Harvesting Worm Castings | Highly Effective Method For Separating Out The Worms!

Join me as I go about harvesting 140 lbs. of worm castings from my bathtub worm farm. This step by step example utilizes the red wiggler worms natural instinct to avoid light and burrow down in an attempt to evade the brightness. Thanks for watching!
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[@mcoates2106]

I got a lot of tips from your video. One thing I've added to my process is putting a banana or a section of pumpkin at one end of the bin when I otherwise stop feeding. The worms love these foods, and in a day or so, most of the worms will be concentrated in and on these foods.

[@someblokecalleddave1]

I liked the open bottom container in the bag trick - very commendable.

[@andrewmicklos5690]

You have a real talent at making these videos. You should teach people how to present their info without boring everyone to death.

[@marjoriejohnson6535]

I really appreciate a video without a bunch of , blah, blah, blah. Right to the task. Thank you. Very informational.

[@jcking6785]

Excellent videos! Content presented in appropriate amount of time, no unnecessary footage, to the point, very informative. Voiceovers have the same great qualities, no hemming and hawing, no wasting my time. Extremely well produced in my book! Some of the best process videos I’ve ever watched. Has all the elements of a great video. KUDOS!!

[@VRainy-di4mz]

I have searched and searched to find out how I get my worm castings out without destroying my worms in the process. This is by far the best video ever! THANK-YOU!!!

[@Moondoggy1941]

I used to have a job where I would dig out underground vaults 3' x 2' x2'. I would once in a while find one filled with worm casting, I would fill at least of those bags with the casting and worms and I would bring them home and dump them in my yard, the casting would be super fluffy and light and filled with tiny worms.

[@lindap9079]

I started my first worm bin in September. Now I spend my spare time watching worm videos on KZbin. I'm amazed at the number of worms in your bin. How dense can the worm population be and not have over crowding? Is it unlimited if the worms have food? or is there a point that is unhealthy for the worms?

[@tinameyer7080]

The worms will "self-regulate" their reproduction rate if the bin is becoming overcrowded. I hope that helps you.

[@frankaredia]

I also wonder about the egg casings. When I empty a worm bin I take great care in saving the egg casings. It takes me a long time but I feel like I am saving future worms. I empty the castings into 10 lb. plastic containers. Every day I take a little time to discover a multitude of eggs. I keep finding eggs for weeks.

[@rhondawells7651]

I think (from another video I watched) it could be the size of the screen? it may have been small enough to block the cocoons along with the worms?

[@leticiaportelinha7347]

Hey Chauncey!! How long until all or most eggs have hatched? Thanks

[@andrewactingwayne]

@@leticiaportelinha7347 .... about 21-ish days if I memba right. When I started, I basically made sure to give it about 6 weeks before I would harvest any castings so that 95+% eggs have hatched and are big enough to be up eating with the other guys. Now I have a few Big worm bins (8ft x 4ft & 3ft tall, each bin) So this may not really apply to your worm bin/casting harvesting but... I add approx 2 inches of food weekly to each bin. It takes the worms approx 1½ weeks for to process 2" of food. So about the time my bins were around 20 - 24 inches tall or filled up rather is when I started harvesting the castings via cutting 2 inches per week off the bottom. Anywho... Best of luck

[@Guruc13]

@d New worm caretaker here, but have heard that you shouldn't feeds the worms anything with meat, dairy, salt or acid.

[@elizabethfuhr5527]

I admire your patience

[@fertileearthwormfarm]

What a tutorial!! Very nicely done, this should be shown to aspiring gardeners and worm farmers everywhere!

[@TheLexy333]

What I have seen in a video put forth by Geoff Lawton is to put fresh food on the top of a section of the container and then cover that section. Leave the other section open so light will be on the surface. A great idea would be to light the uncovered surface to expedite the worm migration. Effectively, it would be less time consuming to have a full bins worth of worms actively striving to populate the 33% of the covered fresh food area at which point you could fork off the top six inches and transfer the worms and new food to an active bin. Repeat on all bins. The remainder should be mostly worm free.

[@Be3eT]

Thank you so much for taking time shooting this video and for your other videos!! I am learning so much and am so inspired!! Thank you Best wishes!!

[@WhiteCottages]

This is the best video I've watched on harvesting worm castings, thanks!

[@TheChickenCoopHomestead]

I have watched tons of videos on this but this video has been the best video I've seen in this subject! Thank you!!

[@missmia3879]

Ditto 👍

[@BenjasUberHobby]

Great production of warm casting :) Thanks for sharing :)

[@hirotakakokubu1268]

Very efficient and detailed presentation! Congratulations and thank you for your effort!!

[@martiarachman]

Thank you So much! This is Fabulous - so great to see you farm your worms and gather the castings. Such a clean and tidy operation. Love the trampoline!

