Separating Worms From Castings The Easy Way | Vermicompost Worm Farm
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- Опубліковано 28 чер 2024
- Some changes I’m making to speed up my worm bin migration harvest method so I can create natural organic fertilizer for my garden in the form of worm castings quicker!
In this video we'll find out how many red wiggler compost worms have migrated out of the worm castings so far & see how many are living it up in the feeding zone! We'll also install a new barrier, get a close up of a worm cocoon or egg & let you decide on how we'll restart this worm bin...be sure to let me know in the comments what you think!!
Epigeic worms or composting worms are fascinating natural composters & fertilizers that are in most homesteaders bag of tricks to make free organic fertilizer & soil amendments as well as fishing bait. If you've ever thought about vermicomposting or composting with worms to make organic fertilizer & natural soil amendments with your plant based kitchen scraps or food waste, this is the channel for you. I have 4 worm composting bins which you can watch from start to finished worm castings on the 4 playlists following each worm bin. If you haven't started yet, get started now and vermicompost with me!🪱🪱🪱 Visit my Channel at / @vermicompost
Happy Vermicomposting Everyone!!!🪱🪱🪱
Below are some of the items I use for vermicomposting & my channel's videos. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you if you use these links. Thank you for supporting this channel! / @vermicompost
Worm Bins I use:
Vermihut 5-Tray Worm Compost Bin amzn.to/3w15lQt
Urban Worm Bag V2 amzn.to/3XE9QsT
20 Gallon Fabric Grow Pots amzn.to/3EBYhdr
3 gallon Rubbermaid Roughneck tote amzn.to/3eKDLhO
Other Worm Bins:
Worm Factory 360 3-Tray Version amzn.to/3AHnjqK
Worm Factory 360 5-Tray Version amzn.to/3tYfWY4
Bus bins amzn.to/3fd8AvP
Equipment I use:
12 Sheet Cross Cut Micro Shredder (I use it to shred cardboard) amzn.to/3xYZKYu
Magic Bullet Small Blender (to pulverize egg shells) amzn.to/3gwEzb4 or amzn.to/42SQ4w9 (with extra coffee bean & nut blade)
Worms Red Wiggler mixes amzn.to/3yGNhwl & amzn.to/3R5tKvD
ENC's amzn.to/4bXN5XP
Mesh screen patches for DIY worm bins amzn.to/3xJjK4r
Indoor Outdoor Wireless Thermometer for worm bin amzn.to/3wIdXbO
Additional thermometer sensors 433 MHz amzn.to/41juD7v Please make sure Thermometer & sensor are the same MHz
Additional thermometer sensors 915MHz amzn.to/3WTFgua Please make sure Thermometer & sensor are the same MHz
Wrigglebrew Worm Casting Tea amzn.to/46PhV2A
Food Dehydrator amzn.to/3O5Uj2H
Mosquito Dunks 6 pack amzn.to/3Oe4Sl0 granular amzn.to/42KDtM0 or 20 pack amzn.to/42Br4Kf
Kitchen scale to weigh worms & food: amzn.to/3HnOQjg
Blue gloves amzn.to/3XsBg5n
Spray bottles to mist bedding amzn.to/3Fq23rN
Digital handheld Thermometer amzn.to/3EWfC2j
Compost Tea Bags amzn.to/3fCb5o1
Solar powered light amzn.to/3nOucAq
Reusable Keurig Coffee K-cups amzn.to/3FNXvt6
Other useful equipment for worm farming:
5 stackable sifter with different sized mesh: amzn.to/3S2k184
Cameras & camera equipment I use:
Insta 360 ace pro amzn.to/3vgdmR8
Flexible Tripod amzn.to/3CGTjcF
Insta360 GO 2 camera amzn.to/3oxCc80
Insta360 One X2 camera amzn.to/3nqV6hp
iPhone 13 Max Pro amzn.to/3nq52aU
Canon EOS Rebel T8i amzn.to/3HcBuX6
4 Ocean bracelets I wear
Multiple colors to chose from bracelets amzn.to/3HMbHEx
Books on worms & worm farming
Worms Eat My Garbage amzn.to/3L4FXN2
Where to buy worms: www.TheGardenAndWormLady.com
/ @vermicompost
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00:00 Intro
00:16 Big picture plan
00:46 Worm close ups
01:21 Accessing worm bin moisture
02:02 Worm cocoon!
