Uncle Jim's Worm Farm Red Wiggler Composting Worms Mix for Garden Soil or Fishing | Pack of Compost Worms Improves Soil Structure and Quality for Healthier Gardens | 1000 Count
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Material | organic |
Color | Brown |
Brand | Uncle Jim's Worm Farm |
Capacity | 12 ounces |
Product Dimensions | 6"L x 7"W x 6"H |
Shape | Cylindrical |
Item Weight | 12 Ounces |
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- The Best Worms for Composting: Our Red Wiggler worms are harvested from worm beds that are decades old and may contain different earthworm species. Diversity is superior because they work all layers of the compost, not just the top few inches, giving you a better compost in a shorter amount of time.
- Composting Worms for Garden: Using earthworms for composting purposes can prove to be a benefit to any garden or farm soil. The food scraps and waste they consume in the compost bin gets digested and transformed into some of the most nutritious earth material that lawns and gardens could grow in: worm castings!
- Worms for Composting: The worm castings produced by our Red Wigglers are 7 times richer in phosphates, 5 times richer in nitrogen, and 11 times richer in potash than average lawn soil. The ample supply of nutrients provided by each worm composter helps your garden to grow healthier plants and this valuable substance is all a result of your trash!
- Composting Worms Help the Earth: By feeding your food scraps to your worms for composting instead of throwing them away, you help to recycle nutrients and keep less trash in landfills. Using worm castings also reduces the need for harmful earth-destroying chemicals, instead relying on safe, organic production.
- Uncle Jim's Worm Farm: We've been in business for over 50 years, using over 40 acres of land, the largest worm farm in the US! We're a “Down to Earth” company and handle the whole process of growing and farming composting worms for the market from start to finish. All of our worms are proudly raised in the USA. Here at Uncle Jim's, we really know worms!
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Content | Red Wigglers | European Nightcrawlers | Mealworms | Worm Casting Compost |
Quantities Available | 100, 250, 500, 1000, 2000, and 5000 | 1Lb Pack, 2Lb Pack, 250, and 500 | 100, 250, 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, and 5000 | 4Lb Bag |
Great for Gardens and Lawns | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ |
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Produced and Packed in the USA | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 6 x 7 x 6 inches; 12 ounces
- Item model number : 1000RW
- Date First Available : May 1, 2007
- Manufacturer : Uncle Jim's Worm Farm
- ASIN : B000Q5S7RM
- Country of Origin : USA
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,359 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)
- #3 in Outdoor Composting Bins
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Customers like the quality, health, and growth of the worms. They mention that they arrived very healthy and thriving. They are also satisfied with the ease of assembly. That said, some complain about the size, smell, and value of the compost bin.
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Customers like the quality of the compost bin. They say the worms are happy and thriving, and the squirming worm factory is working well. The worm eat almost everything and are huge.
"...have gone this simple and cheap route to begin with - the Worm Factory is working ok, but the material in the lower trays does tend to get pretty..." Read more
"...The nutrient-rich worm castings produced are a gardening powerhouse, boasting 7 times more phosphates, 5 times more nitrogen, and 11 times more..." Read more
"...This one was much better and all the worms looked healthy and squirming. The soil they were in was also very nice...." Read more
"...my packing slip that said something along the lines of, your worms are dehydrated, so they will look small and pathetic, we dehydrate them so they do..." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the health of the worms. They mention that they arrived very healthy, and are thriving. They also say that the critters are eating away in their bin, keeping food waste low.
"...the bag immediately, so I did this and I immediately saw lots and lots of very healthy, good sized worms. I didn't see a single dead one...." Read more
"...these worms, I'm not only enriching my soil but also contributing to reducing landfill waste and minimizing the need for harmful chemicals...." Read more
"...They were happily eating away my vegetable scraps...." Read more
"...Also keeps food waste low which is always good and makes worm casting which is expensive when you have to consistently buy bags for multiple raised..." Read more
Customers are happy with the growth of the compost bin. They say the worms multiplied and thrived in just a few months. They are also very energetic and vigorous.
"...happy in their new home and have grown quickly and multiplied considerably in just a few months...." Read more
"...Update #2: New worms arrived today very healthy and vigorous!!..." Read more
"...Put them in my beds and my plants look happier! I will purchase again!" Read more
"My worms arrived, healthy and happy, although a little bit skinny after their trip to CO...." Read more
Customers find the instructions for assembling the compost bin straightforward. They mention that the product comes with a quick start guide and a helpful care sheet. Customers also mention that they are healthy and ready to go to work.
