Comments on: David’s Tub Harvesting Method

By: Bentley

Bentley — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:05:12 +0000

Thanks everyone for chiming in with your results!

By: rusty mounsey

rusty mounsey — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:33:50 +0000

I used a small id metal screen and just layed it on top of the new bedding turned on the light and the worms went down took the top layer every 2-3 hrs done in a day 2- 5gl buckets full

By: Ann Monroe

Ann Monroe — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:44:47 +0000

This method is even easier than he says, as you don’t really need the lights. We just left the top off and stirred the bin up several times a day. It took longer, but within 4-5 days most of the worms had moved down. At which point we put the lid on the bottom bin and put the old bin on top of it; any remaining worms crawled out onto the lid and were easily brushed into the new bin. MUCH easier than any other harvesting method I’ve seen.

By: Cindy Anthony

Cindy Anthony — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:22:06 +0000

This is working great! I made a bin as described. I put my new bedding in a larger bin with newspaper, peat moss, and food scraps. then placed the transfer bin on top and dumped my aged worm bin into the transfer bin. I put a screen top over the bin with a 100 watt light bulb. Like you might see on a lizard cage. It has been 24 hours, and when I checked the aged bin tonight there are very few worms left. I found a couple food clusters & broke them up. I think by tomorrow the transfer will be done! 100% improvement over my prior method of picking and hand sorting. Thanks for the practical idea.

By: Cindy Anthony

Cindy Anthony — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:28:00 +0000

Thanks… this is an idea I can work with. I was struggling with the logistics of the whole bag with holes scenario. I also use these totes and I have an extra right now…so drill time.