What makes worms grow GIGANTIC? Worm Science: Episode 1
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- Welcome to my first video in my Worm Science series! I use my background as a researcher and recreational worm farmer to interpret current worm research that may be of interest to you, whether you raise worms to sell or just for your own purposes.
In this first video, I explore research on gigantic worms of three varieties: Dendrobaena hortensis (European nightcrawler) and Eisenia fetida and Eisenia andrei. Although Eisenia fetida is most commonly associated with being called red wiggers, most people would not be able to tell the difference. However, as I will show in this video, there are clear physiological differences in the potential for these two types of worms to grow gigantic. 
I also tell you about a Canadian worm farmer who has raised gigantic worms very close in size to the ones raised by these researchers. Please let me know in the comments whether you have observed any gigantic worms in your worm bins!
At the end of the video, I give you my takeaways, including advice to commercial worm breeders and consumers who are interested in buying worms. I also give you a hint about what research I'm going to be covering in Episode 2!
Thank you so much for watching, commenting and subscribing!
Sandra 🪱🪱🪱
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This series should be shown in every high-school science class 🪱
That would be remarkable, Peggy!
~ Sandra
New subscriber here. Loveeee the worm science!! Thanks for making the video, Sandra 🥰
Hi Cassie, I just watched your first video - pleased to meet another Canadian worm farmer! I also have a free zoom chat Tuesdays at 4 PM Pacific for a small group of worm farmers to brainstorm ideas, solutions, etc. Let me know if you're interested and I'll send you the zoom link.
~ Sandra
@@NanasWorms wow that's great! I'm certainly interested. Thanks Sandra. How can I contact you? 🥰
@@Soil4Soul We can connect through Facebook/messenger - Sandra Birrell. I send the link out every week through a private messenger chat. You can just participate in the chat, too, if you like.
~ Sandra
@@NanasWorms that's so great!! Thanks Sandra you just made my day!!!! 🥰🥰🥰
This is INCREDIBLE! Your ability to translate the study/findings into more digestible (no pun intended :D) bits is such a gift. So excited to watch the rest of the series. Also had to mention- your takeaway on doing your own experiments with your own worm tea/aeration, so true! I think we forget we can learn and test and experiment on our own.....and we don't always have to wait for the big publishers to test/share. We can do it in our own backyards!
Thanks so much for watching, Alessandra. Yes, research can inform, but our local conditions are always different. I always hope to pick out research that has takeaways that could be useful, though. I hope your worms are tucked in nice and warm for the winter! (Lol, I know they are!) 🎅🎄☃️❄️🪱
~ Sandra
As a worm buyer, I wouldn't be too happy if I ordered 2 lbs of worms and received 100 worms. Will definitely test this out. There are plenty of cattle farms around me. I'm about to build an army of giant composting worms.
Terrific Keith! The manure may be full already with chubby red wigglers. They're also known as manure worms. Thanks for watching.
~ Sandra
@@NanasWorms thank you for sharing this. I take all the worm knowledge I can get. Videos like yours make me a better worm farmer.
I thoroughly enjoyed this presentation and am looking forward to more in this series. I'm hoping that in the future more people will distinguish between Eisenia Fetida and Eisenia Andrei. The catch-all term of "red wiggler" is too broad and inaccurate for my taste. I have also read that the European nightcrawler has been redesignated as Eisenia Hortensis. If true, I would be interested in hearing the scientific thinking about that. Please keep the science coming! There are far too many inane "fluff and feed" videos on RUclips, but your presentations are several cuts above.
Thank you, Chris. I've also heard that redesignation of the European nightcrawler and I will see what I can find in the research. I think this study showed there are clear physiological differences between the Eisenia subspecies, whether there are only two of them or three! The E. andrei had a 30+% growth advantage over the rest.
~ Sandra
From what I've found, the updated scientific name is one of two reasons.
It's possible it changed because updated DNA sequencing and evolution trees led scientists to agree that euros are more closely related to red wigglers than previously believed, hence the name Eisenia hortensis. They're both in the same genus, just like Eisenia fetida and Eisenia andrei.
I've read elsewhere that it's also possible that what have previously been thought of as euros are actually two different species that look very similar. Dendrobaena veneta is the old name. But now Dendrobaena veneta and Eisenia hortensis are actually two separate species.
I couldn't find a definitive answer, but I didn't dive too deep. It's late and I'm tired. 😂
Thank you for that additional information, Josh. These researchers used the similarity in the worms it studied as D. hortensis and D. venata to provide some of the historical averages for worm growth.
