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@Knbhgcomng

2 жыл бұрын

Just bought a sifting pans. Thanks for the recommendation

Good info. I appreciate the way you teach in your videos. You aren't a know-it-all guru, but you show your experiences so that others can benefit. Thank you! You have no reason to be apologetic about being an Amazon affiliate. I think we all know how that works.

@PlantObsessed

2 жыл бұрын

If you have watched long enough you know I make some mistakes. I do learn best that way. Lol

@jerrycallison6125

2 жыл бұрын

@@PlantObsessed LOL

Thanks for this video Ann. I also wanted to see sifting and set up of a cocoon bin. I'm loving your videos.

@PlantObsessed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I'm glad you like the channel.☺️

Nice harvest of castings. 😎

@PlantObsessed

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

I love the castings that come through that smaller screen!! This will be fun to watch this cocoon bin get going from scratch!! I got the shirt in the mail!! Thanks so much!!! It is my first worm channel shirt!!!🪱🪱🪱

@PlantObsessed

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad it made it. It's the new band shirt of the new Era. Favorite channel shirts.

@Vermicompost

2 жыл бұрын

@@PlantObsessed 😀

I love the feeling of castings from a cocoon/baby bin.

@PlantObsessed

2 жыл бұрын

Useful and adorable lol

Thanks for the info about how cocoons survive, Ann.

@PlantObsessed

2 жыл бұрын

It made me feel better about times when my casting go dry. I now know there is a chance they survived.

@justbeachy2031

Жыл бұрын

@@PlantObsessed this is also have those darn invasive worm species survive. I think they’re called Asian jumping worms. I am in Southern California and ended up with them in my front yard after asking a tree trimming service to drop off some wood chips. Apparently these guys deplete the soil instead of enhancing it.

A ton of castings per year. That’s really cool!

@PlantObsessed

2 жыл бұрын

I regret the past where all that went to the landfills. Crazy to think if everyone did this what we could accomplish .

On my birthday I was looking for some potting mix in the backyard and found a ton of wild cocoons. Needless to say my birthday gift this year was a worm bin❤

@PlantObsessed

6 ай бұрын

Sweet. Like hitting the lottery 👍🏼🪱😁

Great info thanks!

@PlantObsessed

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

that's what you call diligence!

@PlantObsessed

2 жыл бұрын

Lol, sometimes.

The best thing about that nursery is you can paint it any color you wish… 😂

@PlantObsessed

2 жыл бұрын

They don't have eyes. I'll save the paint

I only started the journey of vericomposting a few months ago. Had to buy a bag of worm castings with cocoons in it cos every time i order worms, it takes too long for them to get to me. the cocoons in the castings a bought survived tho. got arounf 30-50 worms maybe more starting off. since the population was so small i put them in a small shoe bin until the population gets bigger. they ate up a good bit and i was able to get half a gallon sized ziploc bag of castings. was gonna make use of it right away before i paused and said, hold up, just in case eggs are in here let me leave the castings in the bag for a bit. Sure enough tiny worms are in there.......like a lot and i keep seeing them even tho i keep taking them out and putting them in the main bin to increase the population. clearly i need to sift and get as much as possible. I still don't have enough for my likeling but in another 3 to 6 months i think i'll have enough to have a decent size bin.

@PlantObsessed

Ай бұрын

The population grows exponentially it wont be long before you have worms coming out your ears lol :)

Great video! Guess I'll have to purchase a few of those bucket sifters! I been holding off but I think it's due time. The 1/8th mesh I'm using seems to allow cocoons to pass, so I'll use your affiliate links when I buy. Thank you for sharing your progress!

@PlantObsessed

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😀

A fine screen is a great thing to have. I don't have one (yet) so I have not yet been able to try screening for cocoons... but it definitely seems like a very effective way to retain a lot of cocoons rather than leaving them in the compost. And the fineness of the castings that pass thru the tiny screen is very nice too 👍🏻

@PlantObsessed

2 жыл бұрын

I just so happen to have a link to a very useful screen 😇

@A-V

2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps I should update my affiliate links to include those screen too _(even if I am too cheap to purchase them)_ :)

@texaspatty4697

Жыл бұрын

​@@A-V I am looking to start harvesting cocoons, and I plan on trying a mesh trash can, office type. Maybe you have one. I'll try to let you know how that goes.

