What are the best worms for fishing and how to grow them?

Avid fishermen know that the catch depends entirely on the bait and it is very good if you do not have to go to special stores, but you have the opportunity to collect it on your own site. From the article you can learn about how you can breed a variety of worms, which are used for fishing, in a garden, a shed and even in an apartment.

What worms are used by fishermen

Not all worms that can be encountered in our area are suitable for bait. Only a few varieties are in demand by fishermen.

1. Crawls or earthworms. They got their name due to their ability to appear on the soil surface, crawling out of deep burrows only after rain. These are large worms, among which there are real giants up to 30 cm in length. As bait, crawlers are suitable for catching almost all freshwater fish.
2. Dung worms. Judging by the name, you can immediately guess about their habitat. These creatures are painted dark red, are small and live in colonies, which greatly facilitates their collection. They attract fish very well.
3. Loose leaves. They live in heaps of foliage, under logs and stones. The size is medium, the color is dark purple. Of the shortcomings, it can be noted that it is easy to break off the hook.
4. Red Californian worms. This variety was obtained artificially from the above-described dung individuals. Unlike unpretentious parents, when growing, they require certain conditions: silence, peace, warmth and suitable soil moisture.

Earthworm

All of these species, when certain conditions are created for them, live well enough and multiply quickly in ordinary garden plots. In the cold season, you can breed worms indoors.

How to breed crawling worms

In their natural form, these worms live in the soil, where you can find the remains of plant organic matter, which they feed on. Passing the earth through their intestines, the crawlers turn it into nutritious humus, and thanks to the underground passages made by them during movement, air exchange in the soil is significantly improved. Gardeners have long noticed that plants grow better where earthworms live.

It is quite simple to build a wormhole on the site and breed crawlers in it. If this is a warm season, then it is enough to dig a small trench and fill it with garden soil mixed with half-decayed leaves and humus. In a few days, it will be possible to find there a sufficient number of individuals for fishing.

Attention! When arranging a worm house, it is important to ensure that no ash or coals get into the soil. Worms can't stand it.

When the cold comes, worms can be kept in a barn, on a balcony, in a basement, etc. The main condition for them is that the room temperature must be at least + 15 ° С.

They make a worm like this:

1. Take a shallow (about 20 cm) wooden box with gaps on the sides.
2. From the inside, it is lined with breathable material (burlap, lutrasil, etc.).
3. The container is filled with earth mixed with chopped hay and the remnants of leaves.
4. The substrate is moistened and 20-30 individuals are placed on its surface.

In the future, you need to monitor the moisture content of the soil and regularly pour plant residues and other food that the worms eat into the box.

Advice. The soil in the box should be mixed regularly. This distributes moisture and feed evenly. In addition, thanks to this action, the worms do not get lost in dense tangles, inside which they can die.

How to grow dung and California worms for fishing

A box for these varieties is prepared in the same way as for rainwater. The substrate in which the red worms will live is prepared with a slightly different composition. It includes:

• straw;
• manure;
• sawdust;
• hay;
• Earth.

All components are mixed well, placed in boxes, moistened and tamped well.

Attention! The environment where the worms live should always be moist. With an indicator of 22%, the inhabitants of the wormhole may die.

The acidity of the soil in which it is planned to breed pets should be in the range of pH6-pH7. At pH9 or pH5, the worms do not live. The temperature in the room with the worms should be around + 24 ° C. With a cold snap, the worms begin to eat less, burrow deeper into the soil and fall asleep.

California worm

Pets are fed with all kinds of plant and food waste. Leftovers of bread, various cereals, dry rolled oats and bran will do.

Advice. In order for the worms to multiply better, dairy products need to be introduced into their diet: low-fat cottage cheese, kefir, yogurt.

Breeding worms at home is more troublesome than buying them in the store. But, if you have a home worm farm, you will always have an unlimited amount of excellent bait at hand. And this, whatever one may say, is already half of the success of fishing.

How to breed worms at home: video

Fishermen know that fishing success depends a lot on the choice of baits. Lures of animal origin are very popular. And the leaders here are worms. And this is understandable.

It is easy to get them, they are easily put on a hook, do not deteriorate during long-term storage, and are suitable for catching various fish both in summer and in winter.

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But we must rememberthat in nature there is a fairly large variety of worms (more than 50 species), so it is important to choose the most suitable for fishing.

What are the best worms for fishing?

