Culturing Nightcrawlers?

[Beep617]

Ahh that's very good to know! I had no idea what the black line meant! Do you use a mixture of bedding? Or just one material?

[mapdoggis]

I just use non glossy newspaper. When I order crickets, I'll use the egg carton - just put the whole thing in. In the winter, I'll put leaves in if I raked a pile that fall. I'm pretty lazy with the worms. They're just worms. I never understood the point of buying products for the worm bin when the purpose is to save money on compost by making it from scraps.

[mapdoggis]

You may have some vermicomposters in your area. Google, Craigslist, MeetUp.com. I'd look them up and see if u can't grab a cup or two of their compost to get the microbes to jump start your bin. If not you will need to add some dirt from your yard. Just don't be alarmed if some critters hatch out from the dirt though. :-)