Urban Worm Company
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My #1 Tool for Harvesting Worm Castings The Easy Way
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Video Summary: My new favorite tool for small-scale worm castings harvest!
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Відео

What Large-Scale Vermicomposters Do First
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What Large-Scale Vermicomposters Do First
Compost Extract vs Compost Tea: What's the Difference?
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Compost Extract vs Compost Tea: What's the Difference?
Why Your Worm Population May Skyrocket
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Why Your Worm Population May Skyrocket
Massive Worm Castings Production Methods
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Massive Worm Castings Production Methods
Subpod & Inground Vermicomposters (Do They Work?)
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Subpod & Inground Vermicomposters (Do They Work?)
How Many Worms Do You Actually Need for Your Worm Farm?
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How Many Worms Do You Actually Need for Your Worm Farm?
Does Turning a Compost Pile Heat It Up? Or Cool It Down?
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Does Turning a Compost Pile Heat It Up? Or Cool It Down?
Commercial Worm Farming Business Course - Now Live
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Commercial Worm Farming Business Course - Now Live
Is the Lomi a Real Composter?
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Is the Lomi a Real Composter?
Biochar: What Is It and How Does It Work? Should Vermicomposters Use It?
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Biochar: What Is It and How Does It Work? Should Vermicomposters Use It?
Dog Vomit Slime Mold In Your Worm Farm? Should You Be Worried?
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Dog Vomit Slime Mold In Your Worm Farm? Should You Be Worried?
Can Your Worm Farm Survive a Vacation?
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Can Your Worm Farm Survive a Vacation?
Start A Worm Farm The Right Way: Step By Step Video Guide
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Start A Worm Farm The Right Way: Step By Step Video Guide
3 Reasons Why Fall (Not Spring!) Is the Best Time to Start Vermicomposting
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3 Reasons Why Fall (Not Spring!) Is the Best Time to Start Vermicomposting
Actinomycetes: The White Stuff in Your Hot Compost
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Actinomycetes: The White Stuff in Your Hot Compost
6 Ways to Keep Your Worms Cool During the Summer Heat
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6 Ways to Keep Your Worms Cool During the Summer Heat
Worm Breeding vs Worm Composting: Do Both or Keep Them Separate?
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Worm Breeding vs Worm Composting: Do Both or Keep Them Separate?
Tip #1 for Worm Farm Success: Boosting Microbes
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Tip #1 for Worm Farm Success: Boosting Microbes
Should You Layer Food Waste & Bedding? Or Mix It Together?
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Should You Layer Food Waste & Bedding? Or Mix It Together?
Are 100% Pure Worm Castings A Myth?
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Are 100% Pure Worm Castings A Myth?
Are Worm Castings A Fertilizer?
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Are Worm Castings A Fertilizer?
Tiny White Worms in Your Worm Compost, Explained
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Tiny White Worms in Your Worm Compost, Explained
Are Your Worms Blowing Up? How to Prevent Protein Poisoning
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Are Your Worms Blowing Up? How to Prevent Protein Poisoning
2 Hidden Obstacles to Profit in Worm Farming
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2 Hidden Obstacles to Profit in Worm Farming
Does Vermicomposting Cause Climate Change?
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Does Vermicomposting Cause Climate Change?
The Invasive Forest-Destroying Earthworm: What To Do About the Asian Jumping Worm
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The Invasive Forest-Destroying Earthworm: What To Do About the Asian Jumping Worm
The World's Largest Worm Farm (You've Never Heard Of)
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The World's Largest Worm Farm (You've Never Heard Of)
The *Only* Worms You Can Use for Vermicomposting
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The *Only* Worms You Can Use for Vermicomposting
Don't Overspend on Worm Castings! Here's How Much to Buy & Apply
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Don't Overspend on Worm Castings! Here's How Much to Buy & Apply

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @andrewrivera4609
    @andrewrivera4609 День тому

    If you want to improve your garden or beds it's a good idea to promote raising your local earthworms through adding soaken woodchips, soaken paper & cardboard, clean manure, soaken leafs, kitchen wastes, to the soil. Red California worms are excelent to raise because you can use them to make Humus and to feed birds, fish, cattle, reptiles, I don't know how efficient diggers they can be.

  • @maryjackson8838
    @maryjackson8838 День тому

    Last week I noticed some thin 1” green worms in my bin. What are these?

  • @maryjackson8838
    @maryjackson8838 День тому

    Ken from Dallas

  • @projectoldman3383
    @projectoldman3383 День тому

    Bald Ben Affleck and Monday morning Adam Sandler are spitting facts and laying down knowledge droppings on these live streams.

  • @PaulCox-vx1ex
    @PaulCox-vx1ex 3 дні тому

    Steve this is by far the best and simplest explanation of CEC. Thank you and keep up the good work.

