1 Ton Worm Bag - Final Product
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- Опубліковано 20 тра 2023
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This is important to show @Captain Matt 👍👍
Pre-sifting the bedding and using the correct number of worms and adding the correct amount of bedding at the right time not only produces next to pure castings but also makes the final sifting (harvesting of castings) very efficient.
The moral of the story is if you want pure castings pre-screen the bedding first. Not only do you break the bedding down for the worms (so the microbes and bacteria do not have to for faster eating) you save time and have less waste at the final sift. The time it takes to pre-sift and sift in the end is less time spent if just doing the last sift, with more conversion and less waste (nothing is wasted but less to reuse).
I use the buckets, always pre-screen and end up with 2-3 cups undigested or overly wet littered with cocoons out of 2.5 gallons. With that method I add fresh bedding for the cocoons to hatch in. That is a method of breeding and growing worms to their genetic potential.
With bed-run bins the overs equal about 3-4 cups after the last sifting for every 2.5 gallons sifted.
Enjoy worms and have a great Day!
You’re great at explaining, worms for life. Thank you! My brain never covers everything in such an organized way 🤣
1/4" material is the ideal size for red wrigglers to make into castings?
You deserve all the success, you have given so many, including myself the tips to get started! Thank you!
Thank You Captain . All the best to you and yours .
Worm castings looking fantastic 😊
Those castings look perfect 🤩
Thanks Captain.
You’re welcome, Jordan!
Well deserved successes Captain Matt 👍🏻 The castings look pretty much perfect :)
I love the idea of these bins! Been following along since before you set them up and I’ve set up my own (little) breeding program so hopefully I’ll have enough worms to get one going soon. Greetings from Cape Town, South Africa
I absolutely think he is one of finest man I've ever listened tools far as learning a wonderful trade Thankyou Captain Matt
I am a bit jealous. My castings easily fit in a 120 litres garbage bag 😂 Thank you Matt, your videos are really helpful!
Me too! The 5000 worms I bought and am breeding with seem like a fart in the wind but I’ve managed to more than double them over the last 6 months so hoping one day I’ll also manage to harvest a ton of castings 😅
Beautiful
Honestly it's a bonus for us as customers to get worms in with the castings. I mean shoot free Captain Matt's worms with my castings??? That's a deal to me!!
Spread the worm!
the casting's look great my thought and question is the 1 ton a win or fail? my thoughts are its good it worked but my fail thoughts is it compacts those clumps from the excessive weight. do you think a continuous worm bin would yield less work but better results?
Sifting it again before bagging is also bringing in a lot of air reinvigorating the microbes
If I can make a business out of it despite my disability, it's more about getting it out there to the people than filling the bank account as much as possible
Hello Capitan Matt,
I have around 800 or so worms so far and I started my bin around 3 months ago. If I was to harvest the castings from the bin and put them in a bucket for storage and slowly stock pile more and more do those castings I harvested have a shelf life or can I just continue to store them until I have enough to start selling them?
Thank you so much
Very good as usual, I'm a bit puzzled about the worm tea you package and sell, everything I have studied about the tea is that it needs to be used quickly, is this your thoughts and if not what source of info are you using to say it last longer?
Hey Global Wormer! I brew tea on Wednesday and bottle on Friday evening for sale on Saturday AM. I advise every one to use it that day or leave the cap off and add a sugar every few days. In practicality most people use it that day.
@@CaptainMattsWorms excellent advice. Thank u
How do you figure bedding moisture percentage most all the meters have 1 thru 10 not percentages. Thanks
One question. Can i put epsom salt in my worm bin for magnesium?
Do you ever have a pest problem from your outdoor homemade compost? I always have millipedes and spiders in mine...
I have been thinking about building a CFT bin based on your designs. Now that you have used 1 Ton bags and had success, what is the best way to create worm castings, CFT or 1 ton bag?
Why don't you reduce the angle of the slope on the shifter? So you don't have to push back with the board so much.
Where do get the compost to get started in worm farming
Great video. What are the pros/cons of a 1 tone bag vs your CFT set up?
Hey Daves- CFT was great when I needed weekly castings for garden… as sales picked up, I started looking for less labor intensive approaches for bulk bins
@@CaptainMattsWorms thanks Captain Matt.
Captain Matt, do you start new bags too this time of year?
~ Sandra
Hey Sandra! Likely before too long for next year
Do you like the bag over a cft bin?
I have to find a resource for a ton of worms. I hemp grower wants tons of castings. That seems to be the new soil amendment of choice for the hemp growing industry.
What did you use before the bags? I don’t have the space or equipment to move one of those
Hi Kathy… when I was just producing for my own gardens, continuous flow bins worked well for a constant supply - but were too laborious for large bulk quantities
Can you show or explain your bagging process for the finished product? Do you send it out? Or do it yourself? If you do it yourself, can you show this process please?
Pack it myself for local sales… checkout my videos for the previous bagging approach, and the current compostable bag-in-a-box packaging.
How do you keep the castings moist in that one ton bag until you are ready to sift it and sell it?
Wrap sides in plastic and occasionally water (or worm tea)
Is the 1tonne bag process in your course?
Capt Matt, I'm new to Vermiculture and I am trying to grow my worms and get to at least the size of your operation. I'm curious but once someone gets to your size, do you think it's possible to gross at least low 6 figure income? I would like this to be my business instead of my present 9 to 5.
That is the question I can't seem to get answered. Captain Matt seems to care less about the income than being a sharer of worm how-to info. I'm not throwing shade on him, just relaying an observation. I have actually quit my 9 to 5, and am looking to do the same as you. I wish you all the best.
Captain Matt
Take that bag and sew in heavy duty zippers down both sides and reuse it the way you have.
Ingenious!
The bottoms decay, but love the idea. If there was a method of reinforcing the bottom without causing anaerobic conditions, that would be optimal.
@@cuznclive2236 aren't they plastic? I'm not calling you a liar, I'm just curious how plastic, not being exposed to the sun, would be affected so much by a little moisture.
Do you have a product number for this bag. There are several typed on Amazon and they are all a little different. Thanks
We’ve purchased a few different varieties - as long as well reviewed and good deal, it’s worked for us. Here’s links: 1 Ton bag amzn.to/3bNyC7z - 1 Ton bag (10 pack) amzn.to/3piqezO
So you cut a hole in the side of the bag when you are done❓ I woulda thought you reused them
Honestly, your operation is #goals. I'm just about to the point where I'll be able to expand to try to venture into the more commercial side of things, and I'm always looking to your videos for inspiration. Keep on wormin' on! 🪱🪱🪱