How to Produce Frass | 15-20 Pounds a Week | Low TECH Tutorial

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How I created a one man meal worm farm. Currently being innovated and eventually automated with help from bob's biomass.
Automation can take this up to tons per week

[@garywillow6578]

Watching you care for the beatles shows what a good father you will be.

[@kofrass5730]

Ha I appreciate that, but truly think a child would be a bit more effort :D

[@kapdolkim1914]

Always wear a mask when dealing with frass. Long term lung exposure is bad for your health.

[@kofrass5730]

Thank you. I appreciate your input. A second part video to this will cover the safety hazards I haven't made yet. Even the beetles have some caution that needs admonishment. In the printout the masks are essential equipment @ 14:08 Breathing in meal worm dust can lead to upper respiratory infections and all sifting should be done with a mask, outside, and or with ventilation.

[@garywillow6578]

Thanks. Wanted to have a go at this then powder the dried mealworm as a dry ammendment. I understand apart from N.P.K. and microbes; it produces a defence response in plants. That is something I look for in cannabis.

[@kofrass5730]

It also assist in organic matter decomposition and creates more soluble nutrients over time. It’s perfect for no till gardeners

[@stevecornick]

Awesome video, would love the handout. I just started my mealworm farm, purchased 1000 mealworms. thanks.

[@kofrass5730]

shoot an email to [e-mail] and ill get it sent over asap

[@johoney5458]

that was some great info. thank you. how many beetles do you intend to have to produce the amount of frass you want. If you already said on the video, I missed it.

[@kofrass5730]

10 beetle bins can have around 500- 700 beetles per bin. So 5,000 to 7,000 will net 10 larvae bins that will produce 10-20 pounds of frass after the eggs hatch which take a month. The beetles lay eggs for 1 month in my system and another month to hatch and become adolescent. So it takes 2 months to begin producing frass from beetles if all environmental conditions are perfect.

[@Nifi777]

Thanks so much for the video. I am still wondering how I can separate the Frass from the Wheat Bran. I just got my first mealworms and I got them for the frass, but I would like to know how I can separate the Frass from the bran or oats/food. You said the bran will go through the 30 sifter. Thank you kindly.

[@kofrass5730]

most welcome and thank you watching the video.

[@saintmaxmedia2423]

excellent info, just need to watch it a few times to fully understand the process. Eva

[@kofrass5730]

Can I help answer some of your questions?

[@saintmaxmedia2423]

thank you, you provide a lot of good information. I just need to watch it a few times to understand the process better. I got confused with the bin numbering system. I will edit my comment. Eva@@kofrass5730

[@kofrass5730]

Ah, that’s just my system because I was tracking data of the bins in a spreed sheet for a feasibility study. Most of the time I keep the bins on the same shelf that are undergoing their life cycle process, like pupas stay near the pupas, beetles stay with beetles and larvae sick with larvae. I also made a mistake during that filming process because I even said the wrong bin number. Please if you have anymore questions or concerns please elaborate and I will assist!

[@Campzzyzx]

Thank you for this

[@kofrass5730]

You are most welcome! Frass is just the beginning. So much can be done with it.

[@nataliezeigler1441]

Interesting I do worms and worm poo and worms sell really well in New Zealand but fresh seems to be like $4 for 2 kilos I certainly wouldn't be doing all that work for a couple of bucks a kilo what do you get for your friends over there

[@kofrass5730]

That’s cheap they go for 15$ for 1.2 ounces here in the US.

[@yardswithstripesinc1042]

Would be nice if you made a couple different sized small to large kits with your design *edit: available to purchase

[@tracycornell9509]

Love love love

[@kofrass5730]

🥰🥰

[@garywillow6578]

13 - 14 lbs of frass every 3 days. I hope you make money from your hand crafted produce. The quality of hand sifting and observed by eye cannot be replicated by any machine. Gotta love bugs and their shit.

[@kofrass5730]

The USDA is interested

[@baddog9320]

So this is 5 to 8 month cycle from egg to egg. Whats the coldest Temps they can have?

[@kofrass5730]

35-40 degrees F they begin to die off. 105-110 they start to fry. Best temp is 75-85 with a humidity of 30 - 70% . The worms(larvae) keep themselves hydrated through their skin.

[@brandy2771]

Thank you

[@kofrass5730]

Welcome!

[@neilsullada385]

Frass is their shit

[@TiaVapes]

Wait… what can you do with FRASS?

[@kofrass5730]

For gardens and compost accelerator to super conductors, therapeutics, cosmetics, inks, mycelium feed, antifreeze, ect. My focus is using it to increase microbial soil density’s and nutrient optimization, but their are many other application beyond my specific usage for frass. There are interesting procedures you can do to this natural polymer to unleash it.

