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Hey AV. Cabbage is a real pain if you don't freeze it first. I've got some small pieces in my bin, been there for over 2 months. Not even growing shoots but still not degrading. 😂 Unfortunately I'm too lazy to sort vegie scraps in short & long terms worm food after my wife cooks, so I just make batch feedings with evrytging included. It works but some pieces stay in there forever lol. Cheers bud Thomas
I have gotten so into the habit of freezing almost everything that I am completely out of touch with what happens when things go into the worm bin without first being frozen. I must admit that I'm kinda surprised at just how long the cabbage is taking. And based on what you wrote, I suppose I shouldn't hold my breath.... Its crazy! :)
I saw on many of your videos that you try to prolong the longevity of your bins before you harvest, but I somehow missed your explanation on why? Are the castings better in quality? Do you harvest less in the end? I'm very curious and would be grateful for the explanation 😊
That's a very interesting question. Perhaps one explanation is simply that I'm a procrastinator :) Haha! In the past I had certainly waited & waited in the hopes that the worms would work down virtually all lingering scraps of food & bedding in their systems. But in a couple of my more recent tries at winding down & finishing off a system (i.e. the outdoor worm bag "version 5.0") I screened the material in the system & ended up with a fairly large quantity of residual bedding & food - which is fine. In fact I think that I might like that approach better than waiting & waiting - since it gives me the sense that there's less time when he system is not actively composting kitchen scraps & household waste. Some of my practices of - for example - foraging & migrating the worms leave the system out of the routine of helping to eliminate stuff that needs composting. In the end I suspect that I will continue doing a little bit of this & a little bit of that... but I must admit that I'm gaining an appreciation for using methods that keep the worms busy rather than letting them be idle. Hopefully my rambling made some sense :) And hopefully I was successful in satisfying your curiosity 👍🏻
@@A-V haha yes, I get it, thank you for the prompt answer! It is a really big job to harvest a bin and set up new ones. I recently saw a video of a big farm that sifts in three grades; first the bigger pieces, they go to the bins that are still active to get broken down further. Next, the smaller pieces are used for new bins as the inoculation material. And the fine stuff is for sale, but the fine sifted castings that are expected by buyers only have one species of useful microbes, as the other ones prefer the bigger pieces, so it would be best to have the smaller pieces with the fine sifted castings. That's if they're correct in the video, of course. But hey, I recently ordered a 25kg bag of castings from a local man for my garden, and I ended up with a bag of horse poop that I think worms didn't even see by a mile so we shouldn't be so hard on our own castings 😂So now my worms have that delicacy on the menu and they are clitellum deep in it.
It's interesting that varied sizes of materials from a worm composting system have varied kinds of microorganisms inhabiting them. I did not know that One of these days I've got to check on the numerous buckets of aging castings that I have. I have thought about running the stuff through a somewhat finer screen than what I typically use to end up with some really nice stuff _(perhaps stuff that I can try selling on craigslist or Facebook Marketplace)_ As for the package of horse manure you purchased, I am surprised that you didn't return it & get your money back. From the sound of it, you were swindled :)
@@A-V Ahhh, but of course I was 😁 The most important piece of info is that it was arranged through a very kind middleman that is my boyfriend's mother. So when I opened the bag and saw... Balls of poop, with straw, greenish inside when you split them, I called her and she talked with him. He said it went through the process that it had to go with worms, is finished, and it looks like that (clumps) because it was outside in a heap and it was raining when he packaged it, so it just has to dry for a while. She accepted his explanation, even though the first time when we got a bag from him, it was fine sifted, with really only a random small dry poop, and a lot of worms and cocoons we collected and used for our own bins. I'm only slightly ashamed to admit I was elbow deep in the bag again excitedly looking for new worms, but in this second bag I didn't find a single worm, not even cocoons. Sooo, to keep the peace and stay in good graces, I decided to drop it, and whenever she asks, I really enjoy my bag of po-, I mean, castings! Won't let that sh*t tear us apart! 😂
Sounds like you made the right choice in letting it go & not pursuing it. If nothing else, then you can consider it as a 'buyer beware' learning experience. Having a middleman involved also complicates things - since you were unable to confront the person directly and challenge them on the legitimacy of the product you had purchased from them. Either way, I suppose it is stuff that can perhaps still be useful in the garden.... :)
Please show your support! Use my affiliate links below to provide this channel with a small commission at no additional cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Donations can also be made here using PayPal: www.paypal.me/AVworms THANK YOU!
Useful supplies & equipment for easier worm composting!
