Worm Breeding for Beginners - Part 3

[@richardrumplik7023]

My daughter is already started the process and I’m starting to help her so I had to watch you again because I’m her helper I’m seventy years old😊

[@rico99586]

Hi again Captain, and to your grandson too. My question is, what and/or how if you keep pouring in the breeders, cocoons, and bedding into the long bin, will you finally separate it all at the end of the 6 month time period? Also is your end game to have tons of castings, or worms, or both at the end of period, (which sounds like a silly question). Space wise that's really a lot of bedding each week, you may need another long bin to hold it all. I am also the old fart who made the comment awhile back correcting the square foot measurement as being 3 feet. Wasn't trying to be a know it all, but knew it would confuse some people as to how many breeders to optimally start a bin. You're a few years younger than me, but I sure admire your enthusiasm and ambition, and also rewatch many of your videos and shorts to get it right. God bless you and all your family. Have a good week.

[@NanasWorms]

Good ingenuity, Captain Matt, to take advantage of what resources you have on hand. You are building up a monster worm herd! ~ Sandra

[@PlantObsessed]

Yep that is way easier. I do the same with my large wedge system. Dump the finished on top. Looking great 👍🏼🪱😃

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

Hey PalntObsessed … thanks - Easy does it!

[@woodlyz]

This is a very smart strategy. The time saved from not sorting ia tremendous. Also very important to know about the difficulty of sifting when the bedding is at that moisture level.

[@SmallholdingUK]

Hello captain Matt from over the pond in the UK I’ve been watching your videos for a couple of years now and just wanted to say thank you, you’ve really inspired me with getting into the worm farming business I’m only 18 months in but I’m addicted and am dreaming of expanding over the next couple of years to a point where I could actually start selling my worm compost If you have the time to look at my videos and could give me any advice it would be greatly appreciated

[@erical9526]

I have learned so much from your tutelage over the years! Every video it seems I learn more (and so much more in this 3 video series!). So excited to expand my farm so that possibly I can bless others in addition to my own garden. I truly appreciate you!

[@Th4thWiseman]

Excellent content Matt! Starting the large nursery is a good time to do so now in the northern hemisphere as the cooler months begin approaching soon and the volume of the larger nursery keeps a much more temperature stable environment without the need for heating 👍

[@A-V]

Great little series on a popular topic. For some reason Captain Matt videos have not been appearing in my KZbin recommendations lately... so I had to go up to the channel & see what kinds of now videos I've been missing out on recently :)

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

Hey A-V! I took quite a bit of time off during the summer for family, gardening, and boating. Fun fact - we put one of your worm time lapse videos from your channel on display at our farmers market booth on an iPad and it drew people over with amazing curiosity. Thank you!

[@A-V]

That' great Capt Matt! Thanks for the publicity!! :) Anyhow, it's great to see you back to making videos again after taking time off to get out of the worm farm grind & have some fun 👍🏻

[@freshstart5804]

Your video's are all helpful and you have inspired me to make a job out of it very scary I've done drywall for 32 years and not getting any younger thank you Matt i learn alot from the video's

[@MariaGonzalez-p9o]

Hi Captain Matt, I don't have enough worms yet to keep the adults with the caccoons, so I'm going to attempt to separate them from the 5 breeding trays thst I set up. I'm going to start building (I'm new to building and tools) a hatchery bin tomorrow. Thank you for your videos. Maria in Puerto Rico

[@jessandbean]

Thank you for another awesome video !🤙🏽

[@Mandrin56]

Many thanks Captain Matt for sharing your knowledges ! You’re great and all your vidéos are amazing ! Thanks a lot ! Greetings from France ! 😊

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

Greetings! You might be my first French Worm Friend! We would love to have France represented over in the WormPeople.com forum. Here’s the map of Worm People right now and as you can see from the key… France needs to be claimed! ua-esri.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=a060ec0d069d4378b6a065cae9fc2ff9 We'd like to invite you to join the forum over at community.wormpeople.com/ There’s tons of information and experienced Worm People over there who support each other on their journeys.

[@bigcedarranch]

Loving it. Ever think of doing a podcast? Im sure youre busy enough as it is, but i personally would love something like that!

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

I’ll might have to ask my kids what a podcast is. 😂 I’ve been a guest on podcasts - and I think I’ll stick to that.

[@bigcedarranch]

@@CaptainMattsWorms lol! Just a thought!! I think KZbin has a podcast section somewhere in the creators hub, but not sure!

[@wormsforlife7352]

It is wonderful to truly understand the life cycle of worms and use that knowledge for the advantage of manipulating the population for production of more worms. There is more than one way to skin a cat! (do not skin cats) Enjoy worms and have a great Day!

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

Well said! Great to hear from you again.

[@kelliehubler2110]

Thank you so very much!!!

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

You're welcome, Kellie!

