The Easiest Worm Casting Harvest- African Night Crawlers- Vermi Bag

African Night Crawlers- Success through Experience
/ @plantobsessed
The African Night Crawlers are in my Vermibag little mammoth-Getting Ready for the Harvest
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[@juliepoolie5494]

The colorful paper is like New Year’s Eve confetti! Good worms!

[@PlantObsessed]

I'll be excited to see how it degrades haven't done this in a long time 🪱👍🏼😁

[@Vermicompost]

Row, Row, Row your bin😂🤣😂Love the commentary!! That was the prettiest bedding I've ever seen given to worms!! Excellent video Ann, love to see the harvests!!🪱🪱🪱

[@PlantObsessed]

I think my harvest also serves as an example as to why you're not supposed to dig in a bag system because you mess up the layers. I always learn the hard hard way lol.👍🏼🪱😃

[@Vermicompost]

@@PlantObsessed 😂🤣😂

[@brianseybert192]

Your worms will sure love all that pumpkin and prepared bedding. Harvesting bins to me is so rewarding, like eating anything fresh out of the garden. I may end up with one of those vermi bag systems, the large grow bags I use are great, but they do get pretty heavy for this old back. Excellent video Ann, Stay Well!!!!

[@PlantObsessed]

Yes, moving things around is a big problem. That's why I've gone to systems that I don't have to move. If I didn't have a worm channel I wouldn't have to move the tower either LOL. But you know got to take pictures of pretty worms. 👍🏼🪱😃

[@nusoilwormfarm7980]

Great looking bin Ann!! I love the VermiBag systems I own 3 of them and will own the new wedge bin by the end of this month!! Keep up the great work!!

Ann, After watching one of your Big Blue wedge videos a month ago, I prepped bedding and ordered red wigglers that day. Thank you for encouraging me to start my own worm room! (btw, I like your wedge method a lot more than that bag with its zippers)

[@PlantObsessed]

If your worms are not escape artists, then the bag's not necessary. 😃🪱👍🏼

[@GardeningwithBarchuckin]

I love the punching bag technique 😂 Awesome pumpkin feeding. I can’t believe you used color paper, don’t you know that …😂

[@PlantObsessed]

Lol yes multi purpose worm bin 😁 just like all animals whatever you eat ends up the same color in the end 😁👍🏼🪱

[@A-V]

I just got my collection of gourds _(from 2023)_ started in a couple of my newer systems :)

[@PlantObsessed]

Yeah I think I saw that in one of your videos you soak them in water first. I 100% should have done that because now they're brittle and super hard. Yours will probably get consumed before mine do. 😁🪱👍🏼

[@A-V]

Time will tell... and while you smashed yours to bits, I'm wondering when mine will be far along enough for me to do the same :)

[@JimVicariously]

Them worms took more punches than Tyson, a cat fight with the Wolverine and more pokes than Santa. But they'll have a toasty warm colorful bed for the next few nights..

[@PlantObsessed]

Luckily the part where I was punching is not where the worms live. Now with all that pumpkin they'll go all the way to the top. 👍🏼🪱😊

[@1huzlives]

I am still cautious using white papers bedding and here you are using coloured one. Happy new year Ann, you are my worm inspiration 😂❤🎉

[@PlantObsessed]

One thing that I have found in research is that worms have been used for bioremediation of contaminated industrial sites. They're able to take in many things and stabilize them. That being said, many of the things that are in paper are probably broken down by the shredders like the pill bugs and the mites and the springtails before they even get to the worms. 👍🏼🪱😁

[@ausfoodgarden]

Nice video Ann. Yeah, colored paper isn't the enemy, just that shiny stuff. Happy New Year! About 32 hours away for me in Australia. Cheers!

[@PlantObsessed]

Australia Is still on my bucket list. I just found out I have cousins living there. Now I have a real reason not just tourist reasons. 😃👍🏼🪱🇦🇺

[@davidhumphrey171]

Great Video. Looks as if the worms will be eating well in the new year. Hope you had a Great Christmas and wishing you all the best In the New Year !

