Raising Nightcrawlers
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Raising Nightcrawlers could be one of the most meaningful things to do especially when you are not busy. Aside from the fact that they are both good as composting worms and fishing baits, they are also very adaptable making it easy for you to raise them.
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Just like the Red Wiggler worms, Nightcrawlers are heavy eaters of organic materials. In order to nourish them, you should provide them with a good environment and diet. For their home, you may use your old containers and tubs at home. Carefully place the bedding (coconut coir and peat moss are highly recommended) at around six to eight inches deep but before that, make sure that the bedding is moist. Night Crawlers have the tendency to escape from the bin if their environment is too dry or too wet. To check whether or not you have it right, try to squeeze the bedding and if out get at least 1 or 2 drops of water, then, that’s fine. Their environment should also have a maintained temperature of 55-78 degrees Fahrenheit though Nightcrawlers can still stand a temperature of 45 degrees.
PH level is also important. You have to have 6 to 7 PH level of acidity and to better achieve that, sprinkle powdered limestone in the bedding. You should always have PH meter on hand to monitor the bin. Foods are likewise vital for the Nightcrawlers. Give them organic foods but minimize dairy products and meat. Your kitchen scraps, fruit peelings, tea bags, newspapers, coffee grounds and chicken mash would do. If you are raising Nightcrawlers for the first time, it is advised that you do not yet give them foods for the first 3 days so they can adapt to their new environment.
Nightcrawlers multiply
easily so it will not take a long time before you see the fruits of
your labor.
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