tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83803575603744608482024-03-13T06:52:17.109-04:00Worm Farm BusinessHow to successfully raise earthworms as a home-based business.The Monroe'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957187498115704491noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8380357560374460848.post-25096772801666088102023-10-10T10:16:00.003-04:002023-12-11T14:41:56.806-05:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8B_yaqe_jiFCY1mr7jcVKWGWEmdauxsiVTwXeQVohQMmxc1v4prWBKphQClCtl5vzXZ-NxZ2iwiIGLPrd9TlYeN8WDH8EYZxQ8oJiCWvtThPyoup2aml_Ev_ANsU53S2oUkDAQNDqngyYGzbehAMLIM0ySJVAPMcKcFgdg2Bvys3NouPBGY5eFZBSB4Gk/s356/worm-farm-manual.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="On Sale 30% off" border="0" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8B_yaqe_jiFCY1mr7jcVKWGWEmdauxsiVTwXeQVohQMmxc1v4prWBKphQClCtl5vzXZ-NxZ2iwiIGLPrd9TlYeN8WDH8EYZxQ8oJiCWvtThPyoup2aml_Ev_ANsU53S2oUkDAQNDqngyYGzbehAMLIM0ySJVAPMcKcFgdg2Bvys3NouPBGY5eFZBSB4Gk/w315-h400/worm-farm-manual.jpg" title="Worm Farm Manual 30% Off" width="315" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For a limited time only, my Digital and Hardcopy of <i>"Worm Farm Manual: A Step-By-Step Guide to Raising Earthworms For Fun And Profit"</i> are on sale at 30% off.</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.earthwormworks.com/worm-farm-manual.html">Digital Download </a><strike><span style="color: red;">$14.95 </span></strike> now <b>$9.95</b></span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.earthwormworks.com/worm-farm-manual.html">Hardcopy</a> <strike><span style="color: red;">$29.95</span></strike> now <b>$19.95</b></span></li></ul><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Are You Thinking Of Starting A Worm Farm?</span></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you're thinking of starting a worm farm, now is your chance to get all the information you need to get off to the best start at a discount price.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Save money and time by not making the mistakes I did before I figured out:</span></div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: medium;">How to keep worms alive</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">How to grow the fattest worms possible for the most profit imaginable</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">How to save money by knowing what I need to start.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">How to sell my big fat worms</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">How to increase my profit</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">How to find more markets</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">How to make more worm products to sell</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Don't miss out. <a href="https://www.earthwormworks.com/worm-farm-manual.html">Order now</a> and get started today!</b></span></div></div><div><span><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>(Sale Ends 10.17.2</b><b>3)</b></span></div><br /><p></p>The Monroe'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957187498115704491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8380357560374460848.post-26325724820293397302020-04-29T06:54:00.002-04:002023-10-09T16:48:05.222-04:00Easily Convert Manure To Fertilizer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Using Earthworms To Quickly Make Fertilizer</h2>
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Meanwhile, you're spending a fortune feeding your horses expensive grains and legumes. And it's all going out the other end. The good news is, this expensive feeding-to-supplement-grazing produces some awfully rich manure. Trouble is, in order to benefit your grass, it needs to be broken down by microbes and other poop eaters.</div>
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Among the most prolific poop eaters are <a href="https://www.earthwormworks.com/" target="_blank">earthworms</a> In fact, if you simply pile up your manure, some very opportunistic earthworms will just show up. Hence their name, "manure worms" These are wild worms, not in any behavioral sort of way, but "occurring in the wild" earthworms that convert steaming piles of poop into beautiful, rich "castings". "Castings?" you ask. That's another word for worm poop.</div>
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So, what, I've got another pile of poop? Well no, not exactly. Worm poop or worm castings are much more readily available for your grass's roots to uptake than fresh horse poop.</div>
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Horses are notoriously bad at digesting all the roughage they consume. If you examine it closely, and I know you have, horse manure contains an awful lot of hay and bits of grain that just got wasted by your horse. (Another reason horses are so costly. <i>Sigh</i>..)</div>
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You can either wait for those wild worms to show up (they're usually very late). Or, you can add your own worms to the manure pile. The best worms for the job are <a href="https://www.earthwormworks.com/about-red-worms.html" target="_blank">red worms</a> (redworms, red wigglers, etc.) and <a href="https://www.earthwormworks.com/european-nightcrawlers-and-redworms-uses.html" target="_blank">European night crawlers</a>. </div>
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Maybe "problem" is a misnomer. Because, pound for pound, worms are one of the most profitable farm animals being raised on purpose for selling. Sold as fishing worms, pet food (got chickens?) and, you guessed it,<i> other people with a horse manure problem. </i> You now have an added bonus from creating your own pasture fertilizer: a cash cow... <i>er...</i> <i>cash worm</i>.</div>
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ADDITIONAL WORM GROWING SECRETS</h3>
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If you're seriously considering starting a worm farm as a business, read the other posts in this blog. But you're all ready to get started? Check out my <a href="https://www.earthwormworks.com/worm-farm-guide.html" target="_blank">Worm Farm Manual</a>. It contains pretty much all the information you'll need on raising worms, breeding worms, feeding worms, and making money with you own worm farm.</div>
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To save time answering questions and prevent you from going through all the trials and tribulations I had to endure when I first started growing worms, I put everything in this manual. Written in a chronological order, you can easily go from starting your worm farm business to selling your product.</div>
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Worm Farm Guide</h3>
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I share my specialized knowledge on successful worm farming for beginners in an easy to understand manual. Besides in depth instructions on worm feeding, you'll discover:</div>
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Whether your trying to grow worms for your own use or want to grow enough to sell commercially, this manual gives you the information I wish I'd had when I first started.</div>
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A worm farm business could lead to a comfortable home based business for a lot of people.<br />
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You may be reading this Worm Farm Business blog out of curiosity. If you're coming back often, you're more than curious - you have an interest. And, just maybe, a calling.<br />
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Anyone who pursues their interests consistently, will become successful at it - no matter what that interest is.<br />
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So, it's a good thing to become more knowledgeable before jumping right in. You don't know what you don't know. And what you don't know can cost you - in time and money.<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2014/08/how-worm-farm-business.html">How To Make Your Worm Farm Profitable</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2014/08/worm-farming-problems.html">Worm Farming Problems That Affect Success</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2011/10/making-money-raising-earthworms.html">Making Money Raising Earthworms</a></li>
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Check these posts out if you've been considering starting a worm farm. Then, if you're really bitten by the bug, check out my <a href="https://www.earthwormworks.com/worm-farm-guide.html" target="_blank">Worm Farm Manual</a>. It has most anything you need to know about starting a successful worm farm.</div>
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I share my specialized knowledge on successful worm farming for beginners in an easy to understand manual. Besides in depth instructions on worm feeding, you'll discover:</div>
