Raising Canadian Nightcrawlers At Home | DIY Dew Worm Farm

How to build and set up a homemade Canadian Nightcrawler worm farm. Dew worms, or nightcrawlers are one of the most popular fishing baits out there. They can get expensive if you fish a lot. For the cost of bait for just a couple of fishing trips, you can set up your own bait farm to raise Canadian nightcrawlers at home and have an endless supply of fishing worms.
WORM BIN Q&A and MICROSCOPE: • Dew Worms Under The Mi...
6 Month Bait Farm Checkin: • Raising Canadian Night...
Subscribe to our channel: bit.ly/2WNHcXA
Website: www.dansbois.ca
Facebook: / dansboismb
Instagram: / dansbois
Pinterest: www.pinterest....
Email: [e-mail]

[@Wilderstead]

MORE BAIT FARM VIDEOS: 6 Month Bait Farm Checkin: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2OUl3p3gpqfeZo WORM BIN Q&A and MICROSCOPE: kzbin.info/www/bejne/goXdqXxqncqXZpI How To Start A Bin: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rp-8k3agq81nhK8 Microscope: amzn.to/3pmkX7P

[@oneminute6806]

Will the worms go through the holes on the bottom?

[@kardwise9714]

I’m glad I found your channel. I want to start farming worms. Great vid. How often do you feed them and when do you change soil?

[@traviswilliams3910]

Y inimitable Bynum min non in 0⁰p]]]⁰ n

[@savage22bolt32]

Constructive criticism, no disrespect; lose the background noise. The subject & your narration of it is great! The addition of distracting, monotonous & annoying music ruined the vid for me.

[@MavrikUSMC]

Sorry man, but this is the worst vegan lasagna video I've ever seen.

[@Wilderstead]

It’s not vegan. The worms are definitely meaty. If you want it to be vegan, omit the worms.

[@sethmorton8539]

I wouldn’t put it past ppl now days lol

[@MavrikUSMC]

@@Wilderstead can you at least do a video with soy worms?

[@MavrikUSMC]

@Gina Tia we're having a bit of fun

[@mrpanda2655]

Wilderstead you ruined the joke

[@robertareason7299]

Been wanting to raise worms for a few years and today I will begin this journey, thank you for making a Canadian video.

[@Monte91]

How is the journey going?

[@sungminyang5380]

​@@Monte91same question

[@tashabyer3855]

Inquiring minds would like to know how your journey is going.

[@lacardwell]

This is a great guide! I have spent hundreds of dollars buying nightcrawlers over the years...enough is enough

[@OutlawNix]

For the last couple year's what I been using for bait is frozen raw shrimp. At Walmart you can buy a bag of raw shrimp for like $5-6 dollars and pick out the size of shrimp you want. I normally go fishing once per week so a bag normally last me around 2 months. Where I live and go fishing at catfish goes crazy over shrimp and can get saugeye as well. It's more simple for me to keep couple bags of shrimp in the freezer. The day before I go fishing I can pull out some bait to thaw out.

[@danieldeneau7802]

@@OutlawNix I too started using shrimp a couple of years back then started adding Black Cherry Koolaid & Garlic Powder to the mix with good results 👍

[@fradrake11]

In Ireland when I was a kid I was able to dig a bean tin of nightcrawlers in less than a hour the money (£1 a tin ) I used to buy my first bait fishing rod and reel. 30 years later I only fly fish but because of covid-19 my brother has no work and asked me to teach him to fish . I bought a new bait fishing rod and reel and the same for my brother. The night before we went fishing it felt like I had dug up half of the north of Ireland and got (0) blackhead worms......so I went online (Ebay ) wow they so expensive. I am following your advice and making a D.I.Y wormery. Thanks for sharing your video will be a great help. Oh and tight lines too.

[@vermine18]

Wow that seems so unreal thinking about how it is here in Belgium! I just stick a shovel in the grass and hit it to create vibrations and they come right out of the dirt!

