I have a worm culture built from a large rubbermaid bin with holes drilled in the lid for air circulation. A few inches of garden soil, then a few inches of shredded newsprint, then a few more inches of soil. Vegetable scraps, egg shells, tea bags, coffee grounds etc for food. Avoid potato peels (I didn't 
, and now I have plants growing)
I have earthworms and red wigglers in the culture, though the red wigglers are out-competing the earthworms. I started them out 2 months ago with 100 eartworms and 150 red wigglers, and feed 15-20 / week to my TT eel. I'd say I have about 400 red wigglers rt now, but am not sure about the earthworms as they are far slower to reproduce.
The fish prefer the earthworms for taste, but the way they breed, I'm a fan of the reds!
The basics can be found here: http://www.howtodothings.com/hobbies/how-to-raise-earthworms
and google will pull up a number of similar sites.
Give it a try. It's cheap, saves the landfill, and is a great source of live food !
O
, and now I have plants growing)I have earthworms and red wigglers in the culture, though the red wigglers are out-competing the earthworms. I started them out 2 months ago with 100 eartworms and 150 red wigglers, and feed 15-20 / week to my TT eel. I'd say I have about 400 red wigglers rt now, but am not sure about the earthworms as they are far slower to reproduce.
The fish prefer the earthworms for taste, but the way they breed, I'm a fan of the reds!
The basics can be found here: http://www.howtodothings.com/hobbies/how-to-raise-earthworms
and google will pull up a number of similar sites.
Give it a try. It's cheap, saves the landfill, and is a great source of live food !
O
