When can I dig earthworms in spring?

Earthworms live in moist, loose and organic-rich soil. Feed on organic matter in the soil during the day and climb out of the ground at night to feed on fallen leaves on the ground. Late spring and early summer are the best time to collect earthworms, when there are many earthworms and their activities are vigorous. In a day, the morning is the best, when the temperature is moderate, the light is weak, the temperature near the ground is high, and earthworms are mostly concentrated in the upper soil.

There are many ways to collect earthworms, and the following are commonly used.

Mining method

Choose a place rich in humus and fertile, moist and loose soil, such as a vegetable garden, and dig out the soil with a shovel to collect it.

Irrigation method

Fields with a large number of earthworms were irrigated, and earthworms quickly emerged from the soil.

Picking method

Earthworms like to live in the dark. In late spring, as long as it rains at night, they can pick it up by the field with a flashlight at 3-4 am.

Trapping method

Earthworms like to eat fresh feed. We piled the fermented feed on the edge of the field with many earthworms. After 3-5 days, we can open it with a shovel and collect it.