Comments on: A Look at Different Vermicomposts

By: Mary

Mary — Sun, 07 Dec 2014 03:30:38 +0000

My first attempt at raising worms…bin is WET….lots of small, thin red wrigglers and a lot white grub- looking things at the bottom…not much recognizable, only some shredded newsprint bits…the bag of worm castings I purchased locally looks like the fertilizer called Vermiculite( which is dehydrated sludge) but without any odor. I thought that was the finished product I was aiming for but my sludge would take forever to dry out to that point and you indicated above that letting it dry out would rob it of its nutrients. Am I way off target expecting a healthy, drier finished product ? And what’s to be done with these white, fat grubbies ? Thanks for all your work and informationals.

By: Rose

Rose — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:02:38 +0000

You mentioned curing for the middle bin. How much time did you let it cure?

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 22:05:39 +0000

Great video. I have a worm factory set-up at home and it’s chugging along pretty good. I have yet to “harvest” any compost, so I found this article and video very helpful.

Thanks.

By: Bentley

Bentley — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 01:31:49 +0000

John & John – thanks for the encouragement.
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Thuan – vermicompost should always be kept at least somewhat moist. If it is allowed to turn to dry powder that will indeed have a negative effect on the microbes etc. All vermicomposts in the video are at least somewhat moist (and what I would consider “good quality”), but yes, the one in the middle is definitely more typical of a small home system.

By: John Duffy

John Duffy — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 03:36:42 +0000

Great video! I can only hope to produce that much VC one day.
My worms have been a bit sluggish lately due to the 90*+ temps we’ve been having. I’ve been cooling them down with frozen watermelon rinds.

By: thuan

thuan — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:23:32 +0000

Should vermicast be stored in a damp condition? Would the beneficial bacterias die if the vermicast dried out? In the video, the stuff on the right looks dry while the middle is more of what I get from the worm inn, damp but more in clumps and hard to sift into finer particles. Anyway, I rarely get any leftover to store and if there are any leftover, I usually make worm tea and use it all up within a month!

By: John

John — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 19:15:40 +0000

Thanks for the video. Hope to see some more soon!