Harvesting and Using Worm Castings
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- Опубліковано 1 вер 2020
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My name is Robyn, an environmental scientist working towards completing a PhD in understanding how people's wellbeing and their connection to nature is impacted by land use change. I've always loved gardening and nature and lately have been interested in growing my own organic food!
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That's how I used to operate the can of worms for years. I now put wood shavings in the liquid collect area and use these wood shavings as bedding when starting a new tier . The worms that find themselves in the wood shavings are happy enough and I have never had any problems. The worms start to produce castings in the shavings and it's nice and moist to use in the next tier
Hi Robin, Greetings from Windermere, Florida zone 9b USA 🇺🇸
I bought a Can-O-Worms in July 2009. I keep mine indoors and have Red Wigglers. I have 3 trays that I rotate regularly. I have a Playlist of videos on how I harvest and feed my 🪱
I'm 71 and a lifetime gardener, but Worm Castings have been a game-changer. I wish you success with your channel.
Thank you for this, I really didn't know how to go about harvesting and using the castings. Your video was great - no nonsense, easy and relatively fast.
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Thanks a million, did not know how or what to do with them 😊
Thanks so much for this great video. At last I've found all the answers to my questions about these worm farms. Great video, concise, no long winded explanations. Thank you!!
Thanks Eli! So glad it was helpful ☺️ happy gardening!
Hay there after you emptied out your worm castings dose that because your new top layer of your worm farm? And if so do you put any new bedding in there before adding food scraps
Thanks
Exactly the info I needed. Thanks!
New here. I have been raising worms for a couple years now. Where I garden using the Back To Eden method, raising rabbits and using their manure and using the worm castings, my soil is amazing.
Thanks for sharing.
Many blessings.
I use a old fridge which I start with in the spring using half finished mulch and worms that I collect over time. I also add kitchen waste which they love. I sift the castings out a couple times in the season and when the cold weather comes I let the worms go back into the ground.
Thank you sooooo much. Yours was so clear and easy. So many worm farm videos and few how to harvest and what to do.
First video I've seen that tells me how to use the different layers and where to get stuff for your garden from. Thanks!
Thanks for sharing 💚👏🏼
That produces a lot of worm castings Robyn🌹It’s so good being able to make your own fertilisers and nourishing the garden.Take care.
Homestead Aus It sure does produce a lot! Speeds up during summer too when things break down faster ☺️ thanks for watching! Have a great night ☺️
Thanks Robyn, another great video! I love the idea of putting the worm farm in the sun when harvesting to make the worms go down. I will definitely be doing that next time I harvest my casting.
Cheers Deb & Dan.
Lovely video ,harvesting is fun , sometimes the casting area has eggs in there , you can start another small worm farm when the little eggs hatch . I use buckets and now have 7 started worm farms from when I harvest , each time I creat another worm farm with eggs and castings , easy peazy , 👍
This was so helpful, thankyou!
Love the video, im new to worm composting and almost ready to harvest some castings!
Hi, I'm a new subscriber from the UK. I have just had my worms arrive this week. I have a new wormery arriving after new year.
It's good to see the harvesting. Wishing you a happy new year. Jane
Beautiful
Awsome information will be doing that tomorrow. Keep up the videos great to see an Aussie making useful vids
Great video enjoyed watching 😊
Happy gardening
Great video. We’ve tossed the idea around of doing worms for awhile now. Thanks for a great video.
Thank you! Glad you liked the video ☺️ Worm farms are great!
Thanks Robyn great video again
Thank you! 🥰
G'day Robyn, nice lot of worm castings and great information on how to use them. These worm farms are really great I can't wait to get a worm farm going again. Stay safe and God bless you guys. 🦘👍
Thanks Josh, yep they’re great! So much nutrients for the garden ☺️
Happy gardening Robyn. Great info, thanks for sharing and stay safe my friend from Qld
Cheers for watching! :)
Nice job with your video. Aren't these worm farms great!
I have a different brand which is pretty much a square version of yours and it's easy to maintain and very rewarding.
I'm sure my fruit and vegies appreciate it too.
Looking forward to the next vid. Take care.
rattleAU thank you so much! I love them! So great for the garden ☺️
This is great! We have our first worm farm coming soon in a delivery!
Ooooh exciting!! I love them! So great for the garden ☺️
i have a bin that i have on my back porch. i have it filled with worms and compost! i always get mold so i have the worms breaking it down to use as soil! i like to mix potting mix in whenever i get some of it depending on what is in it
Aussie? Beautiful accent.
Lovely video as well, subscribed.
The bottom layer you can just hose it out to get all the castings out and use the liquid as you've shown.
How awesome is it to have your own worm farm Robyn? Such good nutrients for your garden. Have you been getting the wind there too? It’s been bad down here for nearly a week, I’m sick of it😩 xx Cathi xx
Hi Cathi! Ah yes, I absolutely love the worm farm ☺️ Had it for a few years and it’s going strong! We have been getting a lot of wind yes! It’s a really windy time of the year. Will probably start getting the spring storms here soon. Hope it calms down 😔
@@thenaturepatch hi mam nice job
Great tutorial! Thank you! I have a couple of questions:
1) How long does it usually take for the casting tray (bottom) to be full?
