Redworms
Redworms
Worms are shipped on Monday Priority mail, your order must be in by Friday noon to be shipped on Monday. If you missed the cutoff your order will be scheduled for the following Monday. The shipping cost is included in the price on this page. If you want to pick up worms do not order here. See below for pick up information.
Note: Our redworms may have some European night crawlers in the mix, up to 20%.
The mass of one pound of worms is almost two cups of volume. One pound of compost worms can be fed 3.5 lbs of waste per week (or one gallon estimate). If you read somewhere that you should order 1000 worms it is implied that 1000 worms should = 1 lb. This is deceptive, 1 lb of worms can vary between a 200 to 15,000 count depending on the type and age of worms that you order. So beware if you are ordering 1000 worms from another source it may be as little as a couple ounces which would not do much composting. I sell worms by the lb. I do not count them nor do I estimate their count.
Redworm pick up information
Our redworm/nightcrawler mix is available for pick up on Saturday from 1-5.
For more pick up information go here.
All shipped orders must be in by Friday noon for Monday shipping. Orders received after that time may be scheduled for the next week.
To ensure live delivery for your worms we have guidelines on how we ship during cold and hot weather.
During the winter if your temps are:
Above 40 degrees daytime and above 30 degrees nighttime worms are shipped priority mail.
Between 40-30 degrees daytime and/or 30-20 degrees nighttime worms are shipped priority mail “hold for pick up” at the post office. If your order is not picked up at the post office within 24 hours the "live guarantee" will be voided.
If your weather forecast is below 20 degrees worm orders are held and not shipped.
If our temps are below 30 degrees (Portland Oregon weather) our harvesting is difficult and we do not ship worms at this time.
During the heat we ship hold at post office if your forecast is above 80 degrees. We do not ship if your forecast is above 90. We do not ship anywhere if our forecast if above 90 degrees.