[@myhillsidegarden3998]

Thanks for this great tip on harvesting compost from your worm bin. You are lucky to be able to do this outside. Our winters get too cold to leave the worms in a bin outside. Today, it's 3 degrees F. Thanks for the video. Happy Gardening! Catherine

[@timventura]

Great video. Fully comprehensive and very thorough. Thank you!

[@JLJohnson]

Howdy. I typically reserve subscribes until I have seen at least a few videos by one account. But after this, my first view, I’m sold. Thank you for your efforts and for answering a number of my outstanding worm farm questions.

[@gee3883]

Good tips, just one thing I would recommend is to put casters on your wooden sieve then just rock out back and forth on a bench and the castings will drop through and save your back.

[@Diseaseisreversible]

Nah it's good for your back. Use it or lose it

[@perfum999]

@@Diseaseisreversible I would definitely lose it if I sieved more than 8 trays. lol

[@deliaornelas9453]

I loved your video. I've been looking and looking for the procedure of how to harvest the castings. This is very very helpful. Thank you so much.

[@nikmorris8624]

Thank you for this video ... I’ve been trying to figure out how to harvest my castings .... this was the explanation and demonstration that I needed ... brilliant

[@karenwilliams9617]

Truly best ever. Your voice makes it easy listening. Thank you from Space Coast.

[@Leisurelistsb]

Thank goodness I found your video. I got 6 worms for free last year and now have what appears to be thousands in the compost bin. Thanks to this detailed video I know what to do to get the rich soil amendment for the garden without hurting the worms.

[@TumblinWeeds]

6 worms? 😂 who was so gracious?

[@jennyrivas2280]

I am brand new to worming. Your very was very informative and helpful. I have seen so many more of what it should NOT look like. Two thumbs up!!

[@travershart3852]

Best worm video I have watched. Thank you mate.

[@princessgardenswormfarm]

Beautiful castings!! Definitely looking forward to my upcoming harvest!!

[@rebeccawrightdavison7508]

Excellent and informative no time wasting chatter, thank you.

[@timothyleap9934]

I never knew Seth Rogen's narration was an option for teaching me about worms, but I'm thrilled it is.

[@queenvaldez3502]

Why didn’t I find your video after hours of researching😪 I so happy to be here lol seriously step by step plus bonus tips and video without bunch inserts. If I could give this video a million thumbs up 👍 I would thank you

[@nodualidad.patrihernandez4008]

I think this is the method I'll use. It makes 100% sense. Thank you so much for posting the video.

[@6771Randy]

I just happen to have a trampoline with a torn surface. I'm going to repurpose it for my worm bins. Thank You for the great Ideas!

[@normacid5144]

I've seen several videos and love, love, love your video! So much information Thanks

[@LivingRedefined]

I haven't harvested my worms in two years. It's going to be quite a job when I do. Will save this video for reference. Thanks!

[@rlportillo]

140 POUNDS?! Wow!

[@marknasatka1891]

This is exactly the kind of video I've been looking for, thank you.

[@charleencnossen9930]

Finally made my worm bin. Can’t wait to get that gold! Excellent video!

[@geneviearmecin7425]

Very good. Very organised and simple. Crossed the T's and dotted the I's

[@fergusdangerfield156]

Fantastic video my friend, I am building a greenhouse and raised bed veg garden and have been researching vermiculture and this is probably the best information I've found.im now dubbed to your chanel and am looking forward to viewing more. Big love xx.

[@ganjagodgrower7111]

Being creative is life 💯

[@brooklyngiraffe]

This was super fun to watch. Thank you!

[@charleslease6328]

Thanks Dan!

[@mayshomesteadchronicles]

Awesome! Look at that black gold! Great tips

[@vidhyadev1754]

Great Video.. Now I really understood what exactly is about worm-bins, after-use and all about it. Thank youuu

[@insidekateskitchen]

Wonderful and detailed info. Thanks Dan.

[@japaneseslipperify]

Thanks so much for this informative video! I just made my sieve and look forward to sorting my worms soon!

[@gauchiergrows7267]

Wow 140 lbs!! That’s awesome, I need to get worms ASAP

[@yasmincarrillo1121]

Wow!!!! LOVED THIS! Very inspiring:D!!

[@GetMeThere1]

Very nice! Thanks for posting this for us.

[@camgreer]

That's a really great operation you've got there. I hope to get mine a bit more productive one day but I'm just using a worm factory 360 on the back deck, because the space is limited. I harvested about 5 lbs of castings today, and I get that about 3 times a year. It's enough for my small garden. But I've been moving some excess worms into a couple compost piles outside and they are really multiplying. They get lots of blended veggie scraps. Winter is on the way and I'm hoping to get them all in the big compost pile for a better chance at survival. Next year I'm hoping to have enough castings for all the neighbors that want some.

[@rosemaryvan6885]

What zone are you in? Will they survive the winter?