2) Does it attract a lot of mice and roaches?
3) how often do you “feed” the top bin with your food scraps?
4)are there some types of food that the worms don’t like? I’ve heard no onions or citrus, is that right?
Any or all questions answered will be so appreciated! Thanks!
These are good questions! I hope they will be answered 😛🙏
@@rising_waves 1 depends on how good your ecosystem is and how many worms there are and what species you use
2 are roaches really a problem outside??? mice yeah but you can be smart and keep em out or trap em
3 depends on how large your population is, the more worms the more they eat-logical no? don't forget to make sure it's an aerobic party in there, use brown material for euhm ventilation, i do about 50/50 green kitchen stuff/brown dry leaves small dry branches dry grass etc.. (avoid layering like leaves or grass, mix it up a bit, gently)
4 it's said to much koffie grinds is a bit to acidic but i doubt a pot a day would be bad.. no meat no butter etc!! onion scraps are ok, citrus maybe cut it up in a few pieces and don't throw in to much.. i noticed they like anything as long as it's varied enough, nuts shells (walnut) they like to use as a place for orgies and laying eggs or do they give live birth?? :p haha
Hey thank you!! ❤️ Ok, i am back with some more info. Worms indeed don't like onions, because of smell. What i found. So you can put them out under direct sun, to dry and get 'burn'. Such opinions are better.
Another thing about egg shells, they can't get calcium directly from shells, but if you burn them in a fire wood pit, they turn to ashes that is better for integration + the ashes of wood is also good.
Live and learn 😍😂🚽
@@rising_waves did you know you can multiply the good aerobic bacteria by a few million in just a day? the worm compost which is full cycle, black soft and not to moist, without any leftovers or decomposing material or worms, sift it through medium sieve, put about 2-3 hands full in a sock in a bucket of water, suspend it above an aquarium air pump which is at the bottom, ad a few teaspoons (not to much!! stick to the recipe) of molasses from sugar cane is the best, it's the by product of sugar production and it's the food for the process as it's the elements the organisms need to multiply.. the idea is to let the pump aerate through the sock and the compost..
compost-tea can be used to boost the immune system of plants by spraying it on the whole plants.. don't over do it, a few times per growing season is fine..
some people do the nettle soup for nitrogen but i wouldn't recommend this as it's an anaerobic process=not good for the soil quality and the mycelium (mushrooms)..
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@@rising_waves I could be completely wrong, but I've heard ashes are deadly for worm farms based on the acidity
A worm did a poo so you made video about pretty cool 😎
What do you do or what do you add to your top layer (container) once you scrape all the surface?
Washing it away is a real waste. All of that is awesome for the garden. And the liquid can be diluted and used as a spray for leaf feeding. Castings also boosted the plants ability to ward of pest and disease. And it doesn't hurt the watershed. Its time released and wont burn your plants either.
Great video, we have just started our first worm farm cafe. What part of Australia are you in? We are in NSW 😁
How do you prevent rain water from getting into the worm farm? Do you just cover it with plastic bags?
Thank you I have a worm farm and was not sure how to Harvest my castings so How often dose it need doing and Do I leave the Tap open or closed as been told 2 conflicting stories
Hi Wendy. I like to keep the tap open to allow a little more air in and let the system naturally empty when needed. This is usually because sometimes I can't get to it for a few days if I'm busy. But if you're emptying it every day or so, then it should be fine to keep it closed. Just don't want to make sure it goes anaerobic :)
Awesome video with heaps of info! I noticed you’re Australian. I’m in Australia too and am wanting to raise worms for their casting but I’m worried about the summer months as it get so hot here.. would the worms be okay during those really hot days? Thanks
yes, they should be. just try and keep them in a shady area until its time to get the castings, then leave them in the sun for about 10 minutes first.
@@emmamalanaphy7978 thank you
How often do you harvest the castings?
Beautiful. Are those oranges you're using?
Thank you! I do put a little citrus in the worm farms occasionally and seems to break down fine. At the end of the video in the 'in ground' pots I was adding some bush lemons that weren't good to eat which also break down well :) Thanks for watching!
Really need to get a worm farm up and running
They’re fantastic!
@@thenaturepatch try to find some worms when i dig up the rest of my potatoes
Hi there, very interesting, I had no idea about this worm farm. I want to learn more about these for next year. Looks like an informative channel you have. I liked & subbed. When you have a chance, please drop by for a visit. Have a good day!
There is an easier way to harvest. If you drill holes at bottom of bin and place it on top of bin ready to harvest, worms will move to this bin prepared with bedding and food
Greetings from Russia. I breed a worm in an apartment as a pet. Vermicomposter worm cafe Show and tell everything step by step. Come visit, I will be glad to meet you.
Hehehe,,worms, worms, worms YEH!
Can you just sift out the worms?