[@fradrake11]

@@vermine18 lucky you

[@MaureOutdoors]

That's how we have raised our own worms for the last 40 years! We cover the top layer with a soaked burlap bag , keeps them cool and moist then add the lid. Great video I subbed

[@KassahunGebre-x6g]

❤

[@ShortyLaVen]

Thanks for this video!! I've been wanting to start a worm farm for some time now. I don't have much time to hunt for them at night, and I hate paying upwards of $5 for a dozen at the gas stations around here. Now I know what I need to do!

[@Wilderstead]

Glad it was helpful for you!

[@306ringer4]

They'll only have 1 bad day!! 😂

[@twanjohnson200]

Fish for strapper bass

[@daviddude2547]

Lmao

[@leociccarelli572]

Twan Johnson you have to have sea worms those worms don’t work

[@ezekielgovea4878]

Leo Ciccarelli I don’t know where you fish but I’m in California and I’ve caught a couple of stripers on night crawlers

[@leociccarelli572]

Ezekiel Govea really? I will have to try them out but I don’t know I live in Massachusetts so they might have different appetites from the strippers that are in California.

[@justintolliver6432]

Who else really liked that story

[@Wilderstead]

It's always fun looking back on your childhood! Cheers!

[@kevinmasyon2843]

Great story.what are dew worms?

[@Dino_Motion123]

⁠@@kevinmasyon2843earthworms if it still helps 3 years later…

[@taketheblame4142]

@@kevinmasyon2843worms that enjoy mountian dew :D

[@middleway1885]

Tis Blissful to do what one enjoys... Cheers! And thanks for the episode!

[@johnskillern6080]

I'm getting ready to bury an upright freezer and start my worm farm in that

[@michaeldvorak8140]

Make certain that air flows through your freezer. They are built to be air tight. I love the idea. A very insulated bin with a great lid. Thanks for the idea.

[@ElkinsEric]

Can I ask why your burying it? It should be insulated enough without burying it?

[@mannynunez6746]

@@ElkinsEric he's burying it for easy access to the door handles probably.....

[@ElkinsEric]

@@mannynunez6746 then you’d have to bend over to left the top...

[@whyyunggod7473]

This really helps thank you for the information.

[@Wilderstead]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Batwingfpv]

One bad day!!😂 great info man!! Thank you!!

[@Wilderstead]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@childofodin1069]

Ive got a shat ton of nightcrawlers at the edge of the woods every night and they're pretty big it's always fun catching them

[@bye92]

"Start off by drilling a few holes" * Begins to make a whole strainer

[@annetteivey]

Thank you good info with out OVER GABBING .. I can't stand watching videos to learn something and someone talks more than they work.. lol anyway JUST PERFECT! THANKS

[@huntshackwildernessexperie6820]

Intetesting Dave. I grew up fishing the same waters as you did. You were out of Hanover and I fished out of Durham. Good memories .

[@Wilderstead]

I’m not sure if you have found it yet, but my fishing channel may have some very familiar fishing spots for you. Mad Fisher is the other channel. The profile picture for it is just me holding a nice lake trout. Good memories fishing that area for sure Paul!

[@Leonf123]

That is one intriguing background track 😍 also in UK what would black earth be called ? And you moisten with rain or tap water ?

[@ARBORCULT]

Black earth in the UK is called compost

[@frednobles2485]

My grandparents we're in the nursery business when I was they had three Big greenhouse the one up front with a glass house made of metal and glass add a big wheel and are you could turn to lift the glasses up when it got too hot and humid and he used to raise his own nightcrawlers it reminds me of him I sure did love grandfather and grandmother they would do anything went to live with them when I was like 14a think and work for them

[@cz3249]

I use egg cartons for bedding , works great also as food

[@shortythepresident3913]

I love Canadians. Very chill people unlike us New Yorkers.

[@aboutbizness26]

What partbofnnee York are you talking about because I've never met a chill new yorker

[@shortythepresident3913]

@@aboutbizness26 It seems like you may want to re-read my comment. (KZbin never fails in the comment section.) LMAO

[@HiddenBlessingsHomestead]

This is very interesting I have tried in the past but I might just try it again. Where we live we can pick them so we don't have to buy them. We did buy some and put them in the raised beds we have.

