The best worms are ones that are indigenous to your area if possible, or are from the same general zone. For example, I wouldn't purchase worms from Alabama and try and use them in BC. Worms from your local area will best handle both ends of the spectrum.Karen MacB wrote: ↑Wed 29-Dec-2021, 12:35 I want to learn how/do small scale worm farming this year for my gardens and have so many questions. Is there a specific kind of worm that works best for this and where can I source the worms from? Also, how do they not freeze in the winter if I don’t want them in my house? Our garage got to below freezing with this arctic outflow weather we’ve been having. Would I just plan to release them into the garden each fall and start up again each spring?
For worms not to freeze your bin needs to be large enough so they can survive.
Inside a garage is a good place.
More than just wanting our worms to survive, we want them to work all winter if possible too, so the ideal temperature range to achieve this is going to be 10-25 C.
In the spring you can put worms into your garden. The best time to do it is after terminating a cover crop or some crop so that the worms have something to eat. If you don't give them something they are likely to leave. They will want to be protected by a mulch layer ideally.