TOUR: Worm Farm Startup in a Greenhouse 

Great meeting you as well. The conference was an amazing way to connect with other worm people. Looking forward to next year! wormfarmingconference.com

You bet!

You're welcome, Delta Worms! Thanks for all your inspiring Instagram content! You folks are doing an awesome job.

@@CaptainMattsWorms thank you !! We inspired be your RU-vid channel channel which we watch religiously.

That sounds awesome, Jonathan. I'd love to see photos when you're ready to share at discuss.wormpeople.com/

They do at 1/4. They don't at 1/8 (even that if they have already hatched they do pass through)

Some cocoons will fall through the 1/8” holes if the worms are on the smaller side, but they won’t with a 1/20” hole size.

They are too wet. I’ve personally found the best way to dry them is to dump them into a mortar try and spread them out into a depth 1-2”, just enough room for any worms left behind. Run your hands through them a few times a day, breaking up any clumps as you do. You could also use a blunt garden hand rake. After a few days they should be dry enough to sift. Pull as many worms out as you can before spreading and continue to remove more as the castings dry a bit. Don’t let them dry completely, just enough to work with. If you take a small amount, gently squeeze into a ball it should hold together until you poke it, then it should start breaking apart. If it doesn’t break up let it dry a bit more, if it falls apart as soon as you open your hand then it’s too dry and the worms let behind might start dying as will some of the wonderful microbes, cocoons will be fine. I hope this comes soon enough and your able to have some nice castings to use. Sticky castings can still be used but it’s impossible to sift out the worms, although you can remove them with the “light method”.

Thanks that helps a lot

Thanks for the feedback, Kathy.

"IBC" Totes.. basically the same dimension as a standard pallet.