  • @dwightstone6569
    @dwightstone6569 3 дні тому

    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 this is wild 😜

  • @ChadAF_YT
    @ChadAF_YT 3 дні тому

    Can I use mikrobs tea on my worm bin to boost microbial activity? Too late I just added it

  • @stanger6920
    @stanger6920 4 дні тому

    It would be helpful to have side by side comparisons of the good vs. bad worms. Visually seeing how each of them look and act is a better way to understand the differences than simply describing them - at least for those of us who are visual learners. Thanks for the video.

  • @KrazyKajun602
    @KrazyKajun602 4 дні тому

    Do you use the 5gal as is or do you dilute it so much with water to cover the required area?

  • @jonpaul1981
    @jonpaul1981 4 дні тому

    Can you also get away with a sifter and a couple of screen sizes?

    • @UrbanWormCompany
      @UrbanWormCompany День тому

      Yes you could.... we have a small scale sifter available! Extra screens are available too. shop.urbanwormcompany.com/products/urban-worm-compost-screener

  • @frank23103
    @frank23103 4 дні тому

    This is a shitty story

  • @POO_POO_PEE_PEE417
    @POO_POO_PEE_PEE417 4 дні тому

    Can the bedding just be paper and cardboard?

  • @bradical2723
    @bradical2723 5 днів тому

    Why do all these conferences take place in January it makes it impossible to travel😅

  • @Vermicompost
    @Vermicompost 5 днів тому

    I want one to catch those sticky worms!!🪱🪱🪱

  • @trukapipa
    @trukapipa 5 днів тому

    Love “organic horizon of the soil”!! Did you coin that one?

  • @SvetlaNikolova-sk3ot
    @SvetlaNikolova-sk3ot 6 днів тому

    You can offer a deal with restaurants to collect their food for a fraction of the cost they pay in garbage removal?

  • @victorybeginsinthegarden
    @victorybeginsinthegarden 8 днів тому

    I think of it as a better way to trench compost. I use a 5 gallon bucket for mine. I don't use it for vermi compost I just use it to bring fertility to the soil in that bed I am using it in . The earth worms in my garden work fine did not need to buy anything special.

    • @UrbanWormCompany
      @UrbanWormCompany 7 днів тому

      That's a great way to look at it. Just adding that organic matter to the soil will attract native worms!

  • @bradical2723
    @bradical2723 8 днів тому

    Isnt this the same organism that the japanese put in a petri dish with oats representing cities, and the slime mold created a map for subway systems that was more efficient than the human made subway system they already had in place...

    • @UrbanWormCompany
      @UrbanWormCompany 7 днів тому

      I had not heard of that but how cool would that be?!

  • @bradical2723
    @bradical2723 8 днів тому

    How dare you call them "asian" jumping worms.... apparently thats racist... even though theyre from Asia

  • @nusoilwormfarm7980
    @nusoilwormfarm7980 8 днів тому

    Thanks for sharing!!!

  • @bradical2723
    @bradical2723 8 днів тому

    Do you have to re-bag the casting you resell? If so m, how? Or do you know of a really budget friendly way to bag castings (labor is not an issue)

    • @UrbanWormCompany
      @UrbanWormCompany 7 днів тому

      So we used to make our own castings here but we began selling far more of them than we could make so we have a partner farm who supplies us with bulk that we can rebag and sell but we've also partnered on a more retail-friendly bag. These fancier bags are generally unnecessary unless you're trying to get into more corporate retail stores. We have used Uline Kraft bakery bags for the 2lb bags and Uline sandbags with hangtags from VistaPrint. Both are pretty cheap. I actually have a business course that covers vermicomposting and vermiculture and I stress why working your tail off to start a small vermicomposting operation isn't always a good idea. I think it's much more profitable to buy from a bulk supplier (like us, to be honest) and resell locally at 3x markup in most cases. We can deliver a 2250lb tote anywhere in the lower 48 states for around $1250, all-in. That's about 55 cents per pound. Here's a link to check out the course: urbanwormcompany.thrivecart.com/urban-worm-u-business-course/ Here's a link to our bulk worm castings: shop.urbanwormcompany.com/products/bulk-worm-castings-2000lbs

  • @bradical2723
    @bradical2723 8 днів тому

    Wait so youre just a reseller yourself?? Not saying its bad im just surprised. Makes me wonder if thats the better option for me to start is just reselling..

  • @jimmydickens478
    @jimmydickens478 9 днів тому

    Fecaphilia is real

  • @S4bby743
    @S4bby743 10 днів тому

    Thank you brother

  • @anthonyh386
    @anthonyh386 11 днів тому

    I bought the UWB. Can't wait to get it set up.