02:55 Long term plan
03:25 Barrier progress
04:09 New barrier installed
04:23 Last feeding recap
05:05 How many worms migrated so far?
05:42 Bedding first
06:19 Adding food scraps
07:06 Amendments
07:47 More bedding always!
08:33 Homework
Below are some of the items I use for vermicomposting & my channel's videos. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you if you use these links. Thank you for supporting this channel! www.youtube.com/@vermicompost?sub_confirmation=1
Worm Bins I use:
Vermihut 5-Tray Worm Compost Bin amzn.to/3w15lQt
Urban Worm Bag V2 amzn.to/3XE9QsT
20 Gallon Fabric Grow Pots amzn.to/3EBYhdr
3 gallon Rubbermaid Roughneck tote amzn.to/3eKDLhO
Other Worm Bins:
Worm Factory 360 3-Tray Version amzn.to/3AHnjqK
Worm Factory 360 5-Tray Version amzn.to/3tYfWY4
Bus bins amzn.to/3fd8AvP
Equipment I use:
12 Sheet Cross Cut Micro Shredder (I use it to shred cardboard) amzn.to/3xYZKYu
Magic Bullet Small Blender (to pulverize egg shells) amzn.to/3gwEzb4 or amzn.to/42SQ4w9 (with extra coffee bean & nut blade)
Mesh screen patches for DIY worm bins amzn.to/3xJjK4r
Indoor Outdoor Wireless Thermometer for worm bin amzn.to/3wIdXbO
Additional thermometer sensors 433 MHz amzn.to/41juD7v Please make sure Thermometer & sensor are the same MHz
Additional thermometer sensors 915MHz amzn.to/3WTFgua Please make sure Thermometer & sensor are the same MHz
Wrigglebrew Worm Casting Tea amzn.to/46PhV2A
Food Dehydrator amzn.to/3O5Uj2H
Mosquito Dunks 6 pack amzn.to/3Oe4Sl0 granular amzn.to/42KDtM0 or 20 pack amzn.to/42Br4Kf
Kitchen scale to weigh worms & food: amzn.to/3HnOQjg
Blue gloves amzn.to/3XsBg5n
Spray bottles to mist bedding amzn.to/3Fq23rN
Digital handheld Thermometer amzn.to/3EWfC2j
Compost Tea Bags amzn.to/3fCb5o1
Solar powered light amzn.to/3nOucAq
Reusable Keurig Coffee K-cups amzn.to/3FNXvt6
Other useful equipment for worm farming:
5 stackable sifter with different sized mesh: amzn.to/3S2k184
Cameras & camera equipment I use:
Insta 360 ace pro amzn.to/3vgdmR8
Flexible Tripod amzn.to/3CGTjcF
Insta360 GO 2 camera amzn.to/3oxCc80
Insta360 One X2 camera amzn.to/3nqV6hp
iPhone 13 Max Pro amzn.to/3nq52aU
Canon EOS Rebel T8i amzn.to/3HcBuX6
4 Ocean bracelets I wear
Multiple colors to chose from bracelets amzn.to/3HMbHEx
Books on worms & worm farming
Worms Eat My Garbage amzn.to/3L4FXN2
Where to buy worms: www.TheGardenAndWormLady.com
www.youtube.com/@vermicompost?sub_confirmation=1
I've started using an old quart-sized yogurt container with 1/2"ish holes all around. I puree my food scraps and layer it in with shredded cardboard. Takes about 3 weeks to get 95% of the worms out, changing the containers once a week. The container allows me to place it in the center of the bin. It's easy for all worms to make the centerally located food.
That is a great way to make a bait cup!! I like the layering of shredded cardboard!! I'll have to give it a try! Thanks so much for the tip & of course thanks for watching Scott!!🪱🪱🪱
היי שבת שלום חבר😊
תמיד כשאני רואה סרטון שלך אני לומד עוד דברים איך להמשיך לגדל תולעים ואיך לעשות את האדמה בגינה שלי טובה יותר,
תודה לך אתה פשוט אלוף!!
שיהיה לך המשך יום נעים.
