CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Can earthworms be watered? (Do earthworms need water?)

1. Do earthworms need water?

Required.

Water once every 2-5 days.

When breeding red earthworms, you need to choose a place close to water sources and convenient for transporting feces. Feeding management: The amount of food consumed by red earthworms is about the same as their own weight. You can choose to mix feces with fruits, vegetables and leaves and place them in a shallow feces pool. After 5-8 days, you can feed them. Temperature: Keep the temperature within the range of 18-25℃, which is a more suitable temperature for red earthworms to live.

2. Earthworm breeding technology?

Earthworm feed is organic waste that has been fully fermented, such as various livestock manure and straw. Before fermentation, the livestock and poultry manure used must be sprinkled with water and crushed. If you use crop straw or rice straw, it is best to cut it into 6-9 cm long with a hoe, then water it, mix it evenly, make it fully moist, and then pile it on the ground. When piling, the material should be loose and not compacted to facilitate the reproduction of high-temperature bacteria. When piling, water should be sprinkled fully, the water content should be between 50-60%, and the pile height should be about 1 meter.

After the feed is piled up, it can be covered with plastic cloth to achieve the purpose of heat preservation and moisture retention. Earthworms are omnivorous annelids. These organic wastes must be composted and fermented before they can be eaten and used, otherwise a large number of earthworms will die. After 3-4 days, the temperature of the accumulated organic waste can rise to between 50-60℃. The pile can be turned over once every half a month and water can be added. After three or four times of turning over and composting, it can be used.

There are many ways to raise earthworms, and flat-ground composting is the most commonly used method, which can be carried out indoors or outdoors.

Take the fully decomposed feed and put it into the earthworm bed. At this time, the well-decomposed feed is dark brown, odorless, soft and non-sticky. The width of the decomposed compost is 80-100 cm and the length is 2-3 meters. Water the feed to keep the moisture content between 60-70%.

To be on the safe side, before formal breeding, feed identification and testing should be done, and a small amount of earthworms should be placed on the feed bed. If the earthworms are unwilling to enter the feed, it means that the feed is not fully decomposed and needs to continue fermenting.

Production practice has proved that the method of flat composting can breed earthworms in large quantities. 1000-2000 earthworms can be inoculated on each bed. After about 3 months, when the earthworms have reproduced in large quantities, they can be cultured in separate ponds in time. Generally, feed is added once a month to ensure that the earthworms have enough feed so that they can reproduce and grow rapidly.

During the growth and development of earthworms, temperature has a great influence on them. Temperatures below 5℃ or above 30℃ are not conducive to the reproduction and growth of earthworms. When the temperature drops to 7℃, a large number of earthworms will escape. If the temperature is below 0℃, they may freeze to death.

The growth temperature of earthworms is between 5-30℃, and the most suitable temperature is 20℃.

Earthworms are aerobic and breathe through their skin, so the feed in the breeding bed must be sufficient in oxygen. Ventilation and loose feed must be provided to ensure sufficient oxygen so that the earthworms can grow well. Otherwise, their growth and development will be hindered, their body color will become dark and dull, and their movements will be slow.

The growth and reproduction of earthworms are closely related to the pH value of the feed. The general adaptable range is between PH6.0 and 8.0, and the most suitable is PH7.0. Exceeding this range, the earthworms will become dehydrated, dry, and atrophied, their body color will turn black and purple, they will feel sluggish, and they will escape.

Production practice has proved that flushing the feed with water before feeding can adjust the pH value. Although flushing the feed with water will lose some water-soluble nutrients, it can remove harmful gases, wash away salts and harmful substances, but the pH value of well-fermented feed does not need to be adjusted.

Earthworms like to eat sweet feed, protein, and feed rich in sugar, especially rotten fruits and vegetable leaves, and they also like to eat sweet and sour feed.

The earthworm feed must be watered frequently to keep moist. Feed that is too dry or too wet will affect the growth and development of the earthworms.

Water is the material basis of earthworms' physiological activities and an important factor in regulating body temperature. Earthworms can obtain water and nutrients from feed.

The water content in the body of earthworms is about 85%, and they must have a certain amount of water to grow and develop.

After the earthworms have eaten the feed for about a month, it is necessary to add new nutritious feed in time. The feed is usually added after the feces are cleaned. The earthworms feed from top to bottom, and the feces particles excreted on the surface accumulate for a long time, which is not good for the growth and reproduction of earthworms and should be removed in time. While scraping the earthworm manure, add new feed to the breeding bed.

When most of the earthworms in the bed have reached a weight of 400-500 mg and the density reaches 15,000-20,000 per square meter, some of the adult earthworms can be harvested. There are many ways to harvest earthworms.

On the surface of the breeding bed, use a multi-tooth rake to loosen the surface bedding. After the earthworms drill down, scrape the surface earthworm castings. Repeat the process of loosening the bedding material and scraping earthworm castings. Finally, the earthworms will be concentrated on the bottom layer, thus achieving the purpose of capturing adult earthworms.

