A Detailed Guide to Artificial Earthworm (Dilong) Farming Techniques

The earthworm, also known as dilong, quzhan and so on, is a hermaphroditic animal with many varieties, and some varieties have now been introduced as specialty farming projects. So, what farming techniques are there for earthworms? Let's take a look together!

1. Construction of the farming site

Earthworms are very agile in the soil. To ensure good farming results, they are generally raised in farming boxes. The height of each box does not need to be too high, 30-50 cm is enough, but the horizontal area should be as wide as possible. The filler inside can be farmyard manure such as cow dung or pig dung, or a mixture of some rotting leaves and soil, with the soil making up about half of the fill, and in some places even all livestock manure is used. The farming boxes can be made of plastic or sheet metal, and plastic is recommended as the main choice.

2. Putting in bait

Earthworms' food is varied, so there is no need to worry that it is very troublesome. All kinds of rotting plants or some composted grains are food for earthworms. For better growth of the earthworms, when putting in the bait you should take a variety of mixed materials, crush them, and add a certain amount of soil or dry straw and the like, then feed after fermentation. High-quality bait after fermentation will be similar to black soil and will not have a bad smell. If you want to fatten them quickly, you can add some highly nutritious substances such as fish meal for the earthworms to absorb.

3. Environmental control

Earthworms have relatively strict requirements for light, temperature and humidity. Earthworms like warm, moist yet shady places, so the farming boxes generally need a sunshade board, and usually they should get only 2-3 hours of direct sunlight per day; any longer is not good for their growth. Secondly, make sure the soil they live in stays in a relatively moist state for a long time, that is, when the soil is turned you can clearly see that there is moisture in it. Earthworms have relatively high temperature requirements, and generally 20-30 degrees is their ideal living environment.

4. Points to note

There are also many things to pay attention to when farming earthworms. The bait fed to them cannot be piled up for a long time; about every week you need to clean out some of the leftover bait from before. Earthworms often rely on the smell of their own feces to identify their burrows, so when too much of their feces has piled up and needs to be cleaned, you cannot clean it all away; you need to leave some relatively fresh feces, otherwise the earthworms will easily escape. When feeding, note that you should feed small amounts many times, so that the feed can be used by the earthworms to the greatest extent.

The above is the earthworm farming technique introduced to you by the Tuliu.com editor. We hope it can help you!