Among the fishermen enjoys an indisputable advantage creeping, often used dung worm, leaf leaf, white earthworm. Each species has its own characteristics.

Crawling or large earthworm

The bait is good and respected by anglers... Often it is this annelid worm that is the basis of successful fishing. It is versatile and suitable for all types of freshwater fish. Even catfish, perch and pike bite on him. The length of the crawl reaches up to 25 centimeters, and the thickness is up to 9 millimeters. It can stay on the hook for a long time in an active state. On trophy fishing, this really large, hardy worm is irreplaceable.

Unlike other worms crawlers are not dug, but caught or collected after the rain. Digging is useless - their burrows are located deep enough. The worms are harvested at night under the light of a flashlight in humid places. Although the crawler is not a fish, it reacts to changes in pressure. Therefore, the most successful hunting will be at low pressure. Or after the rain. Often, even in the city, you can see a picture when, after a heavy rain, large earthworms appear on the asphalt paths. They crawl out of the flooded burrows. During this period, they are easiest to collect.

It should be rememberedthat creepers react to soil vibrations. If you stomp loudly, they will quickly hide in burrows. They do not completely crawl out of the mink, the back part remains in the ground. It is better to pinch the part of the body that has come out to the surface with your fingers, and then gently pull out the rest.

Sometimes in the greasy soil in the garden beds, you can also find short thick crawls. They are obtained with a shovel.

Muckworm

This is a great treat for many fish.... It inhabits places where manure and organic matter accumulates, but it is not found in dry or very damp conditions. Sometimes the dung worm is in abandoned greenhouses. It is red-brown or red-yellow in color, has transverse stripes. Small in size and very mobile. It is found in colonies. It is better to dig with a pitchfork so as not to damage the worm.

Store in closed boxes or jars to prevent the worms from spreading. Living in garbage and humus, the dung worm has a specific smell. Experienced fishermen recommend holding freshly dug worms in a bowl with moss or clay flavored with cake.

When overheated, dung worms die quickly. To preserve their mobility longer, add a little used tea leaves to a jar of earth, mix. You can cut the beets and mix with the ground. Thus, the mobility of the worms can be maintained for another day.

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Leaf leaf

This worm is larger than dung... It is less mobile on the hook. The fish bite it willingly, but easily breaks it off. The deep red leaf leaf with a bluish-purple tint. Worms live under heaps of rotten leaves, under long-lying logs, boards, stones. They are not dug because they lie on the surface. It is necessary to collect such worms quickly, otherwise they will hide.

The flower leaf can also be found in water. They look for it under the leaves of water lilies and white lilies. It adheres tightly enough to plants. Even rudd (this is their favorite food), who love these places, cannot always pluck it off the leaf.

White earthworm

He sedentary on the hook, but fish love it, especially carp and crucian carp. Such a worm can be found in the arable layers of the earth, as well as near water bodies in meadow turf. These worms are small in size. Their color is usually off-white with different shades. They, like crawlers, can be seen on the surface of the earth after rain. In winter, it is easy to find them in the ground where the heating main passes, in basements where there are hot pipes, in old rubbish.

Worms are used as baits in winter and summer. You can dilute them yourself.

Breeding earthworms for fishing

How to grow worms for fishing? To breed worms on your own you need to prepare a dense compost... This is how worms breed, even in arid areas. They do it like this: in the shade (it should be damp even in hot summer), they dig a ditch about 35 centimeters deep. Then with a layer of clay up to 15 centimeters, it is tamped well and covered with any soil with humus. Then birch leaves are poured there. If you prepare such compost in the fall, then the worms can be harvested in the spring.

When preparing for winter, make sure that the compost is knocked down, systematically add substances that accelerate decay. Please note that coal and ash cannot be poured - they are harmful to worms. For breeding earthworms, it is not advised to add manure to the compost. If it doesn't rain, the compost should be watered. It should be wet.

For growing worms for fishing need to be fed... How? Any garden and household waste will do. Especially worms love waste and cleaning of unprocessed vegetables and fruits. For loosening, cut tree branches, chopped wood, shavings and sawdust are perfect. But it should not be wood soaked in chemicals.

Under good conditions, the worms are bred in large numbers. The high temperature of this compost allows the collection of worms for winter fishing.

How to save worms for fishing?

How to store worms for fishing? If you do not need to store worms for a long time, then keep them cool in a canvas bag or wooden box in the land where they were. The ground there should not be dry, but not very wet either. It is necessary to moisten the earth, but with just a few drops. You can add moss, potatoes there.