[@johndonahue4777]

A friend's granny poured cooking oil and bacon grease out her backdoor in a flower bed area. The grandkids learned to dig there due to the profusion of big sleek earthworms to go fishing. Seems the worms appreciated some oil mixed with their dirt.

[@BorealExposure]

Is there any smell? I want to try this but the only place to keep them cool is the basement and I’m wondering about smell. Great video!!

[@stuartdavies9484]

Do they escape through the hole in the box

[@Wilderstead]

No. If the worms are trying to leave your box, there is something wrong with what you have in the box.

[@stuartdavies9484]

That's good to know i was just asking because i had a few escape from my box last year 👍

[@salasenoga-zake3321]

Love this video and your story

[@Wilderstead]

Thanks Sala!

[@LucasOliveira-fl7tt]

Another great video! Thanks for sharing.

[@heyyoohall]

Very cool video. Brett Hart rules.

[@veronicakormendy4642]

Hey a good tip make red wigglers that's gonna b a big business in Northern Ontario, especially now with cannabis being legal and the reason I say that is cuz where I live there's no1 selling red wigglers, I say this cuz I went in the gardening supply stores and I ask if they have any R.W.'s? And they say no, but so many ppl keep asking for them. So that's when I knew there's a chance to make money. Since u already know how to make worms, we should sell some, if not how long does it take to start making my own worms, like how many of those plastic container/ tub that was used in this video. Sorry 4 the long msg. Kosher content 👌👌👌👌👌🇨🇦

[@shortcast1]

How long does it take to have worms suitable for bait. How tough are the worms Have you got a video of how you harvest the worms .

[@Wilderstead]

There are other videos in this series that go over these things.

[@redpillproductionscanada5563]

How are these guys for composting, always see everyone using red wigglers? But you'd think these would be better cus the size?

[@Wilderstead]

These don’t compost food scraps as quickly as red wigglers do. They also grow and reproduce much more slowly.

[@shawnprimmer9462]

Love you folks!!!

[@JeffMatity]

Hi Dave, Jeff Matity here again. I'm Day 10 into my Canadian crawler bin. Today I think I witnessed two big worms on the surface mating (no mucous connection, just lying adjacent head-to-head). I don't want to ruin a good thing so, before I do anything stupid, may I ask: Do I leave my lasagna-layered bin alone or do I turn it over by hand at some point? Thank you for your time and consideration.

[@Wilderstead]

Hey Jeff! Did you watch part two of this worm bin series? Kinda goes over mating, etc. I would suggest just leaving the bin unbothered for a month at least. The worms do a great job of mixing the contents of the bin up on their own. Cheers!

[@JeffMatity]

@@Wilderstead thanks for the reminder. I did watch Part 2. I guess I just got a litte overly excited when I saw those two worms this morning. LOL! Thank you so much for the extra support here. I do fishing seminars for CABELAS here in Saskatchewan and WILL make sure I send folks to your KZbin channel whenever I get a chance. THANK YOU for so openly sharing your information and your follow-up.

[@Wilderstead]

Thanks Jeff! That’s our goal with this channel, to share what we do with folks! Have you managed to catch some of our older fishing videos?

[@JeffMatity]

@@Wilderstead I've been binging them all! LOL! To the point I've been having weird worm dreams! LOL! Thanks again, you're the best!

[@PremiumRaizo]

So using water out of our garden hose is fine? I would have assumed that the chemicals in our tap water (namely chlorine) would be harmful to the worms.

[@runar4993]

Won't they go through the holes you made? I want to try this but i don't have newspapers. Is dried grass and woodchips an alternative? With some dried moss as well.

[@sydneyb4622]

Thank you so much this really helped for raising my upcomimg new worms😁

[@Wilderstead]

Glad I could help!

