Red Wiggler Worm Farm Starter Kit Breakdown
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The Urban Worm Bag
Learn MoreThe Urban Worm Bag is the best home vermicomposter available. It's about 2'x2' giving you more space than other composting systems, is built out a breathable fabric to keep the worm bin healthy, zips fully closed to block access to insects, and makes harvesting easy with its flow through design.
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The Composting Worms
Learn MoreOur pure red wiggler composting worms are the best option for the Urban Worm Bag. Red Wigglers are generally accepted as the easiest worm for vermicomposting, but are especially suitable for continuous flow through systems like the Urban Worm Bag as they like to stay by the top of the bin - away from where you harvest on the bottom.
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The Worm Bedding
Learn MoreCoco Coir is a proven, eco-friendly worm bedding and soil amendment made from coconut husks.
Each Starter Kit comes with two dried 1.4lb bricks which will expand to about 2.5 gallons when water is added.
Step 1
Assemble the Worm Farm
The Urban Worm Bag is built with easy connect tubing - one person can set it up in about 10 minutes.
Step 2
Hydrate Your Worm Bedding
The coco coir comes with a bag to pour water in directly. Add 3/4 gallon, or about 6.5 pounds, with each block for a perfect moisture level. Then add it to the Urban Worm Bag!
Step 3
Add Your Red Wigglers
Dump out the worms onto the coco coir in the Urban Worm Bag and watch them burrow into their new home!
Step 4
Add Your Food Waste!
You can add a small amount of food waste right away. A couple cups of chopped up fruit or vegetable scraps, or coffee grounds will be a great welcome home meal.
Our Commitment to Quality Red Wigglers for Sale
At Hungry Worms, we understand that quality is more than just a label – it’s a science. Every worm, worm product, and finished worm casting begins with detailed, hand-processed care (mostly because we can't afford heavy machinery!) right here on our worm farm.
Our goal is simple: to provide home gardeners and eco-conscious composters with only the healthiest red wigglers for sale, directly from my family to yours. We’re obsessive - maybe to a flaw - about purity and health, so with every order you receive robust pure red wiggler composting worms destined for productive, thriving worm bins.
This is our family's primary source of income. Thank you for your support!
Frequently Asked Questions
What can worms eat?
Worms eat any organic waste such as fruit and vegetable waste, paper and cardboard waste, coffee grounds and eggshells, but its best to avoid citrus, dairy, meat, or spicy foods.
How fast do worms eat?
There are a lot of variables, so a very ballpark answer is each pound of worms can eat 3-4 pounds per week.
Do worm bins smell?
Bad smells is a sign you are doing something wrong! A healthy worm farm is odorless, or smells slightly like a forest.
How fast do red wigglers reproduce?
In typical conditions, you can expect a well taken care of worm colony to double every 2-3 months, but in truly perfect conditions they can multiply their population by 9x every week!
What do I do with the worms when they arrive?
Get to work naming them all! After, you can place the worms in your worm bin and leave a soft light over them. They should dive in within 30-60 minutes. If they are trying to escape, give me a call and we'll troubleshoot!
How do I keep worms happy?
Keeping your bins moisture levels balanced is the most important single thing. Moistened, but not wet, worm bedding will keep them happy and prevent most, if not all, issues in the worm bin.
What temperature is best for red wigglers?
77°F is their ideal temperature, between 60-80°F is just fine, but they will die below 32°F and above 95°F.
Can they survive winter?
Unlike the other worms in "red worm mixes," pure red wigglers can survive winter! Worst case scenario if the worms die, their cocoons will hatch the next spring.
How do you know your worms are pure?
Our worms are raised in an indoor facility in mortar tray tubs and our population is self sustaining.
How many worms are in a pound?
We aim to send breeder age worms, which are typically around 800 to the pound, but sometimes send smaller worms that could be as many as 1500 to the pound.
How long have you been in business?
I started as a hobby in 2014, and began the business in 2019. Over the years I have raised and shipped millions of worms, mostly providing white-label shipments for other businesses.
How are the worms shipped?
