Kinda cool, but it seems the mix of worms do not all enjoy the same conditions.

Not cheap.

I would be a little concerned about the viability of the eggs and the mixing of the species also. It does seem a little pricey considering the number of worms per egg. Aren't there about 3 to 5 that hatch?

So if you get 40 eggs times 5 worms You're talking about 200 worms if they all hatch for 12.00

You could get a half pound of bedrun worms for 11.00 of course it will be a specific species and not mixed.

So the worm cocoons will remain in a dormant state via refrigeration? Interesting. I wonder what the hatch
rate is for the refrigerated cocoons and how long you can keep them in there? I don't think my wife would appreciate finding the worm cocoons beside her pot roast. :)

Charles

>worm cocoons beside her pot roast
lol! remember, they're "encapsulated" so she probably won't guess what's inside those pebble-looking thingies ;D

It is a different way of marketing worms than what I usually see, so I thought I'd share it here for ppl who like worm trivia. :)

It seems, they put a lot of trouble coating the cocoons so they can be shipped and stored. There must be a market for that (???). However, if the purpose is to add a variety of worms in the garden, adding OM would probably be more effective.

>It seems, they put a lot of trouble coating the cocoons so they can be shipped and stored

It certainly does. It is just an indication that there are a lot of people out there who have too much disposable income and would prefer to give their money away. I'd love to have that customer mailing list. At least the farmers are making some income from this. I don't know for how long though. I agree that adding OM would definitely be the better method :)

>lol! remember, they're "encapsulated" so she probably >won't guess what's inside those pebble-looking thingies ;D
She'd probably surmise that it was worm related since I have a worm scraps container in the fridge, otherwise she might put them in a boullion soup.

OK, I took the bait, uh, so to speak. I bought 100 of these little things, just for the experience.

So, you already know that I have very little sense (or a lot of money, which is not the case)... please allow me to ask another basic question...

What is an OM ???

Here is a link that might be useful: my home page

How are those worms suppose to get out of the parafin (which is wax) and clay (which isn't food) once they are hatched? Those elements could just as well harden into a rock and the babies MIGHT not be able to get out. I didn't see a guarantee that the cocoons would hatch nor an explanation as to How they get out of the coating. hmmmm? WHY coat them? Don't the cocoons ship pretty well as they are in their natural state? =o)

OM on this forum usually means Organic Matter. If you add enough Organic matter to your soil, you will probably find worms in it without having to buy them.

As for buying bed run worms and knowing you are getting only one species. That all depends on the seller. Many worm suppliers have a variety in their beds.

I recently built a raised garden in my front yard. I leveled the yard, raising it about 3 feet in height by about 4 feet wide. I did buy some encapsulated worms just over a year ago. I have SO MANY worms!! Every time I work in the garden, I see them. Many of them. They're fat and happy :) Please don't mistake me for a spammer, I'm not. I was just considering buying some more for the backyard (have decided I'll just pluck some out of the front and put them in the back). Used google to find the same vendor, and this GW link popped up! I will provide the supplier that I used last year. Christy :)

Here is a link that might be useful: Gardens Alive

I guess there is no way of telling what type of worm is in the cocoons just by the appearance of the cocoons. Is that correct? Or is there some way of telling?

From what I understand worm cocoons are pretty hardy. I don't understand how encapsulating them would be of any benefit. I think that a long as the cocoons are packaged correctly for shipping there should be no need for the encapsulation.