Harvesting Black Gold: Dumping & Sorting My Two Smallest Worm Bins! | Vermicompost Worm Farm

[@Vermicompost]

Below are my go-to vermicomposting items featured in my videos. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting my channel! www.youtube.com/@vermicompost?sub_confirmation=1 Worm Bins I use: Vermihut 5-Tray Worm Compost Bin amzn.to/3w15lQt Urban Worm Bag V2 amzn.to/3XE9QsT 20 Gallon Fabric Grow Pots amzn.to/3EBYhdr 3 gallon Rubbermaid Roughneck tote amzn.to/3eKDLhO Mortar Tray amzn.to/3V43KD2 Other Worm Bins: Worm Factory 360 3-Tray Version amzn.to/3AHnjqK Worm Factory 360 5-Tray Version amzn.to/3tYfWY4 Bus bins amzn.to/3fd8AvP Equipment I use: 12 Sheet Cross Cut Micro Shredder (I use it to shred cardboard) amzn.to/3xYZKYu Magic Bullet Small Blender (to pulverize egg shells) amzn.to/3gwEzb4 or amzn.to/42SQ4w9 (with extra coffee bean & nut blade) Worms Red Wiggler mixes amzn.to/3yGNhwl & amzn.to/3R5tKvD ENC's amzn.to/3OkxV51 Indoor Outdoor Wireless Thermometer for worm bin amzn.to/3wIdXbO Additional thermometer sensors 433 MHz amzn.to/41juD7v Please make sure Thermometer & sensor are the same MHz Additional thermometer sensors 915MHz amzn.to/3WTFgua Please make sure Thermometer & sensor are the same MHz Japanese Garden knife amzn.to/3VEzmiN Wrigglebrew Worm Casting Tea amzn.to/46PhV2A Food Dehydrator amzn.to/3O5Uj2H Mosquito Dunks 6 pack amzn.to/3OlCEUg granular amzn.to/42KDtM0 or 20 pack amzn.to/42Br4Kf Kitchen scale to weigh worms & food: amzn.to/3HnOQjg Blue gloves amzn.to/3XsBg5n Spray bottles to mist bedding amzn.to/3Fq23rN Digital handheld Thermometer amzn.to/3EWfC2j Compost Tea Bags amzn.to/3fCb5o1 Solar powered light amzn.to/3nOucAq Reusable Keurig Coffee K-cups amzn.to/3FNXvt6 Other useful equipment for worm farming: 5 stackable sifter with different sized mesh: amzn.to/3S2k184 Cameras & camera equipment I use: Insta 360 ace pro amzn.to/3vgdmR8 Flexible Tripod amzn.to/3CGTjcF Insta360 GO 3s camera amzn.to/3Z1CKVR Insta360 X3 360 camera amzn.to/494NOGl 4 Ocean bracelets I wear Multiple colors to chose from bracelets amzn.to/4eH5clM Books on worms & worm farming Worms Eat My Garbage amzn.to/3L4FXN2 Where to buy worms: www.TheGardenAndWormLady.com www.youtube.com/@vermicompost?sub_confirmation=1

[@meepmeep7165]

Will you ever do a whey protein series where you test the best way to give them weight protein? I ask because once I mixed it with potting mix and worms got in and became huge

[@Jane_in_Texas]

When I come back in the afterlife, I want to come back as one of your worms!😂🤣

[@Vermicompost]

😂🤣😂They do get loved on & spoiled by us!! But I work them 24/7 so they get no rest!! Thanks for the good chuckle & thanks so much for watching!!🪱🪱🪱

[@GardeningwithBarchuckin]

Thanks for the shout out Patrick. I started a worm bin from my compost as well, and showed it off at an outdoor festival. Started with 30 composting worms in a 5 gallon bucket and counted them about a year later and there was over 600 worms. Both bins are looking good. 😁🪱

[@Vermicompost]

Awesome!!

