Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Worm beds

Just an addition about worm types.

A number of years ago I traded some some of my redworms for some Texas Jumping Worms from long-time Pond Boss friend Dave Davidson.

I didn't know if they would grow this far north. Well, they grow quite well in my West Virginia compost piles and worm beds, maybe even better and bigger than they do in Texas. The things are almost scary -- actually, they are scary, and kind of eerie to handle. Mine get to be about the size of large Canadian night crawlers. They are like snakes that have had way too much caffeine. They are somewhat brittle and will break off if you pick them up wrong.

They die out in winter, but they come strong back each summer. By July, I've got lots of them. The fish love them.