Oh Sandra...........you have no idea how excited I was to see these baby wisps 😃I've been following your experiment since day 1. A combination of all the right factors but Nanny Worm sealed it by spreading microbes and signalling to the cocoons that it was a safe environment. Thank you for doing this experiment and sharing the findings with us 💕Even though I don't have a worm bin, the same factors have to be in place in my garden beds. If the right elements are present, then worms will be attracted, they will lay cocoons, and they will hatch with the right microbes in the environment 🙂Well done my friend 👏❤
Good morning Sandra, It's very early morning, and I'm listening as I'm cutting fruit for breakfast. I love hearing the excitement in your voice. Your tenacity certainly paid off! ❤🪱❤️ Thanks for the Shout-out!! I've learned so much from you ❤ I'm glad you found Nanny alive and wiggling ❤ ❤Peggy❤
I agree, Juanita - finding the wisps was exciting, but I was worried Nanny might have either crawled out unnoticed or starved in that tasteless coconut coir. It's hard to know how much to feed one worm. Now I have six mouths to feed! ~ Sandra
OMG Sandra, I was cleaning up the counter, listening to you. When you said OH OH OH I had to sit down to watch the rest.. I was sitting close to the screen trying to help you find one 😂😂 That was soooo exciting..
Lol, so I'm not the only one who is rooting for these little guys??! I stopped publishing videos where I found nothing, so I certainly wasn't expecting this today. ~ Sandra
To be honest, I probably would have just placed those dried out casting in a going worm bin or into the garden. It is so awesome you turned it into a learning experience, (because we all goof up, lol) and educated the science of the importance of the nanny worm. I found out that further research has show some jumping worm cocoons will not hatch out for up to 4 years, just goes to show the resilience of mother nature. Great experiment Sandra! Hope you plan to show any further development. Stay Well!!!
Thanks Brian. I'm sure most of us find dried out potting soil in containers and just start using it again. This little experiment shows that any worm cocoons in the mix can come back to life. It would apply to any cocoons in bags of dried out worm castings, too. ~ Sandra
Thanks Bobby! I'll let it go a while longer to see how many more wisps appear, but now I'm kicking myself that I didn't count the cocoons in the beginning. 😉 ~ Sandra
Nice one Sandra, you really did get excited by those wisps.😊 My poor worms (outdoor) have to suffer high temperatures in the summer although I do my best to keep them cool. Low temperatures in the winter, (not freezing) and they just keep on doing their stuff. They are so resilient. Thank you for continuing with this experiment, it really is excellent information. Cheers!
Haha, thanks Gerry. The wisps certainly caught me off guard today. I really think there's something that the signal goes out and all of them started maturing at once. ~ Sandra
It's all about the microbes, Betty. Nanny did her job depositing castings and giving the microbes a boost. I'm delighted the cocoons came back to life! ~ Sandra
Hi Garry, thank you so much for stopping by! It's been a busy weekend here for us, so I'm just catching up now. Our subs are disabled?? Someone told me that happened to them a couple years ago, but I haven't had any UA-cam problems recently. Thanks for the heads up! ~ Sandra
That's an interesting idea, Tim. I know the research talked about microbe diversity necessary to sustain worm life, including microbes coming from food sources, handshaking with the cocoon. Microbes in castings tea would not have the food source component if the castings were fully processed. Maybe someone should try side-by-side cocoon experiment using fully processed castings and partly processed castings as bedding choices? ~ Sandra
I estimated between 20-30 cocoons at the start of this experiment. I saw quite a few left - at least 15 - so that's why I said there might be a bit of a population explosion soon. ~ Sandra
Thanks Jayne. We all could experience a bin failure at one point. I hope this helps everyone understand how to encourage the cocoons that have been through adverse conditions. Sss
Thanks Ann. so many of the cocoons look like they were ready to mature - I'm sure at the next check in I'll find even more babies. The lesson learned is don't give up on your old potting soil or dried out castings! ~ Sandra
Oh Sandra...........you have no idea how excited I was to see these baby wisps 😃I've been following your experiment since day 1. A combination of all the right factors but Nanny Worm sealed it by spreading microbes and signalling to the cocoons that it was a safe environment. Thank you for doing this experiment and sharing the findings with us 💕Even though I don't have a worm bin, the same factors have to be in place in my garden beds. If the right elements are present, then worms will be attracted, they will lay cocoons, and they will hatch with the right microbes in the environment 🙂Well done my friend 👏❤
I agree, Krista. These principles apply to the microbes in soil as well as worm bins. They probably apply to our gut microbes too!
~ Sandra
Good morning Sandra,
It's very early morning, and I'm listening as I'm cutting fruit for breakfast. I love hearing the excitement in your voice. Your tenacity certainly paid off! ❤🪱❤️
Thanks for the Shout-out!! I've learned so much from you ❤
I'm glad you found Nanny alive and wiggling ❤
❤Peggy❤
Thanks so much, Peggy. These cocoons showed their fortitude. Amazing they can come back to life after such a prolonged dormancy.
~ Sandra
Such fun! All those babies!! I was worried about Nanny when you couldn't find her. Whew! A vicarious emotional rollercoaster!
I agree, Juanita - finding the wisps was exciting, but I was worried Nanny might have either crawled out unnoticed or starved in that tasteless coconut coir. It's hard to know how much to feed one worm. Now I have six mouths to feed!