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The Monroe'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957187498115704491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8380357560374460848.post-20067473103986817812018-06-15T10:28:00.003-04:002023-10-10T06:14:53.680-04:00What Can I Feed My Worms?<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5qvpb7rBnEBef5WX4WSBo5pd0Kn3JnFW-vFb-VSNP_QFhgiWfle6x0RxJHYcS8_4xtyCP6r2xs7DHpVeheIAHBbN5ZgRJwYVP2P4EnHDn6u7dQ9xOMUAAfHdBdqFRaVbc6UrsuTy4XhXrUvpZn2BMzbJPuXw4gKZmU0ie4Fqc3EOvUgp3wuswhYiilKj/s400/grow-worms.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="What Can I Feed My Worms?" border="0" data-original-height="163" data-original-width="400" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5qvpb7rBnEBef5WX4WSBo5pd0Kn3JnFW-vFb-VSNP_QFhgiWfle6x0RxJHYcS8_4xtyCP6r2xs7DHpVeheIAHBbN5ZgRJwYVP2P4EnHDn6u7dQ9xOMUAAfHdBdqFRaVbc6UrsuTy4XhXrUvpZn2BMzbJPuXw4gKZmU0ie4Fqc3EOvUgp3wuswhYiilKj/w400-h163/grow-worms.jpg" title="What Can I Feed My Worms" width="400" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i></div><i>Questions about what to <a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/search/label/worm%20farm%20food">feed worms</a> is probably the most common ones I get.</i><br />
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Feeding Worms</h3>
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Below is a quick list to refer to if you are just starting out worm farming and want to find economical (free is best!) worm food sources:</div>
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<li>Horse Manure (the best worm food by far)</li>
<li>Cow Manure (an excellent second source of worm food)</li>
<li>Rabbit Manure (very good worm food, it will make your worms pink)</li>
<li>Chicken manure (CAUTION! compost before hand, can be very hot)</li>
<li>Spent brewers grain (probably not commonly found, but worth the effort to locate)</li>
<li>Vegetable and yard waste compost </li>
<li>Grains (CAUTION! can sour the bedding; use mainly to "fatten" worms when ready to sell)</li>
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Just as important as what to feed worms is what NOT to feed worms. I'll cover these worm food items you should avoid in the next post, with the reasons why. Very important: the major cause of <a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/search/label/worm%20growing%20problems">worm farming failure.</a><br />
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I share my specialized knowledge on successful worm farming for beginners in an easy to understand manual. Besides in depth instructions on worm feeding, you'll discover:</div>
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You'll find more worm feeding tips and how-to's, as well as all aspects of worm farming, in my <a href="https://www.earthwormworks.com/worm-farm-guide.html" target="_blank">"Worm Farm Manual"</a>. Available in both <a href="https://www.earthwormworks.com/worm-farm-manual.html" target="_blank">download</a> and<a href="https://www.earthwormworks.com/worm-farm-manual.html" target="_blank"> hard-copy</a> versions.</div>
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Happy New Year! If you're like many folks this time of year, you're looking to make changes in your life for the better. Maybe you've thought about setting up a worm farm for extra income or as a career change.<br />
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There are different reasons to <a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2015/07/vermiculture-worm-farming.html">setup a worm farm</a>:</div>
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These are just come of the main reasons people want to raise earthworms. And your worm farm setup depends on your specific reason or reasons for starting a worm farm.</div>
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Worm Farming for Personal Use</h3>
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If you're starting a worm farm for purely personal use or for ecological reasons, your setup won't need much room, can be simple. Vermi-composting (composting with worms) household and yard waste can be nothing more elaborate than heaps and bins where ever there's room.</div>
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There's no need to purchase those expensive stacking trays, either. Those ridiculous spigots on the bottom to catch "worm tea" are useless. If your worm trays are wet enough to produce water out that spigot, your worms are dead, dying, or <i>gone. </i>Simple opaque rubs with or without lids, <a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2011/01/worm-bedding-for-worm-farm.html">appropriate worm bedding</a>, lights overhead, and non-chlorine water does the trick.</div>
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Simply chop food stuffs fine, add to the top of the bedding and cover with dampened cardboard, shredded paper, or newspaper and provide an overhead light (<a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2011/09/crawing-worms.html">to prevent crawling</a>).</div>
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Commercial Worm Farming</h3>
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Starting a commercial <a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2015/05/worm-farming-profits.html">worm farm for profit </a>requires somewhat more planning and setup. Space required is of course dependent on how large you want your worm farm business to be.</div>
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If you're new to worm farming, I suggest you start small, get the hang of it, then expand your <a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2014/07/how-many-worms.html">worm beds</a> as your expertise and market increases.</div>
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It's surprising how little startup money, space, and time it takes to get a worm farm set up and earning extra income. In no time (6 months to one year), you can be making a sizable income for you and your family.</div>
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<a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2014/11/get-started-worm-farming.html">Worm farming is one of the easiest home-based business to start</a>, with the least amount of money invested, with the quickest profit return.</div>
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However, there is a certain amount of knowledge required in order to save money, time and aggravation - knowledge that you absolutely have to have in order to be successful and earn money.<br />
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The Difference Between Success And Failure Is...</h3>
The difference between those who fail at worm farming and those that create a successful home based business is specialized knowledge about growing, breeding, and marketing earthworms.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">In order to help my worm customers who want to start their own worm farm, I put this specialized knowledge I've acquired through the years into a manual form. This manual gives them step-by- step procedures in the order that's required as they begin their worm farm business. </span><br />
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It's saved me time as well, since I don't have to spend hours on the phone going over instructions and problems!</div>
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If you are also considering setting up your own worm farm, you'll find my worm farm manual a helpful guide to follow. It's available in a handy download version and also in hard copy format. Here is <a href="http://www.earthwormworks.com/worm-farm-guide.html" target="_blank">more information</a> of what you'll find in the manual. Or click on the link below to order.</div>
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Setting Up A Worm Farm</h3>
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I shared my specialized knowledge on successful worm farming for beginners in an easy to understand manual. You'll discover:</div>
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<li>how to set up your worm farm,</li>
<li>what kind of worms beds to use, </li>
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....as well as harvesting and selling worms.</div>
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Whether your trying to grow worms for your own use or want to grow enough to sell commercially, this manual gives you the information I wish I'd had when I first started.<br />
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You'll find more worm feeding tips and how-to's, as well as all aspects of worm farming, in my<a href="https://www.earthwormworks.com/worm-farm-guide.html" target="_blank"> "Worm Farm Manual".</a> Available in both <a href="https://www.earthwormworks.com/worm-farm-manual.html" target="_blank">download</a> and <a href="https://www.earthwormworks.com/worm-farm-manual.html" target="_blank">hard-copy</a> versions.</div>
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"How do I raise worms and how do I make them grow bigger?" is probably the most frequently asked question I get. While there are no shortcuts (well, there are a few) to growing big, healthy European Nightcrawlers and Red Worms, there are a few conditions and elements that are absolutely necessary to accomplish this result.</div>
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Drum Roll Please: Secrets To Growing Bigger Worms Revealed!</h3>
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Any failure (by failure I mean dead worms, skinny worms, no worms) are almost always because of one or more of the above.</div>