~ Sandra
You should also publish this series as a podcast 🎉🎉 This is awesome 👍🏼🪱🪱❤️😃
Oooh, I have never looked into doing a podcast. Thank you so much for the idea, Ann! My Christmas preparation's are all done, so my next worm science video coming out SOON!
~ Sandra
@@NanasWorms there is now an entire section of RUclips for it now. You can even sort analytics for it.
Thank you, I will look into it. All the best to you and your family for Christmas and the new year, Ann!
~ Sandra
Good morning Professor Sandra ❤
Oh my goodness, Rick was listening to the segment about the Ox stomach content. He asks me to NOT consider using that or sludge on our worms 😂😂😂
The entire video was fascinating.
I can't wait until #2, I will definitely be taking notes ✏️📋
lol, not something you want to hear when you're eating your morning toast! I'm glad Rick is a good sport. Thanks so much for watching, Peggy.
~ Sandra
Informative series, Sandra 🪱❤🪱
Thank you, Rick! Take care of that marvellous Peggy ❤️
~ Sandra
Hi Sandra, absolutely excellent video. This explains something that has baffled me for many years. I used to do door to door delivery rounds delivering paraffin for peoples home heating (1970's before bottled gas was a thing). There was this one place, a small grassed mound between houses and blocks of flats that when it rained these worms would rise up, these worms were about 12 inches long approximately on average and very thick. I only noticed them a couple of times as it had to be raining when I was in that area, but it is one of those memories that sticks. Now finally I have an answer to why they were so big.
Thank you for this series starter, certainly looking forward to future episodes. Have fun, Mark
Thanks Mark. It's so interesting that, in ideal conditions, there's no limit to how big worms can grow. I once saw a chicken eat a worm that was about 14 inches long. I thought the chicken was going to choke! I'm surprised the researchers were able to get worms to grow that big in a relatively small (constrained) environment. They must have removed the cocoons as they were produced to avoid overcrowding. It's one of those details they left out of their study write up.
~ Sandra
That’s one of the big down sides to many research articles, a lack of detail. I think you are correct though, the cocoons must have been removed to make sure there was plenty of space. I sift cocoons out of my “Big Fat Worm” bins every 20-24 days to avoid having too many cocoons hatch. Some get through, usually stuck to a worm or possibly on the larger bedding.
Yes, i've noticed bins with loads of worms all tend to be adults of the same, medium size. Tell us more about your "Big Fat Worm" bin. What type of worm? Have you ever weighed one of them?
~ Sandra
@@NanasWorms my BFW bins are for growing ENC’s to bait/reptile food size. I set them up in manure, leaf shreds and paper pulp bedding. They are fed a mix of rabbit manure and my personal worm chow. I only keep 400-450 worms per mortar tray (just under 2 sq ft) and sift the cocoons out to make sure they stay at 400-450. I usually start with larger juveniles to avoid the need for sifting the first month or so. Once I see a single adult I start the sifting process. It takes 8-12 weeks to get them to a good fishing bait size (about 5-6” when not stretched) and 6-8 weeks to get them to size for medium reptiles (4-5” not stretched). I’ve never thought to weigh them but I’m guessing the bigger ones would be
250 per pound, maybe a little less. My scale isn’t super accurate so it would be difficult to get a good weight on a single worm. They aren’t too much smaller than the medium Canadian nightcrawler’s sold as bait, but not as large as the jumbos.
I’m currently trying out a peat moss and manure bedding with worm chow mixed in and then feeding them the same mixture every few days. It will be interesting to see if the peat moss makes a difference since it’s highly recommended by many bait worm sellers. I started the test yesterday so won’t know how things go for a few weeks. I’ll try to remember to update on those.
That sounds like an impressive operation. This research really showed the benefit of aeration during the pre-compost process to grow gigantic worms. I envision something like a rock tumbler with the high microbial mix (whether that be manure or those stomach contents).
~ Sandra
Thank you for your fantastic and professional educational channel. I’ve been a Vermicomposter for over 10 years and by far you have provided great information that I appreciate and use!
Thank you so much for your kind comment! The online worm community is such a great source of support and information.
~ Sandra
I’m so glad this popped up in my feed! This is wonderful content. Thanks so much for sharing.
You're most welcome. #2 coming soon!