We package them with a lot of dry peat moss to help them survive shipment. Dry peat acts as insulation from temperature extremes. They are then placed in breathable bags that we tie closed and place in the shipping box.
How successfully do worms survive the mail?
Better than you think! We've perfected the art after 4+ years of shipping worms. We need cooperation from you, and sometimes accidents just happen, but we have about a 98% success rate.
When do you ship and how long does it take?
We take orders until Friday and ship the next monday or tuesday. If the weather is too hot or too cold for us to feel comfortable shipping the worms we will delay the shipment and inform you.
What if I won't be home to take delivery?
If you request that the shipment be held at the post office for you to pick up, we will guarantee live delivery as long as you pick them up that same day.
What are worm castings?
Worm castings is worm poop! Nature's own plant food. Yummy!
Are worm castings a good fertilizer?
Yes! Worm castings are full of plant available nutrition, plant growth hormones, organic matter, and millions of beneficial microorganisms to help your soil ecosystem.
How long until I can harvest the castings?
Depending on how well you take care of your worms, how many you start with, and what you feed them, anywhere from 2-6 months.
What can worms eat?
Worms eat any organic waste such as fruit and vegetable waste, paper and cardboard waste, coffee grounds and eggshells, but its best to avoid citrus, dairy, meat, or spicy foods.
How fast do worms eat?
There are a lot of variables, so a very ballpark answer is each pound of worms can eat 3-4 pounds per week.
Do worm bins smell?
Bad smells is a sign you are doing something wrong! A healthy worm farm is odorless, or smells slightly like a forest.
How fast do red wigglers reproduce?
In typical conditions, you can expect a well taken care of worm colony to double every 2-3 months, but in truly perfect conditions they can multiply their population by 9x every week!
What do I do with the worms when they arrive?
Get to work naming them all! After, you can place the worms in your worm bin and leave a soft light over them. They should dive in within 30-60 minutes. If they are trying to escape, give me a call and we'll troubleshoot!
How do I keep worms happy?
Keeping your bins moisture levels balanced is the most important single thing. Moistened, but not wet, worm bedding will keep them happy and prevent most, if not all, issues in the worm bin.
What temperature is best for red wigglers?
77°F is their ideal temperature, between 60-80°F is just fine, but they will die below 32°F and above 95°F.
Can they survive winter?
Unlike the other worms in "red worm mixes," pure red wigglers can survive winter! Worst case scenario if the worms die, their cocoons will hatch the next spring.
How do you know your worms are pure?
Our worms are raised in an indoor facility in mortar tray tubs and our population is self sustaining.
How many worms are in a pound?
We aim to send breeder age worms, which are typically around 800 to the pound, but sometimes send smaller worms that could be as many as 1500 to the pound.
How long have you been in business?
I started as a hobby in 2014, and began the business in 2019. Over the years I have raised and shipped millions of worms, mostly providing white-label shipments for other businesses.
How are the worms shipped?
We package them with a lot of dry peat moss to help them survive shipment. Dry peat acts as insulation from temperature extremes. They are then placed in breathable bags that we tie closed and place in the shipping box.
How successfully do worms survive the mail?
Better than you think! We've perfected the art after 4+ years of shipping worms. We need cooperation from you, and sometimes accidents just happen, but we have about a 98% success rate.
When do you ship and how long does it take?
We take orders until Friday and ship the next monday or tuesday. If the weather is too hot or too cold for us to feel comfortable shipping the worms we will delay the shipment and inform you.
What if I won't be home to take delivery?
If you request that the shipment be held at the post office for you to pick up, we will guarantee live delivery as long as you pick them up that same day.
What are worm castings?
Worm castings is worm poop! Nature's own plant food. Yummy!
Are worm castings a good fertilizer?
Yes! Worm castings are full of plant available nutrition, plant growth hormones, organic matter, and millions of beneficial microorganisms to help your soil ecosystem.
How long until I can harvest the castings?
Depending on how well you take care of your worms, how many you start with, and what you feed them, anywhere from 2-6 months.