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500 Red Composting Worm Mix.

Original price was: $49.95.Current price is: $39.95.

Features

-Guaranteed Live
-Insect/ Mite Free*
-Instructions on how to add to lawn/garden/composters
-Great Composting Worm
-Excellent Trout Fishing Worm

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Description

Composting Worm Mix

Turn kitchen scraps into garden gold.

Get live composting worms from Uncle Jim’s Worm Farm with guaranteed live delivery, over 50 years of worm-raising experience, and simple instructions to help your bin, pile, garden, pets, or fishing bait supply get started right.

When food scraps pile up, do not throw that value away. Put a living compost crew to work. These red composting worms may be small, but together they help break down vegetable scraps, bedding, leaves, and other compostable material into worm-worked organic matter that gardeners love.

Livedelivery guaranteed
50+ yearsworm experience
Americanfarm grown
Best for composting first

Indoor bins, outdoor bins, compost piles, and more.

This mix is built for composters, but it is also useful for pet and reptile food, fish food, trout fishing, and panfishing. If you want one worm order with multiple practical uses, Composting Worm Mix is the smart, hardworking choice.

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Guaranteed live delivery. Instructions included.
Uncle Jim's Composting Worm Mix product bag with live composting worms

Live worms shipped by worm people. Uncle Jim’s has spent over 50 years raising and shipping live worms, so your order is packed with live arrival and easy setup in mind.

A living cleanup crew for scraps, soil, bait, and animal feeding.

Most customers buy Composting Worm Mix to help recycle kitchen scraps and organic waste. The bonus is versatility. These worms can also be kept for trout and panfish bait, used as live food for many reptiles and pets, or added to compost piles where they can keep working through layers of organic material.

American farm raised
Grown, harvested, and packed by worm farmers who know live worms.
One worm order, many uses

Start with composting. Keep finding reasons to love them.

Composting Worm Mix is made for customers who want cleaner kitchen-scrap recycling and richer organic material for lawns, gardens, raised beds, and soil projects. It also gives practical households a supply of live worms for fishing, pets, reptiles, fish, and small animal feeding needs.

Indoor compost bins

Kitchen scraps finally have a job.

Add the worms to prepared damp bedding, feed lightly at first, and let them settle in. They help turn fruit and vegetable scraps, coffee grounds, and bedding into worm-worked compost material.

Outdoor bins and piles

Let them work through the layers.

Place them on top of moist compostable material, cover with leaves, cardboard, newspaper, or a breathable blanket, and let the worms move down naturally when conditions feel right.

Gardens and soil

Feed the soil, not the landfill.

Worm composting helps turn household organic waste into a useful soil-building resource. It is a simple way to support lawns, garden beds, raised beds, and compost systems.

Bait and live food

Useful for trout, panfish, pets, and reptiles.

Keep extra worms in cool, moist bedding so they are ready for fishing trips or live-food needs. Composting is the star, but versatility is a real bonus.

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Why shoppers trust Uncle Jim’s

Live worms are different from ordinary products.

You are not ordering a bag of dry pellets. You are ordering living, working compost worms. Uncle Jim’s grows, harvests, and packs worms on an American farm, includes instructions, and backs orders with guaranteed live delivery so customers can start with confidence.

That hands-on experience matters whether you are starting a kitchen bin, refreshing an outdoor compost pile, keeping fishing bait, or buying live food for animals.

Simple composting routine

No big system required. Start small and grow.

A worm bin does not need to feel complicated. Start with damp bedding, add the worms gently, feed a small amount of scraps, and increase feeding as the worms settle in. Indoor composters, outdoor bins, and compost piles all work best when moisture, bedding, shade, and food are balanced.

Start your worm bin

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When your worms arrive

Add bedding, add worms, feed scraps.

The easiest setup is also the gentlest setup. Do not dump worms into dry heat, do not stir them aggressively, and do not bury them deep. Give them moisture, shade, bedding, a small amount of food, and a breathable cover.

Start your worm bin right with bedding, worms, and food scraps

First, prepare damp bedding.

Shredded cardboard, paper, coco coir, aged leaves, and similar bedding materials help create a comfortable starting zone. The bedding should feel damp like a wrung-out sponge, not soggy.

Next, place worms on top.

Let the worms move down on their own instead of mixing them aggressively into the bin or pile. Cover them with damp bedding, cardboard, newspaper, leaves, or another breathable cover.

Then feed lightly and build up.

Start with a modest amount of fruit and vegetable scraps. As the worms settle in and food disappears, increase feeding gradually so the bin stays fresh and balanced.

Watch before you start

See how composting worms turn waste into value.

This product page should keep the video visible because it helps new customers understand what the worms do, why composters use them, and how quickly a simple worm bin can feel approachable. Watch it here, then get your worm setup ready before delivery day.

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American farm heritage

Raised by worm farmers, not packed like ordinary goods.

These worms are grown, harvested, and packed on an American farm using practical worm-farming knowledge built across generations of live-worm handling.

Uncle Jim’s Worm Farm carries forward a working farm tradition: careful bedding, clean handling, live-worm packing, worm-farming techniques, and breed stock with a lineage connected to the old worm farms of the 1930s. That heritage is part of why customers trust Uncle Jim’s for worms that arrive ready to work.

