Worm Castings In Just 14 Days!

Bruce — Sat, 22 May 2010 13:03:08 +0000

After uploading one video I have been receiving too many emails each week on how I can completely turn a worm bin setup over every two weeks into worm castings.

After much trial and error, I had come up with a solution that had to be followed meticulously otherwise it would not work. Changing just one variable will void the system and not work.

I tried using five different types of worms, six types of bedding materials for each and numerous food sources.

The result is the same system I have been using on our own worm farm with huge success. In fact, I have a local nursery which informed me the other day they would take as much as I can deliver after they had purchased some from me the first time and then followed up two weeks later buying all available stock.

They stated they were purchasing there worm castings from another company which were the same as all the others they had seen. When they had seen the ones we produced, their jaws literally dropped. They informed me that they had never seen such beautiful looking worm castings.

They were not like others since mine were of a granular type and black, not dark brown.

So now I decided to show others how to do this with the release of my first eBook on the subject.

The title, 14 Day Worm Castings says it all.

You can see a video on this from the page I uploaded on how I did not even turn on my casting harvester machine but rather simply dropped the castings through the 1/8” castings screen.

Tap Water And Worms Don’t Always Mix

Bruce — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:17:13 +0000

Being that most of the white computer paper available today is bleached, I tried an experiment by raising some worms in a bin containing some shredded newspaper amongst some shredded computer paper. I began by making my bedding material as usual and placed some bleached computer paper on one side.

The result was that the red wigglers avoided the computer paper side of the bin like the black plague. I decided to fool around with this experiment further by taking bunches of the shredded computer paper and moving it to where the worms has settled in comfortably within the worm bin. This actually chased the worms away from these areas to other areas of the worm bin.

Unlike years ago when households relied mainly on well water, today most homes depend on local municipalities and utility companies for their drinking eater. It is suppose to be better water which could be correct due to contamination of thousands of wells across the country.

In order to be sure that our tap water is free of any unwanted bacteria, the water treatment companies add chloride to our drinking water.

This is when it hit me when a number of people have had problems with worms trying to escape and they state their pH, moisture and temperature levels are all correct. There was a common denominator here; they all used tap water straight from the faucet.

The tap water can actually have more chloride than the residue left behind during production of computer paper.

So how does one resolve this issue? It is actually pretty simple and does not cost anything.

First I have seen where some people state that you simply aerate the water to remove chlorine. This will NOT work!

Anyone with a pool can relate to the consumption rate of chlorine on sunny days compared to overcast days. This is because the chlorine is broken down under the influence of the UV radiation in sunlight.

One of the simplest ways to remove chlorine from your tap water for your worm bin and garden areas using worm castings since they too consist of bacteria and fungi is to set a bucket of water out in direct sunlight for a day or two.

Another way to obtain chlorine free water is to collect rain water. One problem with rain water can be the impurities within the air that are washed out when it first begins to rain. These impurities can be harmful to your worms especially if you live near a factory for example putting out a lot of smoke or other atmospheric pollutants.

Another way to obtain chlorine free water is to purchase a gallon jug of natural spring water. Just be sure they have not added chlorides to help preserve the shelf life. For the average worm bin, a one dollar jug of water can go a long way!

A last note, if you are trying to produce the best possible worm castings, the chlorides will kill off a majority of the beneficial microbes you want. When watering plants using the worm castings, always use chloride free water otherwise you are defeating the purpose.

Good Luck in Your Worm Composting & Gardening Adventure…

Bruce Galle

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Worm Castings In Just 14 Days!

Tap Water And Worms Don’t Always Mix