This lady is brilliant and wise.. i love it😁

This person has something truly precious in her. I hope she is able to share her best.

@differentkim

27 күн бұрын

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I love it. I use compost as well for my worms , its been the best bedding I've ever used. I compost for the worms specifically, they love it..

@differentkim

Ай бұрын

Agree! Yes, it's some work but, sooooo worth it. It's good work.

Raising worms for 4 years, started the conventional way with shredded paper and cardboard, switched over to natural bedding almost 3 years now. Have done more using mostly finished hot compost and leaf mold for bedding. I am also trying to use only the material I grow in my yard and garden as their food. Food scraps go into hot compost. Did a little experiment with shredded paper vs natural bedding. Sent samples of the castings to the UW to analyzed as a manure. The trace elements were way higher with the natural bedding. Under my microscope the biology was a lot more diverse and more abundant in the natural bedding. Totally agree, paper or natural, It's all good! Stay Well!!!

@differentkim

Ай бұрын

Sounds like we have traveled similar paths. Watching a compost pile heat up and break down is school. I must say that the cardboard in the compost pile does go white with fungal growth. But, as you stated, it's light on minerals and other elements. The worms seem to enjoy it so, I use it a bit. But, I'd guess that 90% of my bedding is now sourced from the property. Thanks for stopping in.

Awesome video lady, love it, you ROCK! ⭐️ 🌟 💫 🌟 ⭐️ 💫 🌟 ⭐️

@differentkim

27 күн бұрын

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Simply wonderful. Thank you.

Fantastic video! Reinforces my understanding too. I focus on my compost piles - everyday! Just as much as I focus on my veggie starts and garden maintenance. I get so thrilled seeing fungus growing and thriving in my garden beds because I know the 'community' is growing together.

@differentkim

23 күн бұрын

It really is exciting. I never get tired of that earthy smell when the compost really gets going.

Thanks for the information!👍🙏

@differentkim

Ай бұрын

You're welcome. Thanks for dropping in. 💚

Thank you for sharing your knowledge! I have been pampering my red wriglers with all this coco coir, peat moss, and paper. I also have a bin with good Ole earth worms in it and I thow all my junk in with them, leafs, dirt, food, and they are doing much better than the reds. Duh. I am changing it up after this video.

@differentkim

Ай бұрын

I guess we all meander down a similar path. I spent 1000's of dollars following conventional methods. Actually moved leaf mold out of the way to make room for it. Duh, indeed. It's very satisfying to watch them thrive.

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Great video my friend 🇳🇿❤️😊

@differentkim

Ай бұрын

Thanks for popping in! I appreciate it.

Thanks for sharing this video. You are a very knowledgeable person. I loved the way that you have shown how fast you have been able to get your composting to work so fast. What a wonderful worm bed!

@differentkim

Ай бұрын

Thank you! It feels good to see the results. Especially since it didn't go all that well before.

Hello, thank you for this lovely video. You have clearly spent a long time learning all of this. Thanks for sharing your research and experience with us.

@differentkim

Ай бұрын

You're welcome, Brian. It's my pleasure. Some of the lessons were less than fun but, it seems that it was all for a reason.

Well done video...subbed up because i love this subject being and organic grower myself

@differentkim

25 күн бұрын

Thank you, and thanks for the sub. I love it too. The more I learn the more I am blown away by the intelligence of nature.

So true! I did an experimental bin where I started with shredded cardboard and a few handfuls of forest duff. The worms got into it right away! Give them microbes and sufficient moisture and nature will take care of the rest. ~ Sandra

@differentkim

Ай бұрын

Hi Sandra! I use it exclusively but, it only takes a handful. They breed so quickly when they are happy. Happy microbes mean happy worms.

I too follow and adore Dr Elaine Ingham's work, though I am one of those that has minimal access to outside, natural resources. I try other means of getting the microbes up and happy and fed, but I know there's more I could be doing with it. Really fascinating what all is going on under our feet! A whole ecosystem invisible to the naked eye that we mostly just don't pay any attention to. (re: microb count going way up as a result of the inclusion of compost) Do you do any work with a microscope, or are you sending off samples for testing?

