I have made "Smoothies" for my worms before and they love it. When she found out what I was doing, my wife said I have to buy my own blender and stay out of the kitchen.
Every worm farmer should have their own set of garden appliances (food processor, blender and coffee grinder) and they're easily enough to acquire, either through a local FreeCycle network, second-hand stores or garage/yard sales. If it breaks, just get another one and this way you don't have to explain to your significant other why your high quality blender smells like horse manure.
You can put the greens from the garden in an old metal trash can or even a big enough plastic tote and hit them with short bursts from a weed eater - saves a lot of time depending on how fine a chop you need. thanks for all of your content - it's been so helpful!
Nice job, Matt. Your 🪱 Worms are living their best life. I've had a Can-O-Worms since 2009 and always chop their food. And I put a lot through my NutraBullit. They are so happy...I hear them humming 🪱 God Bless you and your family 🙏
Hello Captain Matt thank you for what you do and the information. Question have you ever used Biochar in your worm bins? Thank you and God bless Raymon
My electric tiller is quickly becoming the VIP of my worm farm. I fill a 64gal tote bin with vegetable scraps that I get from a nearby restaurant and run the tiller over them. It's not as fine as using a blender or your garbage disposal but it's pretty fast!
@@CaptainMattsWorms Look to KNF (Korean Natural Farming) or JADAM (Jayonul Damun Saramdul, or people who like nature). Either choice, I prefer JADAM, will set you on a path.
Thanks Matt, another solid video! I had the impression you didn't use veggies - which led me to believe that's your main secret to not having fungus gnats another fly type pests. So let me ask, what are your secrets to keeping the gnats from nesting in and spawning from your huge moist bins?
Watch for restaurant auctions or on craig's list for a buffalo chopper. It would handel all the ya waste without adding water. Why not strain it inti another bucket and use the water several times before having to put it down the drain
Oh yea Cap. , I saw that older video using a garbage disposal for grinding worm food. I just don’t have the facilities to do that. I also want you to know that I love seeing you and your worms.
And to the people posting how he is being wasteful with the water vs reusing it - he lives on a body of water and is known as a Captain. Guessing their area isn't in a water drought. Relax. :)
It's not so much the water, but the potential for it when combined with plant matter. Insomuch, he stated his understanding and plans to work on the process.
Would a small electric wood chipper set up out by your compost bin work, that would eliminate the sink garbage disposal, since your already in the garden, just a thought 👍
Captain Matt, you know what your worms like to eat. Do you see any benefit of letting a rabbit eat all of those greens and add the pellets into the cft bin?
I did do one experiment that worked. I planted corn into 10 4 ft by 4 ft cages as if they were micro greens. Growing In cages because of deer pressure. I can harvest the greens at 2 feet tall and feed them to the worms and rabbits and the corn grows back without reseeding. It gives another possibility to feed the worms in the summer.
Rather than run the water down the drain, I have been soaking shredded paper in the green water and feed that to the worms as well. So far so good.
I have made "Smoothies" for my worms before and they love it. When she found out what I was doing, my wife said I have to buy my own blender and stay out of the kitchen.
I just asked my wife today where our old blender ended up... She immediately knew I was thinking about the worms
Funny story, Michael!
Every worm farmer should have their own set of garden appliances (food processor, blender and coffee grinder) and they're easily enough to acquire, either through a local FreeCycle network, second-hand stores or garage/yard sales. If it breaks, just get another one and this way you don't have to explain to your significant other why your high quality blender smells like horse manure.
You can put the greens from the garden in an old metal trash can or even a big enough plastic tote and hit them with short bursts from a weed eater - saves a lot of time depending on how fine a chop you need. thanks for all of your content - it's been so helpful!
Another great idea C Nelson... have you tried it yet? Keep us posted.
Nice job, Matt. Your 🪱 Worms are living their best life. I've had a Can-O-Worms since 2009 and always chop their food. And I put a lot through my NutraBullit. They are so happy...I hear them humming 🪱
God Bless you and your family 🙏
you the man captain matts
Hello Captain Matt thank you for what you do and the information. Question have you ever used Biochar in your worm bins?