Long-term storage of worms for fishing requires breathable containers... For example, boxes made of natural materials for 2-3 buckets of the land where the worms were mined. They should be stored in a cool and damp place. Feed the same as for breeding. Periodically it is necessary to remove dead worms, otherwise you risk losing the entire local population.

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California worms for fishing

Californian worms are also popular among fishermen. These are the same dung worms, but grown artificially by crossing and selection... They multiply rapidly under favorable conditions and regular feeding. They got their name due to the fact that they were first cultivated in the state of California (USA) in the middle of the 20th century. Therefore, they are thermophilic, they feel good at temperatures from 15 degrees. For comparison: 6 degrees is enough for our dung worm.

California worms are grown on an industrial scale in special worms. They are quite strong, tenacious, hold well on a hook. Centenarians can live up to 16 years. Such worms, at first glance, are unpretentious. But they need to be watered every day, to create peace and quiet in the place where they live. Do not forget to provide in time with high-calorie food rich in phosphorus and nitrogen, as well as other substances useful for them. The main food is the substrate. Otherwise, they won't grow.

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Artificial, Silicone Worms for Spinning Fishing

There are also artificial worms for fishing. This, one might say, is still a novelty. They appeared on our market not so long ago. These nozzles also came to us from the American continent. There they are used for catching largemouth bass. We have such a bait especially loved by spinning players. Their main attraction isthat they look natural when wired. Allows the use of different equipment. Soft Worms come in a variety of configurations. They are produced with various impregnations to lure fish.

Such worms on fishing are a safe bet. If you choose the right equipment, no fish will ignore such a bait, this is how an artificial worm looks believable.

A special group is represented by wacky (wacky) silicone worms. They have a large, massive, even body, more reminiscent of an elongated caterpillar. These worms are not so flexible, and when you try to bend them, they quickly straighten. On fishing, they are quite effective with the correct installation of such a worm.

Fishing worms remain the best bait for the fisherman. Everyone can choose any kind for themselves. It depends on the season and the nature of the fishing. Good luck!

Despite the huge variety of artificial baits for fishing, nothing can replace real worms. Therefore, anyone who knows a lot about this prefers to always have them at hand. That is why many fishermen ask a natural question: "How to breed worms for fishing on your own?"

Lovers of winter fishing know perfectly well how difficult it is to get the necessary bait at this time. It's good if there is a bloodworm on sale. And if it is not there, then you have to use any available food, which does not always guarantee a successful catch. As a result, many are thinking about how to breed worms for fishing at home.

General information about earthworms

Almost any fish can be caught with this bait. There are several varieties of these living organisms that are popular with anglers.How to breed earthworms? How are they different from others? This general name covers a number of families of small-bristled worms. The most common individuals have a body of 3-15 cm. There are worms 2.5-40 cm long. There are 1,500 species of them, although the main part is found in the tropics. In temperate latitudes, there are about 100 species of worms. They live in the ground and lead an active life at night. During the day they can be found on the ground after rain. Due to the fact that in the process of their digestion they process organic residues, the most valuable fertilizer is obtained - vermicompost. Thinking about the question of how to breed earthworms, it is necessary to understand the most common types of this bait for fish.

Red worms

Many fishermen believe that red worms are the most attractive bait. They are suitable for both industrial and domestic breeding. At the same time, a large increase in their biomass can be obtained in a fairly short period of time. The body of such creatures contains proteins, fats, carbohydrates, minerals, making them an excellent food not only for fish, but also for pets and birds.

How to breed red worms? There are different ways to grow them. In one cycle, lasting 3 months, up to 30 kg of worms are harvested from 1 m2. Almost any organic waste is used to feed them, such as food waste, animal manure, bird droppings, straw, waste from the paper, woodworking, meat and fishing industries.

Habitat conditions for red worms

How to breed worms in the garden? To do this, it is necessary to satisfy their need for nitrogen-containing organic matter. In such an environment, their growth and fertility are greatly enhanced. Adequate soil moisture is required to grow red worms. If it is below 30-35%, then the development of individuals will be inhibited. When the humidity level drops below 22%, they can die in a week. That is why it is necessary to regularly water the ground. Its optimum humidity is 70-85%.

Soil acidity below pH5 and above pH9 is unsuitable for breeding worms. In such an environment, they will die in a week. The best option is earth, which has an acidity of pH7. They also do not tolerate saline soil, and a salt concentration of more than 0.5% is simply fatal for them.

