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- noun Plural form of
redworm .
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Examples
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Biologists call these little redworms Eisenia foetida, but generations of brook trout fishermen would say the portant thing is knowing where to find them-in a manure or leaf pile, beneath a log-and where to use them-anywhere the brook trout are wild and hungry.
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In fact, when worm composting is done outdoors in shallow pits, few redworms exit the bottom by entering the soil because there is little there for them to eat.
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You could start with a few dozen redworms, patiently begin by feeding them tiny quantities of garbage and in six months to a year have a box full.
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Hand sorting is particularly useful if you want to give a few pounds of redworms to a friend.
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Spread your redworms over the surface of the bedding.
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Once the high heat of decomposition has passed and the heap is cooling, it is commonly invaded by redworms, the same species used for vermicomposting kitchen garbage.
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There are a number of methods for separating redworms from their castings.
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There are about 1,000 mature breeders to the pound of young redworms.
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A: I have never heard of using worm castings the compost made by redworms on the ground under a rhododendron as a treatment for thrips.
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Bluegills have been hitting waxworms and redworms in the coves, Catfish have been biting on nightcrawlers and cut shad in the western part of the lake.
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