Don’t prolong your worm castings harvest by feeding slow foods & more bedding! But how soon before your harvest should you stop? Find out as we start to transition my Tiny Worm Bin from the feeding & volume production phase to worm castings harvest phase.
In this video we’ll dig through the last feeding zone, find the last remnants of the lime vs lemon experiment and talk about how this bin got its start! We’ll also show you why coffee grounds are not grit, go over some moisture considerations & go into depth on when to stop adding bedding & why.
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 3 worm composing bins which you can watch from start to finished worm castings on the 3 playlists following each worm bin. If you haven’t started yet, get started now and vermicompost with me!🪱🪱🪱 Visit my Channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/VermicompostLearnbyDoing
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!
Worm Bins I use:
Vermihut 5-Tray Worm Compost Bin https://amzn.to/3Xs1eGe
Urban Worm Bag V2 https://amzn.to/3XE9QsT
20 Gallon Fabric Grow Pots https://amzn.to/3EBYhdr
3 gallon Rubbermaid Roughneck tote https://amzn.to/3eKDLhO
Other Worm Bins:
Worm Factory 360 3-Tray Version https://amzn.to/3AHnjqK
Worm Factory 360 5-Tray Version https://amzn.to/3tYfWY4
Bus bins https://amzn.to/3fd8AvP
Equipment I use:
12 Sheet Cross Cut Micro Shredder (I use it to shred cardboard) https://amzn.to/3xYZKYu
Magic Bullet Small Blender (to pulverize egg shells) https://amzn.to/3gwEzb4 or https://amzn.to/42SQ4w9 (with extra coffee bean & nut blade)
Indoor Outdoor Wireless Thermometer for worm bin https://amzn.to/3wIdXbO
Additional thermometer sensors 433 MHz https://amzn.to/41juD7v Please make sure Thermometer & sensor are the same MHz
Additional thermometer sensors 915MHz https://amzn.to/3WTFgua Please make sure Thermometer & sensor are the same MHz
Mosquito Dunks 6 pack https://amzn.to/3Oe4Sl0 granular https://amzn.to/42KDtM0 or 20 pack https://amzn.to/42Br4Kf
Kitchen scale to weigh worms & food: https://amzn.to/3HnOQjg
Blue gloves https://amzn.to/3XsBg5n
Spray bottles to mist bedding https://amzn.to/3Fq23rN
Digital handheld Thermometer https://amzn.to/3EWfC2j
Compost Tea Bags https://amzn.to/3fCb5o1
Solar powered light https://amzn.to/3nOucAq
Reusable Keurig Coffee K-cups https://amzn.to/3FNXvt6
Other useful equipment for worm farming:
5 stackable sifter with different sized mesh: https://amzn.to/3S2k184
Cameras & camera equipment I use:
GoPro HERO11 https://amzn.to/3jkRpLa
Flexible Tripod https://amzn.to/3CGTjcF
Insta360 GO 2 camera https://amzn.to/3oxCc80
Insta360 One X2 camera https://amzn.to/3nqV6hp
iPhone 13 Max Pro https://amzn.to/3nq52aU
Canon EOS Rebel T8i https://amzn.to/3HcBuX6
4 Ocean bracelets I wear
Multiple colors to chose from bracelets https://amzn.to/3HMbHEx
Books on worms & worm farming
Worms Eat My Garbage https://amzn.to/3L4FXN2
Where to buy worms: www.TheGardenAndWormLady.com
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00:00 | Intro
00:48 | Last feeding zone recap & experiment results
02:23 | Why coffee is not grit
03:12 | Future feeding plans for this bin
03:39 | Moisture considerations
04:00 | Pot worms
04:32 | Compare your worm bin to this one
05:01 | Last shredded cardboard for this worm bin
05:20 | Last slow worm food added
06:30 | Next feeding plans
06:52 | Adding amendments
07:30 | Worm bin assessment
08:06 | How I made this DIY bin
08:40 | Wrap up with no plastic
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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!
