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Hi everyone. Mama's is undergoing a change of ownership. Until we get everything transferred over, we will not be taking any orders. Please check back here at the end of August to see where we land.

Thanks for your interest!

Mama

 

 

 

Local pickups are once again available for San Francisco Bay Area residents. Please email me for an appointment.

Eisenia fetida Red Wiggler Worms

Perfect for your worm composting bin!

I ship on Monday morning. Please have your order in by 6pm Sunday night. IF THE WEATHER IN YOUR AREA IS HOT, HAVE THE WORMS SHIPPED TO YOUR WORK ADDRESS OR HELD AT THE POST OFFICE! All orders are shipped USPS Priority Mail to ensure speedy delivery and to minimize stress on the worms. Make sure there is someone home to receive the worms or leave instructions with your carrier to leave the worms in the shade. Worms in the sun will die faster than you can say "high noon"! If you work during the day, I recommend that you have the worms shipped to your place of work (don't worry, they won't jump out and "get" you!). 100% live worm guarantee for orders following these instructions. Start off on the right foot and be a responsible worm owner!  

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BUY WORMS HERE!

1/2 Pound Red Wiggler Worms: $15 + $10 Shipping= $25

1 Pound Red Wiggler Worms: $20 + $10 Shipping= $30

2 Pounds Red Wiggler Worms: $40 + $10 Shipping= $50

3 Pounds Red Wiggler Worms: $60 + $15 Shipping= $75

5 Pounds Red Wiggler Worms: $90 + $15 Shipping= $105

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Comments

[Tom M]

Hi
Can you tell me the approx. # of red wigglers in a 1 lb order.
Thank You
Tom M

[Jen]

Hi Tom,
Since the worms are sold by weight and not number it can be hard to get an accurate number. In general you can expect anywhere between 600-1500 worms in a pound. My worms are on the bigger side, so I would expect about 800 in a pound. I hope this helps!
Jen

[Syndee Frumkin]

If i were to buy a 5 tray vermicomposting bin, how many pounds of wormies do i need??? thanks! im so excited, and so are my veggies and fruit trees!!!

[Karena]

I know you are in the Bay Area (did I see Emeryville?). Can I pick-up an order?

[Kevin]

Do you have the European Nightcrawlers in stock? Kevin Modesto,Ca

[Juliet]

I live in Vallejo. I'd like to buy a pound of red worms and pick it up May 15, Saturday evening. Is that possible?

Thanks for your response in advance.

[Juliet]

It's Juliet again.

Your homepage is still showing pick up in Emeryville is available. Elsewhere, you posted that pick up is no longer available. Maybe, your homepage needs to be updated?

So, if I live in Vallejo, do I get free shipping? Please let me know. Thank you.

[Neelima Baird]

I have a 5- tray Gusanito worm bin; the dark plastic kind about 16" square with a drainage spigot in the bottom tray. We've been doing vermiculture for about a year and a half now, and this is the fourth time we've purchased more worms. The baby and adolescent populations are booming, which some folks tell me is a good sign, but the adults keep disappearing. The lack of any consistent advice in books or online is frustrating; no two authors agree on every point and it is hard to keep experimenting at the risk of the worms' lives.

The first batch was overfed, plain and simple. I was called out of town on an emergency for several weeks and my neighbor dutifully fed the new bin 2 cups of scraps a DAY. Ooof!
I returned to a stinky, soggy mess (but with lots of babies).

The next batch kept me pulling my hair because in the bottom-most tray the babies (and several adults) would drop through the bottom of the tray (the holes are nearly big enough to poke a pencil through) and drown in the moisture-collecting tray and (I never want to see this again) get lodged in the spigot so that their bodies were blocking the drainage. One book advised to line the bottom-most tray with a fabric weed-blocking material to stop them from going through the bottom holes. This is what we've done for the past year or so, with varied success. The worms no longer go through but the bottom bed is SOGGY, so that when I tug on one end of the fabric we get a steady trickle through the spigot (I nearly filled a 20 oz jar the last time).