[@g.r.4853]

You did not mention overcrowding. If your worm raising is successful, you will need to expand the containers. My teenage buddy used the manure gutter in the unused barn behind his house and had a sign on the NYS route past his house. When I had three sons I used an old bathtub and filled it with raked leaves in the fall. Of course we had to restock each spring but that took only 3 or 4 nights with the kids doing the most work.

[@poochie49]

I may start this so I can feed my Koi this summer. To keep the worms cool can I store them in my basement during the summer? The temperature there is usual a cool 60 degrees all summer. I'll have to be very careful though. My wife is terrified by worms. LOL.

[@Wilderstead]

As long as you can keep them at around or below 10 C, you should be fine.

[@ogshoeplugogshoeplug5039]

Very cool video my man!

[@aydencontreras5617]

Good job

[@devin5381]

Great video. Thank you.

[@logman2142]

Can you keep multiple worm species in the same container? Such as red worms and nightcrawlers?

[@Wilderstead]

logman2142 I imagine you could. I haven’t tried it myself though.

[@TheFrogfeeder]

No, red wrigglers will take over and night raw,ears will leave or die. Night crawlers and red wrigglers have much different needs and habits. If you want a awesome worm to compost AND be big enough for fishing, find yourself some African nightcrawlers, they can be kept like more easily like wrigglers.

[@catfunksfabulousfinds]

Is the black earth compost? I'm in Oregon USA we dont have anything specifically called black earth, buy we do have compost.

[@Wilderstead]

Aged compost is fine.

[@RdNkTomato]

I know this uploaded a year ago but, I have a question, I live in Utah, US. Utah is a desert so it gets really hot in summer, just yesterday it was 96 degrees Fahrenheit. But I don’t have anywhere outside to keep them cool, and my mom would never let them inside, would a metal shed work? It’s still hot but not as much. I just want to know before I start growing worms in 90-100+ temperatures.

[@ItsMe-mc4bv]

If you keep the dirt moist it should be fine

[@Wilderstead]

Hi Baby JoeGaming. You will have a very hard time keeping the worms comfortable. I know some folks in warmer climates like your will bury large bins a few feet deep in the ground to help keep them cool. I suspect you would have to bury them quite deep though. Your best bet is to keep the worm bins around or below 10 degrees Celsius. Hope that helps ya bud.

[@simplylivenow6425]

Thank you for this. My boys and I are going to start to grow our own to fish with. We are in Southern Ontario, if they pick worms around here can we just add them in? Does it matter what type of worm is used for bait?

[@Wilderstead]

Yes, just pick dew worms and raise them. Be cautious of jumping worms though.

[@55rfc17]

Love the vid .going to save me a lot

[@jeffboyd9301]

Started a bin a couple of weeks ago and I am finding that the Ca nightcrawlers are staying on top. They seems to really like the moist cardboard layers that I put on top. Does that surprise anyone and should I be concerned? Perhaps it means my bedding is inadequate? I used several layers of shredded paper, coconut coir and cow manure compost.

[@Wilderstead]

I’m not familiar with using those ingredients to raise worms, but I’d suspect they might be part of the problem if the worms aren’t burrowing down. Usually they will burrow down within a few minutes of being introduced to the bin.

[@fishingwithjack438]

hey sorry to bother should i change out the stuff inside every few weeks or so or is it fine to be left by itself?

[@allmopars]

How long does it take for the babies to get same size as the ones you put in?

[@Wilderstead]

It can take up to a year for them to mature to full size. If you check out the second video I go over a bunch of that stuff while sifting through the bins looking for babies and cocoons.

[@amidarkdesigns1229]

Is potting soil the same as black earth?

[@simonesmit6708]

Would they be a good source of food for chickens? Don't fish so I don't need them for bait.

[@Wilderstead]

Chickens will definitely eat these. They take close to a year to reach full size/maturity though.

[@simonesmit6708]

@@Wilderstead Good to know. Not efficient then.

[@markwalker2307]

I want worms to feed chickens mostly. Can I substitute the newspaper ( loaded with toxic ink , unless it's soy ink of course,) with extra bulky leaf debris ? Also, is cow shit on top of the bed suitable feed ?