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Proper Worm Bedding</h3>
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<a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2011/07/fix-wet-worm-bedding.html">Worm bedding</a> that is acidic, old, compacted, too wet, too dry will cause you a lot of grief. As a matter of fact, most failures in worm farming and worm raising is directly related to the worm bedding condition and composition.</div>
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Solving worm bedding problems, or better yet, never letting these problems materialize, is absolutely essential to raising earthworms successfully. Filling your worm beds with bedding most beneficial to the health of your worms is the most important first step in successful worm farming.</div>
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Proper Feeding</h3>
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You are what you eat and so are your worms. If your worms don't have proper or adequate nutrition,. they will soon die, crawl away or remain small and sickly. The quality and condition of your <a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2011/06/feeding-worms-tips.html">worm food</a> is directly related to the quality and condition of your European nightcrawlers or red worms.</div>
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The amount you feed, what you feed and the condition of that feed is of greatest importance in growing worms bigger and increasing worm reproduction. For instance, I've <a href="http://www.earthwormworks.com/worm-farm-guide.html" target="_blank">described in my manual </a>how wonderful horse manure is as a worm food. But, if the horse manure you're collecting for your worm beds comes from poorly fed horses, the resulting manure from these unfortunate beasts will not provide much nutrition for your worms.</div>
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Proper Attention</h3>
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Perhaps the most important quality of a successful worm farmer is attention. Most failures and "<a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2014/08/worm-farming-mistakes.html">worm nightmares</a>" come from one thing: lack of attention.</div>
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Worm farming is not an "absentee business". Don't build it and expect the worms to fend for themselves. Problems usually happen and will only get worse if you aren't paying attention and fixing them pronto.</div><div><br /></div>
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More Worm Growing Information</h3>
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<a href="https://www.earthwormworks.com/worm-farm-manual.html" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="How to grow earthworms as a home based business" border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AmHzvAT92YY/TjBf9UrFYfI/AAAAAAAAAEo/CX0G7ZpZnmAk313qQpQ25mAWoIdFrobcACPcB/s320/worm-farm-manual.jpg" title="Worm Farming Business" width="251" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;">For more details on worm bedding, worm feeding and info on what you need to know about growing bigger, badder worms and more of them, check out my <a href="https://www.earthwormworks.com/worm-farm-guide.html" target="_blank">worm farm manual.</a> I've spelled out, in a step-by-step fashion </span></div>
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Whether your trying to grow worms for your own use or want to grow enough to sell commercially, this manual gives you the information I wish I'd had when I first started.<br />
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</span><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large;">You'll find more worm feeding tips and how-to's, as well as all aspects of worm farming, in my </span><a href="https://www.earthwormworks.com/worm-farm-guide.html" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large;" target="_blank">"Worm Farm Manual"</a><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large;">. Available in both </span><a href="https://www.earthwormworks.com/worm-farm-guide.html" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large;" target="_blank">download</a><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large;"> and </span><a href="https://www.earthwormworks.com/worm-farm-guide.html" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large;" target="_blank">hard-copy</a><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large;"> versions.</span></div>
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For review, here is a link to a listing of several posts on this blog related to <a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/search/label/worm%20feed" target="_blank">worm feeding </a>that you can review- what to feed, how to feed, and what NOT to feed.<br />
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Basically, any organic material that hasn't been tainted with anything poisonous substances, that is suitably rendered for ease of eating (ground and/or partially decomposed), and that is moist but not soggy. There are some foods you should avoid putting in your worm beds, such as potatoes, onions, meats, dog/cat feces. This post these and other <a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2011/07/do-not-feed-worms.html" target="_blank">foods to avoid feed worms</a> (click for link). It is wise to take note, since you risk killing or sickening your worms by feeding them.<br />
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There are of course commercially prepared worm feeds such as "FRM Cricket and Worm Feed", If you have access to manures (horse, cow, rabbit, goat) and other organic material, it shouldn't be necessary to purchase these foods, or only use them for <a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2011/08/grow-fatter-worms.html" target="_blank">fattening up your worms to bait size</a>.<br />
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<li>You don't see any tiny thread-like hatchlings. If you do, treat them gently whenever you are into your worm bedding.</li>
<li>You don't see any small, reddish youngsters. The hatchlings turn pink in a day or so and they generally stay in squirmy groups. (Don't confuse hatchlings with underfed or sickly worms, which is a whole other problem.)</li>
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<li>It's too cold. When temps fall below 60 degrees, earthworms go dormant and will not breed. If you can keep your worms in climate controlled housing, you'll keep your worms breeding all year. Otherwise, the winter months will be down-time.</li>
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Keep an eye out for the breeding activity your worms and the egg production rate so you can rectify any of the above conditions that are in your control. New worm production is the life's blood of any <a href="http://www.earthwormworks.com/worm-farm-guide.html" target="_blank">worm farm business.</a></div>
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If you're searching for a new business or a way to suppliment your income, read <a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2013/09/is-worm-farming-profitable.html" target="_blank">"Is Worm Farming Profitable?" </a> to answer some of the questions you may have.<br />
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<li> <a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2015/07/selling-worms-vermiculture.html" target="_blank">Worms</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2015/08/five-vermiculture-products-to-sell.html">Worm Castings</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2015/10/worm-farming-for-profit.html" target="_blank">Garden Culture</a></li>
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What, you may ask, is the difference between compost and vermi-compost? "<a href="http://www.dcrra.org/compost.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Compost is a dark, crumbly, earthy-smelling mixture that consists mostly of decayed organic matter."</a> It is a rich, natural fertilizer, teeming with microbes. Vermi-compost is merely compost created using earthworms but has the added benefit of containing vermi-cast (worm castings or poo.)<br />
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Needless to say, vermicompost is more potent and therefore more vaulaable than simple compost. Most everyone can compost they're leaves, clippings and vegetable clipping. Few people know how to vermi-compost. That's where you come in. <br />
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As you grow worms, you create (or, rather, your worms create) literally tons of this stuff. When you've used all you can and have the most lush landscape in your county, it's time to start selling it to other gardeners and horticulturists.<br />
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Vermicompst vs. Garden Culture</h3>
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As described in the <a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2015/10/worm-farming-for-profit.html" target="_blank">previous post</a> in this series, <b>Garden Culture</b> is vermi-compost in which there are a significant amount a worms and worm capsules present. If you have a thriving worm selling business, you probably want to extract every last worm and worm capsule (egg) of your used bedding and sell just this vermi-compost.<br />
