Types of worms used for composting and fishing

Perhaps your wondering why buy some worms when you have some in the ground at home correct ?

Let me save you the trouble that I went through learning the difference between garden or field worms and composting worms . I too once thought hey I want worms ! So I grabbed my shovel and got a few from the ground , stuck them in a bin and .... watched them die !

Why ?? Was I a bad farmer ?

Nope not at all

Common earthworms( garden worms )  and common nightcrawlers  just don't survive well in bins since they normally live deep under the soil surface . A bin is just not a very good home for them . They need plenty of  room to roam . So spare yourself the trouble of having to clean out a bucket of goo like I did and start out right with some composting worms .



Here is a brief description of the various types of worms that can be purchased


Eisenia fetida  or red wiggler or most popular worm


These worms have a big appetite,
Reproduce quickly and thrive in confinement.
They can eat more than half their own weight in food every day! .
Are very simple to raise
Great fishing worm esp. for pan fish trout etc .

The European Nightcrawler
Good Composting Worm

Great Fishing Worm( go ahead and get that lunker with these guys )
Similar to Red Wigglers…But much larger!
Can Grow “As Fat as Your Finger
Easy to Raise