Do Red Wiggler Worms Really Double In Population Every Six Weeks???

Follow up video regarding the last video on reproduction bins and an explanation as to whether worms double in population every six weeks.

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[shepatown]

I've been adding some chitin to my bins when I feed my red wigglers. The only part of the worm that has chitin is the little part used to grind food. I used to be afraid to use too much chitin because I thought the chitinase that digests chitin will hurt the worms, but I think that was wrongthink on my part. However, worm tea that is high in chitinase makes an excellent organic pesticide when sprayed on plants because the chitinase dissolves the chitin exoskeleton of most plant pests.
fyi: When worms take over the world, it’s called global worming. Good to see other vermiculturalists on this social media platf-worm.
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[northeastworms]

Very nice information. Make absolutely sense what you are saying. Actually, now that I have more space and, after a lot of experimentation, I am running those mortar trays, with 1 pound each, and I found that they breed more. I have more cocoons x tray with 1 pound. I also harvest every 3 weeks. I put the adults in New bedding and the cocoons in a nursery

[michaelpocock]

Excellent referrals! I am just starting a worm bin, and I watch as many videos as I can. So many benefits in raising worms. I'm glad I come across you, and good luck in your venture. Looking forward to watch this grow!

[dirtcheapgarden]

I've watched every video I could find on castings and reproduction, and I think you're spot on. Every situation is different in some way. Figure out what you're going for and then find the best way to accomplish it. Thanks for coming on the scene and adding some common sense.

[jafquist]

Great Video. New sub with all notifications here. I'd seen your thumbnails several times over the last few months, and, for no specific reason, just never clicked. I've been binge'ing all the channels you mentioned in this video, and I respect them all. This video's title grabbed me, and I clicked.

I like your delivery style, and will be checking out more of your content. I have, on a few occasions, half-heartedly, started raising Euopean Nightcrawlers. This time I'm going all in, and plan to raise Euros and red wigglers for all the different retail possibilities they will afford me, as well as for my own gardening. I have enough capital to hit the ground running, and am very excited about the whole affair.

I sincerely hope your worm business is doing for you what you had hoped, and I'll now be monitoring your progress too.

[TheOldSwedesFarm]

Another fun update. You've really got the herbs growing. You're going to be able to dry and preserve a LOT of herbs this year!

[theworkingmansgarden]

I watch on my TV mostly bro. I don't get any of your videos as recommendations anymore. I'm digging the worm videos though. I gotta come find you when I get a minute. Hope you and your fam are doing well in this heat! Stay safe bro!

[surfcitybusybee]

Great video! Thanks so much for sharing. It's amazing how worms know how much to mate/produce based on their population. I have an Urban Worm Bag & a Hungry Bin, so I guess I have a lot of room for population growth still.

I used to keep about five trays like yours along with my other two bins, but working full time, gardening & running a household, it became too much to manage, so now I'm down to my two larger bins & and a snall homemade in-ground container.

Those black bins were very enjoyable to have stacked in my office, which allowed me to check in on the worms during my work breaks. They were great for lowering work stress! 😅

[rad]

I have to say, really like that you reference other worm youtubers. One issue ive been finding on youtube as of late, is outdated information from 2000's-2019 still feeling relevant when its not. I know everyone does things different, depending on your resources and weather. So its great to see at least in the last few months, in the red wiggler worm stuff the information has been just getting better and better.

I stop before 2020 because I feel like we had huge boom in new wave of people who wouldn't necessary be on youtube, or youtube showing their expertise and such but the pandemic brought them all on board.

just noticed your peat moss video, I will go watch that. But that was also the first thing that made me go, wait a sec. Since the PH levels are acidic, vs say coco coir. But everyone in the commercial side will be using some peat moss. Like one theory I read was that partially reason why worms try to escape is because they were just in a bag only with peat moss (outside of potentially meaning you have a bunch of blues too)

[lorayoumans]

Im new at this worm farming and trying to learn as much as I can from all different points of view. I really enjoy listening to you. Thank you for sharing what your learning.

[roncatlin]

i keep worms in a bucket tower. right now it's 6 high but each bucket only contains 1 1/2 gallons of bedding or so that they stack properly and keep everyone contained. i added bucket number 6 last summer when i was storing casings in my tote out in the garden shed and discovered wisps. by adding another bucket that would add another cycle to the length of time my worms processed and hopefully less livestock at sifting time. i started with 250 worms a little over 3 years ago. i have no idea how many i have now but it's a lot. i don't worry about overpopulation too much because the worms are so good at regulating their own population. i only feed my worms mature compost, about a quart of so per week and then the last feeding a week or so before harvest i will feed them a cup of cooked oatmeal sweetened with a disturbing amount of molasses, in addition to their weekly compost, to bait the worms up served in a wet coffee filter. i've taken over 300# of castings out in those 3 years i'm sure if i had more buckets and more worms i would have even more worms and castings. i harvest castings when my bucket tower has gained 5 lbs going along with your thinking about the bins not actually gaining any weight. the worms are consuming & excreting their bedding so it would only stand to reason that your bins would weigh more by adding bedding or food and removing worms or castings. 5# of weight in my worm bucket tower takes between 3 - 4 weeks to accumulate and seems to be the perfect time to harvest castings and search for baby worms.

[theunskoch]

I have some breeder bins, but i leave them, because i have so many other systems with worms in them, so basicly if i have someone who wants earthworms i have stock from wich i can draw, and thats really cool for me, when the population is thinned out, they can reproduce again😊

[SoilSoul]

"Maximize reproduction per sqaure foot, not per worm" in a limited space makes perfect sense. Thank you 😊

[alderbottomoutdoors]

How are separating worms, castings and cocoons?

[roywarriner]

From my experience they do double in population but not biomass. Once they reach the optimal population for the space and amount of food waste to be processed they pretty well stop breeding. You get cleaner castings that finish quicker.

[wormbrewcomposting]

Great content. I will definitely agree with less than 1 pound.

[mollysimmons]

What I want to know is it safe & ok to dump overpopulation of the blue worms in an outside compost?
(Like dirt On the ground)

[MaffeiKris]

I have seen many of the YouTubers you have mentioned. I appreciate your work. I have been worm farming for my own garden and I’m wondering how you get such “clean worms”. In other words. How did you get them separated from the “dirt” they live in? Thank you

[pilkyish]

Thanks for the video. When you say the bins need a lot of care and attention, in what sense exactly?
I have lidded bins that I neglect and feed once per week or fortnight.

[keri]

Thank you for sharing your experiences. I am new and bought a pound of ENCs from MeMes and put them in a large tote. I followed the directions for bedding and feeding but I’m into this for three weeks and cannot find a cocoon. Do I just need to wait longer? Also, do you keep a light on your worm trays to keep them from climbing out?