The European nightcrawler, Eisenia hortensis or Dendrobaena veneta
wikipedia:
Dendrobaena worms reproductive rate
- 0.8 eggs per adult per week
- 1 baby per egg
- male and female reproductive organs
- net reproduction of 0.8 young per adult per week
- from egg to sexual maturity = 20 weeks
optimal temperature for worms + 18 C, range +5 C - + 29? C
on finnish site it says +5 C - +25 C
it's weird that people are so serious about this that they find out methodically the optimal growth rates and such. the first thing when i saw my worms was kääk! they were so creepy all my "save the planet, fertilise your plants!" thoughts went down the drain. :P
happy worming!
first i grew plants
now worms
where will i end up?
äitisuomennos: matokompostointi on hauskaa. mikset sinäkin?
ps. the white thing on the compost bin is expired modified cornstarch... i wonder if i'm not poisoning my worms? and i probably did the bin also wrong. can worms die of over eating? everywhere it warns not to feed them too much. :/