@differentkim

Ай бұрын

I've checked out samples under a microscope but, I don't really know what I'm looking at. Now that I'm into this thing with the box I want to get soil tests. I've relied on smell as a gauge for the balance between good and bad guys. But, nothing beats a real look. Dr. Elaine's work is so important. Learning about the process gave reason to what we are doing. I used to spend soooo much money buying both soil mixes and supplements off the shelf. Dumping all of that stuff into a hole, and sticking a plant in it without the microbial life and the worms to process it is futile. It's like sticking a straw into a glass of Kool-Aid mix and expecting to get a drink.

Great video!! I gladly subscribed!

@differentkim

23 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

Love you're style and love for your garden ❤️ God bless and you are right ✅️

@differentkim

18 күн бұрын

Thank you! I wasn't always introverted but, as I get older I am more so. YT has provided a way to be out and in simultaneously. The garden and orchard are my happy place. I'm happy to share it.

Do you have a reference or a citation regarding worms eating dirt? (I don't doubt it happens accidentally while "hoovering" up biota.) I'm curious also where it says worm digestive processing makes sand, silt & clay bound minerals in the form of castings directly plant available. My understanding of CEC process is different.

@differentkim

Ай бұрын

Check out the work of Dr. Elaine Ingham and the Soil Food Web. She has tons of material online and on her website. There are other sources such as Rhonda Sherman but, Dr. Elaine discusses the breakdown of both food and soil as it pertains to microbes and worms. Hoovering is a good way to put it. If it fits in it goes. So, whatever is used for their bedding is where they will find their grit. I intentionally add sand silt and clay soils to my bedding because I want the mineral content inherent in it. Bacteria use microparticles stuck to the outsides of their bodies as weight. When worms eat the bacteria they also ingest what is stuck to it.

Sucesso Brazil

@differentkim

Ай бұрын

Excelente!

i mainly use cardboard to make use of something i dont want to put into the system of municipal waste dept. and my own hot compost. leaves i use mainly after has broken down straight into beds, and feeds the cocoons that hatch from adding castings into garden.

@differentkim

26 күн бұрын

Good on you for caring enough to keep "trash" out of the system. I agree with dumping leaves directly into garden beds. I do this also and cover them with dried grass that I harvest on the property. Covering the soil seems to cut down on watering during the hottest months.

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Thank you very much.

@differentkim

23 күн бұрын

You're welcome. Thanks for checking it out.

Pretty good soooo in my word fill like Fermentation lolo

@differentkim

18 күн бұрын

Yes!!!! Same as sourdough, kombucha, kraut, all of the good stuff! Fascinating isn't it?

Cow dung good, cardboard, newspaper, cocopeat for microbes

@differentkim

Ай бұрын

Cow dung is fantastic IF you know the source. I killed an entire bed of worms practically overnight with store-bought, cow dung, compost. If I had my own I would use it for sure.

@princeindoorandoutdoorplan3003

Ай бұрын

@@differentkim ok i mean fresh cow dung, u can make compost too, thts were worms leave in wild

@differentkim

Ай бұрын

@@princeindoorandoutdoorplan3003 I wish. I don't use dairy anymore. Neither manure nor milk/cheese. But, I'm making LABS. So, I had to buy a gallon of milk to do it. I'm SO EXCITED because I can make a bit of cheese with what is leftover from making the LAB. I would LOVE to have some cows. You are so lucky if you have a trustworthy source. I would like to have a few bunnies too but, there are so many predators here.

@princeindoorandoutdoorplan3003

Ай бұрын

@@differentkim ok thank You for Reply

😂 Uranus has microbes

@differentkim

Ай бұрын

😂They are anaerobic.🤔

May just start eating the worms

@differentkim

27 күн бұрын

🤣Ever heard the saying, "Be careful what you wish for?" I hope it doesn't come to that but, they are p[probably better for us than most of the food on the shelf.

Fantastic video! Reinforces my understanding too. I focus on my compost piles - everyday! Just as much as I focus on my veggie starts and garden maintenance. I get so thrilled seeing fungus growing and thriving in my garden beds because I know the 'community' is growing together.

@differentkim

18 күн бұрын

All of these teeny guys in search of sugar set off some amazing reactions. Yes, community. In their tiny world they are very busy with their work. Sometimes, I wonder if the microbial world might be the 1st dimension. It's fun to ponder. Thanks for watching!