[@tiffany7023]

Hey Patrick and Autumn. If y'all are feeling a bit too empty nest-y, consider making a video (or playlist 😅) with K4 to elementary school-aged kids in mind. A few friends and fellow church members and I were talking about what we'd be gardening this spring. I mentioned I had castings because of my worm tower within earshot of 3-6 year old boy's. And suddenly, the Tonka trucks weren't important anymore. I forgot to S-P-E-L-L around them 😂

[@Vermicompost]

😂🤣😂 That is hilarious!! We raised three boys and we learned early on to check their pockets when they came inside...no telling what living creatures we would find in there!! I filmed a video with two of my nieces and it was pure chaos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3jPd2yIjJJ9i7c I love viewing the world through the eyes of children!! Thanks so much for watching & for the suggestion Tiffany!!🪱🪱🪱

[@tiffany7023]

@Vermicompost Thanks for considering, and I watched the video. Those little cuties had fun, and asked the best questions. 💕

[@Vermicompost]

We only had boys so our nieces are a joy to be around!! Thanks for watching the video!!

[@A-V]

Great to see how nicely the migration turned out 👍🏻 Too bad about cam 2 pooping out - oh well....

[@Vermicompost]

I learned from the best!! I was super surprised to only have 6 worms in that section! I haven't had a camera go out on me yet...but it was total user error...the footage showed it was me and not the Executive Producer that turned it off😂🤣😂Although that was not my first thought when it happened...it was a little bit of a case of shoot the messenger when she told me it was not on!! Thanks so much for watching AV!!🪱🪱🪱

[@garfunkel]

Great tiny bins! love these videos. I was skeptical of using the migration method but after seeing this video I think I might try it. Thanks for posting another great video!

[@Vermicompost]

Thank you!! I love the migration method for this tote!! As long as they have fresh (previously frozen) food over on the feeding side, they can't resist the bait!! Thanks for watching & for all the positive feedback!!🪱🪱🪱

[@joesoutdoorplaces]

There was a segment on vermicomposting during my master gardener class.

[@Vermicompost]

I really should try to go through the Master Gardener Class at my county extension office. My buddy from the Air Force who is a test pilot is a master garden as is Rick from Gardening with Barchukin...I didn't realize you were too!! You all are leading by example!! Thanks so much for watching Joe!!🪱🪱🪱

[@kevinkc3onohelijeepworld953]

Well I learned from you ❤😊 Last night I added a paper & cardboard mix and little worm chow to my catch tote under my worm bin tote. To many worm to retrieve and a few smaller that I just could not reach. So after watch how you rotate & filler the lower bins with paper in preparation of becoming the next bin well hopefully this will allow them to return to main tote 🙏 thanks for 💡 😊

[@Vermicompost]

I'm so glad you are finding our videos helpful Kevin!! That is a great way to allow the worms to get back up into the feeding tote and prepare it for being on top when you rotate!! Thanks so much for your support!!🪱🪱🪱

[@PlantObsessed]

Worms butts😂 Good point about solitary earthworms and compost worms. Wow an almost worm free harvest.good worms🎉👍🏼🪱😃

[@Vermicompost]

😂🤣😂 It is so fun saying worm butts!! They were very good worms all going to the correct side!! Thanks so much for watching Ann!!🪱🪱🪱

[@teetwo56]

I’m going to try this migration method next time I harvest my tote bin. Thanks for teaching this technique!

[@Vermicompost]

My pleasure!! It works so well when you make sure they constantly have food on the one side...the can't resist!! Thanks so much for dropping by to watch!!🪱🪱🪱

[@annsalty5615]

Count those worms! 😂 I wonder if the number goes down as the worms get bigger. Those are some big red wigglers! You have me thinking of restarting a small bin just to see how big they can grow. I notice bigger ones in our leaf composting which is interesting. The ones in our worm compost bins stay a bit small.

[@Vermicompost]

😂🤣😂I'll be honest, after seeing those beautiful worms I kinda did want to count them!! It would be interesting to experiment with what makes compost worms chunky or skinny??!? I know the food has a lot to do with it, but I think moisture levels, feeding intervals etc. probably all factor in. I bet your leaf compost makes great worm castings when they eat it!! Thanks so much for stopping by Ann!!🪱🪱🪱

[@jamescarpenter1999]

Great video, just shows that anyone can do it in almost any container any size! Good info and keep’em coming!