~ Sandra
OMG Sandra,
I was cleaning up the counter, listening to you.
When you said OH OH OH
I had to sit down to watch the rest..
I was sitting close to the screen trying to help you find one 😂😂
That was soooo exciting..
Lol, so I'm not the only one who is rooting for these little guys??! I stopped publishing videos where I found nothing, so I certainly wasn't expecting this today.
~ Sandra
Agree with Mrs. Peggy! Very Exciting to see the cocoon of worms and your FIRST Baby! Hi to Nanny Worm! Great Video!!! FULL WATCH and FULL SUPPORT!
Thanks so much Garry! These cocoons had so many people supporting them. It took 100+ days, but they finally made it! Life is precious.
~ Sandra
Congratulations Sandra you worm nana😊👌👍
Hi Nick, I think anyone buying cocoons should try it. Even healthy cocoons probably would benefit. Take care!
~ Sandra
Oh!!!!!!!
Great information 😺❤
Thanks Rosemary. I hope it can help others who find dry cocoons!
~ Sandra
Hi Rosemary, I'm so glad you are watching Sandra. She's brilliant ❤
To be honest, I probably would have just placed those dried out casting in a going worm bin or into the garden. It is so awesome you turned it into a learning experience, (because we all goof up, lol) and educated the science of the importance of the nanny worm.
I found out that further research has show some jumping worm cocoons will not hatch out for up to 4 years, just goes to show the resilience of mother nature.
Great experiment Sandra! Hope you plan to show any further development.
Stay Well!!!
Thanks Brian. I'm sure most of us find dried out potting soil in containers and just start using it again. This little experiment shows that any worm cocoons in the mix can come back to life. It would apply to any cocoons in bags of dried out worm castings, too.
~ Sandra
Informational as always my friend, take care Sandra.
Thank you, Tony. I feel good saving these little worms.
~ Sandra
Oh yay I’m so happy!! Such a cool experiment and I’ve been hoping they would emerge!!
Thanks so much, Cali! There's over 20 cocoons in total, so fingers crossed more of them make it across the finish line!
~ Sandra
Awesome results Sandra, thanks for seeing it through and sharing 🪱🪱🪱
Thanks Bobby! I'll let it go a while longer to see how many more wisps appear, but now I'm kicking myself that I didn't count the cocoons in the beginning. 😉
~ Sandra
@ it’s ok there will be enough to get excited about, you had a few more about to hatch🪱🪱
Nice one Sandra, you really did get excited by those wisps.😊
My poor worms (outdoor) have to suffer high temperatures in the summer although I do my best to keep them cool.
Low temperatures in the winter, (not freezing) and they just keep on doing their stuff. They are so resilient.
Thank you for continuing with this experiment, it really is excellent information. Cheers!
Haha, thanks Gerry. The wisps certainly caught me off guard today. I really think there's something that the signal goes out and all of them started maturing at once.
~ Sandra
This is interesting!
Thanks Joel. To bring dry cocoons back to life was amazing.
~ Sandra
😊omg!sooo cool to find babies in your small worm bin ir not sure how u call it.and Nanny is playing hide and seek❤❤❤fun time sandra.take care.
It was so much fun finding the babies. They lived after being in dried out cocoons for months! Thanks Faye!
~ Sandra
@NanasWorms ya.thats amazing.❤❤
Good information didn’t know about a nanny worm.
It's all about the microbes, Betty. Nanny did her job depositing castings and giving the microbes a boost. I'm delighted the cocoons came back to life!
~ Sandra
Hi Sandra! Very nice to stop by today! Mrs. Peggy reminded me that I need to say “Hi” to you and to your worms! Our sub to your channel is disabled???
Hi Garry, thank you so much for stopping by! It's been a busy weekend here for us, so I'm just catching up now. Our subs are disabled?? Someone told me that happened to them a couple years ago, but I haven't had any UA-cam problems recently. Thanks for the heads up!
~ Sandra
I wonder if you sprayed casting tea on the cocoons it would do the same as a Nanny worm.
That's an interesting idea, Tim. I know the research talked about microbe diversity necessary to sustain worm life, including microbes coming from food sources, handshaking with the cocoon. Microbes in castings tea would not have the food source component if the castings were fully processed. Maybe someone should try side-by-side cocoon experiment using fully processed castings and partly processed castings as bedding choices?
~ Sandra
How many cocoons did you start with and how many are left? 👍👌😁
I estimated between 20-30 cocoons at the start of this experiment. I saw quite a few left - at least 15 - so that's why I said there might be a bit of a population explosion soon.
~ Sandra
Great to see the wisp Sandra. This was a neat experiment. It did take some time but it was worth it. 😁🪱
Thanks Rick. I'm going to run the experiment a bit longer to see how many of these cocoons are still alive.
~ Sandra
Excellent information! Thank you so much for sticking with the experiment and getting to this really valuable information ❤ 🪱
Thanks Jayne. We all could experience a bin failure at one point. I hope this helps everyone understand how to encourage the cocoons that have been through adverse conditions.
Sss
Nice 👍🏼🪱😃 im go glad it worked out.❤
Thanks Ann. so many of the cocoons look like they were ready to mature - I'm sure at the next check in I'll find even more babies. The lesson learned is don't give up on your old potting soil or dried out castings!
~ Sandra