~ Sandra
I'm listening to your wonderful video a second time and getting more ideas on raising larger, and fatter worms 🪱 to produce more Castings for my garden!
Excellent observations and detailed take aways👍🪱👍
Thanks so much, Peggy!
~ Sandra
Second time through this video, you are an excellent educator.
Interested on your findings on worm bedding. I went from paper based products to exclusively natural bedding (shredded leaves, leaf mold and compost)a few years ago.
Initially, I did it because it made sense to me, now after having sent samples of natural vs paper bedding for manure analysis I am more than hooked.
I have been modifying my methods with fresh shredded leaves to knock down flying insects. I now soak my leaves for about a week to ten days before storing in grow bags, I believe the leaves go through an anaerobic phase that kills most of the nuisance pests.
I keep the bedding moist as I use it.
Just wish I had a clean source for cow or horse manure, would love to add that. Picked up some chicken manure this fall I am composting over the winter, perhaps some of that will find its way into a worm bed.
Enjoy your videos! Stay Well!!!!
Thanks for the compliment and for your idea to soak the leaves to preemptively strike at the pests Brian. I use dry shredded leaves and moist leaves in my bins (indoors too). I also use well aged horse manure and leaf mold. I blend with cardboard as it comes available. The only pests that come along for the ride with my leaves seem to be slugs. Luckily, they like living in worm bins, so they are polite houseguests and don't stray. If I find them, I put them out on my patio in full view of the birds and let the best critter win! I think bedding choices will come down to goals, availability and convenience for most people. A few will be swayed by the research to get better reproduction, I believe, but for the rest of us it won't be enough to change.
~ Sandra
If you soak the leaves in very hot water overnight in a sealed 5 gallon bucket then drain it after 14-24 hrs all the fly eggs will be killed. This is what I’ve been doing to eliminate them. Works great. Sometimes I’ll let it drain using a paint straining bag with a flipped small bucket under it and seal it back up. It will heat up a little while draining when I seal it, but not if I don’t.
If you can get horse manure it’s easy enough to pasteurize it to kill bugs and also weed seeds. I use a countertop oven and pillow case. I add the bag of manure to the oven then add enough water to cover it then heat until the center of the manure reaches 145* then keep it there for an hour before turning off. I drain and mix with leaves and shredded newspaper. When I use a paint mixing drill attachment the paper turns to pulp and it all becomes semi fluffy and easy to sift out cocoons. Mine get much bigger in the manure.
Hope that helps you get a wonderful bedding without all the flies and seeds!
Thanks so much for detailing your method! I may restrict manure and leaf mold to outdoor bins and use dry leaves and cardboard indoors. I scoop up the leaves as they fall in the summer. We have drought conditions, so the leaves crisp up on our maple trees and fall. They don't have insects on them if I pick them up straight away before they've been on the ground for long.
~ Sandra
@@brookeonyx6271 Cool! Thanks for your input.
When I discovered jumping worms in my leaf mold last fall, I ran a bunch of it through my pellet grill to kill the cocoons, unfortunately I also ended up killing all the beneficial microbes as well. I use the leaf mold as a seed starter and in my potting mixes.
Going to hit my soaked shredded leaves with the paint stirring bit today. The flies have virtually disappeared. Plan on mixing the leaves with finished leaf mold or aged compost this winter, depending what I have the most of.
Thanks for your comment! Happy Holidays!!!!
@brookeonyx6271 and @brianseybert192 - thanks for the Christmas idea. I'm going to buy my husband one of those paint mixing drills so I can use it on my worm bedding!
~ Sandra
Very helpful information. Thank you.
Another Nana! You are most welcome.
~ Sandra
What a great informative video 🙏 thanks for going in depth on the research. I've learned a lot.
Henno
You are most welcome! I hope to feature both more laboratory research on worms plus field research.
~ Sandra
This was so interesting! I have run across some very large worms on our property once under an old mulch pile that were huge. Like half inch width, and 5 inches long. My husband thought was snakes until looked closer and delighted scaring me. Great info Sandra 👍.
Oh wow, those must have had gigantic genes for sure! When I was feeding a bin tonight, I looked at the variation in sizes and it's quite remarkable. Even though I don't feed those rich food sources, I found worms that I'm sure would tip the scales. Not gigantic, but clearly larger than the rest. Thank you for watching, Ann.
~ Sandra
This is a very good research. Quite impressive results. I look forward to the next video. Thanks for sharing this research.