"...It doesn't look like much; and they are tiny. But the very clear and simple instructions that came with them noted that the worms lose up to 70% of..." Read more
"...They were clean and there was no bad odor - they come with detailed instructions (which are actually quite simple)...." Read more
"...You also get great, easy directions and some neat educational worm science info...." Read more
"...Easy instructions.Unfortunately the package didn’t say anything about handling with care or that there were living creatures in the package...." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the worms. Some mention that they were all quite alive and healthy, while others say that they all died.
"...They all arrived alive and squirming. I plop them into my container gardens to just do their thing...." Read more
"...Original Review**:I ordered the pack of worms and practically all of them were dead when they were delivered...." Read more
"...But they arrived today a day early, alive and well. This is my second order from Uncle Jim's...." Read more
"...would find when I opened and emptied bag and was surprised and thrilled to find live, wiggly, hopefully hungry worms ready to feast in my bin...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the value of the compost bin. Some mention it's a good value for the money, worth the investment, and produces worm castings that are expensive. However, others say that it'd be a total waste of time and money.
"...Also keeps food waste low which is always good and makes worm casting which is expensive when you have to consistently buy bags for multiple raised..." Read more
"...It appears they are all dead. This purchase was a total waste of time and money and I'll have to buy more worms if I can find them locally." Read more
"...Overall think they are a good value but was surprised at now little packaging came in the box...." Read more
"...Shipping perfect worms is prohibitively expensive. So what do you get? Review for the 1,000 worms package...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the size of the compost bin. They mention it's incredibly small, taking up valuable space, and the soil is pretty compacted.
"...is working ok, but the material in the lower trays does tend to get pretty compressed and dense from all the trays stacked on top, and I'm not sure..." Read more
"...I immediately took pictures of it, it was very much... ummm... squished. I just can't think of a better word right now...." Read more
"...Yes, they were small. Alive and lively.Yes, 1000+!..." Read more
"...It doesn't look like much; and they are tiny...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the smell of the compost bin. They mention that the worms were dead and it was horribly smelly.
"...They stink when you get them..kinda fishy scented??..." Read more
"First batch of worms came in a crushed box and smelled like a rotting carcass and all worms kidna turned into a goo ball and the soil was bone dry...." Read more
"My first order came dry, dead and smelly from FedEx. So Uncle Mikes sent a replacement via USPS. When I didn't recieve them I messaged Uncle Mikes...." Read more
"...they fight when I peek under the newspaper cover, but my compost pile smells of fresh dirt and nothing else...." Read more
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The worms are shipped in dry peat moss - it is explained that it is better to ship them dry like this because they actually do much worse if the bedding is wet - it tends to freeze them in cold weather, and overheat in summer. The instructions say to add half a cup of water to the bag immediately, so I did this and I immediately saw lots and lots of very healthy, good sized worms. I didn't see a single dead one.
It is important to have your worm bin or whatever you are going to use to compost already set up and ready to go before your worms arrive. I had purchased the Worm Factory 360 well ahead of time and had watched both their DVD and read the instruction manual, and had everything set up and ready to go, with a bit of food placed in each corner. I followed the directions and left them uncovered after transfer to the Worm Factory, and left a light on overnight. The worms clearly don't like light, so that encourages them to burrow. I don't know if it was was really necessary to keep the light on all night, because I checked about an hour after adding them, and the worms had already travelled all over the bin, and were clustered around the food in the corners. They were visibly plumper after just an hour, probably from rehydrating after shipment.
I have had my worms for only a few days now, but could not be happier. I did read a few negative reviews, but I had nothing but a positive experience, and would order more if I needed them, and plan on recommending this company to anyone I can manage to convince to give vermiculture composting a try. I think it would be a great classroom project for a biology teacher or an elementary school teacher. I also highly recommend the informative little book Worms Eat My Garbage. I did notice slight differences in recommendations from one source to another, so I interpret this as meaning that there is no one right way to care for the worms, as long as you follow some general guidelines on feeding, hydration, and temperature.
I am very excited about my new little hobby, and will give an update hopefully in a few months once I have hopefully gained a bit more experience.
Addendum: December 6, 2012 - 2 months after my first order of a pound of worms, my vermiculture project is going great. The only problems I have had are the usual beginner ones of overfeeding the worms and getting the bins too wet, but this is easily corrected by cutting back on feeding and adding dry carbon sources like shredded cardboard and newspaper. The worms seem to be multiplying and doing their job.
