Harvesting Vermicompost

Demonstration of a simple technique for separating your vermicompost from your worms.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• vermicomposting
• worm
• castings
• compost
• composting
• bin
• bins

[sly2kusa]

Great video, but why not use some gloves instead of a small shovel? Isn't that kinda risky to the worms?

[dprimetime69]

gread vids - but leaving a florescent light on for 2 days to scare away the worms is far from eco-conscious

[drbcrooks]

Thanks. I agree, consider being a little more concise.

[specialk22tt]

Thanks for the tip but you could have made a 30-sec video and saved me 5 minutes.

[TheCompostGuy]

@BigBluHaze - by the way, you should absolutely be adding some sort of "bedding" type of material apart from food wastes since it will help to soak up excess moisture, improve air flow and balance C:N ratio. Things like shredded cardboard, shredded newsprint etc can work well

[TheCompostGuy]

@BigBluHaze - moisture is a common issue with enclosed bins. I recommend checking out the harvesting section on my "hot topics" page (Red Worm Composting website) - you will see some approaches geared towards wet bins. Davids tub method might be appropriate for you. Also, it might not be a bad idea for you to simply dump it out in a shallow tray and let it dry (make sure to keep breaking it up) for awhile

[BigBluHaze]

@TheCompostGuy

[BigBluHaze]

@TheCompostGuy

Hey great video!! Just trying to harvest my first worm bin and

there is so much moisture and I was wondering if this is how

it's meant to be?Will it still be andy good Should I be putting

dirt or soil improver in with

the worms as well as food waste? Thanks!

[TheCompostGuy]

@ThreeEyedTeddyBear - generally, you should be ok with drainage holes (even without them). Worms are really tolerant of wet conditions. If you do notice things getting really wet it may indicate that your holes are plugged up

[ThreeEyedTeddyBear]

@TheCompostGuy

Is moisture a big problem if there are drain holes at the bottom? my main focus now that I got it all working is to not kill the worms