and those that live in compost. The conditions for growing are
somewhat different and they are not interchangeable.

D