Which Will Attract More Red Wiggler Compost Worms? + Mite Time Lapse | Vemicompost Worm Farm

Dry Oats vs Food Scraps Worm Bin Experiment Day 1. Four years past their expiration date these oats were blended in my magic bullet blender & put to one side while food scraps were put on the other to see which will attract more compost worms to feed while making natural fertilizer & soil amendments in the form of worm castings for my garden!!

In this video I also revisit the last feeding including half of a banana which attracted a bunch of mites...I filmed a time lapse capturing their movements in vivid detail! And of course the burlap sack is still here looking just as intact as last feeding. This bin is past the 50/50 castings to bedding mark and is getting pretty full so I will probably use less or no bedding from here on out so they can concentrate on the bedding that is left as it transitions to mostly castings.

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00:00 | Intro What to look for
01:04 | Banana + mite time lapse x2
02:24 | Conditions of bedding & castings
03:23 | Burlap sack revisited
04:41 | Experiment setup
05:28 | Expired oats added
06:40 | Food scraps added
07:42 | Wrap up & discussion

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[peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo]

I've given the worms oats and they seem to take it in quickly. And you are correct in spreading it on thinly.
It clumped when I did it as a narrow furrow.
Great job, Patrick 🪱🪱🪱

[deewormsvermicomposting]

Those mites on the banana peel look like their floating during the time lapses! Oh my 4 years to long!! I would be happy if the oats in my pantry lasted longer than a week! As always the tiny bin is great to watch!

[gardeningmadeeasywiththeol]

Fascinating video as usual, and the time lapse photography is incredible. Love your videos!

[flowerfolkfarm]

Hellooo my friend! Ohhhh they loved those strawberries 🍓 gosh it was all completely gone 🙌🏼 yikes those mites 😬 they were everywhere on that banana!!! They don’t bother the worms?? This is gonna be another great experiment with the 4 year old Oates 😂🙌🏼 take care and hope you have a brilliant day!! 🪱🪱🍓🍓🌮🌮

[clivesconundrumgarden]

Really interesting. Crazy how they got into the burlap sack ate everything and left. Super cool experience. Eventually I hope I'll be watching your harvesting worm castings vids ;)
Cheers
Jason and Colleen 🌱🪱🌱

[A-V]

You've got the right perspective on the mite activity in your system. About a year ago I found myself completely obsessed by the mites in my systems - leading me down numerous fruitless tries at combatting them. I have a feeling that the oats are going to be very popular (not to say that the traditional style feeding will be ignored).... 👍🏻 Good idea to layer/feather the oats into the bedding. They're gonna love it

[WDWormsnGarden]

Can't wait to see which one they prefer. I've found that even when spread thin it still can clump but at least it's much easier for them to consume than when it's bulky.

[CultivationCulture]

Nice 👍 #education #educational #composting #compost #banana #peel 🎉

[joesoutdoorplaces]

I use both cornmeal and oats in my bins, especially when I’m low on scraps.

[elliesherrin]

Looking forward to seeing what happens. I had some oats left at the end of the container and thought I’d try giving to the worms but didn’t grind them. Also in another bigger bin I have a burlap sack which I place on the top (bin also has a plastic lid. The sack hold the moisture and seems to always have lots of small worms inside it and on the outside. Each week I try to remove them into the castings and cardboard.

[TheYeaRdPrjEcT]

How do you get your castings out of this bin? Do you just grab some handfuls and then sift it through and then if you find any more worms chuck them back in the bin?

[chuffedleupagus]

I would have been excited to find old oats like that to feed to the worms bc I’m crazy like that. I think it helps to moisten the oats. I’ve seen other ppl on YouTube do that with worm chow.

[thehoodstead]

How can you tell the difference between castings and soggy cardboard or pulp? I love your videos. They’re so mesmerizing.

[GardeningwithBarchuckin]

I like that you layered the blended oats. Very good tip. Think the avocado 🥑 should have a bunch of worms and the oats should be demolished 😂😁

[NanasWorms]

If the oats don’t heat up, my bet is they will be the faster and more popular item on this week’s menu!

[wernerbritz]

Awesome ive heard oats makes the worms super fat.

I checked in on Sunday in my composted chicken manure. I found a lot of worms on the side but not inside they did consume about 25% of it. In my bins where i mixed the chicken manure with the wet food they consumed all of it.

It is still early dayd but i noticed some really bulky worms. I can not wait for 21 days to see if it made a real difference on the size of the worms.

[karensabolcik]

Will the mites get out of the worm bin or aren’t interested? I have started my worm farm today and it’s in a Guinea pig room so hence my concern

[CharliePFoogo]

My guess is that the oats are already gone. :) Thanks for posting.

[blacksmith]

It`s a good idea to mix your powdered eggshell with your oats but use it as a surface feed over the whole bin.
Having buried it in the bedding in layers will, I think, make it harder to see results.
Either way, in no time at all you should have worms which look like they`re on steroids.