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Vermicompost is an excellent worm farming by-product to sell locally, but because of it's weight and lower price, it's not a product that sells very well online. The shipping is just too expensive. But, you should be able to sell all you have to local farmers, landscapers, home gardeners, etc.<br />
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Worms Are Money Machines</h3>
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From the sale of your vermi-compost and/or garden culture, you can probably regain the entire cost of worm bedding, worm food and other expenses plus make a profit. That's one reason worm farming is such a great business. It's not only eco-friendly, but everything you put into it (and everything the worms put out) turns into money.<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2015/07/vermiculture-worm-farming.html" target="_blank">Worm Egg Capsules or Cocoons</a></li>
<li> <a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2015/07/selling-worms-vermiculture.html" target="_blank">Worms</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2015/08/five-vermiculture-products-to-sell.html">Worm Castings</a></li>
<li><b>Garden Culture</b></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2016/01/products-selling-worm-farming.html" target="_blank">Vermicompost</a></li>
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We've covered three of the five. Let's examine Garden Culture, an often times overlooked item that sells well locally, as well as online. </div>
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Local gardeners and farmers, if they are made aware of it's benefits, make a good customer for an easy-to-package garden culture product. </div>
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What is garden culture? Simply a scoop or bag of partially decomposed worm bedding with any worm castings and worms/eggs/hatch-lings it contains. Gardeners can mix this soil amendment into their growing beds, gardens, or planting soil for improved fertility, tilth, microbes, and aeration.<br /></div>
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<div>Because garden culture is basically scooped up, weighted, then bagged, there's much less work and time involved on your part, yet the price is good. Folks are getting several benefits all in one package - soil-improvement, fertilizer, live worms for the future - so the price you can ask is very profitable for the time and effort involved.</div>
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I would suggest you use bedding that is in mid-life - not ready for worm castings harvesting but still aged. It should be "vermi-compost" as apposed to "worm castings". It should be "organic material" rather than just the peat moss you use to ship bait worms.</div>
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Also, use bedding you've already harvested most of the larger worms and cocoons. Leave enough for a good product, but don't overload it. Moisten the bedding but don't over-wet, especially if you are shipping it. Shipping wet products can be too expensive for long distance sales.</div>
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You can also have a separate area that you use just for Garden Culture production. This will be a vermi-compost pile or bed that you add leaves, clippings, vegetables and other composting materials, then add worms to decompose the material. In this bed, you aren't interested in growing bait worms or lots of worms, so it doesn't require a lot of your attention. Just keep it watered and protected. Toss occasionally to aerate. <br />
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When you get an order, you simply mix the bed, scoop it up into bags, weight and label. Folks can pick it up, you can deliver it, or you can ship it. </div>
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Don't bag the garden culture up too far ahead if you don't have sales. You want to keep the product fresh and viable. Sitting around in a bag for too long risks killing the worms and drying out the organic material. Incidentally, the bags you use should be "breathable" to keep the worms alive.<br />
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Worm Farming For Profit Information</h3>
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The Monroe'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957187498115704491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8380357560374460848.post-79465552484704214282015-09-02T10:45:00.004-04:002023-10-10T06:35:08.996-04:00Feeding Worms Fish Food<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV21dmwkXsAjizhDBS0tY_TS7pyUXwBXiBDmC680TF2OW97dmynRB_cLPUl_TyjvvH_4Rxoc3MiTy-t3fFi_mRCdl8FIg5SQCqjCNNGuKKO6EmovPch3pNcRB2hYFXw3IGVgITZFX-zZ_ibquciS_x8qEuLAUYVWk1ijk0bOnSf3L8J6QS5i2StUykkIIm/s326/worm-farm-business.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Feeding Worms Fish Food" border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="326" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV21dmwkXsAjizhDBS0tY_TS7pyUXwBXiBDmC680TF2OW97dmynRB_cLPUl_TyjvvH_4Rxoc3MiTy-t3fFi_mRCdl8FIg5SQCqjCNNGuKKO6EmovPch3pNcRB2hYFXw3IGVgITZFX-zZ_ibquciS_x8qEuLAUYVWk1ijk0bOnSf3L8J6QS5i2StUykkIIm/w200-h189/worm-farm-business.jpg" title="Worm Feeding Tips" width="200" /></a></div><br /><h3>Worm Farming Q&A</h3>
From time to time on this blog I share questions I receive about raising worms. Here's a recent one about feeding worms fish food.<br />
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Testing New Worm Food</h3>
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By feeding only a small number of worms separately from your worm bed, you don't endanger your entire population of worms. It always pays to be cautious when considering an untested food or bedding source.</div>
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As for the fish food, I would treat it like a grain. As I explain in my <a href="http://www.earthwormworks.com/worm-farm-guide.html" target="_blank"><b>worm farm manual</b></a>, worms should be fed grains only in amounts they can eat in a day. Any left over's should be scraped off before adding more. Reduce the amount of grain if the worms don't "clean their plates".</div>
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Worm Feeding Information</h3>
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Worm Castings</h3>
Getting back to the products from vermiculture that you can sell:<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2015/07/vermiculture-worm-farming.html" target="_blank">Worm Egg Capsules or Cocoons</a></li>
<li> <a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2015/07/selling-worms-vermiculture.html" target="_blank">Worms</a></li>
<li><b>Worm Castings</b></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2015/10/worm-farming-for-profit.html">Garden Culture</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2016/01/products-selling-worm-farming.html" target="_blank">Vermicompost</a></li>
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Number three on our list is "Worm Castings" or, if you prefer, "Worm Poop". Some worm farmers are only interested in producing this wonderful fertilizer. It's benefits are catching on fast as gardeners learn about it's soil health benefits and the positive effect it has on the environment.<br />
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There is a different. Worm castings are just that - all poop and no undigested bedding or organic material. Vermi-compost is compost with a lot (or not so much) worm castings included.<br />
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You can sell both and both are excellent soil amendments. Worm poop is more than a soil amendment, though. It's really a slow release fertilizer. Vermicompost is great,however, for soil tilth improvement, microbe content and some worm poop mixed in. <br />
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Worm castings, being all or mostly all worm poop, demands a higher price than vermicompost. It should be on the dry side (so folks aren't buying water) and should have a minimal amount of undigested organic material in order to justify the price. Application rates are lower for worm castings than for vermi-compost because of the higher nutritional content.<br />
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Getting pure or nearly pure castings is not that easy and it takes a while. Frankly, there are products out there that are 99.9% pure and that concentration is almost impossible for the average worm farmer to achieve.<br />
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However, you can refine your vermicompost down to a high concentration of worm castings, limit the moisture and you're sure to beat a lot of so-called worm castings sellers out there who are basically selling wet compost. The results gardeners get is proof enough and you can point out the differences in your sales presentations.<br />
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Your going to have lots of vermicompost and worm castings from growing your worms. So even if you're doing it just for the worms, also plan on marketing this wonderful soil amendment and fertilizer for extra cash.<br />