Thank you so much for your kind words, Whytedavy. I'm just doing the finishing touches on episode two now!
~ Sandra
I like how you explained the difference between research and all otger forms of education.
I assumed the coffee grounds would produce the smallest worms but what a huge difference with the aerated ox stomach enzymes!
Possibly theyre engineered to stop eating as a form of self preservation?
Lots of cool stuff Ssndra !!
Cheers J&C 🌱🤞👍😊
Thanks! I actually felt sad for the worms that they stopped eating. I wonder how long they can live like that?? More questions than answers, as usual!
~ Sandra
Really interesting video, with a lot of takeaways.
I would have concerns using sewage as a bedding/food for my worms, or even in my garden. They sell a product up here called Malorganite, it is made from the biosolids produced at the sewage treatment plant in Milwaukee, WI. They say it is "safe" when used according to label directions, I am sure worm food is not on the label.
I purchased a decent microscope, a couple years ago now. Biggest takeaway I have found using the microscope is in making teas. Time and temperature make a huge difference when brewing. Different microbes reproduce quite differently between low and high temperatures. Without a scope, you really have no idea what you end up making. Before the microscope, I would just make a worm casting extract, without brewing and worked just fine.
Looking forward to the rest of the series!
Stay Well !!!!
Hi Brian, I think we fertilized a lawn with milorganite 30 years ago or so when it was still legal. I think it was banned shortly afterwards. Maybe I'll do some digging into the worm research on worm based septic systems. We use our castings as a liquid drench rather than brew them into a tea. I definitely will look at the microbes if we make worm tea. The channel Bloom & Grey Flower Farm did an excellent video a couple months back on how to do a microanalysis of soil, which could easily be applied to warm tea.
~ Sandra
Thanks for taking the time to go through this for us
You're most welcome,
~ Sandra
Very well done Sandra, keep up with excellent information!!!
Keep changing the soil one worm at a time!!🪱🪱🪱
Absolutely! We take care of the worms and they'll take care of our soil. Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
~ Sandra
Great content and thanks for sharing! I wonder if the process of aeration reported in the study was just a fancy way of saying exposed to air or left to decay for 35 days? The ruminal content or undigested food outperforming the sewage sludge makes total sense as one is nutrient-rich while the other has been stripped at digestion for the most part. The 42 months quoted was another interesting data point as well. My guess would be total exhaustion of all available nutrients. The normal bus bin-type containers you see wranglers on RUclips using usually are harvested after a couple months with a lb. or so of worms. That kind of made sense as well. Thanks again for posting.
Thanks! Lots to unpack with this study and, as I mentioned, they didn't provide all the details. I think aeration would have been more deliberate than the passive method you described for them to get these results. But Anne came close to the research results and she didn't aerate. And her worm is still growing (and now has big relatives)!
~ Sandra
I have no idea about worms scientifically.but i just having worms in my garden because i know they help our soil healthy
I love how you present and thanks for the info.im learning more😊❤
Thanks for watching, Faye. Yes, healthy soil = healthy plants!
~ Sandra
"the length of a worm is indeterminate" I don't know if I'm horrified or impressed.😂
Haha, I hope I haven't given you nightmares, Michelle. Definitely don't watch the movie called Dune...
~ Sandra
Thanks so much for another great informative video all about the earthworms and how the worms work in the garden. Thanks so much for another very great informative, insightful video.
You are most welcome. Healthy worms make for a healthier planet, that's for sure. I'm delighted you watched!
~ Sandra
Really excellent vidoe, loved it!❤ My euros have gone the other way and i seem to have a million smaller worms now after starting with bait size, and they are really going to need to cooperate with the bait box 😂
Thanks Eleanor. I've heard a few people mention how their worm population started growing smaller over time. I don't think I mentioned it in either this video or the next worm science video (where I also discuss size), but the research says that more, smaller worms actually process faster than fewer, larger worms with the same worm "biomass."
~ Sandra
A lot of great research on this video. Thanks so much for sharing.
Thank you! There are so many more topics to cover in worm research.
~ Sandra
Great content!!
Thanks so much!
~ Sandra
I'm definitely interested in this! I saw a ton of baby worms in my garden this fall but only a few very huge and thick worms
It's all about the microbes, Lisa! Although we aren't going to put sewage sludge on our gardens, that rich leaf mould and leaf mulch you use are going to grow some big worms!
~ Sandra
Excellent
Thanks Rick!🪱🪱
~ Sandra
Great information!!
