CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How to get the soil for raising earthworms (How to get the soil for raising earthworms)

1. How to remove mud from farmed earthworms?

You can use the light-avoiding property of earthworms. Remove the loose soil on the surface of the earthworms layer by layer, and then the earthworms will remove the mud on their bodies and crawl into the deep soil. You can lay a piece of plastic in the deep soil. When the soil is gone, all that is left are clean earthworms.

2. How can you make earthworms spit out mud?

You can put some salt in the autumn rain so that it will spit out the soil

3. How to cultivate soil for earthworm breeding?

The first step is to cultivate soil suitable for raising earthworms. You can mix poultry manure and soil from the vegetable garden. The quality of soil cultivation directly affects the growth of earthworms.

4. How to remove mud from farmed earthworms?

1. Earthworms can live normally in plastic film or oxygenated water.

2. Earthworms that have been drinking water in plastic film for 7 days or in oxygenated water for 5 days can completely expel the sand and dirt in their intestines, achieving a purification effect. After dissection, there is no feces or dirt in the intestines.

3. After the drinking water is purified, put the earthworms into the water with the medicinal liquid made from the Chinese herbal medicines of Amaranthus and Pteris. After one day, the bacteria in the intestines can be killed, making the earthworms meet the requirements of food hygiene.

5. How to change the soil when raising earthworms?

To improve the soil with earthworms, you can first plow the soil, then add earthworm castings and earthworm breeding fertilizer to the soil; maintain soil moisture at 50-60%, and place 400-500 kg of earthworms per mu; add feed every 10 days, turn the soil every 30 days, and adjust the breeding density every 3 months. This can improve saline-alkali soil and soil with pesticide residues, and plays a major role in the formation of soil aggregate structure.

6. How to collect earthworm soil?

1. Collection method: There are many ways to collect earthworm castings. The simplest way is to put the earthworms and castings in a sunny place. The earthworms are afraid of light and will drill downwards. Then you can collect the earthworm castings layer by layer.

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Uses of earthworm manure1. When used for fattening shrimp ponds and fish ponds, apply 100-300 kg per mu. 2. Mix earthworm manure in a flower pot at a ratio of 1:3 (1 part earthworm manure to 3 parts garden soil) and plant flowers. No fertilizer is required within 1 to 2 years, and there is no need to repot and change the soil. Or gently mix 1 to 2 cups (about 2 taels) of earthworm manure on the surface of the potting soil every 2 to 3 months. 3. Put half a cup of earthworm manure in each vegetable pit or apply once every 1 to 2 months (half a cup per plant or one cup per foot).

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4. As a formula nutrient soil, it is generally used in a ratio of 1 part earthworm castings to 3 parts soil. 5. For newly planted and transplanted trees and shrubs, you can mix 1 part earthworm castings to 3 parts garden soil and apply it all over the hole, then plant the plants in the pit, cover with soil and water. 6. New lawn: Gently apply 1-2 pounds of earthworm castings per square meter to the surface soil, then cover the soil where the lawn has been planted with chopped straw and keep it moist.

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7. Lawns of courts and sports fields: 4 catties of earthworm castings per 10 square meters can be evenly spread on the surface of the lawn. 8. Fruits, flowers or sick potted plants: Soak 1 part of earthworm castings in 3 parts of water for more than 24 hours to make a mixture (tea water), and apply it to the surface of plants, fruits or flowers. 9. Tea planting: Apply 200-300 grams of earthworm castings to the roots of each plant every 2-3 months and cover with soil.

7. How to make earthworm castings?

Generally, earthworms and breeding soil are placed in a bright place outdoors. Since earthworms like darkness, they will drill to the bottom. At this time, the earthworm feces on the surface can be taken out, and then the earthworms continue to drill down and take out the feces. Repeat this several times and you can get it clean.

8. How to remove the mud from the earthworm’s stomach?

Earthworms feed on humus soil and absorb vitamins in the soil to grow. To remove the mud from the earthworms' stomachs, you can feed them rotten fruits to gradually expel the mud from their stomachs.