McCrawls Redworms

Before I have even showed up, Stan has already gave me a little consultation on the phone to help me prep my worm bin to ensure my success. He had the pound of worm packed and ready for pick up. Once I got there, he showed me his own bin at the store and gave me a quick review on how to make the bedding, when to expect my 1^st lump of compost, when to see my 1000 worms grow into a 2000 bunch. So glad to have found him!

Showed up to this place looking for worms and Stan greeted me because I looked confused. I wasn’t sure if I was at the right place. He’s one of the nicest people I have ever met! He was very knowledgable about the worms. He answered the many questions I had with much patience. I had my dinosaur addicted son with me and he was kind enough to share knowledge and show him some fossils he had. Stan also works with precious stones and does one of a kind jewelry pieces and he shared that too. Great person. I hope to continue doing business with him in one way or another.

Stan is very helpful and a great resource if you are having any issues with your composter (like I did). Great to be able to source worms locally.
I bought a worm composter online with worms from Uncle Jim’s worm farm. The worms seemed very small but there were a lot of them. I followed the instructions and put them in a place with a light on them for a couple days but they kept crawling out of the bin and LOTS of worms died — what a mess! After a week, it stabilized but then I think that I had lost so many worms that I accidently overfed them because a couple weeks later seemed like most of them were gone. Then a week after that they were all gone. I did not realize that they all crawled into the bottom tray and died.
I decided to try it again with local worms and found Stan online. Based on my discussion with Stan, I’m pretty sure that I overfed the original batch of worms which he says is death to worms. I introduced Stan’s worms to the compost system a couple days ago and they seem to be assimilating much better. He said that his worms are used to living in paper bedding which helps. None have tried to crawl out of the bin so far so this alone is a huge improvement. Also the worms seem larger likely because they did not get dehydrated during shipping or they are just better quality and more of them. It was also helpful to see Stan’s system to see the correct moisture level in the bin, etc.

Stan is very knowledgeable and helped set me up with 500 worms for my first attempt at vermicomposting in my kitchen. He’s super friendly and told me to not hesitate to call him if I ever had any more questions. His place was a little hard to find as it’s inside Custom Creations right next to the scuba store, but not really an issue. I’m glad I found a local supplier of red worms rather than having to order online.

You can’t make a better decision if you want to buy worms in Orange County. This place is the BEST. Stan knows all about worms, and will fill the novice mind with knowledge about them, more than happily. The shop is small, but upon entering, we were greeted kindly by (just my guess) Stan’s wife behind the counter, as well as the amazing scent of whatever incense was burning. Did I mention the AWESOME PRICE on an AWESOME QUALITY PRODUCT?
seriously, buy your worms from here. You won’t regret it.

I recently started a vegetable garden and couldn’t believe it when none of my plants died. I’ve gotten so into it my friends joke that I need an intervention. I started to segway into composting cold bins and learned about vermicomposting and found myself purchasing a Worm Factory 360. (which is a great product btw)
Anyway I wanted to buy worms sourced locally when I found Mc Crawls Worms. After setting up my bin, I read voraciously online and was convinced that I’d screw up everything terribly by the time I actually picked up my worms. Stan completely put me at ease and gave me helpful tips as far and managing my little mini universe/​Eco-​system for my 1000 new friends.
A note to anyone who gets lost like I do; if you exit off the 91 fwy once you hit orange make a left turn and its right next to the closed down gas station on the left hand side in a doggie salon. I drove right past it and kept going for a couple of blocks.
Anyhow, this has been a great experience and I can’t wait to see the finished product.
Happy farming to all!
P. S. I’ve got worms and its awesome.

Great service, really knows his stuff!

Glad i found a worm supplier local to me and great price. good customer service. stan knows his stuff and is willing to offer advice. even for a novice like me getting into worm bin composting. ill be back for sure.

First set of worms are still doing well. I have people giving me their food scraps so I decided to get another 1000 worms to keep up. Good purchase!

Buying a pound of red worms from McCrawls was one of the coolest shopping trips I’d made in quite a while. With display cases dripping with opals and other precious stone jewelry, and then flanked on the other side with a multi tiered worm farm, there’s no other place like it. Stan was very helpful and offered lots of tips on how to get my bin going. He even gifted my two kids gorgeous quartz crystals which we will treasure. I’m using a stryrofoam cooler for a bin btw.

1 sack o’ worms for vermicomposting — about 1000?. Pretty good condition. Lots of baby worms and almost no unwanted bugs. Call in day before so he can have them ready to go.
I wrote this review 2 months after the buy and the worms are doing really well.

Loved getting my red wiggler worms here. I got 500 worms for $ 15 which is a steal. The worms come in a canvas bag which is also perfect for brewing worm tea too! I definitely recommend anyone who is in need of red worms to come to McCrawls. Just make sure that you call him beforehand so he can have the worms ready for you to pickup.

Stan McCall owns «McCrawls» selling Red Wrigglers (Eisenia fetida) for vermicomposting. He has a shop inside Plush Pooch Grooming, so it’s a bit hard to find. You’ll see that he is a lapidarist and has a gorgeous collection of opals and many other cabochons in his cabinet. It turns out selling composting worms is a hobby on the side.
I asked him for a pound of worms, and he was so friendly and helpful. He had an active bin with two trays in the store. He took it apart showing me the difference in the trays and also some food he’d put in for the worms (chocolate chip cookies, rice, and a burrito!). I was surprised that the bins had no odor whatsoever. This is good news since I haven’t informed my husband I’m setting up the tower of worms & decomposing food in the house.
In a couple of months I plan on turning kitchen scraps and leftovers into compost for the garden where the whole cycle will start over again.