Thank you, Samantha! I'm about ready to release the next science one. Wishing you and your family the very best Christmas ☃️🎅🎄
~ Sandra
Ill be watching!! And Merry Christmas to you and your family as well!
@@MemesWorms 🤗
Have you ran across any research on color variations of red wigglers and selective breeding toward certain coloring traits, I have searched and searched, I found breeding programs on cocoon production and mass size, but that's it
I haven't run across anything on innate worm colour differences, but I ran a little experiment myself. Here's one of the videos. Thanks for watching!
~ Sandra
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@@NanasWorms another great video Nana, I just checked it out
Thank you. At least one commercial breeder puts ground beet powder in her worm chow. She believes it accentuates the red colour in her wigglers!
~ Sandra
Very interesting food sources for this experiment
Do you remember the fertilizer milorganite? we used it on our lawns years years ago and it was fabulous. It was made from sewage sludge… I think it's been recalled now.
~ Sandra
Just curious what variety of worms are most common in Vancouver Island gardens? They really look the same to me, except for wire worms
The compost worms that live in mulch, compost and manure are mostly red wiggler varieties, Lisa. Then we have that large, soft purple coloured native worm here on the very south end of the island. The common earthworm is a soil dweller, is brown rather than red and a bit larger than composting worms. You can probably tell them apart by where you find them because, covered in dirt, they may all look the same!
~ Sandra
Awesome video Sandra!! Excellent explanations of how to use research and its limitations. I agree with you, I'd rather have many younger worms with the same total weight as a few larger older worms. I wonder if more mouths attacking the food turns it to castings faster than fewer mouths but bigger worms? Fantastic video!!!🪱🪱🪱
Yes, it does, Patrick. I realized after I did the video that I left out that tidbit. The total worm mass in a bin is greater with smaller worms than it is with bigger worms, leading to more processing power. That's opposite to conventional thinking that is based on the number of worms.
~ Sandra
Interesting! 💚
Thank you!
~ Sandra
Great information to mankind
Thank you so much!
~ Sandra
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Thanks Peggy!
~ Sandra
I have about a dozen Euros that are significantly larger than the others. I thought it would be fun to try to develop a herd of them, so they have their own small bin. But they don't eat much food and I've never seen any evidence of breeding. They just kinda hang out. I've wondered if they're senescent and was bracing myself for a die-off but at last count they're all still there! Truly mysterious.
Oh, that is a mystery! Anne, who I mentioned in the video, did the same with her large Euros. She is getting cocoons from them, but the jury is out whether the babies will grow up to be as big as their parents. The research said up to 20% of Euros have the genetic potential to grow extra big. I say give yours some more time. Maybe they are still getting used to their new surroundings??
~ Sandra
@@NanasWorms they've been there for at least 6 months! I think they're just lazy. LOL
Very interesting video. I find the Ox stomach contents a strange choice of food. It's not exactly something we can all nip to the shops to get. This has made me regret not being able to bring in the worm from my lawn last week though. My terrier can be a nightmare for toileting, and this worm was huge. Instead of toileting she was being a menace to this worm, and kept standing on it. I told her off, and stood by the worm to protect it. She took issue with this, and refused to toilet, so I had to move her to a different part of the garden. When I came back it was gone. However, at the side of my garden boot, I'm a UK 6, it must have been at least 6-7 inch long, and fat! If I see it again it's coming in the house, regardless of the dog lol I like my worms big enough that they are happy breeding. I've just shot a series of videos, all done at once, but on different topics as a how/when type thing, and it shows how my castings have struggled with the humidity, and my health not getting them out quick enough. I don't like the idea of worms being stuck in them for extended periods of time, so glad I had other trays for them to move in to. It makes me sad knowing those huge worms had empty stomachs at the end of that trial :(
A terrier with attitude - who would have thought that?! Like Anne, you must have outdoor conditions conducive for these worms to grow extra big. Not all of them, clearly, but like the research showed about 20% have the potential to grow huge. I know I'm staring down at my worm bins now looking for those giant worms among the rest. Like you, I was shocked and saddened to hear the worms stopped eating. I don't think I leave my castings sit too long, but I definitely will make sure there's something to eat in them now. Thanks for watching, Suzanne!
~ Sandra
The coloring of the worms seemed to be close to protein poisoning? My worms appreciate a composted manure and a moist environment. The worms took all their energy towards growth perhaps.