[@Vermicompost]

Thank you James!! I'm pretty amazed by the Micro Worm Bin!! It really is thriving!! Thanks so much for stopping by to watch!!🪱🪱🪱

[@NanasWorms]

My worms eventually munch through the pine needles, Patrick. According to worm science research, pine needles make a really good bedding material for worm growth and reproduction. I know they take longer to turn into castings, but the worms like them! ~ Sandra

[@Vermicompost]

Thanks for looking that up Sandra!! What the researchers hadn't factored in was my lack of patience and the awkward nature of the needles being manipulated and lifted in this very small diameter worm bin😂🤣😂 I ended up dumping that stuff in my regular compost so not all is lost! I have a bunch of blueberry bushes and we usually rake up the pine needles and mulch the blueberry bushes with the needles...but my lawn mower picks them up as well and that is the majority of my compost pile. I will try to be more patient in my worm bins with pine needles in the future!! Thanks so much for watching & for all your support!!🪱🪱🪱

[@matthewkenny4135]

That harvest was outstanding!

[@Vermicompost]

Thank you Matthew!! I love that we can harvest it anytime we want with the sifters! I hope you all and your worm tower are keeping warm!! Thanks so much for watching!!🪱🪱🪱

[@matthewkenny4135]

@ it’s been cold this week (and snowy) but the heating pad is keeping the worms warm enough to be active and happy - we checked tonight and it was around 74 at the bottom of the tray right under the heating pad. The compostable vegetable bag that we got from the grocery store is breaking down from the moisture within the bin but doesn’t have any appeal for the worms. Our other experiment was half an avocado with the flesh in it, and they have been enjoying that since mid December. And a whole banana that I let get a little too brown - that was their entire food for 2 weeks - and they went through that pretty quickly. We have been running the top tray of the tower for about 4 months now and should be rotating our trays in a few weeks - we really want them to clean out some more cardboard shreds - but I don’t think we will be doing a worm count.

[@Vermicompost]

That's fantastic the heating pad is working so well!! That is interesting the worms don't care for the bag, I was hoping they would. That's excellent you'll be doing a rotation soon!! Every rotation after the first one should go like clockwork every 60 days. In my latest video I gave my VermiHut it's last feeding before rotation but I think I added way too much shredded cardboard...I usually like to skip cardboard or at least go with less for the last feedings before rotation...I just had bulking up the tray on my mind!!

[@lisakruger5289]

Wow that's fantastic that you're little worm bin was free from the workshop! I'm going to check out workshops near me for sure! My 5 gallon worm bucket experiment went so well that I just picked up a 32 gallon garbage can so I could expand. :) So now I have 2 large tote worm bins, 1 five gallon worm bucket, and the early stages of the 32 gallon trash can.... I think I might be addicted to vermicomposting! 😂😂😂

[@Vermicompost]

Definitely look into a vermicomposting workshop...you could probably teach it but hey, free worms and a new free worm bin!! They don't have the workshop every month but they have it several times a year in my county!! A 32 gallon garbage can worm bin would be epic!! I need Autumn to get on board with that!! As an non-recovering worm bin addict I can certify that you are indeed addicted...and that is perfectly OK!!!😂🤣😂 Thanks so much for stopping by to watch Lisa!!🪱🪱🪱

[@AJsGreenTopics]

The worms produced a nice amount of castings. Thank you for the shout out.

[@Vermicompost]

Thank AJ!! I had to give a shout out to the worm unifier!! All us worm composting channels have one thing in common...AJ's Green Topics subscribes & watches us!! Thanks for all your support for 3+ years AJ!!🪱🪱🪱

[@AJsGreenTopics]

@Vermicompost You are awesome. 😎

[@peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920]

Happy New Year, Autumn and Patrick 🎉 You really have success with your Little bins. Well done! Are you bringing them inside when our temperatures drop into the 30's in a few days? Congratulations on hitting 15,000! ❤Peggy❤

[@Vermicompost]

Happy New Year Peggy & Rick!! These two bins reside inside for the most part...occasionally I will put them in the garage but they will be nice & toasty warm next week when it gets "Florida Freezing!!" My boys are excited for me hitting 15K Subscribers....they think I'm legit now😂 Thanks so much for all your support last year and already into this year!!🪱🪱🪱

[@sarahjrurka]

The mites are good right? Keep reading conflicting information, but I am hoping the info that "they are helpers" is the correct info

[@Vermicompost]

