Breeding garden worms

[Oldbloke]

So, what's the secret. Worms for fishing are hard to come by where I live. I've had a couple of goes at this now but they always disappear or die. The latest way is:

20 ltr bucket
Under water tank
Hessian on top.
Mix of soil and garden compost
Fed with a mix of bran, whole meal flour and corn flakes.

After 3 weeks only 2 left of the 12 or so healthy hard won garden worms.

What's the secret?

Not interested in breeding tiger/compost worms. Please don't post just what you have seen on the www. Only if you have had experience yourself.

[on_one_wheel]

My mother had a worm farm, she discovered that heat is a big killer.

I know that worms like moisture content to be just right too.

[bigpete]

You may possibly be over feeding them

[Oldbloke]

My mother had a worm farm, she discovered that heat is a big killer.

I know that worms like moisture content to be just right too.

Don't think I'm over feeding or over heating them Pete. But moisture might be an issue.

Any one know about that?