Yes, and body distension was also reminiscent of the bloating from protein poisoning, except that there were no "chain of pearls." It's so interesting that the worms stopped eating. I definitely will be more careful to pull worms from finished castings as a result of this research. Thank you for watching!
~ Sandra
Sandra! I loved this! Were you a teacher, or worked in science? I loved your analysis
Thank you, Michelle! I started my career as a high school science teacher (biology and chemistry), then took a couple graduate degrees and started teaching university research methods. So I thought this was a good fit for digging into some worm science (pun intended!).
~ Sandra
Hi Sandra, enjoyed watching your video, however I am not totally convinced by the scientific study, too many questions left unanswered thus assumptions are being made. What did catch my attention was the lady who grows plants in her worm buckets left outdoors and achieving accidental gigantism. What type of plants are they, are they nitrogen fixing or is because plants offer natural microbial activity similar to the worms' natural habitat?
Hi Ralph, research always leaves more questions than answers! I will ask Anne what type of plants. She told me at one point and I should have mentioned it in the video. I'll come back to this comment when I get a response from her.
~ Sandra
Hi again Ralph. I asked Anne about her giant worms in plant containers. The containers grew tomatoes. Her planting mix is a combination of peat moss, steer manure, seaweed (kelp), fish hydrolysate, humic and fulvic acid, Gaia Green all purpose organic fertilizer and azomite. Hope this helps!
~ Sandra .
Holy Worm Crap!
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~ Sandra
Sewer sludge did better. 😃 I'm glad that worked for them but I don't want that in my house. 🤪
Me neither! It shows the importance of microbes, though.
~ Sandra
This might suggest that compost produced from sewer sludge is better for your worms. I have a source for such compost within 30 miles. I think I’ll try it.
Woohoo! Red Wiggers are also known as manure worms, so they'll love it! Let us know how it goes. 😉
~ Sandra
Well until the last 5 years now research depends on the subject now
Research is never definitive, which is why we are always learning. Of course, if it's questionable research, it's like building a house of cards. Thanks so much for watching!
~ Sandra
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Being have spent my career in wastewater treatment as a Chief Operator and Lab Director, there are as many cannon ball holes in this study as it is craters on the moon. Poorly conducted if they were students and horrible at best if they were actual scientists.
Yes, it's impossible to replicate and the write up is confusing. Worms are so valuable to our waste management I am surprised the research isn't better structured.
~ Sandra
I am finding this series so interesting. I can't imagine having Red Wigglers this large 🪱👍🪱 monsters ❤
You and me both!
~ Sandra
Hi Sandra! Excellent information 👍. I’m so glad you highlighted the pros and cons of super sized esenias. Bigger is ok and maybe even better but huge may not be!
One aspect I keyed in on is worm density. That’s always a struggle as space is a limiting factor for so many of us. Having only about 15 worms per gallon of bedding (rough conversion calculation) is tough to do. In my standard bins that would mean about 50 worms. Yikes. There are reposts from worm wranglers on the benefits they’ve seen from lower density bins. I believe them - I just struggle to be able to prove that kind of space to my worms!
Lots of good food for thought! Thank you for the time you put in gathering this data. 👍❤️🪱
Thanks for watching, Jayne. I had a picture of Goldilocks that I cut in the final edit, but that's exactly what I was feeling. The worms will achieve a balance over what size they will grow in our systems.
~ Sandra
In Australia I saw a pig slaughterhouse are feeding there worms the stomach contains which is cut out of the pigs like grains grass ect. It’s a big set up it saves on tipping fees and a great casting and in the end they selling it per tonne to other farmers 🇳🇿🪱
These are fascinating details from the meat processing industry I just never knew about. Thanks Darren!
~ Sandra
I wonder if I could pick up some of this type of stuff from a local cow slaughter house. I’m going to have to look into this.
@@brookeonyx6271 I'm sure it's a waste product from their perspective. I had two giant bags of waste wool (it's an excellent compost amendment) given to me by a sheep farm because I asked for it. They have a hard time getting rid of it. It never hurts to ask!
~ Sandra
Hi Sandra great video. Ive not really given my worms coffee, probably won't bother now, thanks because I hate Starbucks 😂👍🙏❤️👌💩🪱 plant exudates makes the difference then.👍
Haha, I'm allergic to coffee, so it's not on my worms' menu very often either! We pick up bulk grounds every few months for our compost, but that's it. Thanks for watching, Nick.
~ Sandra