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Worm Growing Information</h3>
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Doing This Is A Sure-Fire Way To Kill Your Worms</div>
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Quick. What's the easiest way to kill worms? Besides poison or fire? While you think you're taking care of them?</div>
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Can't tell you how many times I've heard something similar to this and I cringe every time: <i>"I ordered 200 worms and I only got 199. I know 'cause I counted them 10 times to make sure."</i></div>
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First of all, you don't need to know the exact count of your worms right down to the last individual. Unless they're cupped bait (which is generally around 24 worms and can be counted quickly), finding the exact count of worms in a bag or bed is just not that necessary.</div>
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Secondly and more importantly, the act of counting each and every worm right down to that last individual hiding under that last bit of bedding is actually very harmful to the worms and can kill them.</div>
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Why? I'll tell you why. Worms hide under bedding for a reason. The light rays hurt them and the air dries them out. Quickly. So when you meticulously pull every worm out of that bedding saying <i>"five-hundred and eighty-seven"</i>, and then, heaven forbid, leave the poor guy lying around exposed while you continue counting, that worm is drying out <i>immediately </i>and the harmful light rays are sickening it <i>immediately</i>.</div>
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Now, the worms won't die right away except if they're left out for an extended period. But they are at risk of getting sick and you'll be wondering later,<i> "Why are my worms crawling around aimlessly on top of the bedding?" "Why are my worms balled up in the corner." "Why are my worms smaller." "Why are my worms </i>dead<i>?"</i></div>
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Worms exposed naked to air dry out very quickly. Because they are comprised mostly of water and the water evaporates easily, you can actually see them loosing weight. You may start out with a pound of worms and by the time your done counting, you may only have half that amount. Plus, the stress on the worms is harmful and will set them back weeks in their development.</div>
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The skin of a worm is highly sensitive to light rays. The light is actually very painful, which is why leaving a light on over a bed keeps worms from crawling. Worms avoid light for a reason. When you're pulling them out of the bedding for counting (or transferring, for that matter), the worms receive harmful, burning light rays to their skin. Once again, this sets back their development and can sicken them to the point of dying.</div>
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Counting Worms</h3>
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So, how are you going to get a count on the worms you have, whether you ordered a bag or you're selling a pound of worms to a customer?</div>
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If you've just received a pound of worms you ordered, weight the bag of worms. The worms were shipped at just under 2 pounds (1 pound of worms and the rest moist bedding). Taking into account the loss of moisture during transit, the bag should weight around 1 pound 8 or 10 ounces. If you dump your worms into a tray and toss the worms to evenly distribute them, you sound see an even amount of worms to bedding.</div>
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If you're serious about knowing the exact amount of worms and really want to count them, have a separate tray of bedding to toss the worm into as you pull them out of the original bedding. Throw some bedding over the worm immediately and continue counting. Limit the amount of exposure the worms have to light and air to an absolute minimum. Oh, and spritz your worms with some non-chlorinated water after you're done to replace lost moisture.</div>
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For aspiring worm farmers, my worm farm manual has some quick and easily methods of counting your worms without actually counting every last worm. Plus a whole lot of other tips and how-to's.</div>
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Your worm farm is basically vermiculture on a commercial basis. And as we discussed previously, there are five sale-able items of value from the business of vermiculture arranged here in most- valuable-first order:</div>
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<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2015/07/vermiculture-worm-farming.html" target="_blank">Worm Egg Capsules or Cocoons</a></li>
<li> Worms</li>
<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2015/08/five-vermiculture-products-to-sell.html" target="_blank">Worm Castings</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2015/10/worm-farming-for-profit.html">Garden Culture</a></li>
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Last time we examined the most precious product that brings the highest price: <a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2015/07/vermiculture-worm-farming.html" target="_blank">Worm Egg Capsules </a>(cocoons that contain worm eggs). Next on our list is <b>#2 Worms</b>. </div>
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Worms: Red Worms, European Nightcrawlers And Others</h3>
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Earthworm production is the most common reason folks start a worm farm. The earthworms are, of course, the most important component of a worm farm and will be your most sale-able item. And worms give you all the other valuable products to sell listed above.</div>
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Worms are the "vermi" in "vermiculture". From the Latin worm <i>vermis</i> meaning worm, they are the machine of your vermiculture business. So pay them well....with rich, organic food stuffs and manures, just-right moisture, zero light, safety, peace and quite.</div>
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When compared to other means of production, earthworms work cheap. Most of the food stuffs can be found for free or nearly free. The same goes for bedding. They don't require fancy buildings and office furniture. Just a nice fluffy, moist bed with low light. And they don't talk back.</div>
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Worm Markets</h3>
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As we discussed the the posts about <a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2015/04/sell-worms.html" target="_blank">earthworm markets</a>, there's a ready demand for worms most anywhere in the country. Earthworms have real value. Whether as fish bait, vermicomposting bins, pet food, or soil enhancers, worms are (almost) worth their weight in gold. That's why the egg capsules are your most valuable resource: they're the source of your future worms and without them you won't have any worms to sell.</div>
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Get Started Worm Farming Today</h3>
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Worm farming start-up costs are surprisingly low and you can do it yourself or with family. It doesn't require a lot of room. <br />
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The Monroe'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957187498115704491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8380357560374460848.post-47494728904289059062015-07-11T09:56:00.003-04:002023-10-10T06:47:27.599-04:00Worm Farming Question About Breeding<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIM2bHSSrTIzfgeFxLCk8gHBAFWK5G_vB_wLkMGsDBdk0jhQabAt-bykK95wQVL3Sgiw9CbASDvXQq2r-1UoIN7RZBgtkmVP1iKu0tlK8-a05-1cc61YMhdYtjxI06R_7VsM3-ez4CB-iZg8l055EQmH1CiNGgIupeAxatXI2i7ypRc7lutgZHUpWS_CD4/s326/worm-farm-business.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Worm Reproduction" border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="326" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIM2bHSSrTIzfgeFxLCk8gHBAFWK5G_vB_wLkMGsDBdk0jhQabAt-bykK95wQVL3Sgiw9CbASDvXQq2r-1UoIN7RZBgtkmVP1iKu0tlK8-a05-1cc61YMhdYtjxI06R_7VsM3-ez4CB-iZg8l055EQmH1CiNGgIupeAxatXI2i7ypRc7lutgZHUpWS_CD4/w320-h256/worm-farm-business.jpg" title="Why Aren't My Worms Reproducing?" width="320" /></a></div><br />It's Q&A time. Here's a question I recently received and this is a frequently question:<br />
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<li><b>The bedding needs changing. </b> If the bedding is too concentrated with castings and broken down, the worms will do more than stop breeding. They'll stop <i>breathing</i>, too. Or simply start crawling.<br /><br /><b>Solution:</b> Change out your bedding as soon as it needs it. This timing can vary with how many worms you have in your bed and how much bedding material is in the bed. A good test is if the bedding is becoming compacted and you have to turn it more often (you are turning your bedding, aren't you?). The bedding will become fine and dark with castings. </li>
