Alabama Jumpers - Amynthas gracilus
Alabama Jumpers - Amynthas gracilus - The Alabama Jumper is known by many other names such as Georgia Jumpers, Florida Wigglers, Grey Wigglers or simply Wigglers depending on which part of the United State you live in. These are not for compost bins and are the only worms we sell that we recommend for putting in your garden. These nightcrawlers CAN be used in a compost bin. Experiments are being conducted to decide the proper environment needed to use these as indoor composters. They are great on a fishing hook. Unlike the other worms, the Alabama Jumpers do great in tough garden soil. Where most other worms would die to to the extreme roughness of the clay or sand, the Alabama Jumper worm is protected by an armor of skin which is much tougher than other worms. They are very large. These bad boys grow 8-10 inches and sometimes even larger. These worms do not/cannot eat live plants, but instead they eat dead organic material like leaves, grass clippings, etc. These are the types of worms you can just set in your soil and forget about. It's the lazy man's worm!
Alabama Jumpers are in the nightcrawler family and have three distinguishing traits. One is their sheer size. Probably their most notable characteristic is the fact they are much hardier than other worms. It is the only worm that can burrow through hard packed clay soil. If you live in the south like I do, you know what I'm talking about. I've found these worms as deep as 3 feet, working away. Alabama Jumpers have a tough outer coat, coupled with their sheer strength, and you have a super worm.
The best composting worm for your gardens or lawn areas are Alabama Jumpers for those living from Chattanooga Tennessee on south in the continental United States. The Alabama Jumper escapes the cold by burrowing down below the frost line in these areas as needed and reappears as the weather warms.
Raising Alabama Jumpers in your yard or garden area: Simply make a compost pile of hay, leaves, shredded newspapers and shredded cardboard in a shaded area if living in a warmer part of the country. You can add some vegetable scraps, however, keep to one corner of the pile at a time to permit the decomposing greens to heat up. Cover with your hay, newspaper, etc. The Alabama Jumpers will enter the corner once it begins to cool down enough. Wet the pile down thoroughly, especially if using hay, and release the worms on the top of the pile. To help insure your Alabama Jumpers are prolific, sprinkle a little Purina Worm Chow on the top of the pile weekly until the food scraps have decomposed sufficiently to support the Alabama Jumpers.

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