Worm Farms: How to really get them working

[@DanRich01]

Very interesting fact about volume. I'm following homesteaders and regenerative farmers a lot and its the first time your channel came up. We now on a farm again and want to apply these principles with all earnest. Your humble beginnings really motivates and inspire me in these difficult times....thank you, your content is really first class as a south african.

[@LivingseedsFarm]

Dan, thank you for the compliment really appreciate it.

[@englishjan4484]

Thank you, relieved my mind. I've always said leachate was good. My question why dilute the leachate? Why not use it neat to activate?

[@LivingseedsFarm]

We dilute and then activate with this process. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYjLinx4gduJaNE So technically its actually stronger and not diluted.

[@colly7963]

Great video, thank you! 😊

[@lislecaromba1775]

My compost heaps have loads of worms within. I am not quite sure what the point is, for me to start a worm farm. Is there any advantage in having two separate operations going?

[@LivingseedsFarm]

Great question. There are two main types of worms that we are interested in. Composting worms and earthworms. Composting worms cannot live in soil. You will find that unless you seeded your compost heap with composting worms/red wrigglers then the worms in your compost heap will be actual earthworms. Having a separate worm farm with composting worms will give you vermicompost and leachate that can be used separately.

[@lislecaromba1775]

Thank you, Sean. A nice, clear reply - which leads on to further questions. I shall be doing more Googling. 👍

[@kathrynline8297]

How do i get the worms out to use the vermicast and start again?

[@LivingseedsFarm]

We use a slotted basket, we fill the basket with fresh food, the worms go for the food and we lift them out and add them to the new pile. Rinse and repeat for as long as you think is necessary... you will never get all of them.

[@buddyNo2]

Hi, how do you harvest your vermicompost?

[@LivingseedsFarm]

We sink a slotted basket into the heap and fill that with fresh food. The worms go into the fresh food and we just lift the whole basket and add to a new pile. Repeat this a number of times and you get most of the worms out, you never get all of them out.

[@homesteadsa8257]

Verkoop jul wurms of van waar kan mens bestel?

[@LivingseedsFarm]

If you bring a container, we will give you some.

[@homesteadsa8257]

@@LivingseedsFarm i am to far from you. Live in Upington

[@pierrecilliers3286]

Please share pictures of your large worm farm you mentioned and the key hole worm farm

[@pierrecilliers3286]

Just saw the video on the key hole worm farm

[@LivingseedsFarm]

We are ok soon moving the big worm farm in the next month or so, I’ll make a video then.

[@hansstrydom-yd9bu]

Kom nie duidelik deur hoe om n "worm farm" te begin nie. Meng kompos of grond met groente ens????. Help aub. Groete Hans Strydom. Fourways. Sandton

[@JesusisLord78]

Does all that worm food not attract rodents

[@LivingseedsFarm]

It can, but some fine wire mesh sorts the issues out.