<li><b>You're not feeding the worms enough</b>. Worms, like any other living organism, will be stimulated to breed and lay more eggs if there's a plentiful supply of good, nutritious food.<br /><br /><b>Solution:</b> Feed your worms all they can eat. Duh!</li>
<li>You're feeding your worms too much. <i>Grain</i>. Too much grain can make your worm bedding go acid and will make your worms sick. Conversely, though, sometimes when worms get sick they start laying lots of eggs. Go figure.<br /><br /><b>Solution: </b> Only feed as much grain as your worms can eat in a day and make sure it is finely ground. Clean off any uneaten grain before turning the bedding or adding more grain. Feed organic material and manures for safer feeding.</li>
<li><b>The worms are unhappy</b>. If it's too noisy, too hot, too cold, too...something, worms will be unhappy and an unhappy worm is not breeding. They're dying and they're crawling.<br /><br /><b>Solution:</b> Make sure you worm growing environment is conducive to worm breeding and worm happiness.<br /><br />A complete guide on how to make your worms happy to breed and grow :</li>
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Worm Farming Manual</h3>
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More answers and solutions to this and other worm growing and breeding problems are included in my <a href="https://www.earthwormworks.com/worm-farm-guide.html" target="_blank">Worm Farm Guide </a>(click to see what's in it.)<br />
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You can sell more than just worms in you worm farming business. There are basically five products produced from <a href="http://www.earthethicsinstitute.org/vermicomposting.htm" target="_blank">Vermiculture </a>(the raising of worms) or worm farming. I've arranged them here from highest price to lowest:<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2015/07/selling-worms-vermiculture.html" target="_blank">Worms</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2015/08/five-vermiculture-products-to-sell.html" target="_blank">Worm Castings</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2015/10/worm-farming-for-profit.html">Garden Culture</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2016/01/products-selling-worm-farming.html" target="_blank">Vermicompost</a></li>
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Worm Capsules or Cocoons</h3>
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These capsules or cocoons are excreted by the earthworm and contain worm eggs. Very precious indeed. I caution you to hang onto your worm capsules until you have more worms than you know what to do with. They are literally the future of your worm farm. They grow your business and are what make worm farming "sustainable".</div>
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Eventually, if you're good at worm farming, you will begin to have more worm capsules than you need and you can part with them. But at a price. I'm talking $200-350 dollars a pound. At least.</div>
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Gardeners can add the cocoons to their garden soil to improve it. Aspiring worm farmers like yourself can add worm capsules to worm beds and get a jump start on their worm farming business. You can do the same if you can find a worm farmer willing to sell you some. Don't look at me.</div>
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This series of posts covers the biggest reason for failure in the worm farming business. <br />
Next up: #7 Not Delegating.<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2014/08/worm-farming-problems.html" target="_blank">Not paying attention to your worms</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2014/08/worm-farming-mistakes.html" target="_blank">Over selling your worms</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2014/10/market-worm-farm-profits.html" target="_blank">Under selling (not expanding your market)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2014/10/worm-farm-business-how-to.html" target="_blank">Expanding too fast</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2014/11/get-started-worm-farming.html">Poor customer service</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2015/04/sell-worms.html" target="">Poor marketing</a></li>
<li><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;"><b>Not delegating</b></span></li>
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Reasons for business failures are the same for most any kind of business. The worm growing business is no exception. Most entrepreneurs commit the same mistake, especially at start-up: Trying to do everything yourself.<br />
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You try to do it all because (a.) you can't afford to hire help and (b.) you don't trust anybody else to do it right.<br />
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As with most start-up businesses, in the beginning you usually have more time than money. It's practical to do most everything yourself - if you have the expertise - to save money. You save money on labor until you get some cash flow going.<br />
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Making More Money</h3>
You do reach a point, however, when you start making some money. Your worm business is growing so you build more beds.Then you have more worms to take care of and you have more customers to serve, <i>yada yada yada.</i><br />
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At this point, you can ask yourself <i>"Is the profit I'm making now enough? Or do I want to take it to the next level?" </i>You need to weigh the pro's and con's of increasing your business. Being a one-man show has it's advantages: It's infinitely simpler when you are the only employee. And you can make a good living running your worm farm by yourself or with family members.<br />
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But, making more money often means expanding. One option at first is to contract someone to help out with the extra work. No complicated bookkeeping to keep up with, only a 1099 at the end of the year. When you go big-time, you can hire employees and a bookkeeper. At first, this option works great. Canvas the neighborhood for teens or retiree's who are looking for part-time work. They'll be your most economical labor source. The youngsters are energetic and the elders are conscientious.<br />
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Another aspect of delegating is to recognize when you don't have the expertise for different aspects of your business. If you don't know which end of a hammer to use, you should hire someone with carpenter skills to build any worm beds and shelters you may need. Or, find containers that can serve as worm beds and use existing sheds and structures to protect them. What I saying is, don't try to learn carpentry if you don't have the skill-set.<br />
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Don't try to be a web-master if you can't even send an email. Hire the local geek or a professional to put up your website. Focusing on what you do best or have a knack for will save you time and money in the long run. <br />
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Finally, don't be one of those people who simply must do everything themselves because nobody can do it as good or cares as much as you do. Let go and allow someone else to help you if they are willing helps your business grow quicker and your profits grow faster. <br />
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A Word Of Caution</h3>
The only caution I have is that when it comes to your worms - their feeding, watering and bedding - you must make sure the person you are training understands what to do and when to do it. Worms are living creatures and can be killed if these fundamentals are not done properly. <b>Take the time to explain your procedures and make sure your help understands before turning over any of the day to day care of your precious worms. I don't recommend leaving the worm care to anyone lightly.</b> But as far as other chores, selling, bookkeeping, website management, shipping, order taking, etc. - turn some of this over to someone else so that you have more time to market and grow your worms for a more profitable worm farm business.<br />
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Get Your Worm Farm Business Started Right</h3>
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<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2014/08/worm-farming-problems.html" target="_blank">Not paying attention to your worms</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2014/08/worm-farming-mistakes.html" target="_blank">Over selling your worms</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2014/10/market-worm-farm-profits.html" target="_blank">Under selling (not expanding your market)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2014/10/worm-farm-business-how-to.html" target="_blank">Expanding too fast</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2014/11/get-started-worm-farming.html">Poor customer service</a></li>
<li><b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Poor marketing</span></b></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2015/05/worm-farming-profits.html">Not delegating</a></li>
