Worm production!

Mate dont put lawn clippings, unless its all ready very dried out. But leaves that fall off the trees in autumn are great. I use the lawn mower and catcher to pick them up. The mower sort of mulches them up which is great. Also bury any smallish redfin or carp in there as well, worms love them. Also you can buy mulch from bunnings which is very good, stops the soil drying out, and when its rots down provides them with food. We also have a worm farm, one you can buy but the worms atre a bit skinny for fishing, but are great to feed to my catfish and bass.
Good luck Pete

 

Worms will appear just keep moist your going well. I only feed mine Pig Poo and vegetable's.
I keep them moist to the extent in summer if I can squeeze quite hard water will run out. I have Red worms and when I get too many I toss several thousand into the vegetable plot. Tough seeing the tail end of the lake from the Garden and not able to Fish it through being isolated here in Heaven.

 

Mate the stuff I was trying to think of is sugar cane mulch, available at bunnings. Once it starts to rot down it will encourage worms.
Cheers Pete

 

Good stuff that cane mulch Pete. I get it by the trailer load straight from a cane grower near Mackay whenever I need it, costs me a couple of barra fillets or a mud crab - I love the barter system.

Jeff

 

Its a shame we do not have a heart symbol mate. When my tomatoes are starting to grow i cover the ground with it, also any bare spots in the lawn. It is great stuff. Even better the Missus buys it lol.
Pete

 

Jim, go to your local newsagent and ask him if he has any old newspapers. our newsagent no longer sends them back to the printers they just cut the dates off and the paper name and just sends that back. locals know to go to the back of the shop and take a bundle or two or what they need. When it rains spread a paper out quite thick in a couple of days you could have worms, if not a bit longer. Carpet shops that lay Carpets always have left overs they throw away don't use the rubber underlay. I use carpet over the top of plastic sheeting to keep them warm in winter . Maybe you could mulch with cane mulch and paper as they will break up ...

 

it sort of a bit like straw mate, i guess it would not hurt to dig a bit in, try and get the older stuff to do this i guess.
Pete

 

One other tip to mate i remembered was tpo lay some old wheat bags down on the ground, when you want worms for fishing just pick up the bag and pick them up.
Pete.

 

Bunnings was selling worm farms in boxes I presume that would be a good way to get it going just empty the box of worms in your worm farm. I was on the roof the other day cleaning out a gutter and it had some good worms in the mud how the heck do worms get up into a roof gutter?

 

There are a few good mixes on the net that will fatten them up, and they work, I used a few different mixes when I had a worm box. (lime, corn flower, powder milk, bran,)
I can't remember the quantity of each I used.

 

Birds i think mate
Pete

 

Are compost worms any good for bait? I have heard many people say they are not and ooze out a yellow substance fish supposedly don't like. I have never tried them for this reason.

 

I used to catch trout, perch and carp whith compost worms. Lawn clipping compost.

 

I was told that as well, but never had any problems using them, caught ,Trout, Reddies, Roach, Eels, carp, and the Murray Cod I caught at the Goulburn Weir.

 

I have ubeaut fat worms inmy vegie garden, and compost worms in my worm farm. I also have two bass and two catfish in a aquarium so can see what they like. The catties eat both with relish, but the bass can tell the difference when you drop them in the tank, they much prefer the garden worms. when its dry and i have to give them compost worms its like giving a kid nasty tasting medicine, they will half heartedly eat them but not enjoy them lol.
Pete

 

Well I shall tell Pat I will take the compost out for her in future. We have two compost bins and which ever bin has the worms pat throws in the compost onion peel lemon anything acidic hence worms disappear. That reminds me I read if you put lawn clippings in put some lime on top, I don't remember why as I don't use them.
Wally