I've drowned a slew of 'em and came home with an empty stringer. Usually feeding turtles and 2" long bream.
I have a red worm bed. 1/2 of a 55 gal plastic barrel 1/2 " drain hole on each end . every couple of years i will try and pick out all of the worms and put in fresh dirt. I go to the woods for the soil that is as black as I can find. Mushroom compost will work if you spread it out and let it cool before you put in the bin. I layer it in the bin a few inches thick with soil, manure , soil, manure. the dry manure will work but I prefer and the worms prefer a patty that is soft but can stiff enough to lift with a pitch fork. keep the bin moist. I use an old piece of carpet to cover the bin. just set them in a shady spot and treat the ground around the bin for ants. I have raised wigglers with the same process. the easiest way to pick the worms is to put 1/2 of a citern on top and in a couple of day turn it over and there will be several hundred under it.
What is a citern?
it Is a plant that grows wild looks like a watermelon vine and the fruit is about the size of a honeydew and green. the rind makes good pickles and not to bad when battered and fried.
Thanks for the input. I gather if I use the freezer, I need to drill some drain holes to keep it from turning to mud on the bottom--but won't the worms just crawl out the drain holes?
you can put some screen wire over the holes I never liked freezers because if you filled it up with dirt they would be hard to find and always be on the bottom
Should I leave the lid partially open for air circulation?