PLASTIC “BUS BOX“/“BUS BIN“ UTILITY TUBS : amzn.to/3VWehh9
VERMIBAG Online store: www.vermibag.com/?wpam_id=42
URBAN WORM BAG: amzn.to/3QoQYvn
VERMIHUT: amzn.to/3IDkT16
WORM FACTORY: amzn.to/3IDkT16
WORMS!: amzn.to/3vUGDhp
PAPER SHREDDERS: amzn.to/3GqNFix
PUMP SPRAY BOTTLES: amzn.to/3XeVTkG
DISPOSABLE GLOVES: amzn.to/3GnDRG6
SMALL PERSONAL BLENDERS: amzn.to/3CBlwEj
SPICE GRINDER: amzn.to/3vQwT7C
COCO COIR: amzn.to/3jTFYd4
PEAT MOSS: amzn.to/3Xjtlqk
MOSQUITO DUNKS / BITS (BTI): amzn.to/3Xjortj
DIATOMACEOUS EARTH: amzn.to/3GT94lY
NEEM CAKE (SEED MEAL): amzn.to/3ZATIdp
COLD-PRESSED NEEM SEED OIL: amzn.to/3VSXIm9
SEE-THROUGH COMPOST CONTAINERS (as seen in my time-lapse videos):
3 chamber acrylic; includes 3 thermometers - amzn.to/2JBU9yj
Rubbermaid file organizer - amzn.to/3IBJM9y
‘BOOGIE BOARD’ JOT REUSABLE WRITING TABLET: amzn.to/43B4vVF
BOOKS: amzn.to/3GSwuYI
"The Business & Biology Of Raising Composting Worms" by Duncan Carver. Worm farming guide / manual. Also, learn how to make your garden thrive with worm composting: Signup for the FREE “Worm Farming Secrets” weekly email newsletter here: www.wormfarmingsecrets.com/av
All online orders made using the links above are very much appreciated.
Hey AV. Cabbage is a real pain if you don't freeze it first. I've got some small pieces in my bin, been there for over 2 months. Not even growing shoots but still not degrading. 😂 Unfortunately I'm too lazy to sort vegie scraps in short & long terms worm food after my wife cooks, so I just make batch feedings with evrytging included. It works but some pieces stay in there forever lol. Cheers bud
Thomas
I have gotten so into the habit of freezing almost everything that I am completely out of touch with what happens when things go into the worm bin without first being frozen. I must admit that I'm kinda surprised at just how long the cabbage is taking. And based on what you wrote, I suppose I shouldn't hold my breath.... Its crazy! :)
I saw on many of your videos that you try to prolong the longevity of your bins before you harvest, but I somehow missed your explanation on why?
Are the castings better in quality? Do you harvest less in the end?
I'm very curious and would be grateful for the explanation 😊
That's a very interesting question. Perhaps one explanation is simply that I'm a procrastinator :) Haha!
In the past I had certainly waited & waited in the hopes that the worms would work down virtually all lingering scraps of food & bedding in their systems. But in a couple of my more recent tries at winding down & finishing off a system (i.e. the outdoor worm bag "version 5.0") I screened the material in the system & ended up with a fairly large quantity of residual bedding & food - which is fine. In fact I think that I might like that approach better than waiting & waiting - since it gives me the sense that there's less time when he system is not actively composting kitchen scraps & household waste. Some of my practices of - for example - foraging & migrating the worms leave the system out of the routine of helping to eliminate stuff that needs composting.
In the end I suspect that I will continue doing a little bit of this & a little bit of that... but I must admit that I'm gaining an appreciation for using methods that keep the worms busy rather than letting them be idle.
Hopefully my rambling made some sense :) And hopefully I was successful in satisfying your curiosity 👍🏻
@@A-V haha yes, I get it, thank you for the prompt answer!
It is a really big job to harvest a bin and set up new ones. I recently saw a video of a big farm that sifts in three grades; first the bigger pieces, they go to the bins that are still active to get broken down further. Next, the smaller pieces are used for new bins as the inoculation material. And the fine stuff is for sale, but the fine sifted castings that are expected by buyers only have one species of useful microbes, as the other ones prefer the bigger pieces, so it would be best to have the smaller pieces with the fine sifted castings. That's if they're correct in the video, of course.
But hey, I recently ordered a 25kg bag of castings from a local man for my garden, and I ended up with a bag of horse poop that I think worms didn't even see by a mile so we shouldn't be so hard on our own castings 😂So now my worms have that delicacy on the menu and they are clitellum deep in it.
It's interesting that varied sizes of materials from a worm composting system have varied kinds of microorganisms inhabiting them. I did not know that
One of these days I've got to check on the numerous buckets of aging castings that I have. I have thought about running the stuff through a somewhat finer screen than what I typically use to end up with some really nice stuff _(perhaps stuff that I can try selling on craigslist or Facebook Marketplace)_
As for the package of horse manure you purchased, I am surprised that you didn't return it & get your money back. From the sound of it, you were swindled :)
@@A-V
Ahhh, but of course I was 😁
The most important piece of info is that it was arranged through a very kind middleman that is my boyfriend's mother. So when I opened the bag and saw... Balls of poop, with straw, greenish inside when you split them, I called her and she talked with him.
He said it went through the process that it had to go with worms, is finished, and it looks like that (clumps) because it was outside in a heap and it was raining when he packaged it, so it just has to dry for a while.
She accepted his explanation, even though the first time when we got a bag from him, it was fine sifted, with really only a random small dry poop, and a lot of worms and cocoons we collected and used for our own bins.
I'm only slightly ashamed to admit I was elbow deep in the bag again excitedly looking for new worms, but in this second bag I didn't find a single worm, not even cocoons.
Sooo, to keep the peace and stay in good graces, I decided to drop it, and whenever she asks, I really enjoy my bag of po-, I mean, castings!
Won't let that sh*t tear us apart! 😂
Sounds like you made the right choice in letting it go & not pursuing it. If nothing else, then you can consider it as a 'buyer beware' learning experience. Having a middleman involved also complicates things - since you were unable to confront the person directly and challenge them on the legitimacy of the product you had purchased from them. Either way, I suppose it is stuff that can perhaps still be useful in the garden.... :)