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There's no doubt about it. Once you <a href="http://www.earthwormworks.com/worm-farm-guide.html" target="_blank">give your worms what they need </a>to reproduce and keep them safe and happy, you will very soon be up to your armpits in earthworms. You will continue to have worms up to your armpits if you don't do the next single most important thing in a worm farm (or any) business: Market your product.</div>
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Marketing simple means getting the word out that you have worms, getting the word out to the right people, knowing where to get the word out, and knowing the right words to get out. You have to find the buyers, sell those buyers, and sell those buyers what they need.</div>
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You can sell your worms locally and you can sell them online. You may find most of your sales are online once you get a website up and traffic flowing. This can take a little time, but it will probably be the biggest source of sales. However, selling locally may be your best market, depending on where you live.</div>
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If you live in an area with lots of lake and waterways with good fishing, you have a built in customer base. You have two ways to go. You can sell directly to the fishermen. You can sell to bait shops. You can do both. O.k., that three ways.</div>
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If you sell directly to customers, the profit is much greater, but if you can't reach enough customers, the volume may not be big enough. If you're not good at selling or don't have the time, selling wholesale to bait shops may be your best bet. You'll need to sell a higher volume to make a good profit, but you only have to worry about selling a few buyers. </div>
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Once you've acquired the bait shop as a customer, the sales are pretty automatic. Just make sure you don't take them for granted and keep in touch regularly and give good, fast service with the best worms you can produce. Believe me, they need worms from a dependable source. </div>
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Individual home gardeners will be a good source, but they generally buy smaller amounts. But you can sell to farmers and they can use lots of worms for making their own rich fertilizer. Municipalities also are beginning to use worms to convert the tons of organic waste produced each year. Many are beginning to consider the ecologically friendly practice of vermicomposting,</div>
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This subject requires a lot of explaining, so I will devote an entire series on setting up your website and selling worms online. A website is an absolute must, even if you just sell locally. It establishes in the minds of the buying public that you are a legitimate, serious business. It will help you find customers and keep those customers.</div>
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Worm Farm Manual</h3>
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If your serious about worm farming, check out my <a href="https://www.earthwormworks.com/worm-farm-guide.html" target="_blank"><b>Worm Farm Manual</b>. </a> You find many other tips and how to's that will get you started worm farming.</div>
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Cleaning up Our Worm Nightmare</h3>
Sorry about waiting so long to post the conclusion of this "<a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/search/label/worm%20farming%20in%20winter">Winter Worm Farming</a>" series. It's winter and, well, we've been busy taking care of the worms!<br />
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As luck (of the bad variety) would have it, the coldest weather of the season is coming. Not just the season. The coldest weather in several years. We've been talking about raising worms in the winter. Well, now's a good time to wrap things up.<br />
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When I left off, I had just walked in on my first "worm nightmare". The worms were a'crawling. The worms were a'dying. What a mess.<br />
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First of all, I started gathering up living worms and returning them to bedding as fast as I could. Worms cannot live for very long in the open air and uncovered. They would continue to crawl even after being rescued, but hopefully I could get some heat on and settle them down eventually.<br />
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Any dead worms I put into a bucket for disposal. If you've never smelled dead worms, count yourself lucky. The smell is just <i>awful</i>. So far, because of the cold temperatures, there was no decomposition. Yet. It wouldn't be long, though. Summer is when that particular nightmare generally happens and I'll save it for another day. Can't wait, can you?<br />
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Luckily, the worms must not have been out for very long because I was able to rescue a large number. The worms that had balled up were in the best shape. By forming a close ball, the worms protect themselves from loosing moisture. The fortunate ones were in the middle. The outside ones were in the worst shape.<br />
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The single worms suffered the most. Even if they were still alive, they probably wouldn't make it because of dehydration. Sometimes, if they've been out too long, the damage is too great and they can't make a comeback.<br />
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The ones that don't make it will either be consumed by the other worms, or continue to crawl aimlessly on the top of the bedding and die there. These worms should always be removed to avoid attracting mites.<br />
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I set out to find ways to prevent future cold weather "worm crawl" disasters. Researching and picking the brains of "old-timers", I learned a few things about cold weather worm farming. <br />
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Preventing "Worm Crawl"</h3>
This bit of knowledge came by way of bitter experience. I'll share with you in hopes of sparing you unnecessary suffering (both you <i>and </i>your worms.):<br />
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<li>Have bedding in outdoor beds deep enough to provide insulation.<br />Colder zones require indoor worm beds.</li>
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<li>Feed less when it's cold. The worms won't eat as much</li>
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The bottom line: Worms do survive cold weather. But there are a few precautions you should take to:<br />
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What Happens To Worms In The Winter?</h3>
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First of all, worms become "dormant" when temperatures fall below 55 degrees. They move around less, breed less, and eat less. Alive but dormant. </div>
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When temps fall below 50, worms can go into survival mode. Meaning they just might crawl, creating for you, the worm farmer, a "worm nightmare". More on that later.</div>
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When temps fall below freezing and stay there for several days, your worms can die. You must keep your beds from freezing or risk losing your entire worm stock. As you can see, this is one of those "<a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2013/12/growing-worms-winter.html" target="_blank">pay attention to your worms</a>" times.<br />
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A Nightmare At The Worm Farm</h3>
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As promised <a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2014/11/caring-for-worms-in-winter.html" target="_blank">last post</a>, the best way to illustrate the effects of cold weather on your worms and the "nightmare" that can happen is to tell a story from my first worm farming year.<br />
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On the first winter of our worm farming career, a cold front moved down early and fast. In one week, we went from record heat to a hard freeze. And it was still October. Folks in Florida aren't used to this kind of stuff, so we were unprepared. At least, as far as the worm farm was concerned.<br />
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One day we were worrying about our worms frying, the next day were were trying to put little ear muffs and mittens on our worms. (<i>I know, worms don't have hands or ears. Just making a point</i>.) We had been warned by an old-time worm farmer about the dangers of cold weather, particularly to our worms kept in "holding trays" inside the worm house. <br />
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These trays, unlike the outside beds, are more shallow and therefore more at risk in cold weather. The worm house is insulated and has an air conditioner for the summer heat (an absolute must), but we had no heat source.<br />
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Thinking we might be okay because of the insulation, we fed and watered the worms, then we went to our own warm beds for the night.<br />