Mites in a worm bin are a good thing...99.9% of the time!! They help to shred and break down the food for the microbes and worms. Mites also help take care of dead worms and recycle them back into the ecosystem of the bin. All my bins have mites in them. There are types of mites that kill worms but you do not have them and neither do other worm farmers. The 0.01% where mites might not be a good thing is if you see a huge rapid increase in them. This can mean a swing in pH or moisture that is detrimental to the worms and is almost always caused by over feeding. So a rapidly increasing mite population is the canary in the coal mine of worm farming. The remedy is to feed less and add more bedding. I hope this helps!! Thanks so much for watching Sarah!!🪱🪱🪱

[@sarahjrurka]

@Vermicompost this is really interesting and helpful... I appreciate this informative explanation! Thank you.

[@tory464]

❤️👍trying out some new camera angles?

[@Vermicompost]

Yep! I've been using two camera angles for the last 6 months or so, but for the first time my biggest fear came true...I accidentally switched one of the cameras off...so my Broll camera was the only one that captured footage for the middle part. Hopefully all the zooming in & out wasn't too distracting!! Thanks so much for watching Tory!!🪱🪱🪱

[@davidhumphrey171]

Great Video, and there is a pile of worms in your travelling bin ! I may try and set up a 3 gallon bin like that. Currently my 4 3gal bins are my cocoons nurseries and will come to an end soon as I only have limited space for this hobby ! :-(

[@Vermicompost]

Thank you David! Yes, space is an issue for sure, otherwise I would have about 10 more different kinds of worm bins....with Executive Producer's permission of course😂 I bet you have tons of worms with all those cocoon nurseries!! Thanks for dropping by to watch!!🪱🪱🪱

[@davidhumphrey171]

@@Vermicompost I have RW's, Enc's, ANC's and a Mixed Worm population that I have saved or set up a Breeder bin(s) for. This time I labelled all 4 of them. By not labelling them is how I ended up with the Mixed Worm bin. ;-)

[@Vermicompost]

😂🤣😂 I have two mixed and I consider all my storage as mixed for the same reason!! Once they get mixed, there is no going back!!

[@brianseybert192]

I am continually amazed at how productive your traveling worm bin is. The castings from my bins weigh around 6.5 pounds/gal, so you got about 3/4 gal from that tiny little bin, YAY. Don't worry too much about jumping worms in your Chinese bucket bin, they get significantly larger than any other worm, here is a link to a video I shot a few years ago, quality sucks but there is some value to, it kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4CtgqxrhJ10pJYsi=1Cus-UH-Bs24ty3Q One other thing I have learned about the JW's, some cocoons may not hatch out for several years, just do not use those castings in any plants you may give away. Excellent videos like this shows, anyone can raise worms. Stay Well my friend!!!!

[@Vermicompost]

Thank you Brian!! I'll check out that video. That is a amazing how long JW cocoons can be viable!! No wonder they are spreading so far and wide here in the US!! I'll have to use that unit of measure handy for when I harvest my Urban Worm Bag next!! Thanks so much for watching & for all the positive feedback!!🪱🪱🪱

[@wild-radio7373]

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[@Vermicompost]

I'm so glad you enjoyed out video!! Thanks so much for watching & taking the time to leave great feedback!!🪱🪱🪱

[@MikeR_DiveR]

1:04 But we thank you for the Timelapse of it all. That one just cruised around the bowl like an Indy car🙏😂. 3:59 have you found that the smaller the bin the easier it is to get gross faster? With aquariums, typically the larger it is the easier it is to control water parameters. I’ve never done a micro bin like these. 7:50 FATTIES 🪱🪱🪱😂. Good stuff as always guys. 🤿🤙

[@Vermicompost]

I'm so glad you enjoy the time lapses!! You can really see their movements when it's sped up!! I find worm bins to be a lot like fish aquariums...salt water aquariums in particular (we have a 35 gallon fresh and a 40 gallon breeder and 29 Gallon Bio cube saltwater tanks) The smaller the bin, the quicker parameters can get out of wack. This bin really cycled with mites and pot worms for the first year or so...now the eco system is very balanced and nothing is dominate except the worms! I've also noticed the worms getting chunkier!! Thanks so much for all your support Mike!!🪱🪱🪱