[@me-hp7vh]

I did a compost pile last year and beefed it up with lots of leaves, old container soil cover by the back porch when I dug into it in spring I had a good amount thriving zone 7

[@vermacomposter1642]

Excellent presentation !!!

[@calditos333]

Best video on the subject. Thanks.

[@kcender3771]

Simple and good stuff. Thanks

[@myluckypenny]

[@Mityob67]

Very smart work sir. Thank you for posting.

[@growingwithintention]

Best video on home grown worm farming on KZbin. Great info! And good details shown in this video! Thanks for making this great video. I wish this video was the first one that I've watched but unfortunately there are some crappy worm farming videos out there lol.

[@thomasdoleman9593]

Awesome video buddy! Keep casting👍

[@johnweston1400]

Thanks dude, very informative.

[@tatianainfinity8726]

Excellent explanation!

[@Stant420]

Thank you so much for the breakdown!

[@myrmecofourmis]

Great video, looks like a good technique to separate the worms, thanks !

[@ThePaintedRef]

Very Informative, thank you for posting this.

[@leegodfrey3490]

Great series. How do you store your bagged worm castings. How long will they stay good for. Is it OK for them to dry out and how do you keep your worms warm in the winter.. Thanks so much for your teaching

[@mutangpadan5311]

Great, great tutorial. Thanks man. Already at some point in the journey and am enjoying it. A subscriber.

[@esterg5164]

Fantastic video! Hi hable for sharing your knowledge!

[@jacquelinenicole6013]

Great video! Thank you!

[@papablueshirt]

Great video, I will use this process in my bin set up. I have about 40 bins in a wall system and some of them are reaching the end of the cycle. I was contemplating how to harvest and this method seems the least stressful on the worms. Thanks for sharing

[@kevinperry4551]

I have used coconut coir for a few years now and the worms seem to like it. I think it gives me a cleaner compost. I have also stopped using kitchen scraps in my worm bins, using instead dry cornmeal, oatmeal, and coffee grounds, sparingly. I also handpick all of the worms and babies and eggs every 3 months or so when I harvest the castings.

[@sunshinesdad7990]

Thank you, that was a cool video. I never thought I would be so fascinated by this stuff.

[@overthenever4262]

Perfect method ! Thanks!! 🌴

[@vanbrant6374]

Great ideas sir!!!

[@jerryinawasa5281]

Very informative. Well done

[@kathyhoodstock6886]

Great video, much appreciated. 👍🏼

[@VanessseXY69]

wow. The perfect tutorial !!! Thank you !

[@danahoover1216]

Wow I agree. Great video no b.s. right to the point with wonderful info. Thumbs up by 10!!

[@sharonl3722]

Great information! Thank you so much!

[@carlafawcett3851]

That is an amazing Haul!!!!

[@tamishreves9891]

You are such a great teacher. I love how you explain things and you show all the details and you make it easy to follow. I love your garden wild and abundant. Where are you located? My husband and I just made a worm bin exactly how you explained, and now we have two. Our original one that was way crowded with worms and castings. So we are excited to do it the right way now! Thank you thank you for your passion and your clarity.

[@AJsGreenTopics]

Thanks for sharing.

[@katherinetaylor5323]

Great video!!

[@catherinegrace2366]

Very nice! I have worms and need to get more organized

[@bradytanguay3046]

Great information friend! Hats off to you. Best wishes from Maine U.S.A.

[@LeneLarsenNorway]

Very helpful!!! And inspiring. Thank you

[@drdreamsling]

Excellent presentasion

[@jasjas4356]

I so appreciate this video!

[@pandapearl385]

I'm going to try vermicompost this year. Thanks for the info.

[@1wolfgirl300]

I know personally that my worms LOVE sun baked (then slightly dampened) or slightly composted horse manure. It's light and fluffy and they convert it to castings faster than the coco coir. Plus the horse poop is a pretty good compost base on it's own

[@ganjagodgrower7111]

City to Farm so true I use horse mature all the time

[@jenkinsalysha]

Thank you!!! This was very helpful!

[@MRKAPLAN88]

Thank you. This was great

[@robertcloninger6583]

Very good video thanks

[@freddieivory625]

Informative, thank you for sharing

[@lone_babeforest3923]

just awesome technique 👍

[@goodwilltriumph2842]

Awesome video. Thank you so much!

[@tabj2615]

Thank you very much. Very useful.

[@catharinaventer1232]

Thank you for the video, very helpful

[@lynnegialanze8650]

Great video and information Thank you 🇦🇺🪱🪱🪱

[@TM-we6eg]

Very informative thank you so much 😊

[@Tipper709]

I noticed near the end of the video that there was a cocoon and don't recall it being mentioned to sort them out of the sifted castings. Great video, thumbs up!

[@safetyleednkom8274]

Very informative thanks a lot sir for sharing