We have managed to harvest the castings at least once, and filled a five-gallon bucket with positively gorgeous soil - it was black and crumbly, and smelled of clean forest. Friends at our shared garden are jealous. Proud as we are, we still can't claim to know what we're doing if we can't keep the livestock alive! I'm asking you to help identify what we are doing wrong.

For bedding we Never use newspaper because of the clay content. I purchased a 20 lb block of coconut coir and this is what most of our worms have lived in (we did do torn brown paper a couple of times, but mostly the coir). The bin is fed about once a week, and they get the pulp from our morning juice on whatever day they are fed - fennel, cucumber, kale, apple, and parsley. They also get beet, asparagus, carrot, lettuces, etc... all organic and local... so they eat pretty well. A little sand and eggshell is mixed in with each feeding.

When I discovered most of the worms have gone missing again, I took out the weed fabric and put in a layer of cardboard over the holes at the bottom of the lowest tray. I have not looked to see how that is doing, but I did peek in and see that the only adults are in that bottom tray.

So- my primary concern is what to do about the bottom-most tray, to keep the worms from dropping through into the moisture tray while not making the whole thing soggy.

My next concern is about the top-most bin. We have tried many different things and can't decide what is best. The book our bin came with admonishes the vermiculturist to keep a piece of black plastic over the top to keep moisture in and fruit flies out. We wonder if this adds to the moisture problem, but when we go without it we get a lot of mold. I tried keeping one tray empty except for dry leaves, and left that on top of the feeding tray. This seemed to work fine except when leaves were no longer available I switched to shredded straw and that keeps going moldy (ok for the bin maybe, but my lungs are very sensitive to the stuff!) No two authors agree on more than 1) feed different spots each time and 2) bury 2 inches deep. My most recent research suggests even using peat or sawdust as a topmost layer to cover the food, so I have gone ahead and added unmoistened coir on top of the buried food.

So that's it, in a VERY BIG nutshell - I cannot find a source to coach me on using the Gusanito, particularly these tricky top and bottom parts. So: how should I bury the food and under what shall I cover it; and, how shall I keep the darlings out of the drip tray without drowning them in weedproof fabric?

Thanks ever so much!

[Jen]

Geez Louise! That's a lot of info!

A couple of things. First, you are not using enough dry bedding. If you can fill 20 oz at one time then there is definitely not enough dry bedding sopping it up. I am guessing that this is what's killing your worms. I've done this before in a different capacity, and many of my babies survived (they are more resilient to adverse conditions). So, make sure you are adding AT LEAST an equal amount of dry bedding with EVERY feeding (layer like a lasagna). In fact, I would say even double the volume of the dry bedding compared to the food until the situation resolves.

Next, just use a t-shirt to line that bottom tray. The reason you are losing worms at the bottom is that they are trying to escape their adverse conditions. Once you fix things in the bin, they will stay put.

Next, do NOT cover the unit with plastic! I suggest using a bed sheet instead. It's breathable and will serve the same purpose without drowning/cooking your worms.

After reading through this again, it certainly seems like a lack-of-bedding problem is the main culprit. Your goal should be to only have a drop or two of liquid come out every time you drain the spigot.

Let me know how it goes!

[Rena' Allen]

How do you ship them? I live in Tennessee and want to make sure they arrive alive and happy. Thanks!

[Deejay]

If I have a 20gallon rubbermaid bin. How many pounds of worms should I use?

[Sohrob]

Hi, I just placed an order earlier in the week, and although fedex says it has been delivered it's nowhwere to be found. Can you contact me to verify the address? Thanks, snabatian@gmail.com

[Sean Ellsworth]

Hello, Mama. I have ordered some worms from you today, September, 16. I would like to check in that you have recovered successfully from your operation and are able, or not, to send them out this upcoming Monday, September 20th. If so, I can go ahead with my class's science lesson as they will arrive before next Thursday, September 23. (I live in San Francisco).

[Jen]

Yup! Back in action!

[Robin]

Hi Jen,

I live near Emeryville and was wondering if you still do pick-ups. I just built an OSCR Junior and would love to buy a pound of worms from you.

robinfok@gmail.com

[Tim]

Can I pick up a pound of worms from you as opposed to shipping? I have seen several requests about this but no responses shown.