[@philiphapeshis1226]

How many can you have in a tote?I am thinking about starting out with 500 night crawlers.I am into it to sell for bait?

[@catboyzee]

BTW, is the water you're using to moisten the worm chlorinated?

[@Wilderstead]

No. Well water.

[@Ohno552]

is the shredded newspaper a must ?

[@Wilderstead]

No but it definitely helps retain moisture in the bins.

[@ababner317]

Hello can they kept outside in winter in the northeast? We live in New Jersey and the winters get below freezing here in winter. Thank You.

[@hudsonmtb6371]

Does it have to be a specific dirt or is any dirt good?

[@Wilderstead]

As long as it is good, clean dirt full of organic matter, you should be fine.

[@theresag9901]

Will this work for blood worms?

[@Wilderstead]

Not sure...

[@BelindaBradley-ru8zl]

Can you put meal in side

[@chrismcnee9287]

Great video, I subscribed! So over the winter can you raise them in your basement?

[@Wilderstead]

Chris McNee as long as it stays cool enough in your basement.

[@fradrake11]

Any information on how much the worms multiply? Say if I started off with just 100 worms.

[@Wilderstead]

The second video goes over reproduction, etc

[@bcs6640]

Sure would have liked a follow up on this. were you successful and what was your harvest like if so

[@Wilderstead]

Brian Christohper there’s a follow up video. And there will be a third one in a few weeks.

[@brianralston1579]

What do you do with your worms during the winter ? Doesn't the tubs freeze?

[@Wilderstead]

You put them in a place where they won’t freeze….

[@glennpierce5993]

They don't escape out of the holes you drilled in the bottom? What size drill should I use? Thanks for the video, it's motivated me.

[@Wilderstead]

No, basically, if the worms are trying to escape your box, something is wrong inside the box. 1/4 inch holes are a good size.

[@glennpierce5993]

@@Wilderstead Thanks alot! I bought several dozen crawlers here in maine to prep for spring and avoid the market during COVID and thought, why not start my own farm. Your video really motivated and empowered me to do this on my won and i appreciate it. I'll be crushing the brookies this year!

[@KarpatheusRantzzz]

Pete Moss is good too

[@diceflawless9115]

Mine aren't burying. Any idea why? They're just hanging out on top, moving slowly

[@Wilderstead]

Not sure, sorry.

[@turkeycreekknives133]

How many worms would you need to start the bin 25-50?

[@Wilderstead]

Turkey Creek Knives for that size bin, yeah 2-4 dozen would be a good start.

[@deashuntaylor3371]

I heard they like cornmeal also is that true

[@dstewart0212]

What is black dirt called in stores?

[@michaeldvorak8140]

Dakota Stewart compost

[@shawnprimmer9462]

I love you Dave!!!

[@saralarson3452]

Worms are so beautiful 😂

[@Prillbarky]

Hello, was wondering if this setup can survive harsh winters

[@michaeltarver6423]

Insulate with hay ... I'm from texas so we dont have harsh winters . but hay is a pretty good insulator.

[@cosmiccatlord4902]

Can I use this to breed night crawlers to feed my pacman frog also if I harvest 1 to 2 worms every other day would they be able to repopulate fast enough

[@cadenm6349]

Manuel Romero probably not with night crawlers but maybe

[@Wilderstead]

we've just done an update video on this which can be found here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2OUl3p3gpqfeZo

[@veinmetal8671]

Wont the worms escape through the holes ?

[@ruthcaskenette8854]

Good video Happy fishing

[@Wilderstead]

Ruth Caskenette thanks mum!