At temperatures below 5 ° C, the worms do not feed. They crawl deep into the soil and hibernate. As a rule, they wake up 10-14 days before the soil thaws. The optimum temperature for breeding them is 18-24 ° C.

Reproduction of red worms

Each adult lays 18-24 cocoons in summer. They contain from 1 to 20 eggs. After 3 weeks, young individuals appear, and after 7-9 weeks they can already bear offspring themselves. Most often, one individual lives for 10-15 years. Moreover, with age, their size only increases. Sexually mature young worms weigh about 1 g each.

Growing worms

How to breed dung worms? Collect a sufficient number of individuals in old heaps of humus or in clusters of last year's decayed foliage. Such worms are not so common in ordinary soil, but they can be found in some places with high humidity (for example, in raspberries). Dung worms are very similar to red ones. Only when put on a hook do they release yellow contents that have an unpleasant odor.

To create a worm cultivator, only about 500 individuals per 1 sq. m. One of the main factors for the successful reproduction of these organisms is the quality of the substrate in which they will live. For him, manure, straw, hay, sawdust are used, which are thoroughly mixed. Dense compost creates an ideal environment for worms to live and breed. It should stay moist even in dry weather.

Construction of a worm cultivator

In a shady place of the site, a small ditch (no more than 2 m2) with a depth of 30-35 cm is dug. A layer of clay is laid and tamped at its bottom. It should rise to the very edges of the ditch.The thickness of this layer is 10 cm. Good soil (preferably black earth) is poured over the clay. Next, the groove is covered with humus, which is well compacted. Ash or coal cannot be added to it, since the worms cannot tolerate them.

The collected individuals are poured into the substrate, evenly distributing them over the entire groove. In such a worm house, you can grow not only dung or red worms, but also ordinary earth or earthworms. For each of these types, the most suitable composition of the substrate is selected. So, for earthworms and earthworms, you should not add manure to the soil. Better to limit yourself to compost.

When breeding dung worms in a warm winter, they can be collected for fishing even during frosts. How can this phenomenon be explained? This is due to the fact that a large amount of manure in the substrate increases the temperature in it. For the winter, the wormhole is covered with bags and sprinkled with earth and snow.

Breeding worms at home

How to breed earthworms at home? Although the overwhelming majority of people breed them in their summer cottage or garden plot, some avid fishermen manage to do this in an apartment environment. True, not everyone succeeds in this, but those who have learned to breed worms in an apartment are provided with good bait all year round.

How to breed worms for fishing at home? To do this, you must choose the right container for their content. A wooden or plastic box can be used as housing. As a last resort, you can use a regular canvas bag for this. But worms cannot live long in such containers. For long term dilution, it is best to use an enamel bowl, bowl, or bucket. The worms will feel great in the old aquarium too.

After choosing a container, they begin to prepare the substrate. It should consist of soil in which there is no or very little humus. The best for this purpose is the land in which there are few fallen leaves and grass roots. This is due to the fact that during decomposition, this organic matter takes a lot of oxygen from the soil, which is necessary for the normal functioning of the organisms we are considering.

Feeding the worms

Answering the question of how to quickly breed worms, it is safe to say that the rate of their growth and reproduction depends entirely on the feed. Almost any organic waste (cleaning vegetables or fruits), unsweetened sleeping tea leaves, coffee grounds and boiled or raw oatmeal are suitable for them. It should be remembered that dry food helps to reduce the level of moisture in the soil. To increase the rate of reproduction of worms, many advise giving them dairy products. In no case should you give them potato peels.

Worms are fed according to the following calculation: 3 handfuls of cereals per 15 liters of soil. When feeding into the soil, it must not be left on the surface. Thoroughly mix the soil by hand. When a "ball" is found, consisting of many individuals spat among themselves, they must be carefully separated, evenly distributed over the entire container. If this is not done, many of the worms will die due to the increased temperature inside such a lump.

Compliance with conditions of detention

Thinking about the question of how to properly breed worms, one should not forget about maintaining optimal conditions that ensure the normal vital activity of these simplest animals. For this, it is necessary to constantly maintain the appropriate humidity. To determine the condition of the soil, it is compressed in a fist. If, after unclenching it, a lump forms, then the humidity is normal. At the same time, we must not forget that excess moisture affects the worms unfavorably.

