What so I feed earthworms to make them healthy and multiply?
Question:My neighbor gave me some soil with a few earthworms which I put in my garden. I would like them to multilply.
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We have hundreds of earthworms in our compost bin that showed up on their own. You might try mixing your kitchen scraps (only vegatable, no meats or other fats) into your garden soil. Your worms will love it and the garden will benefit too.
You don't need to feed the worms. They will take care of that themselves.
They like decomposing plant material. You should a compost pile and put worms in it.
My grandparents used to put coffee grounds in the soil to feed the earthworms that they grew to go fishing with.
Earth worms love rotting organics. Dead plants and stuff. You'll find "wild" worms gathering in the soil under compost piles that have been there for awhile. Make compost and feed your garden with the compost. The plants and the worms will love it. Coffee grounds and the plant waste from your kitchen can be buried in your garden. This reduces garbage in the waste stream and helps your garden.
Does your neighbor raise worms in a bin? It is called vermiculture. Red wiggler worms are used in this process. Red wigglers will die in your garden but will add to the organic content of your garden.
Start using compost and organics in your garden and the wild worms, the ones who can already live in your area and garden will multiply.
I use to catch them in Michigan for fishing! We had a blast doing that at night. All you need to do is keep the dirt (soil) moist), they do the rest. Worms actually eat what they leave behind, if you know what I mean. Also, a few years ago, my son & I did a school project on earthworms and plant (how well a plant did w/them vs. w/out them) and the plant with them did very well; even multiplied (the worms). and I know it sounds strange, but if you split the worm in half, the two halves will grow new ends and become 2 worms...
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