[@paulanderson8509]

Wont they escape thru the holes in the bottom? I had lots of holes in the lid. I used the same container as you do in this video. What temperature should the room be? My basement gets warm when the furnace runs but my unheated garage gets really cold in Jan/Feb. I put in vegetable scraps but I didnt see any sign that they were eating them. And i tried coffee grinds but again I saw no sign of them eating them. I didnt see any sign of breeding certainly no little ones. I would dig down a little to check how they were doing and they were quite active in the beginning. But they got more and more docile as time went on and were dead by late Jan. (I started in Sept) I did not use newspaper. I will try your layering and see if I get it to work this year. I need worms all year round.

[@Wilderstead]

Well, if they are escaping from the bin, conditions in the bin aren't right. Give the layering method a try and see if that works better for you.

[@rickandrusyk6176]

How often do you have to switch that dirt out?

[@jlyn9047]

Won’t the worms get out thru the bottom holes?

[@Wilderstead]

No. If the worms are escaping your bin, there is something wrong inside your bin.

[@roybrower990]

Nice video...Curious...as a kid I would water the lawn all day and evening and then go out and snatch up the crawlers at night....I thought you said that you cant pick them at night anymore ? Im in US...is that a Canadian thing ??? and what would be the reason for it ??

[@Wilderstead]

Roy Brower well, when I was a kid, I was able to go out and pick them at night. Hundreds of them. At the time I lived in southern Ontario. Now, living in northern Ontario on the Canadian Shield, we have very shallow topsoil. It varies from 6 inches to 12 inches, at which point there is nothing but bedrock. So raising worms like this allows me to continue to have them for bait in an area that the dew worms aren’t able to thrive in. Thanks for watching Roy!

[@Jackariah-N.]

How are they not native to north america if their canadian night crawlers??? Like last time i checked i live. In southern ontario and we still north america

[@212036978]

Do you have a leakage problem with all the holes on the bottom? Or worms escaping?

[@Wilderstead]

No.

[@daniels98]

How often do you change the mixture?

[@awd3418]

how often to feed

[@arcturusbbqsausagemaking2435]

I remember an older Fisherman who in conversation me complaining about how expensive Nightcrawlers are to buy , And he let me in on a little secret of one of the best worm beds in the tristate area Ny, Nj ,Pa it was on the banks of the Delaware river and he showed me how to go out at night and Catch them & Raise them, Well one year later im selling them for A $125 a dozen this is back in the early 80s, I built a 2'×4' × 8' plywood worm farm which I grew tens of thousands of Nightcrawlers over the period of five years And a little secret on to grow the Largest worms you would ever see in your lifetime I grew them until I moved to fla which was way to Hot to gro them so I quit now im back up North now im going to start raising them for my personal fishing use because at $5 + plus Way to expensive

[@SecretWeaponShow]

Thank you Boss

[@Wilderstead]

Any time

[@chantalparis894]

I want that bucket

[@peterpiscopo1]

Is it ok that my bin is light colored? its not see through but its an opaqueness. or does the bin have to be dark colored. I am planning to keep them in my garage.

[@michaeldvorak8140]

peter piscopo just place the bin in a dark environment.

[@philmets2967]

A great video about the night crawlers, I'm a fervent subscriber of your site, I would have some questions, I have been growing Red Wigglers for a while with some success, I have been recently digging in my garden and came across some worms that really look alike from your pictures, when you try to pick them up, they are energetic, lively and seems to want to run away. They could stretch quite long and skinny body like a spaghetti size, up to about 5 inches, shining purple-blue color, I have started a bin with them, in my interior worm room, but to my surprise, on the next two mornings they were more then 30 worms on the floor, do they have a tendency to run away? Are these the same worm that you are mentioning, is there such a difference to handle between RW and my local night crawlers? Two months ago I had a major infestation of fungus gnats, is it possible that because I water and spray all my bins with Mosquito Dunks BTI that could have a negative effects on the worms. I live in Markham ON, thanks for your input. Philippe

[@amos3three941]

Could just be earth worms maybe!

[@josephmcgee8450]

What are the Best Fishing worms?