Despite the fact that these creatures do not like low temperatures, they should not be located in close proximity to heating devices, since they will quickly die there. The optimal temperature regime for the normal development of worms is 17-24 ° C. The container is placed in a dark place, far from direct sunlight.

One container can contain different types of worms (earthworms, red), but it is better to allocate "separate housing" to each subspecies. When raising these animals according to this method, it is possible to collect up to 1 kg of fish bait per week from a 30 liter container.

Growing worms at their summer cottage

How to breed worms for fishing in the country? The easiest way is to dig a small groove, 30 cm wide. Its depth should be 15-20 cm. Rotting leaves, grass, hay, humus are placed in the groove. From above it is covered with boards or burlap. After 7-12 days, earthworms will appear in it. A special dwelling is being built for them, which is a wooden box on legs with a removable lid. Its minimum size is 100 x 100 cm, and its height is 35-40 cm. A net with small cells (0.5 cm) is attached to the bottom of the box.

How to breed worms in the country? For this, the box is installed in a shady place. It can be placed near the compost pit. About 20-25 cm of compost is poured into the bottom of the box. In this new dwelling, the worms are moved from the groove along with a small amount of soil. The earth is moistened and covered with burlap. After a week, the box is filled to the top with compost and watered again. It is necessary to moisten the substrate 1-2 times a week (depending on the rate of its drying).

Reproduction of worms

For 2-3 months, worms lay cocoons in the ground. Moreover, each individual gives one cocoon weekly. 5-20 worms emerge from it. The last clutch is observed at the end of July. The first offspring appear at the end of August. Already in October, the worms become adults. They need a lot of food for development and growth, therefore, from July to November, a layer of compost with humus 10 cm thick is added to the box twice a month.In the process of digestion of worms, vermicompost is obtained from it, which spills out through the mesh bottom of the box. In one season, the layer of accumulated valuable fertilizer can reach 25-30 cm. In winter, the worms' housing is left in place, warmed with compost on top, with a layer of 20-30 cm. From the sides it is covered with earth and sand. When snow falls, a small snowdrift is poured onto the box.

In spring vermicompost is collected and used for its intended purpose, and most of the worms are carried around the site. Only a small number of individuals are left in the box for further reproduction.

How to breed mealworms

Recently, fishermen are increasingly using mealworms, often called zoophobes, to bait. In big cities, they can be purchased at pet stores as they are used to feed a variety of animals. Where this is not possible, you can grow them yourself. How to breed mealworms at home?

You should choose a suitable place for their placement and a container for growing. For this, large plastic boxes or trays without gaps are suitable. A fine mesh is used as a cover. Flour, bran, sawdust, and ground crackers are poured onto the bottom of such a container. The nutrient layer should be 2-10 cm. Acquired beetles are placed in the trays, whose larvae are zoophobes. When using pupae, the breeding process will take longer. The number of beetles depends on the expected result.

After the eggs are laid by adults, it takes 2 months before mealworms appear from them. The moisture in the box with them should be about 50%. Worms develop best at temperatures of 26-28 ° C.

The larvae of beetle beetles are omnivorous. Zoo buses are fed every 2 days. They are given bran, oatmeal mixed with grated carrots, beets, and other vegetables.

Instead of an afterword

We have considered the most common ways to address the issue raised in the title of the article. Of course, it is easier to buy bait in the store. However, after spending some time on the arrangement of the worm house and caring for its inhabitants, you will not lose either. Firstly, breeding worms cannot be called an expensive pleasure, but rather the opposite.And secondly, you always have fresh bait at your fingertips, and at any time of the year or day. And this, you see, is sometimes very important.

How to breed worms for fishing at home?

The worm is an excellent bait for fishing, as it is suitable for catching any fish, it holds firmly on the hook.

It is quite easy for residents of rural areas or those who live in private houses to get worms, but it is much more difficult for urban residents.

Avid fishermen have an excellent opportunity to breed bait at home or in the country. How to do this, what conditions are needed for this, we will consider in more detail.

Red worms

Red worms, like other varieties of worms, cannot feed on living plants, but only recycles their rotted remains. Manure, straw, food and household waste, fallen leaves are excellent for their feed.

This worm is distinguished by its fertility and at home with full feeding, you can get a litter 100 times higher than that of other species. For the season for 1 sq. area is harvested up to 30 kg of product.

Recycling waste, worms turn them into vermicompost - an excellent fertilizer. How to breed worms at home?