Worm Bins I use:
Vermihut 5-Tray Worm Compost Bin https://amzn.to/3Xs1eGe
Urban Worm Bag V2 https://amzn.to/3XE9QsT
20 Gallon Fabric Grow Pots https://amzn.to/3EBYhdr
3 gallon Rubbermaid Roughneck tote https://amzn.to/3eKDLhO
Other Worm Bins:
Worm Factory 360 3-Tray Version https://amzn.to/3AHnjqK
Worm Factory 360 5-Tray Version https://amzn.to/3tYfWY4
Bus bins https://amzn.to/3fd8AvP
Equipment I use:
12 Sheet Cross Cut Micro Shredder (I use it to shred cardboard) https://amzn.to/3xYZKYu
Magic Bullet Small Blender (to pulverize egg shells) https://amzn.to/3gwEzb4 or https://amzn.to/42SQ4w9 (with extra coffee bean & nut blade)
Indoor Outdoor Wireless Thermometer for worm bin https://amzn.to/3wIdXbO
Additional thermometer sensors 433 MHz https://amzn.to/41juD7v Please make sure Thermometer & sensor are the same MHz
Additional thermometer sensors 915MHz https://amzn.to/3WTFgua Please make sure Thermometer & sensor are the same MHz
Mosquito Dunks 6 pack https://amzn.to/3Oe4Sl0 granular https://amzn.to/42KDtM0 or 20 pack https://amzn.to/42Br4Kf
Kitchen scale to weigh worms & food: https://amzn.to/3HnOQjg
Blue gloves https://amzn.to/3XsBg5n
Spray bottles to mist bedding https://amzn.to/3Fq23rN
Digital handheld Thermometer https://amzn.to/3EWfC2j
Compost Tea Bags https://amzn.to/3fCb5o1
Solar powered light https://amzn.to/3nOucAq
Reusable Keurig Coffee K-cups https://amzn.to/3FNXvt6
Other useful equipment for worm farming:
5 stackable sifter with different sized mesh: https://amzn.to/3S2k184
Cameras & camera equipment I use:
GoPro HERO11 https://amzn.to/3jkRpLa
Flexible Tripod https://amzn.to/3CGTjcF
Insta360 GO 2 camera https://amzn.to/3oxCc80
Insta360 One X2 camera https://amzn.to/3nqV6hp
iPhone 13 Max Pro https://amzn.to/3nq52aU
Canon EOS Rebel T8i https://amzn.to/3HcBuX6
4 Ocean bracelets I wear
Multiple colors to chose from bracelets https://amzn.to/3HMbHEx
Books on worms & worm farming
Worms Eat My Garbage https://amzn.to/3L4FXN2
Where to buy worms: http://www.TheGardenAndWormLady.com
hi, when you say ''tiny bin'', is that the 3 gal tote?
Gave my new worm bin a cucumber huge one was in the bin for 3 days and well moldy before then added the worms and in 2 days no cucumber so time for 2bananas for a week
Nice video, Patrick ❤
I feel like I've been with you each step of the way with Little Junior 🪱
Thanks for sharing.
Always like your videos.
Hahaha!! That buzzer was unexpected & made me chuckle 👍🏻 The bins I fed today were transitioned from plastic to paper covers & were also switched from routine composting to foraging. Although your tiny bin is somewhat smaller, the basic message you conveyed here is reminiscent of the video I prepared earlier 🙂
If the carrot wasn't previously frozen, my bet is we will see it again. Root vegetables do tend to stick around a bit longer. I guess they are used to being exposed to soil microbes! Another colourful feeding, Patrick, including the Fruit Loops!
~ Sandra
I’m having some issues with my worm bin, i have mine outside with a lid and plenty of air holes, I have lots of shredded cardboard for them and I keep it moist and I use crushed egg shells. However every night after midnight they all try to escape, during the day they are fine and stay burrowed but once nighttime comes they all crawl up the sides and try to get out. What would be wrong?
Your 3-gallon setup looks like I could move my colony from outside to the basement for the Colorado winter.
Do you have a tutorial on how to make that?
Any other tips to moving the worms? I was thinking it would be a casting sift and worm count and the. Start them off fresh with damp bedding etc.
This is our first year after previous attempts have been unsuccessful as the worms didn’t winter well in the garage.
Small detail but holding back on slow food 6 weeks before harvest is a pretty cool tip !!
Saved by the Autumn again. I think its time we have an Obrein-off. Dualing bins, she does what she wants and you do you and compare the difference in say 6 months ????
Lets gooooo Brother and Autumn !!
Cheers J&C 🌱🪱🤞🤜🤛🇺🇸
Thank goodness for the exec producer keeping you in line! ❤️
The best producer ever! 😄😄 that's a beautiful balanced diet, I'm going to have to try the cereal on mine, excellent video as always
❤👍 it seem they do all right with a dose of yellow #7 🤣 ❤🪱✌
Like you said about pot worms I had a lot but they just went away before I even tried to get rid of them. and a few just help to break it down! 🙂 and nice alert sound I did not know worms made that sound LOL🤣
Carrot & beetroot seem to not be a favourite in my tower. Either because they weren't frozen, or I just have fussy Worms lol
Its been almost a year, if not more since i started following you, and you definately deliver a good video every time you upload it
Glad to here the pot worms are more in check now. About 6 weeks until harvest, it will be here before you know it. I think there will be a nice worm ball in the tomato on the next check in. 😁🪱🪱
Have a great weekend. 😎
You reminded me I’ve been wanting some Fruit Loops.
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You stop feeding slow food 6 weeks from harvesting. Do you have a time when you stop feeding and allow them to process what's left in the bin?
Hiya wormie friend!!!!! 🪱🪱Oh wow the broccoli fibres! That’s incredible!!! It looks like a tassel 😅
Oh we love the chunky worms 🪱!!
Oh that’s interesting about the pot worms!!! I’ve never heard of that!
I love fruit loops😅 Even the wormies need abit of a treat 😅 hope you guys have an amazing week guys!! 💝🌻🌷🌸💐💖🙏 xx