Determining the Amount of Worms Needed Determining the Amount of Worms Needed When ordering worms for composting, you order by the pound. There are about 1000 breeders per pound for young redworms. Stay away from ordering the big fishing worms.
Many small worms can move a lot more stuff through their intestines.
Redworms reproduce at a rapid pace. So keep that in mind when determining the number of worms you want to order. Once the worm population increases you can add more garbage. The amount of money you have to spend. So if you produce a pound of garbage per day, you want to order at least 2 pounds of worms.