Most orders ship nationwide by expedited 2nd Day service, but the real focus is simple: healthy live worms, thoughtful packing, clear care instructions, and a farm team that understands composting worms from harvest to delivery.

Quick fit guide

Is Composting Worm Mix right for you?

Choose this product when you want live worms mainly for composting, with useful bonus applications around the home, garden, animals, and fishing.

Great for composters

A strong choice for indoor worm bins, outdoor compost bins, compost piles, raised-bed composting, and kitchen-scrap recycling.

Great for gardeners

Use them to help convert organic waste into worm-worked material that can support lawns, garden beds, and soil-building routines.

Great for bait and food

Keep extras cool and moist so worms are ready for trout, panfish, reptiles, pets, fish, and other live-food needs.

Common questions

Before your worm crew ships

Are these mainly for composting?

Yes. Composting is the main reason most customers choose this mix, especially for indoor bins, outdoor bins, and compost piles. The extra value is that the same live worm order can also be useful for fishing bait and animal feeding.

Is live delivery guaranteed?

Yes. Uncle Jim’s offers guaranteed live delivery. Open the package promptly when it arrives, check moisture, and follow the included care instructions so the worms can settle in safely.

Should I mix the worms into soil or compost?

No. Place them on top of moist bedding, compost, or loosened soil, then cover them with damp bedding, cardboard, newspaper, leaves, or another breathable cover. Let them naturally move down.

Are orders insect and mite free?

Uncle Jim’s strives to maintain clean, high-quality worm orders. Because worms are living creatures raised at scale, it is difficult to guarantee that no other tiny living organism will ever be present, but orders should never arrive infested. If you ever have a concern, contact Uncle Jim’s right away.

Ready to compost better?

Send in the worm crew.

Turn scraps into value with live Composting Worm Mix from Uncle Jim’s Worm Farm. Start an indoor bin, boost an outdoor compost pile, support your garden routine, keep live bait, or feed pets and reptiles with one hardworking order.

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Over 50 years of Uncle Jim’s worm experience. Guaranteed live delivery. Most orders ship expedited 2nd Day nationwide.

Simple order details

Shipping and worm mix transparency.

Shipping is $8.99.

Most orders ship nationwide by expedited 2nd Day service. Live delivery is guaranteed, and care instructions are included so your worms can settle in safely after arrival.

Worm species may vary by mix.

Your order may contain proven composting worm species such as Eisenia fetida, Eisenia hortensis, and Perionyx excavatus. Species are listed for transparency, while the main promise remains a practical live composting worm mix.

Frequently asked questions when ordering:

1.       I live in California, and you ship out of Pennsylvania. Will the worms survive in transit?

  No worries! We ship nationwide with USPS or FedEx 2 Day shipping, so your worms will not be in transit for very long. We ship out every Monday through Friday, holidays and weather permitting. 99% of our orders reach their destination without fail. We ALWAYS guarantee a live delivery, so if there are any delays or other issues while in transit, we have you covered with a free reshipment of worms.

2.       I live in the Northeast, can I still compost during the winter?

      Yes, you most certainly can. You can compost year round as long as the soil can be maintained between 40 and 80 degrees. If you have an outdoor compost bin, you can insulate the bin with mulch, hay, Styrofoam or anything that will retain heat. If you have a smaller bin, it is recommended to bring it indoors if at all possible. A garage or a basement will work perfectly.

3.    I work during the day and will not be home to accept my package, is this ok?

      Yes and no. Because the worms are a live product, if they are left in a mail box or a parcel locker for too long, they will not survive. If you cannot be home to accept your worms, we recommend having them held at your local Post Office or delivered to your door. You can leave delivery instructions before placing your order.

4.     How much Black Gold (Compost) will 1,000 composting worms create for me?

Our 1,000 count of Red composting worms can create between 8 and 16 ounces of compost per day!

But wait, there’s more! These worms double in population every three months, so as your worm population grows, the amount of Black Gold that they can create will grow as well. A year from introducing your 1,000 composting worms into your bin, you should now have 16,000 composting worms, which will create 8-16 pounds of composter per day!

If you start out with 5,000 composting worms, by the end of one year you should have 80,000 composting worms outputting 40 to 80 pounds of compost per day.

5. Are there any shipping restrictions?

We are currently able to ship to all of the 48 continental United States as well as Alaska. We are also able to ship to the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. We are unable to ship live worms to Hawaii due to strict laws regarding introducing non native worms into the soil. We are unable to ship to any country outside of the United States.

6. Why should I order from you over the other guys?

We always put our customer’s first! We will answer any questions that you might have before ordering, when your worms are delivered, and long after you have your worms growing. We have been in this business for more than 40 years, know how to ship your worms to arrive alive, have a great relationship with USPS, and always GUARANTEE a LIVE delivery! We are an honest seller with an A rating with BBB, and over 100,000 happy customers. We have a real live person on the other end of your phone call who is interested in helping you, no matter what you are using the worms for. We understand that there is always a risk that the worms might arrive dead, and we stand behind our live delivery guaranteed to have a free reshipment mailed to you if this is the case

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