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The next morning, when I went down to feed the worms, I opened the worm house door to a scene straight out of a horror story. Worms were literately <i>everywhere</i>. They met me at the door, massed in balls at the door seal. They were crawling in lonely singles up the walls. They were in squirmy balls in all four corners. They were hanging off the sides of the beds. <br />
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There were worm clusters under loose pieces of tile flooring. There were individuals worms crawling across the entire floor. There were worm balls huddled here and there and everywhere. Dead and dying worms were all I could see. Everything I looked under had a wad of worms.<br />
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The few remaining worms in the beds were compact balls massed at the corners. It was truly a nightmare.<br />
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Taking Care Of Worms In Cold Weather</h3>
There's a serious cold front moving into parts of the country next week. This is probably a good time to take a break from the <b>"Worm Business Mistakes"</b> series and look at the problem <a href="http://www.earthwormworks.com/how-to-worm-farm/how-to-raise-worms-winter.htm" target="_blank">of worm farming in cold weather.</a><br />
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After a long hot summer (which has it's own set of worm care problems), winter is upon us. Even here in North Central Florida, we've had a couple of cold snaps already. There's an arctic blast expected up North next week, though it's not coming down this far south (sorry about that.)<br />
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Cold weather can be a trying time for the worm farmer. Worms go dormant, so they aren't breeding, eating or growing as much as they do in warmer temperatures. Cold weather is also a time of great danger to your worm stock. Ever hear of a "worm crawl"?<br />
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No, it's not the latest creep show down at the Multi-Plex, it's a real life nightmare that can happen for various reasons in the worm farming business. The trick is to keep it from happening and limit the damage if it does by knowing it's causes and prevention's.<br />
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One of the biggest causes of "worm crawl" is a significant drop in temperatures. Worm beds housed in shelters that allow for climate control are protected somewhat from this danger. However, if your worm house doesn't have a source of heat or the heat goes off, your worms are still vulnerable to "worm crawl".<br />
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Worms bedded outside are the most at risk. There are steps, though, you can take to prevent worms from crawling because of cold weather. The secret is understanding why they crawl, when they'll crawl, and what to do if they crawl. <br />
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Why Worms Crawl</h3>
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Although it's absolutely detrimental to their health and well-being, worms are prone to crawl out of their beds when temperatures drop below 60 degrees. If you've never experienced this "worm nightmare" before, count yourself lucky. It can be devastating to your worm business.</div>
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<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2014/08/worm-farming-mistakes.html" target="_blank">Over selling your worms</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2014/10/market-worm-farm-profits.html" target="_blank">Under selling (not expanding your market)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2014/10/worm-farm-business-how-to.html" target="_blank">Expanding too fast</a></li>
<li><b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Poor customer service</span></b></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2015/04/sell-worms.html">Poor marketing</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wormfarmbusiness.com/2015/05/worm-farming-profits.html">Not delegating</a></li>
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Keep Your Worm Customers Happy</h3>
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Worm Farming Mistake #5 is <b>"Poor customer service"</b>. It's a well know fact in the business world that getting customers is hard. Keeping customers is harder. And just as important. Once someone decides to buy from you, you should treat that person like he or she was the most important person on the planet. Within reason, of course.<br />
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<li><b>Listen</b>.<br /><i>Listening to your customers is the only way to know what they want and need. Your understanding of your customer will let you know what you need to do in order to make them happy.</i></li>
<li><b>Communicate</b><br /><i>Keep in touch with your customers so you establish a relationship and can anticipate their needs. If you are the one keeping your customer happy and solving their problems, you'll be less likely to loose that customer to someone else.</i></li>
<li><b>Make your customer feel important</b>.<br /><i>When they call or when you speak with them in person, make them feel important by using their name, smiling (even on the phone, it comes through), and using their name. Use body language that shows your respect for them. People will appreciate it. Don't you, when your paid attention to by folks you patronize? The Golden Rule applies here, even in the worm farming business.</i></li>
<li><b>Make sure your customers understand your business and what's expected of them.</b><br /><i>People are happy when they know what's going on and what your're procedures are for placing orders, taking payment, etc.</i></li>
<li><b>Learn to say "Yes", within reason. </b><br /><i>If you must say "No", find a way to make it not sound like a "No". In other words, use more than one syllable, it will soften the blow.</i></li>
<li><b>Say you're sorry.</b><br />I<i>f you foul up, make a mistake, or can't give them what they want, remember to apologize. People will forgive you and be more understanding if you show concern and that you are thinking of them.</i></li>
<li><b>Always give more than is expected.</b><br /><i>When folks get more than they paid for or get a little something extra, you will score mucho points and outshine any competition.</i></li>
<li><b>Ask for feedback.</b><br /><i>You can learn a lot from your customers, so get their input regularly. They'll feel important and you'll learn invaluable ways to serve them better than ever.</i></li>
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Worm Farm Customer Service</h3>
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As promised, let's look at customer service as it pertains to selling worms. Once you start worm farming and the worm gets out, you'll find that a lot of people will want to bend your ear about raising worms and taking care of worms. They'll keep you on the phone forever. </div>
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You'll have customers who want to start worm farming themselves. Don't be afraid to help them out, they'll be good customers for you as they stock their worm farm beds. There's such a demand for earthworms, you don't really have to worry about competition down the road.<br />
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You want to answer questions and help your customers learn how to care for their worms and keep them alive. But, if you talk to everyone who calls like this, you'll never get anything done and will soon be out of business.</div>
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I know, you're supposed to listen, answer questions, and get feedback. But, as stated above more than once, you have to do all this "within reason".</div>
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The way to handle inquisitive worm customers is prepare a "worm care" brochure that you can email them. Make note of the most usual questions asked (there are common questions that most people ask). Answer these questions in the brochure, spell out your policies, prices, pickup times, shipping dates, etc. An information brochure is not only be an invaluable time-saver for you , it is a great customer service tool as well.</div>
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When you start your worm farm business, you'll be pressed for time. Don't be tempted to ignore calls, however. Spend a little time talking and answer a few questions, especially if the caller is a customer or potential customer. Then, suggest they give you their email so you can send them your information brochure that is just chocked full of advice that will answer almost any question they could possible have. Tell them to call you back if they have any other questions or concerns that the brochure doesn't cover.</div>
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This aspect of worm farming needs more attention because you'll receive many of these calls and it's a somewhat delicate balance between helping people and not getting anything done. We'll come back to this a little later.<br />
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