Using earthworm feces on crops can improve soil and agricultural product quality, increase yields and increase economic benefits.

3. Why can’t you water the earthworms?

When raising earthworms, you cannot water them in large quantities. Earthworms like warmth and are best suited to living in an environment of 15℃-25℃. You can build a plastic greenhouse or cover it with plastic cloth in winter, and cover it with straw in summer. Place it in a cool place and sprinkle water frequently to cool it down. Earthworms like moisture and are afraid of dryness, so you need to water them regularly, but don't water them too much. Just water them thoroughly.

Earthworms like darkness and are afraid of light, so the breeding bed should be covered with straw to block light and kept moist. In addition, ventilation should be increased and the breeding bed should be kept loose.

Choose a breeding container of appropriate size. Wooden boxes are the best choice, as they are both ventilated and can filter water. If you don't have one, flower pots, plastic boxes, iron boxes, etc. are also OK. There should be some dense small holes at the bottom to filter water. The holes should not be too large, otherwise the earthworms will run away.

The feeding bed is made of compost, using rotten cow dung, horse dung, and rough cardboard. In rural areas, it is best to use rotten crop straw, weeds, mule and horse dung, etc. that have turned into black soil. If it is difficult to find in the city, you can only collect some plant leaves yourself and ferment them slowly to make them rot. Note that the nutrient soil must be loose.

4. Are earthworms better when they are wet or dry?

Earthworms like moisture and are afraid of dryness.

The water content in the earthworm's body is about 80%, and the water content of the bait is required to be 60%-80% (based on the water dripping from the fingers when holding the bait in your hand). Therefore, the moisture content of the breeding bed is required to be above 60%. In this way, you must water it once a day or every 1-2 days. The water should not be too much, but it must be watered thoroughly and connected to the lower layer of material. The watering time is noon in winter, evening in summer, and daytime in spring and autumn.

Like darkness and afraid of light: earthworms hide during the day and come out at night. They can be seen foraging under the moonlight. The breeding bed should be covered with straw to keep it moist and shaded.

5. How to water the earthworm bed cover shade net?

1. During the high temperature period, water must be applied once every afternoon to facilitate the earthworms to crawl to the surface of the earthworm bed in the humid environment at night to forage for food. If conditions permit, watering twice a day in the morning and evening will have a better effect.

2. Never use hot paddy field water or seriously polluted industrial wastewater. In the high temperature period of summer earthworm breeding technology, the above cooling measures are adopted in combination with annual greening to reduce the temperature of the earthworm bed to less than 30℃ to prevent earthworms from dormancy due to high temperature and affect production. In earthworm breeding, appropriate warming or cooling measures should be taken according to local climatic conditions to keep the temperature of the earthworm bed within the optimal growth and reproduction range of earthworms throughout the year.

3. Collect adult earthworms in a timely manner, maintain a reasonable density of earthworms, and lay a good foundation for reproduction.

6. Do earthworms need to be watered every day?

unnecessary.

When raising earthworms, you cannot water them in large quantities. Earthworms like warmth and are best suited to living in an environment of 15℃-25℃. You can build a plastic greenhouse or cover it with plastic cloth in winter, and cover it with straw in summer. Place it in a cool place and sprinkle water frequently to cool it down. Earthworms like moisture and are afraid of dryness, so you need to water them regularly, but don't water them too much. Just water them thoroughly.

7. How much water do you need every day to raise earthworms?

Proper watering is required when raising earthworms: In order to ensure the normal growth of earthworms during the process of breeding earthworms, especially in summer, water should be poured at least once a day. The water must not be polluted and the water flow should not be too large. It must be watered thoroughly so that the upper and lower layers of materials are connected. It is best to water in the morning or evening when the temperature is lower.

Feed field breeding: including planting comfrey, broad beans and other perennial green fodder fields. When breeding, choose a flat fodder field and dig a watering and drainage ditch every 10 rows. Dig a 15-20 cm wide and deep trench between the comfrey rows, apply organic feed in the trench, cover it with about 10 cm of soil, and then put in green earthworms for breeding. Pay attention to irrigation or drainage frequently to keep the soil moisture content at about 30%.

8. How often should you water earthworms?

Earthworms like the water content to be above 60%, so they must be watered once a day or every 1-2 days. The water should not be too much, but it must be watered thoroughly and connected to the lower layer of material. The watering time is noon in winter, evening in summer, and daytime in spring and autumn.

3. Like darkness and afraid of light: earthworms hide during the day and come out at night. They can be seen foraging under the moonlight. The breeding bed should be covered with straw to keep it moist and shaded.

4. They like air and quietness. Loose bait is good for the growth of earthworms. Our experience over the years is to loosen the bed before feeding to increase ventilation. This is very important. Over the years, we have found that there are very few earthworms at the bottom of the bed soil, but there are still baits. The main reason is the lack of air, which is not good for the growth of earthworms.