A worm harvest

[@miranda5237]

Thanks for the video Cheryl. It's great to have that vermicompost on hand when you need it. I made the zucchini fritters the other day - they turned out great. Thank you

[@downundervlogs]

Thanks Miranda. That is awesome! I am glad you enjoyed the fritters.. Such an easy meal without too much fuss. 🫶😊

[@rickthelian2215]

Nice harvest, worms looking good😊

[@downundervlogs]

Thanks Rick. They're fattening up in there.😊

[@AJsGreenTopics]

There are a lot of mites. Nice harvest. Have a great day.

[@downundervlogs]

It seemed to be a seasonal thing with those mites. I got them in my compost bin and also other people have mentioned they have them too. Thanks AJ. enjoy yours too😊

[@NanasWorms]

I love the "all or nothing" harvest! I do the same with Gilligan, my converted turtle shaped paddling pool worm bin. Are you going to age the castings to wait for the cocoons, Cher? ~ Sandra

[@downundervlogs]

I am not that patient Sandra😄 , I didn't actually see any cocoons but I am sure they are in there. They will hopefully survive in the garden bed.🫶😊

[@brucemoffatt]

Very healthy looking worms there Cher and the vermicompost will give the garden a kick. I'm sure there are heaps of cocoons in the garden now as well as heaps still in the hungry bin. It's not a bad thing at all to have worms burrowing around in the garden, aerating the soil and helping to keep the soil alive. I hope you have time to show off the results a bit later in the season.

[@downundervlogs]

That's right Bruce. I have many free ranging worms especially in my darlek compost bin. If I need to I can round them up again like I did once before in a previous video by setting up a tray with cow manure and straw. They loved it and I got a tray full of worms back. I hope for a bit more rain this summer. Thanks for sharing Bruce. 🫶😊

[@GardeningwithBarchuckin]

Some great looking worms you separated. The sifted castings look awesome. 😁🪱

[@downundervlogs]

Thankyou. 😊 compost is so light and fluffy. It's great to see worm balls around the apple. Thanks for watching barchukin. 🫶

[@dnawormcastings]

Great exercise doing hand sifting i still do it for smaller batches of worms .nice looking castings your garden going to love it 🪱🦘

[@downundervlogs]

I generally use a table to sift so I dont have to bend over as it hurts my back but I don't always do everything the way I should lol. I hope my new veggies will like it. Thanks for watching 💗👍🫶

[@mikkosgarden]

the castings looked great. I am trying to amend my garden and raised beds with compost and some castings, then next spring it starts again.

[@downundervlogs]

Let us know how you go. Thanks for stopping by and sharing 💗👍🫶Cheryl

[@katsunoriueno]

Hi Cheryl Do you know worm vending machine in Japan? Anglers buy worms from the machine. Good day. Katsu

[@downundervlogs]

Good morning Katsu.🌞 Wow I had no idea they did that. I love how Japan has all the vending machines everywhere. So handy. Thanks for stopping by Katsu and sharing. 👍💗😊

[@peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920]

Hi Cheryl, Beautiful Compost and healthy looking worms 🪱 💩🪱 Your Garden is going to thrive ❤Peggy❤

[@downundervlogs]

I hope so Peggy. It's been a little neglected 🫶😊

[@brianseybert192]

Terrific harvest of castings! How long since the last harvest? I made a CFT bin out of a 55 gal barrel last Jan, went to harvest from below, the castings were like mud, think I will have to do what you just did and try again. Posted a video on harvesting my outdoor 50 gal grow bag bins, kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5W6dXtmr9GqedEsi=xXuswEBVEE_VUorL you might be interested in, skips screening out the worms from the castings. I do screen the finished castings to use the chunky material to inoculate new bedding. New subscriber, found a bunch of fellow worm lovers in your comments that I am familiar with. Stay Well!!!

[@downundervlogs]

Thanks brianseybert for sharing, I have collected the castings out of the tray before and they are like moist clay like mud. I end up just making worm tea out of it and run it through a strainer to collect any worms. That is why I usually just harvest the whole bin at once just to only have compost. Welcome to my channel, I have a bit of everything on here. I'll head over and watch your video. Cheers Cheryl 😊