[@chickenfist1554]

Does anyone know what are the widths of the slots on the pupa sorter?

[@Jesusisnumberone5740]

I think 1/8th inch

[@MR-puffnstuff]

Why not when you use a culture of meal worms to feed the reptiles. Why not also shift and make insect frass for gardning to. Never have to buy frass ever high fertilizer or bugs for animals. Plus you can sell the bugs and you can find people fairly easy to buy insect frass as well. Great video there buddy thank you i stumbled on this years after figuring all this out unintentionally.

[@tariqrashid6748]

Where can I find the handout? Thank you

[@kofrass5730]

Send me your email address to [e-mail] I’ve been on the road and my time to commit to anything organic related has been under valued by American society so I am forced to commit to odd jobs working for Material rich people

[@RADCOMJ1]

Wow that looks like a lot of work but it's a good resource

[@kofrass5730]

It’s gold

[@ahhason]

How would I ferment your Frass? I'm thinking water to hydrate the frass, molasses or raw sugar, LAB. But how much, how long? Do you ever do this? Show me frass master!

[@kofrass5730]

All the options you listed are viable. It always begins with adding moisture as well as additional beneficial microbes to clean up the fermentation. Adding LAB helps to keep it clean. I would suggest adding raw sugar after the fermentation process of the frass in water has begun. A good method is to soak high density nutrient plant matter with lacto and utilizing the wash for a base for the frass to ferment in. Also the process takes a few days depending on the temperature outside. During the colder months I do this process in a warm garage. Takes around 4-5 days when its 50 degrees and can be 1 or 2 days if its 90+ Fahrenheit

[@k8m883]

My little farm was doing great and then it got hit with mite and I haven’t had the guts to try again since then

[@kofrass5730]

once a colony is infected you can use petroleum jelly and mixed it with JADAM sulfur and coat corner to corner of your bin, every 3 days spatula out the goo and reapply and continue this for a few weeks . I once seen a colony of mine become infected after purchasing from a warehouse I knew I shouldn't of. This occurred once in my 7 years, another option is to bake the substrate in 250 degrees for 30 mins and it will kill everything, if using wheat bran. I have also switched to using paulownia silage and no mites at all, since i make it. I also noticed the mites thrive in bins that are feed to much substrate. Best of luck to your next meal worm colony. The frass fertilizer is worth it in its own right. Your guaranteeing yourself a really clean antibiotic free microbial powerhouse that can generate living soil in weeks.

[@johoney5458]

do the mites come in the feed? I saw someone who said to freeze the feed for 2 or 3 days and then thaw it out to use for the next tray of worms.

[@kofrass5730]

@@johoney5458 high quality feeds usually do not have mites. If you are concerned freezing the bran or heat it up past 200 degrees will kill most mites. I’ve been doing this for a few years and have not had an issue. I had bought feed from a supplier once and was concerned due to the age of the feed and had to heat my bran. I also think if you do have mites it’s best to feed the bugs a small amount of bran to disallow mites from growing to much. The worms can put perform the mites and is another way to control this.

[@sierrabrew7759]

Let's make a meal of it!

[@kofrass5730]

www.ynsect.com/ They are! My big focus is on agricultural support.

[@dennisking4589]

Will a 1/30 mesh catch eggs?

[@kofrass5730]

They fall through a 1/30

[@dennisking4589]

@@kofrass5730 Thank you, is there a mesh that catches eggs but allows frass to drop?

[@kofrass5730]

Here is a patent study on the diameter sizes of the meal worm eggs. My suggestion would be to establish a double sift screen where frass would fall below the screen size for frass and then a smaller screen to have the eggs fall through patents.google.com/patent/KR20130046658A/en

[@yaelgotz1523]

How much frass does 1 kg of mealworms produce per day?

[@kofrass5730]

I’ll have to weigh the bin and let you know, I usually produce 1 to 2 pounds every 3 days from 5,000- 7,000 worms or one bin. Not sure what the weights may be. I will have to restart my science on this topic as I finally got back into an area where this is possible. Been off grid bugging for a bit of time.

[@javiervazquezmiranda4460]

Need to work th the lighting....some videos parts are dark.

[@kofrass5730]

Yes. This was not done in a studio mind you.

[@sierrabrew7759]

Tap that FRASS!

[@kofrass5730]

Taping that 30 mesh.

[@Hayynatsayt]

سلام❤❤❤❤

[@sheilamclaughlin963]

Feed them to chickens, they’ll fight over one

[@kofrass5730]

ahah the hens i have are hilarious, they chase me down and come running after me like im the ice cream man. They even recognize my vehicle and swarm my truck.

[@johoney5458]

@@kofrass5730 lol.