Thank you and God bless Raymon
My electric tiller is quickly becoming the VIP of my worm farm. I fill a 64gal tote bin with vegetable scraps that I get from a nearby restaurant and run the tiller over them. It's not as fine as using a blender or your garbage disposal but it's pretty fast!
Awesome use of a tool!
Matt the solution could water the compost or watered down further and put in the garden.
Great idea, Rick! Thank you
@@CaptainMattsWorms Look to KNF (Korean Natural Farming) or JADAM (Jayonul Damun Saramdul, or people who like nature). Either choice, I prefer JADAM, will set you on a path.
What a great idea! Those worms sure are living the dream!
Good stuff! See you've been busy. Much appreciated!
Great way to process the food. Thanks for sharing. Your garden looks great!
Thanks again Captain.
thanks for all the informations Matt, greetings from Switzerland👍
Greetings, Karl. You’re welcome!
Thanks Matt, another solid video!
I had the impression you didn't use veggies - which led me to believe that's your main secret to not having fungus gnats another fly type pests.
So let me ask, what are your secrets to keeping the gnats from nesting in and spawning from your huge moist bins?
Hey Eric… we’ll have to focus on pests more in the future videos and newsletter
Awesome video!
A juicer works as well
Watch for restaurant auctions or on craig's list for a buffalo chopper. It would handel all the ya waste without adding water. Why not strain it inti another bucket and use the water several times before having to put it down the drain
Great ideas... thanks for the buffalo chopper tip.
U r awesome captain Matt
Oh yea Cap. , I saw that older video using a garbage disposal for grinding worm food. I just don’t have the facilities to do that. I also want you to know that I love seeing you and your worms.
Thanks Michael, great hearing from you.
I would dump the solution on top of the compost bin. It's always a struggle here to keep the pile wet.
That's the way to do it!
If you freeze the solutions into small cubes and feed that to the worm bin periodically. Would that work?
Yes if u freeze the food they eat it faster careful though can make ur bin wet but that is what I do freeze it first cuts the time in half
I freeze in old food containers if I have a lot of something. Works great.
Freezing it also helps control gnats and fruit flies.
Those worms are eating gourmet meals. I prepare Brussels Sprout leaves just like collard greens and love eating them myself.
I was going to mention that all of those leaves are edible. Great to add to a salad.
How does the worm find or search for food? Can they smell the food ?
Hey DR. L ... yes, by smell and also random search when there's no smell.
And to the people posting how he is being wasteful with the water vs reusing it - he lives on a body of water and is known as a Captain. Guessing their area isn't in a water drought. Relax. :)
It's not so much the water, but the potential for it when combined with plant matter. Insomuch, he stated his understanding and plans to work on the process.
Could you incorporate the solution into the worm tea somehow?
Hey Matt! Perhaps... I think we're going to put the liquid in the garden/compost going forward.
Would a small electric wood chipper set up out by your compost bin work, that would eliminate the sink garbage disposal, since your already in the garden, just a thought 👍
Howdy Mr. Skipper! That’s an interesting idea. Do you have one that you could experiment with and report back?
Use a bucket to catch the liquid and dump it on the compost pile. Two flies with one swat.
Thanks eve66able... that will be the plan from now on!
Captain Matt, you know what your worms like to eat. Do you see any benefit of letting a rabbit eat all of those greens and add the pellets into the cft bin?
Sounds like an experiment waiting to happen, Louis!
I did do one experiment that worked. I planted corn into 10 4 ft by 4 ft cages as if they were micro greens. Growing In cages because of deer pressure. I can harvest the greens at 2 feet tall and feed them to the worms and rabbits and the corn grows back without reseeding. It gives another possibility to feed the worms in the summer.
@@louisbrentnell2551 thanks ingenious!
When you need to add water, used the drained water!
Great idea, thanks Marcia!
After you blend it toss it around your lawn.
Just use a tree shredder
Sure... use what you have!
Pour that juice from the greens back into the garden. Full of nitrogen and feeds the microbes.
Lesson learned D V. Thanks for the input!
Next time take the extra water u dump down the drain and water ur garden with it
Great idea, Alexis!
ferment the juice thousands of uses for your garden with that juice
Yes, I was thinking, he's pouring it down the drain?! NOOOOO!!!
Looks like you are juicing for the worms.🪱
Ha, AJ! Indeed!