But my initial one pound of worms has not been sufficient to keep up with our food scraps - we are vegetarians and generate a lot of fruit peels, coffee grounds, etc. There is a tendency, I think, once you start doing this, to want to save all scraps and feed them all to the worms. My solution is that I bought a 14 gallon rubbermaid bin, and another 10 gallon bin for drainage, and have started a second composting bin to handle all our scraps. I think, if I had to do this over again, that I would have gone this simple and cheap route to begin with - the Worm Factory is working ok, but the material in the lower trays does tend to get pretty compressed and dense from all the trays stacked on top, and I'm not sure the air flow is that good, either. I really have to watch moisture levels and mix things up a bit.
Anyway, to start my new bin, I ordered 2 more pounds of worms from Uncle Jims - I placed my order last Friday, and they shipped early Monday. Despite the fact that I live in very rural Arizona, the worms were in my post office by 11 a.m. on Wednesday - amazing. And they were amazingly dense and healthy. Just balls and balls and clumps and clumps of mostly plump, wiggly worms.
Hopefully this will be my last worm order and my 3 pounds of worms will multiply and now keep up with all scraps without danger of overfeeding.
Uncle Jims is awesome - highly recommended. Really hard to go wrong with them - they clearly state that if there are any problems, they will ship more worms immediately, free of charge. I will recommend to all my friends and neighbors - hopefully I can get some converts to try out this eco-friendly hobby. Thanks, Uncle Jims!
Uncle Jim's commitment to diversity in their worm beds truly pays off. These Red Wigglers work their magic throughout the entire compost, not just the surface, resulting in a faster and more efficient composting process. The nutrient-rich worm castings produced are a gardening powerhouse, boasting 7 times more phosphates, 5 times more nitrogen, and 11 times more potash than regular lawn soil.
What sets Uncle Jim's apart is not just the quality of their worms but also their dedication to environmental sustainability. By composting with these worms, I'm not only enriching my soil but also contributing to reducing landfill waste and minimizing the need for harmful chemicals. Plus, knowing that Uncle Jim's has been in the worm farming business for over 50 years, and all their worms are proudly raised in the USA, gives me confidence in the quality of the product. If you want to supercharge your garden while doing your part for the planet, Uncle Jim's Red Wiggler Worms are the way to go!
This isn't my first run with worms, as I used to keep them in my backyard, but moved across states, and had to leave them behind along with all the wonderful rich soil they worked so hard to create. So after moving, I decided to keep my worms both indoors, and outdoors. Mainly because they don't eat as fast in the winter, and I don't reduce the amount of vegetable waste I produce in the winter. So I decided to try a worm composting bin. I got my bin just a couple weeks before, but there were no worms to be found locally due to the weather, so I would have to wait until spring. That was until I decided to check on Amazon.
I was a bit skeptical, and I couldn't figure out what idiot would ship worms in single digit temperatures, but nowhere did it say they wouldn't. I also read all the one star reviews, and saw that many folks had issues with dead worms arriving. But, I needed worms, and I didn't want to wait until spring. So I ordered them, fully expecting to have to contact Amazon Customer service and request a refund.
I was notified on a Monday that they were shipped (they say they ship on Monday's to avoid them getting stuck in a shipping place over a weekend). I received my worms the following Friday. (I refused to pay extra for shipping, I figure if the option existed not to pay for that, then no reason to spend the money).
When the box arrived, I immediately took pictures of it, it was very much... ummm... squished. I just can't think of a better word right now. Anyway, I was sure the worms didn't make it. They shipped all the way across the US to get to me, in freezing temperatures.
I opened the box, and saw that the worms where in a burlap bag. There was a note included with my packing slip that said something along the lines of, your worms are dehydrated, so they will look small and pathetic, we dehydrate them so they don't freeze during shipping. They are thirsty, give them water immediately, put them in their new home, and give them four days to recover.
I opened the bag, and sure enough, saw some very skinny pathetic looking worms. I thought no way are these red wigglers. But I followed the instructions, and I dumped the bag of skinny and pathetic worms into my new worm factory, gave them lots of compost, some water, put the lid on, and forgot about them for four days.
I was amazed. The worms did recover. Not fully after four days, but certainly enough to convince me that they would be fine and will do their job well. After two weeks the worms showed no signs of stress. They were happily eating away my vegetable scraps. Today, I checked in on them to add more of my kitchen scraps, and I couldn't believe how many were in there, and it's barely been a month, and there are worm eggs everywhere, all over the avocado peel, all over the onion peel, everywhere.
I am very pleased.
Now, I did go back to read all the one star reviews, and noticed that there was a trend of around June of 2011. Perhaps shipping them in the winter is the smarter way to go, and not in the middle of summer when it gets too hot for them. But that's just a thought.
And again, I didn't count the worms, and if there weren't a 1000 of them a month ago, there are definitely over a 1000 of them now.
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