Back in late 2025, Scott Kent of HungryWorms offered to send me a pound of red wigglers to test out in our worm factory. We loaded them up into a fresh bin, feed them regularly, and now can report our test results.
First off, the worms arrived alive and well. That’s important when shipping live critters through the mail. So that’s one point for Hungry Worms.
The worms took off quickly and seemed happy to be consuming all the food scraps we gave them over the following months.
It’s now been three months and we have moved some of the worms to a new bin to expand the operation.
So it’s safe to say that an investment in Hungry Worms red wigglers is worth the money. It’s also helpful to support small, local businesses like Scott’s Hungry Worms. Get your own by visiting HungryWorms.com.
Thanks, Scott, for sending these red wigglers. We appreciate it.
thank you Garden Nerd! I have red wigglers in my vermicompost bin and was told by the county not to introduce them to my property since they are invasive…do you know how to avoid this? seems pretty impossible to me….thank you again and hope you’re enjoying this weather! Deborah
There is a species of jumping worm (not red wigglers) that are highly invasive and cause damage in forests. Red wigglers are not invasive. They are happy in worm bins and compost bins, but they may suffer in your garden beds because they don’t like cold weather, which raised beds are more exposed to. Some of them will make their way into your garden beds when you add castings to your plot, but I wouldn’t worry about it.