CATDOLL : CATDOLL: The simplest way to raise earthworms

1. The simplest way to breed earthworms

Breeding method: No investment in equipment is required. All vacant land can be used. Just make unfermented cow dung, horse dung, and pig dung into 15-20 cm high, 1-1.5 meters wide, and unlimited length, put in earthworm seeds, cover with straw, shade and keep moist, and you can breed. We started breeding from a few square meters, and until now, this method has been used for more than 200 acres of land. Its advantages are easy operation, eliminating a series of work such as composting and fermentation, keeping nutrients from loss, increasing the growth rate of earthworms, and easy to promote and apply in rural areas. This method also has its disadvantages: once the bait is heated, the earthworms die and the corpses are not seen. After continuous rain and heavy rain in summer, the bed is not breathable and there is a phenomenon of escape. The way to avoid this is to have new bait in each breeding bed. The bait is piled up to create good bottom-up conditions for earthworms. The key to this method is to keep the moisture content of the bait at 60-70%, not too dry or too wet, otherwise the bait will heat up and cause death.

2. How to raise earthworms?

Just use a pot filled with wet loess and put earthworms in it. After a few days, bury the rotten fruit in it for them to eat. Keep the soil moist, but not too much water.

3. How to raise earthworms?

Just use a pot filled with wet loess and put earthworms in it. After a few days, bury the rotten fruit in it for them to eat. Keep the soil moist, but not too much water.

4. How to breed earthworms (for fun)

I like fishing, and for convenience, I have been raising earthworms for 3 years. Method: Take a container, put some soil, add some water, and then put a few earthworms in it. Usually put some vegetable leaves or fruit peels in it, and you can put a brick on it. When you take out the earthworms, take away the brick and you will see the earthworms. Just put it in an inconspicuous place and keep the soil moist.

5. How to breed earthworms (for fun)

I like fishing, and for convenience, I have been raising earthworms for 3 years. Method: Take a container, put some soil, add some water, and then put a few earthworms in it. Usually put some vegetable leaves or fruit peels in it, and you can put a brick on it. When you take out the earthworms, take away the brick and you will see the earthworms. Just put it in an inconspicuous place and keep the soil moist.

6. How to raise earthworms in winter

The temperature is low in winter, so earthworm farming must be kept warm to avoid the death of earthworms and reduce the mortality rate.

The earthworm farmers spread a layer of film on the earthworm breeding bed. Although the temperature of the earthworm breeding bed can be 8-10℃ higher than the highest temperature on a sunny day, when the temperature is very low in the early morning, the temperature of the earthworm breeding bed is only 1-2℃ higher than the outside. If the following method is adopted, it can achieve the ideal warming effect.

Double film sandwiched with straw curtain: that is, a layer of straw curtain is sandwiched between two layers of film. This method is simple, does not require much investment, has good warming and heat preservation effects, and can be 6°C higher than the temperature covered with a single film. It can also play a cooling and regulating role in March. At this time, the temperature of the earthworm breeding bed is 6°C lower than that covered with a single film, which can avoid excessive temperature.

Additional information:

Earthworms are cold-blooded animals, and their body temperature changes with the temperature of the external environment. Therefore, earthworms are generally more dependent on the environment than warm-blooded animals. The environmental temperature not only affects the body temperature and activities of earthworms, but also affects their metabolism, growth, development and reproduction.

Generally speaking, earthworms have an activity temperature range of 5-30℃, enter a dormant state at 0-5℃, and die below 0℃. The most suitable temperature is around 20-27℃, at which time they can grow, develop and reproduce well. At 28-30℃, they can maintain a certain growth; at above 32℃, growth stops;

When the temperature is below 10℃, the animals become inactive; when the temperature is above 40℃, the animals die. The optimum temperature for the incubation of earthworm cocoons is 18-27℃. This shows that the maximum lethal temperature of earthworms is lower than that of other invertebrates.