@A-V

Жыл бұрын

I sorta have something like that. It's the collection bin of an old paper shredder that I have. I never looked at it as if to use it for catching cocoons out of vermicompost. I might have to take another look at it to see if it might work for something like that :)

What you need to think is that you aren't "wasting" castings because in two-three months or so you will recover those castings and any new castings the new worms will make.

@PlantObsessed

2 жыл бұрын

Lol I took out 2 -5 gallon buckets yesterday for the grape plants. The castings have started to move.

So I’m guessing the cocoons are not as fragile as you would think??

@PlantObsessed

Жыл бұрын

They are more leathery and so are a bit durable.

Is it easier to ship cocoons than live worms? Are you planning to experiment with how long cocoons can be dormant before they are not viable?

@PlantObsessed

Жыл бұрын

That is a good idea. I don't know if anyone is doing cocoons anymore. They are less temperature sensitive.

what are the light colored flecks in the worm castings? I have them in mine, and it seems like it's the shells of the cacoons?

@PlantObsessed

Ай бұрын

I believe it is chicken egg shell. It was not ground up into powder when I fed it to the bin.🪱👍🏼😃

Can you tell me how you prepare your bedding please

@PlantObsessed

Жыл бұрын

This is the video that explains it. kzread.info/dash/bejne/anmurritetW_gc4.html

I have only just thought of this Would it help to put the castings through blue into the mortar tray then through The smaller one when you go on a cocoon hunt Simply because you put the casting through that sieve while you are doing blue anyway

@PlantObsessed

2 жыл бұрын

In my current state I don't need to save all the cocoons. Lol I'm running out of room again. Yes sometimes I have put it in a tray to dry more so I can sift smaller.

Do you use a special bedding for the nursery?

@PlantObsessed

Жыл бұрын

No, they just get the normal prepared bedding.

I looked fir the vidoe with the closeups of the cocoon from playlists but Cant find it.

@PlantObsessed

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/o2aFqcyDkqvSYaQ.html This is the good one where you can see the beating hearts. I hope you like it.

How many worms do you have to get a ton of castings per year?

@PlantObsessed

4 ай бұрын

I currently have about 50 pounds total across 4 systems. About a year ago I was up to 13 bins. 😃🪱👍🏼

If you didn't do this would the worms break out of the cacoons and just be in the castings?

@PlantObsessed

2 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@amazonraw-she-uh4439

2 жыл бұрын

@@PlantObsessed thank you 🥰

so how many bins do u have

@PlantObsessed

2 жыл бұрын

24 ish

@joannthompson765

2 жыл бұрын

@@PlantObsessed WOW I struggle to feed my three towers,3 compost bins and 6 chickens .iam getting friends to help but in s tx they don't want to hold their scraps that long I don't want my freezer full of scraps

@joannthompson765

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/pJ2k3MeBo6qeerw.html she has a house full

ok, u fix it 1/8................tks

@PlantObsessed

Жыл бұрын

De nadda

Unfortunately I purchased most of my pans before you were affiliated.

@PlantObsessed

2 жыл бұрын

They were cheaper for sure. I paid about 65 for the set of 5 now they are 95 last time I looked. That was 5 years ago. They are worth the money.

I see you pointing, but I don't see anything other than what is all over the screen. Zooming in might help. I'm not getting it from this video.

@PlantObsessed

8 ай бұрын

Thank you for the idea.

The eggs are going through and you're dumping the castings into the worm bed

@PlantObsessed

Жыл бұрын

I'm not perfect for sure.

You Can't remember screen size!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't we need ti KNOW THE SIZE SCREEN?

@PlantObsessed

Жыл бұрын

Lol yes

@rico99586

Жыл бұрын

Don't be rude. Geez louise. Can't you do some research on your own?