חברך אושר מישראל❤
תודה רבה לך ידידי. תמיד כיף לשמוע ממך ולדעת שאתה בטוח! אני מקווה שאתה ומשפחתך והגן שלך מסתדרים טוב! תודה רבה שצפיתם בסרטונים שלנו!🪱🪱🪱
That is a great method.
Thanks AJ!! Anything to make harvesting easier!! Thanks so much for watching!!🪱🪱🪱
Oh, how I love those tiny worm bins❤
You do a great job ❤
❤Peggy❤
Hi Peggy!! Thanks so much for the words of encouragement!! This is my favorite bin to play around with...especially since we can take it on the road with us!! Thanks so much for watching!!🪱🪱🪱
Yes. Do that.
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👍 I'm excited to try it!! Thanks so much for taking the time to watch and comment!!🪱🪱🪱
Hi Patrick! I don’t think there’s a wrong way to do the migration. I prefer to make the feed zone small which allows me to thin/spread out the castings area as much as possible so it dries down quicker. I also will harvest the drying down side as much as I can as it goes along - so I have less castings spread thinner to dry down even faster. I can turn the bin over (total bedding refresh ) faster this way. All that said I’m quite interested in how your expanding feed zone and smaller every time castings harvest area works out! I’m up for learning new ways to worm wrangle! ❤🪱
That is a great point, harvesting the top and spreading the rest out thinner will help to dry them. I may try a combo of both, harvest the top and move it over just a little to allow for a thinner drying area. I love learning new tricks as well!! Thanks so much for watching Jayne!!🪱🪱🪱
I like the gradual harvest and expansion of new material for small bin like this . I did it with my 10 gallon .
Oh good it worked well for you in your 10 gallon! I'm so glad you mentioned that...I'm going to be doing it that way based on all the feedback I've been getting. Thanks so much for watching!!🪱🪱🪱
I've never had much luck with migration in small totes. I tend to use a bait cup to collect and move on the worms and top harvest the castings over time instead.
I hope you can make this work and then I'll follow along and give it a try. Cheers!
I think I've had similar experiences. I've used bait cups to take worms out to populate my Urban Worm Bag and to send to friends but I'm hoping I can get a huge mass of them in this feeding zone all at once...I have a feeling if I had checked on it on day 5, I would have seen a big difference from this day 15 situation. I just have to be diligent and get in here again on day 5-7!! Thanks so much for watching!!🪱🪱🪱
I would lean towards it being harder to use the migration method with the tiny worm bin. It’s worth an experiment. Especially if it helps your sanity 😁🪱🪱
Yes!! It will be much better on our sanity compared to counting!! Since this video I'm discovering I need to keep them interested with several additions of new food because it's so easy for them to travel back in this tiny bin!! Great insight Rick!! Thanks so much for watching!!🪱🪱🪱
I was already reaching for the keyboard when you started into the square area topic... but you recovered before I could type anything. Haha!! :) Migration is looking pretty good. I like the idea of continuously expanding the size fo the feeding zone. Eventually the wormies will get wise to where the food is getting replenished....
😂🤣😂 As I was saying centimeters & inches squared I could hear you harassing me in the back of my head!! I'm glad you caught it because I really do think in volume now since that conversation!! I almost said something during the video : ) I think I am going to go with the ever expanding feeding zone...it sure beats counting them out individually!! Thanks so much for watching AV!!🪱🪱🪱
Haha! I had a feeling that our _squared vs cubed_ discussion from way back when was going thru your mind at that moment :) Is that what is referred to as living rent-free in someone's head??.. :) :)
Yes!!!! 😂🤣😂
You should be able to bait out your worms within 2-4 days. Much more than that and the bulk of the party will start moving off back to the bottom to chill out again. If you wanted to remove the worms find perforated cardboard the kind used to wrap glass or some kind of paper that you can pour some pureed pumpkin into it. The worms will flock over to it and then you can remove the vast majority of your worms. Give it a try sometime if you havent and see if you like it.