Breeding worms at home

A lot of effort is not required to breed red worms, since they are picky creatures.

So what is needed first:

1. House for small residents. It must be selected in such a way that the worms do not come out, a plastic basin or a wooden box measuring 600x500x400 mm will do. Make small holes in the bottom for the passage of air, about 5 mm. The box is placed on a pallet with sand, where excess moisture will be absorbed.
2. The soil consists of two parts: the bottom layer 5 cm thick is straw or sawdust, the top layer 10 cm thick is vermicompost, a special soil that is sold in stores.
3. The food is laid out in a third layer, 5 cm thick... All kinds of food waste are used as feed (except for potato peelings). It can be fruit and vegetable scraps, cereals, tea or coffee brewing is perfect. It is advisable to twist large particles in a meat grinder. From above, all waste is sprinkled with vermicompost 2 cm thick.

It is very important to comply with all conditions of detention. Let's consider them in detail.

Compliance with conditions of detention

In order for the worms to live and reproduce, all the conditions for their maintenance must be fulfilled, namely:

• Moderately moist soil.
• It is very important to follow the feeding regimen, preferably once a week. If the surface of the soil has become even, and the waste has turned into dark humus, then this indicates that your pets are already waiting for the next portion.
• Keep the house for worms in a dark place Avoid direct sunlight by covering with a piece of damp cardboard.
• It is best to keep each type of worm separately.
• Resettlement every two months. Since the population is growing very quickly, you need to be ready to use worms as bait, or to settle them. To do this, remove the top layer of soil and divide it into several parts. Put each part in a separate box.
• You need to mix the soil every two days.

Habitat conditions for red worms

The ideal conditions for keeping worms in which they feel comfortable and reproduce are:

• The acidity of the soil should be pH = 7, the presence of salts is not more than 0.5%.
• The optimum temperature is from 17 to 24 degrees, if the temperature is lower, then the worms do not eat and hibernate.
• Moderate soil moisture 70-80%, in no case should it be overdried, but also not excessively wet. This is a very important part of keeping worms. Watering is needed abundant, excess water will be absorbed into the sand, and if the soil dries up, the worms will die.

  The soil is checked in this way: if, having clenched a part of the soil in a fist, water emerges, then watering is not needed. Water for irrigation should be separated for 4 days and at room temperature.

Reproduction of red worms

These creatures are very prolific, about 1 kg of bait can be collected from 30 liters of soil in a week. An adult individual lays about 24 cocoons containing up to 21 eggs in 3 months.

Two weeks later, cubs emerge from the eggs, which already bear offspring themselves after the same period of time. Worms live for 10-15 years and actively reproduce throughout their life.

Feeding the worms

Because how high-quality and nutritious the food will be, the growth and reproduction of worms depends. The feed should not be very dry, so as not to dry out the soil. For better reproduction, dairy products are suitable.

Menu:

• Vegetables and their cleaning (beets, carrots, onions, etc.).
• Fruit peelings.
• Tea or coffee brewing.
• Various food waste.
• Porridge.
• Dry bran. For 10 kg of soil, about three handfuls of rolled oats per week are needed.
• Raw or boiled oatmeal. For 30 liters of soil, 6 handfuls of cereals.

It is necessary to exclude from the menu:

• Egg shell, it lowers the acidity.
• Do not water the soil with chlorinated water, only settled water.
• Potato peelings.
• Oranges and tangerines.

It is very important to knead or grind the feed well. You also need to mix the soil, avoid large tangles of worms, some individuals die from overheating.

General information about earthworms

Earthworms live in the soil and feed on various wastes, often found on the asphalt after rain. This species has about 1,500 varieties of worms.

Their benefit is that they are a source of protein for birds and a favorite delicacy for fish. They also loosen the soil and turn waste into humus, which is a very valuable material.

Earthworms grow up to 40 cm in length and reproduce by mating.

For the life of worms, the following conditions are necessary:

• Temperature from 18 to 25 ° C.
• Humidity 70 to 85%.
• The top layer of soil should be fertilized with waste.
• Soil acidity pH from 5 to 9.
• The presence of oxygen in the soil.
• Lack of salts.

Worms can feed on the following wastes:

• Any kind of manure or dung.
• Vegetable (fallen leaves and decayed grass, vegetables).
• Food and paperboard.