  • @josephuicker3872
    @josephuicker3872 12 днів тому

    These worms produce a lot of castings. However the castings don't have the nutritive value for plants that other worm castings have. The microbiome in the worm gut should determine the qualities of the castings. Some humans with digestive irregularities have benefitted from fecal transplants. I wonder whether the microbiome of a Canadian nightcrawler or red wiggler could be transferred to the jumping worms.

    • @UrbanWormCompany
      @UrbanWormCompany 9 днів тому

      I'm not sure how that would work unless you did a transplant on all of the worms out there

  • @KholidSharief
    @KholidSharief 14 днів тому

    How do we get the course?

    • @UrbanWormCompany
      @UrbanWormCompany 9 днів тому

      Hey Kevin, I think you've likely gotten the emails by now but if not, here's the link! urbanwormcompany.thrivecart.com/urban-worm-u-business-course/

  • @veetrevino5887
    @veetrevino5887 14 днів тому

    What is biochar?

  • @Vermicompost
    @Vermicompost 15 днів тому

    😂🤣😂 You should definitely be teaching 5th grade birds & the bees class!!🪱🪱🪱

  • @KhoshvinKumarJhurry
    @KhoshvinKumarJhurry 15 днів тому

    Win Diesel

  • @michigreen8943
    @michigreen8943 18 днів тому

    So, what SHOULD you do to revive old, dry worm castings... just add water and air?

    • @UrbanWormCompany
      @UrbanWormCompany 9 днів тому

      For dry old, worm castings, I think adding air, water, and a food source like leaf mold would wake up any dormant microbes

    • @michigreen8943
      @michigreen8943 9 днів тому

      @@UrbanWormCompany I have an indoor bin for worm castings... could I use something like flour made of oats, lentils, bird-feed-corn? It seems like leaf mold might bring in some unwanted bugs.

  • @anthonyballard8796
    @anthonyballard8796 19 днів тому

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

  • @davidlewis8640
    @davidlewis8640 20 днів тому

    Okay, quick question I bought two pounds of ANC's and used then to start a bin and my second UWB. I used a combination of coffee, spent grounds, and shredded paper. After 2 or 3 days, my worms effectively melted. I saved some from my UWB, but only a handful or two and I'm going to see if I can transfer then to a bin to try and repopulate. I also believe that flies, not BSF, laid eggs in the grain and those maggots may have harmed my worms. I have since thrown the rest of my spent grain in the compost to get it to start breaking down. Hopefully, I won't make that mistake again. My question is, what is the best setup to give my few remaining worms the best chance to repopulate. Any suggestions would be great.

    • @UrbanWormCompany
      @UrbanWormCompany 9 днів тому

      The 25-33% number is the food waste and bedding in total. Most of that will be food waste when it comes to weight. And I think that 2kg of waste per day is very aggressive but could be done with a very full mature bag with a healthy ecosystem of worms and bacteria.

  • @juliepoolie5494
    @juliepoolie5494 21 день тому

    So, when you order you only get to chose one size of screen? Or do you get all sizes?

    • @UrbanWormCompany
      @UrbanWormCompany 9 днів тому

      Hi Julie, uou get one of the screen sizes! You can buy discounted screens at checkout though!

  • @watcher2477
    @watcher2477 22 дні тому

    So, where is the rest of the video? Is there a link?

    • @UrbanWormCompany
      @UrbanWormCompany 9 днів тому

      Here you go! ua-cam.com/video/ieAbk0VJbWk/v-deo.html

  • @bjohnston3659
    @bjohnston3659 22 дні тому

    That seemed a little hurtful. Leo never makes catty remarks about you.

    • @UrbanWormCompany
      @UrbanWormCompany 9 днів тому

      I'm trying to troll him into a response but he's playing hard to get!

    • @bjohnston3659
      @bjohnston3659 9 днів тому

      ​@@UrbanWormCompany Lol. Probably afraid to take a position.. my Dad used to say not to start a journey if you were worried about where it might wind up

  • @captainmcawesome7908
    @captainmcawesome7908 22 дні тому

    Carbonic acid is neutral or negatively charged in the form of carbonate or bicarbonate. Unless you mix it with a super acid, it is not positively charged.

    • @joemorgan6738
      @joemorgan6738 22 дні тому

      Yeah, either it’s bullshit or he’s referring to the protons released by the carbonic acid disassociating in water.

  • @scot2594
    @scot2594 23 дні тому

    I feel like Tom Hanks in BIG "I don't get it"....but want to!

    • @UrbanWormCompany
      @UrbanWormCompany 9 днів тому

      Yeah, biochar is one of the harder to explain soil amendments!

  • @zaftigshiksa
    @zaftigshiksa 23 дні тому

    Carbon to nitrogen ration 20/1 so 20 carbons to 1 nitrogen? That means carbon rich low nitrogen.