That is a great idea to capture them easily in the feeding zone!! I think you're right...I bet there were a ton of worms in my feeding zone at the 4 day mark & then they just went back to the castings side to hang out...I'll be checking on them much sooner this time!! Thanks so much for watching & passing on your technique!!🪱🪱🪱
Ingenious way to harvest castings and start a new bed at the same time. I would just keep enlarging the feeding zone, harvest off the top. Good thought not to cover the harvest side, allow it to get drier and the worms will migrate for the added moisture as well.. COOL!!! I love things that are different.
Stay Well!!!
Thanks Brian!! It will be great if it works, which it should if I get in there every 7-10 days or so. I may have to have a little accompanying storage container when I take it on the road😂 Thanks so much for watching!!🪱🪱🪱
Patrick, the worms didn't get the memo! How about a bait cup in the middle? With such a tiny system, every worm would forage right past the bait cup, so if you make it tempting enough I'm sure it will be successful.
~ Sandra
😂 I think they ate the memo and then went back into the castings!! 15 days was way too long to go between re-feedings in the migration zone! We'll be going on another road trip in a bit and they'll be getting daily feedings of car snacks😁 I've used bait cups in here and they worked well when I checked on them often and pulled the worms out...i just need to be diligent in keeping their food refreshed!! Thanks so much for watching Sandra!!🪱🪱🪱
Another vote to increase the migration area each feeding. It seems that it will only take a few more weeks as you harvest and you’re building it up as you go to keep the volume and production of castings relatively high.
Yes!! That's what I'm hoping!! If I can seamlessly transition these worms into a new worm bin without the shock, it may have to be my new way of doing business!! Thanks so much for watching Matthew!!🪱🪱🪱
I kinda like the plan you suggested. Open up the migration area, harvest the castings of the top, keep drying the castings and slowly increase your new worm bin. Give it a shot
Thank you!! I think that is the consensus! It makes the most sense to try at this point since I'm 1/3rd of the way there already! Thanks so much for watching & for the encouragement Dave!!🪱🪱🪱
LOVE THE IDEA!
ann, plant obsessed, does something to the extent of a gradual recovery of casting.
Be it on a bigger scale.
Hope you and executive producer are well, and have good planting season💚🦠🤎
Thank you Alex!! I would love to have a huge bin like Ann has with Blue!! I'm hoping I can somewhat recreate that on a much smaller scale here! Thanks for the kind words! Our spring garden is winding down but we managed to do a fun garden vs worm bin experiment in it, which will be our next video, hopefully releasing this weekend! Thanks so much for watching!!🪱🪱🪱
They must still have food to consume on the castings side. Perhaps leftover cardboard. I would think they’d all be in the food section.
I think you are right, there is something over there enticing them...I just need to keep the feedings coming sooner so they like what I'm serving better than their poop! Thanks so much for watching Joe!!🪱🪱🪱
If all else fails call AV the godfather of wormys
Yes!!! I've been tracking his latest migration feeding!!🪱🪱🪱
Hi Patrick I like the move it over method, harvest and refill at the same time.👍👌🙏💪🪱💩
Awesome!! One vote for the method I want to try!! Thanks so much for stopping by to watch Nick!!🪱🪱🪱
I agree.
Thanks Amy!!🪱🪱🪱
I found a red wiggler the size of a European night crawler in my Vermihut. I had to take a second look... HUGE just huge. Not too mention SO MANY cocoons. Anything i put these castings gets populated by worms. So amazed at the quality of casings. It shows in the plants.
That's fantastic that your population is growing so well!! I love opening up my VermiHut and seeing so many worms attacking the food scraps!! Your garden is very lucky!! Thanks so much for watching!!🪱🪱🪱
@@Vermicompost once again for giving me the knowledge and confidence to start because it's the best thing I could have done for my plants. The strawberries from my strawberry patch have never tasted a good.
@@TerpyTen That's so great to hear!! Thanks so much for the kind words!!
היי
רציתי לשאול אותך שאלה.
האם חייבים להכניס קרטון גרוס או שאפשר לשים גם חתיכות גסות (לקרוע ביד את הקרטון).
ואיזה כמות לשים?
לרוב אני משתדל לשים כמה שיותר קטנים ולא הרבה אני מוסיף לרוב קומפוסט כמעט מוכן לוקח להם זמן עד שהם מסיימים איתו. ויש לי עוד חווה שאיתה אני שם קרטון וירקות ופירות והיא מוכנה הרבה יותר מהר.