[@raydijk7709]

Dont the worms crawl out through the holes you drilled? :P

[@Wilderstead]

No

[@pointblankfirearmstraining6315]

What do you think is a good temperature to keep them at? I’m in south Texas my insulated garage gets up into the high 90s in the summer

[@Wilderstead]

Point Blank Firearms Training our sea can that we are keeping them in kinda ranges from 10C to 20C in the summer time. In the winter I move them into the crawl space under our house where it stays between 1 and 10C.

[@AJsGreenTopics]

65 to 80 range is good.

[@11bayrat]

AJ's Green Topics How’s 35-60 degrees ?Its cool in the winter here

[@thomasschauss6429]

Awesome

[@ewankirkpatrickcom]

Where about in Ontario do you live? I’m in Toronto! Great vid by the way!

[@Wilderstead]

Ewan Kirkpatrick Batchawana area.

[@ewankirkpatrickcom]

Cool!

[@ewankirkpatrickcom]

I’ll see how far that is from here.

[@ewankirkpatrickcom]

Ok so pretty far away.

[@lancerudy9934]

What does the sherd news paper due?

[@Wilderstead]

Mainly moisture retention.

[@Silvers24]

How can I make a none newspaper version of this? I would raise them to feed turtles and stuff, and do not like the idea of the ink being soaked in with the soil and stuff.

[@Silvers24]

@Joseph Underwood Not a bad idea, or maybe printing paper. Before the ink ha. I was curious, because newspaper is thinner then what I or you mentioned, but with that in mind, perhaps then I could just use less. Afterall, its for moister control isn't it?

[@Silvers24]

@Joseph Underwood That is exactly why I am curios to know as why paper is needed at all. And especially if you are not going to drill drain holes, then IMO it would almost seem as though that would be fine? More damp on the bottom, but enough dirt, the worms would stay safe. But otherwise, indeed! Thanks for the convo :D

[@mmercier0921]

I spent 2 decades with that fishing every day bug. I got a fish tank. I still have a million nightcrawler in my raised and container beds. Haven't fished for a decade. I went clean... snif''

[@huntresshealth7813]

Hey there, Great video!! I just have a couple questions. How long should you leave them in this container, as in when should they be transferred to new paper/litter/soil? Do you have to separate the adults from the little ones? and when you decide to go fishing should you take the little ones or adults as bait? Thanks very much!

[@Wilderstead]

It'll take a few weeks for them to start to reproduce and the offspring to grow. The bins don't require a heck of a lot of maintenance. Every couple of months you might want to gently dig through the soil and remove as many of the worms as possible. Then, redo the process from the beginning, using the same soil so you don't lose any of the smaller worms or eggs/cocoons. You can use either the adults or the smaller juveniles for bait, depending on what you are fishing for.

[@huntresshealth7813]

@@Wilderstead Have you ever used the worm castings for compost? How would that work if we wanted to use the castings from this set up?

[@Wilderstead]

Huntress Health you could definitely use the castings as a top dressing for plants, or mixed straight into your garden or potting soil.

[@Wilderstead]

Hi Huntress Health, we've just done an update video on this which can be found here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2OUl3p3gpqfeZo

[@ricknmoorte1498]

great video just a heads up for next time try not using coloured newspaper the ink bleeds and is harmful to the worms

[@zenonherrera4366]

So I really don't think the fish care if the worms taste like maple syrup considering that most fish have never eaten it. With that said, I have no doubt that the worms like the natural sugar which may be why your having such good luck with Canadian Nightcrawles in your bins since these worms like burrowing deep. Not at all a bad idea.

[@Wilderstead]

Shhhhhh......no one else knows that the secret to canadian nightcrawlers is the maple syrup!

[@Wilderstead]

Hey Zennon herrera, we've just done an update video on this which can be found here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2OUl3p3gpqfeZo

[@ftdragneel6860]

You do not need newspaper!

[@whyyunggod7473]

We both live in ontario

[@tepeassydac]

You might want a saucer under that holey tote or you'll get foul smelling liquid coming through. You could collect the fluid and use it for fertilizer.

[@Wilderstead]

Never, ever been a problem with our bins, Pedro. If anything about your bins stinks, you are doing something wrong.