[@PlantObsessed]

Thank you! Same to you! 🪱😃👍🏼

[@NanasWorms]

Hi Ann, I wonder if the worms start moving away from the vibration of the harvest and the subsequent punching, i.e., start moving to the top. I know how you said they were sensitive to the rumble of trucks going by. I wonder if you'll come back to a pumpkin seedling forest from all those seeds! ~ Sandra

[@PlantObsessed]

100%. I am expecting a forest which I think will look cool. If it was warmer they might move faster away from me punching the bag. It's about 65 f here right now inside the house. 👍🏼🪱😁

[@Tippler0611]

Would the vermi bag be sustainable outdoors in temperate climate (pnw). I am once again looking to adjust my system 🙈

[@PlantObsessed]

I'm not sure what the low temperatures are in your area, but I know that people in Florida have bag systems and are just fine. Red wigglers European nightcrawlers only though. 😊🪱👍🏼

[@susanbedard1257]

Hi Ann, I have a question that I haven't heard you or any of the other worm farms address. I only have 2 to 4 bens of worms for my own use. I started out 3 years ago with 83 worms ..had bought 2 containers of fishing worms...all of my worms have come from the original fishing worms. My question is do I have to worry about inbreeding, like you to with other animals such as dogs and cats? Happy Holidays Sue

[@PlantObsessed]

From what I have read, worms are not that complicated with low genetic diversity. They are not affected by inbreeding like mammals.😃👍🏼🪱

[@susanbedard1257]

Thanks ​@@PlantObsessed

[@SteveF-w1x]

Go Bill's lol

[@PlantObsessed]

😁🪱👍🏼

[@mnj741G]

I don't see how any of these other set ups are easier than Blue?

[@PlantObsessed]

Oh no! It's not easier for sure this system's main focus is to contain the African nightcrawlers because in my particular environment with heavy traffic and heavy storms, African nightcrawlers all crawl out of the bin and die. Some people also like it for tidiness sake. He looks nice and finished. You could throw a tablecloth over the top of it and nobody would be the wiser. 😃🪱👍🏼

[@mnj741G]

@@PlantObsessed I do remember you saying that now that you mention it. I haven't paid attention to mine during heavy storms. We get our fair share here in N Texas. But otherwise my house is very quiet as far as traffic. Makes sense.

[@bhsbass]

How is your worm bin so dry? mine is like a sludge

[@asteria4279]

You need more dry bedding! Also be careful with juicy things like watermelon 😅 (speaking from experience lol)

[@PlantObsessed]

Worm bins can become sludgy if they're allowed to become too wet due to food or if they've been running for a really long time. The castings are re-eaten by the worms, almost making mud glue. To correct it, I will usually add dry paper shredded or coconut core. Let me know if that works 😁🪱👍🏼

[@kurtishell5298]

6:47 did i spot cannabis trim in there? 😂 I’d say its waaay too dry in there for the wormies to really get moving. They like it as they feel to the touch

[@PlantObsessed]

We like the word hemp It doesn't trigger the algorithm to mess up my ads ability🤔🪱👍🏼

[@RandyZimmerman-pp5wj]

Why don't you chop up the food faster compost

[@PlantObsessed]

I actually don't want it to go faster. I want this food to last for at least 3 weeks. I have quite a few worm bins so I don't need more castings fast, especially this time of year. But I agree if it was pureed they would go through it in a week. 👍🏼🪱😊

[@maarinadiasjesus2876]

Prefiro minhas caixas de compostagem com minhocas vermelhas da Califórnia.

[@PlantObsessed]

I 100% agree. African nightcrawlers are really kind of a pain in the butt. If I didn't have a worm composting channel, I would probably only have red wigglers in European nightcrawlers with blue worms in the mix. 🪱👍🏼😊

[@mschmackle]

Your material looks really dry and not even worked through. It all looks like coco coir that dried out and the worms never went through it.

[@asteria4279]

The bottom of the bag should be dry, but I agree there are a few too many bits in the harvest (not counting pits and hard shells). Might be too dry too far up so they stop working on it?

[@PlantObsessed]

Yeah the bottom of the bag is supposed to be drier but there does seem to be a lot of unfinished items which is probably from me mixing it up too much which is 100% my fault not the bag. 👍🏼🪱😁

[@ruede412]

This is not a worm bag. This is a dry garbage can.

[@PlantObsessed]

You're not wrong 🪱👍🏼👍🏼😃