לכן יש לי עוד שאתה מה הדרך הטובה יותר להכין את ההומוס הכי טוב לאדמה? מודה לך מראש.
חברך אושר מישראל ❤
המון שאלות נהדרות! אני אוהב להעביר את הקרטון שלי דרך מגרסת נייר בגזרה של 12 גיליונות כדי שיהיה קטן ככל האפשר. אבל אם תקרע את הקרטון לחתיכות זעירות ביד, זה יהיה בסדר גם עבור פח התולעים. קרטון נוטה להתפרק מהר יותר מנייר או עלים מניסיוני. אני אוהב לעשות אדמה עם יציקות התולעים שלי על ידי שימוש ב-20% יציקות תולעים 60% טחב או קוקוס קוקוס ו-20% ורמיקוליט או פריליט. זה עובד ממש טוב עבור סוג האקלים שלי כאן בטמפה, פלורידה ארה"ב. אני מקווה שזה עוזר!! כל כך טוב לשמוע ממך! תודה רבה שצפיתם!!🪱🪱🪱
I heard you mention mites is that bad?
The kind of mites that are in worm bins are not bad at all!! They only feed on dead or decaying mater so they help the worm shred or tear up the food and bedding. I big mite bloom in population when you previously only had a few could mean a worm bin that is being overfeed or running slightly more acidic...which is usually caused by overfeeding. Once the castings go in the garden, any mites that might be left will seek out other dead organic material or will most likely die, but will not harm your plants. I hope this helps!! Thanks so much for watching!!🪱🪱🪱
I think it’s better to take the worms out from the feeding zone and start again until all the worms have migrated
👍 Taking the worms out would ensure that fewer try to go back into the castings! If I keep all the worms in the bin they will be more likely to head back over...I'd just have to start a new worm bin before this one was finished. Thanks so much for taking the time to pass on your suggestion & of course thanks so much for watching!!🪱🪱🪱
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Thanks so much for taking the time to watch and leave a comment!!🪱🪱🪱
Hi Patrick and Autumn, I do enjoy the different experiments. The worms must be thinking, he's at it again, what's it going to be this time. 🪱🪱🪱
I wanted to ask: do you use any lubricant on your shredder? And if so, what / how. Have fun, Mark : )
I'm definitely keeping my worms guessing!! To answer your question, I occasionally will just put a little line of vegetable oil on a scrap piece of paper and run it through my shredder along with some junk mail after...then I through that all away. I maybe do this every 3-4 months and have had no problems with my shredder after 5 years! I hope this helps!! The video I just released today is my most favorite experiment yet!! ua-cam.com/video/kLXJzpqrjyE/v-deo.html Thanks so much for watching!!🪱🪱🪱
@@Vermicompost
Thank you Patrick for answering my question, very helpful. I knew that you would have a good answer to keeping the shredder in working order without spending pointless money on those lubricating sheets. Thanks again. I'm off to watch your favorite experiment yet. Have fun, Mark : )
Thank you for watching!! Yep, I'm into saving money for sure!!
I would pull the worms out on the feeding side and eventually harvest the castings with fewer worms. This separation of worms from castings is the most frustrating part. I have been watching Plant Obsessed and think she has the side migration nailed down. Wish I had the space for that! 🙂🪱🪱🪱🪱
So pull the worms out instead of the castings...That may be part of a greater master plan to trick Autumn into letting me have a new worm bin!! I like it!! Yes the separation of worms from the castings is the most frustrating part, especially when we were counting them individually😂 I love Ann's Big Blue worm bin!! I would absolutely love to be able to migrate worms like she does in that enormous bin!! Thanks so much for watching Ann & thanks for your longtime support!!🪱🪱🪱
@@Vermicompost Another option would be to dump the contents into a smaller grow bag, let it dry a bit, then sift out the worms to restart the tiny bin. Good luck with whichever way you go. I will be watching 🙂🪱🪱🪱
True!!
Yep I think it is worth the time to try and migrate to a larger area with skimming off the top of the finished side.😀👍🏼🪱
👍 Awesome! I was hoping the experts would weigh in & choose the way I wanted to do it! If only this bin was the size of Blue!!! Thanks so much for watching Ann!!🪱🪱🪱