    • @UrbanWormCompany
      @UrbanWormCompany 9 днів тому

      So "carbon-rich" is anything 30:1 or over in my book. Even something like chicken-manure which is as high in nitrogen as you can get in terms of manure, is still 6:1.

  • @shitina.bucket9699
    @shitina.bucket9699 23 дні тому

    What about duck💩?

  • @anaconaway
    @anaconaway 24 дні тому

    I took a couple 5 gallon buckets, took the bottoms off and drilled holes in the sides and started my compost with 100 ordered worms. I now have thousands and have bring some inside to make compost all year around. I’m constantly finding worms all over my garden when I plant and they even snuck into my above ground hot compost set up. I will admit that my garden was hand tilled so it was soft and fluffy when I first set it up, but I practice regenerative agriculture so I try to not disturb the soil as much as I can and the worms are still everywhere. So I would say that if you do a below ground set up correctly, they will create a good product to spread around AND go through your earth. I’ve only recently had a couple of the deep dwelling nightcrawlers come in to take some food with them, but I also attract springtails and isopods (which I collect as pets) and have a very healthy ecosystem. The only real downside is that they are, in fact, a pain in the back to harvest. I’ve settled on pulling everything out and sifting through it above ground.

    • @UrbanWormCompany
      @UrbanWormCompany 9 днів тому

      Yeah, it definitely works better if you start with fluffy soil from the beginning. Most folks aren't doing that though!

  • @JustinJones_now
    @JustinJones_now 24 дні тому

    First time this happened to my pile was in the winter, my first thought was “Dang, it must be too cold for bacteria, but maybe there are some fungi doing some work”. It just happened again, and my heart drops, thinking I had done something wrong. So good to know that these are essential compost pile workers!

  • @prashanthprakasam8246
    @prashanthprakasam8246 24 дні тому

    Hi sir. Can i feed Chicken manure to earthworms?

    • @UrbanWormCompany
      @UrbanWormCompany 9 днів тому

      Yes you can, but also add a carbon-rich bedding to offset the high nitrogen in the manure. It's a very hot manure.

  • @NanasWorms
    @NanasWorms 25 днів тому

    I did a video on a deep dive into C:N ratios for worm bins by looking at published research. I actually punched the numbers from one of the studies into your compost calculator and it was 100% accurate (I give credit to you and point this out!). ~ Sandra

  • @candaistopor1114
    @candaistopor1114 25 днів тому

    Canada is having issues with these worms too

  • @alemayehu.emanda
    @alemayehu.emanda 25 днів тому

    I am from ethiopia i am a coffee processing officer and a natural resource exepert i am intersted to vist your production center of vermicopost from coffee hask to mack many would you sand to me the invitation peoper please thanks

    • @UrbanWormCompany
      @UrbanWormCompany 9 днів тому

      Hi there, we don't have a facility worth touring here in PA, I'm afraid!

  • @TheRainHarvester
    @TheRainHarvester 26 днів тому

    Lol

  • @RichardTongeman
    @RichardTongeman 26 днів тому

    Why do you sound like an AI?

    • @UrbanWormCompany
      @UrbanWormCompany 25 днів тому

      Beep, boop…why do you ask? Beep, boop 😂

    • @SariAlShammari
      @SariAlShammari 25 днів тому

      Bro I thought the same too

    • @MaxMustermann-tq3lu
      @MaxMustermann-tq3lu 25 днів тому

      beat me to it

    • @MaxMustermann-tq3lu
      @MaxMustermann-tq3lu 25 днів тому

      might have something to do with the slight desynch between audio and video, but intonation and inflection definitely play a bigger role, also seems like a rather shallow voice frequency spectrum, not quite monotone but certainly less compositoidal than normal, inching on the uncanny

  • @thetessellater9163
    @thetessellater9163 26 днів тому

    Don't use electricity to make compost, it's a total waste of the planet. Unless you really do hate your grandchildren , who will have to deal with our profligacy.

    • @UrbanWormCompany
      @UrbanWormCompany 25 днів тому

      At one minute of electricity use every hour, I like the trade off. At scale, you’re going to be using some amount of energy, either electricity or diesel.

    • @gcc2313
      @gcc2313 25 днів тому

      How would this use more energy than the machinery that people use often running of gasoline. You're not making sense here.

  • @avg88883
    @avg88883 26 днів тому

    Hello Hello! i read that you recommend feeding worms ~25-33% of their weight. do you mean 25-33% in purely food waste or already including the bedding in 2:1 ratio one should mix in with the food waste? it says on the brochure of the wormbag that at max capacity it can take up to 2kg of food a day. with a 2:1 bedding:food waste ratio, that would only be ~700gramms food waste a day. am i understanding it correctly?