Growing worms

When it comes to growing dungworms, then very little effort is needed here. First of all, you need to collect a mountain of waste, the best option would be manure, leaves, straw and place several individuals there.

When this mass dries up, it must be watered after a while, you will find a lot of bait there.

Determination of the waste that will be used in breeding is the main sign influencing the result, the quality and quantity of worms depends on it.

Reproduction of worms

Earthworms reproduce by fertilizing each other. After mating, they stretch out their bodies and eject cocoons, which sometimes contain more than one egg.

Young worms appear from the eggs, which themselves are able to reproduce within two months.

Growing worms at their summer cottage

If you do not want to breed worms at home, then a dacha would be a great place. Here you can grow earthworms. To do this, in a warm period, ridges or compost heaps with a depth of 20 cm are suitable, an area of ​​about 2 sq.m. is enough.

Lay humus, grass in the ridges, cover with earth and water in the absence of rain. It is very important to protect the worms from moles by placing a fine mesh.

After a while, worms will start in the pit. After they appear, a box with a lid is placed near the compost pits, which is covered with compost by 20 cm. As it dries, the compost is watered, and gradually fill the box with it to the top.

Construction of a worm cultivator

This is a worm breeding device.

What is needed for its construction:

1. Let's prepare the cultivator. To do this, choose a place in the shade, take compost or not fresh manure and put it in a pit 30 cm deep or in a box. The thickness of the substrate layer is from 10 to 50 cm.
2. Collect worms in a bucket along with the earth, it is best to do this in warm weather earlier in the spring, then pour the contents of the bucket into the compost pit, evenly distribute the worms and cover with a thin layer of substrate, and put straw on top. To protect against moles, a fine mesh is placed on the bottom and on the sides of the compost pit.
3. Every day, the substrate needs to be watered, from rains, you can make a shelter with a transparent film, but in no case should you tightly cover the worm house, otherwise the temperature will rise there and the worms will die. If all conditions are met, you can get a double addition every month.
4. Organic waste needs to be added every two weeks a layer of 10 cm. It is good to add kitchen cleaners, leaves, something that can quickly rot. We put the last feed at the end of October.

At the end of the season, we separate the worms and vermicompost, put some of the worms back into the compost. For the season for 1 sq. m. worm can be collected up to 10 thousand individuals. Biohumus can be used as fertilizer in the beds.

How to breed mealworms?

Recently, the mealworm has been increasingly used as bait, it is also called a zoopobus.

Consider how to breed these individuals at home:

• We choose a plastic box as a place to live. or even an old aquarium. Cover with a fine mesh.
• We fill up the substrate, 5 cm thick. You can buy it ready-made or you can make it yourself. This is a combination of bran, grains, cereals, bone meal can be added here to increase nutritional value. It is best to fill up the substrate in a ground form, so that it will be easier to remove the worms later.
• Purchase of mealworms. For this volume of the substrate, a glass of worms is enough, after a couple of weeks you can buy another glass. Reproduction occurs as follows: over time, the worms turn into bugs and mate, then I lay eggs. And after a while offspring appears.
• Feeding the worms. You need to feed in two days with pieces of vegetables and fruits, grated carrots, cucumbers are suitable.
• For the reproduction of worms, the temperature should be 21-24 degrees.

How does the process itself take place?

• Place the worms in the box and feed them, after ten weeks, the worms will begin to multiply. First they will become pupae, and then beetles.
• Beetles lay their eggs from which new individuals appear within a month. During this period, you need to renew food every day, check the temperature and get rid of dead larvae.
• Beetles need to be overpowered from pupae into a new substrate, otherwise they will eat them.
• The substrate must be sieved from the dead larvae.

Breeding worms is a simple process, does not require a lot of time. Worms are not very demanding in food.

All you need is to create the necessary conditions for housing and reproduction, and as a result, you can get a large amount of bait right at home or in your summer cottage.

Tips for getting the desired result:

• familiarize yourself with the conditions of keeping the selected species for breeding;
• build housing for worms at home or a worm cultivator in the country. At the summer cottage, do not forget to protect the worm house from moles, when breeding a house in a box, make holes for ventilation;
• build shelter for worms in the shade;
• adhere to the rules of feeding. Remember that the red worm should never be given potato waste;
• the quantity and quality of offspring will depend on the quality of food and its abundance;
• monitor the humidity and observe the irrigation conditions, never use chlorinated water, but only settled for 4 days. The water should be at room temperature even for irrigation in the summer cottage.