[@peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920]

Great info Matt and Jude. You are quite a team. ❤🪱❤️

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

Thanks so much!

[@boatbuddy]

Thanks for sharing, God bless!

[@anirudhn1]

Captain Matt, you've been an inspiration for my in-house worm bin. Since the time I brought my bin indoors for the winter, I've been seeing a lot more fruit flies inside. Do you have any recommendations for managing fruit flies that has worked for you?

[@pauljones8438]

can you mix dew worms and red wrigglers in same bin?

[@gcranch9913]

I asked a question on your worm tea video and I hope you will see it and answer.

[@fredbaria5290]

Captain Matt where can order the line dust that you put in your breeder bin

[@Sebastian-ms6bj]

How often do you feed them while they are breeding? Also, how composted do the wood chips have to be to use as bedding...are there alternatives for faster bedding material?

[@ruickeichman3796]

Thanks for another fantastic edition to your worm breeding series. You mentioned that you have both red wrigglers and European night crawlers in your bins (top and bottom feeders) do you seperate them when you begin your breeding process or do you put them together and let them co- mingle? Thanks again.

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

We’ve shifted to primarily red wigglers - and don’t co-mingle anymore.

[@stroboogy]

Awesome videos! How's the garage can worm bin doing?

[@HalfMoonStudios227]

What is the worm lifecycle like and how long do they live for?

[@tourdetinus1743]

Hey Captain Matt, do you know if worms like pressure? Most of the worms in my garden are underneath the heavy plant pots. Maybe you can experiment with a rock or tile in the bin. Thank you for all the video's. See ya!

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

Hmmm… not sure - they like the darkness and moisture which tends to come with that territory. Would love to hear if you uncover any research or experiment.

[@keelapermaculturefarm]

Is your big nursery something different to the big bins you have for making worm castings?

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

The nursery is more of a holding-bin (but still produces castings) … while the big bins are optimized for casting production.

[@nathantitchenal3322]

At some point, do you just stop adding cocoons to the nursery and wait for the nursery worms to mature so you can transfer them elsewhere? Or what will be your next step after your have the “thousands upon thousands” of worms in the nursery bin?

[@keelapermaculturefarm]

@@CaptainMattsWorms thanks

[@299redcar]

were do you get worms when first starting out?

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

I only sell worms locally in the Troy, NY area. We recommend Meme’s Worms bit.ly/34F0OW4 for buying worms if you're in the United States.

[@LuisAlvarez-mm5oh]

Lets go captain

[@nk-dw2hm]

I have watched a few of these, but i still don't understand the advantage of rotating the bins. What is the benefit vs just picking out adults?

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

The worms will have processed most of the bedding into castings after a cycle.

[@nk-dw2hm]

@@CaptainMattsWorms got it I was so focused on the breeding I forgot about removing the castings, thanks for all you do

[@HOUSEfulsoul]

And would it be possible to use the bedding a second time anyways, if the feeding continues? Greetings from woodpeckerhausen , Germany

[@cherylhowker1792]

That’s all ok for you, as you have more breeders but for those that don’t as most of us don’t, I know I don’t I will be picking my worms out into new bedding. As don’t have the space or the facilities you have. Good to show what you do tho.

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

That works as well Cheryl… thanks for chiming in!

[@AkolytosCreations]

You mentioned in another comment the breeding soil is too wet to sift. Does that mean you would have to pull your breeders out by hand?

[@cherylhowker1792]

@@AkolytosCreations yea I do. I have 100 in each bin, as only a small job- got 6buckets now. So 600. Just trying to bread them up for my own personal use and to use more kitchen waste from me and family. That’s why atm I’m just trying to bread up my numbers. And I use the casting in the garden. Here in the uk you can only by worms by the 100 that I’ve found and most of mine were breeders 6weeks ago so added them to what I had and good to go.

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

⁠@@AkolytosCreationscould let the bins dry out some to sift or use the light method or hand pick

[@amanda69]

What i don't understand if you are going to dump them all in the larger bin why not just start them in that one? Thank you for the recipe.

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

Hey Amanda... the smaller bins cause the worms to breed more optimally.

[@jimfitzgibbon5492]

Capt Matt who is that nice young man that assist you? Just wondering?

[@PayoutProfessor]

saw him say on part 1 it’s a family member, assuming his son

[@ookiee1]

Where’s the Brock sifter??

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

Still here and used quite a bit. The breeding bedding is too wet for the Beockwood.

[@wallacewimmer5191]

😊

[@warwickmilne3149]

can we see a video of you using the worms to catch fish

[@figtree393]

Captain, when does the worm 💩 become castings? Is there a point when you stop having benefits from the worms and should use the 💩 and call it castings?😮

[@zaftigshiksa]

At what temperature do you keep the smaller breeder bins in the racks? Do you use electric seeding mats in some way? Thank you.