I love this haha. I had to rewind it three times. I love accents. When you said they are just sheet of cardboard it sounded like you said they are just shit of cardboard haha.
I like how this turns out. May have to look into one for the winter. I roll the cardboard and run it twice through my wood chipper. It’s a dusty mess, but it works.
Gaetano, if I were you, I would approach a high school or college/university to see if you could get some student help. I used to teach at both levels and there are programs in recycling and environmental science where students need work experience hours. They may come do work like shredding in exchange for learning about worm composting. You have some fascinating projects underway and I’m sure students would be lucky to get an insider’s view of your operation. ~ Sandra
Whoa!! That's a lot of shredded cardboard!! Shredding cardboard in a paper shredder is a game changer for sure!! Thanks for showing us the steps it takes to run your worm business!!🪱🪱🪱
I’m thinking a small wood chipper would be the fastest but have to cut big amounts into strips. We got rid of our paper shredder as the leaf shredder is about 15 times faster I m hunting and thinking wood chipper
They usually put this cardboard on top or bottom of the pallet before the wrapping with plastic.... Thanks to Starbucks for the wonderful coffee grounds.
Hi, if a bin has 2 pounds of red wiggler worms. Are they supposed to be fed 1pound of Chow daily? someone told me that they eat half of their body weight daily....
Hello and thank you for asking this question, I think other people can be interested. Absolutely not, worms "can" eat half of their body weight in food if we talk about veggies scraps, if we talk about worn chow is very different. Worm chow is a very high nutritional food that give to the worms everything they need to grow fast, healthy and reproduce massively. For a tray with 2 pounds you need just a generous handful twice a week to maintain a very healthy environment
Another excellent video on the real work it takes to do this!!! Question. With the shredders, how often and what do you use to clean and lubricate them. Thank you!!!!!
Thank you!!! This is great information!!! I was wondering if the sheets would be harmful to the worms but with the amount you go through. Doesn’t look like it! Thank you very much!!!!!
Great examples of working smarter... not harder The time saved on cutting up cardboard that way must be significant. Running two shredders at once gets so much more done in the same amount of time, too 👍🏻 I was going to do the same exact thing as you - using a leaf bag to store prepared material from the shredder. Now, if I do it, people will think I am copying you... haha! :)
There are not such things as copying, we share video for the purpose to share experiences and suggestions on how to work better. Thanks for stopping over 😀
Although it's something, I'm looking for an ultimate tool to truly shred and not cut carboard and corrugated cardboard. Why? If you look compare the edges of paper that's been torn vs cut, you'll inf that the interior fibers of the paper are far more exposed when torn which means that the paper is far more accessible to microbes and decomposition than the cut edge. When someone discovers a way that can tear or create jagged torn paper instead of cutting, wake me up to the ultimate tool I've been looking for
I think that you are right but I can assure you that the micto cut of the shredder make a lot of surface that will be accessible to microbe and will decompose very fast. Also the worms love to go trough the corrugated layers to lay cocoons. I find that this way to treat cardboard work very well for me. I tried to use a chipper to see how the cardboard come out but didn't work very well, the pieces where to big and took forever to break down
Greetings, Gaetano, from Windermere Florida zone 9b USA 🇺🇸 I think Sandra @ Nana's Worms and Garden has a great idea. I'm sure there are young people who would be happy to have the work experience in exchange for learning about Vermiculture. 👍🪱👍
I love this haha. I had to rewind it three times. I love accents. When you said they are just sheet of cardboard it sounded like you said they are just shit of cardboard haha.
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I like how this turns out. May have to look into one for the winter.
I roll the cardboard and run it twice through my wood chipper. It’s a dusty mess, but it works.
I tri3d with my electric chipper and how you said is a mess. Thank you for stopping by;)
Gaetano, if I were you, I would approach a high school or college/university to see if you could get some student help. I used to teach at both levels and there are programs in recycling and environmental science where students need work experience hours. They may come do work like shredding in exchange for learning about worm composting. You have some fascinating projects underway and I’m sure students would be lucky to get an insider’s view of your operation.
~ Sandra
I have to figure out this, thanks for the suggestion
Whoa!! That's a lot of shredded cardboard!! Shredding cardboard in a paper shredder is a game changer for sure!! Thanks for showing us the steps it takes to run your worm business!!🪱🪱🪱
Thanks for watching my friend ❤️
Great video and great information
Thanks for watching
Envy for your truck... Absolutely awesome!
Thank you
I'm behind on video. I stopped the video to show my husband your cutter. We bought one straight away!! It will save his hands.
Indeed is a great tool
My man !! Awesome set up and idea !! Crazy fast and efficient!!
Love it !!
Let's go Gaetano!!
Cheers J&C 🌱🪱🌱
Thank you my friend
Cool, all you need to do is buy a shredder! I'm truly amazed, why didn't I think of that!
Easy peasy 😀
Keep of the great work entrepreneur. 😎
Thank you very much my friend 😊
Awesome video. Thanks for the instructional video.
Thank you for watching this 🙏
I just bought that cutter but I think a razor knife is much faster and easier, a 24 sheet shredder works remarkably well
I found that a razor knife do not works very well with ticker cardboard
A wind screen on your will with the wind noise. I enjoy your videos.
I know, I lost the wind screen that was on the mic and I just ordered a set on Amazon. Thanks for watching
so nice
Thank you
I’m thinking a small wood chipper would be the fastest but have to cut big amounts into strips. We got rid of our paper shredder as the leaf shredder is about 15 times faster I m hunting and thinking wood chipper
I have a small electronic wood chipper and do not work with cardboard
They usually put this cardboard on top or bottom of the pallet before the wrapping with plastic....
Thanks to Starbucks for the wonderful coffee grounds.
Exactly
Hi, if a bin has 2 pounds of red wiggler worms. Are they supposed to be fed 1pound of Chow daily? someone told me that they eat half of their body weight daily....
Hello and thank you for asking this question, I think other people can be interested.
Absolutely not, worms "can" eat half of their body weight in food if we talk about veggies scraps, if we talk about worn chow is very different. Worm chow is a very high nutritional food that give to the worms everything they need to grow fast, healthy and reproduce massively. For a tray with 2 pounds you need just a generous handful twice a week to maintain a very healthy environment
The great thing is how much you are preventing from going to the land fill.
True, we all do our part :)
I go to a door store. Large sheets, many with no tape or stickers. Great for no till too.
Beautiful
Another excellent video on the real work it takes to do this!!! Question. With the shredders, how often and what do you use to clean and lubricate them. Thank you!!!!!
I get some lubricant sheets from Amazon that look like work fine. Regarding how often I do once a month but only because I use them a lot
Thank you!!! This is great information!!! I was wondering if the sheets would be harmful to the worms but with the amount you go through. Doesn’t look like it! Thank you very much!!!!!
Thank you for watching
Great examples of working smarter... not harder
The time saved on cutting up cardboard that way must be significant. Running two shredders at once gets so much more done in the same amount of time, too 👍🏻
I was going to do the same exact thing as you - using a leaf bag to store prepared material from the shredder. Now, if I do it, people will think I am copying you... haha! :)
There are not such things as copying, we share video for the purpose to share experiences and suggestions on how to work better. Thanks for stopping over 😀
Besides, imitation is the highest form of flattery :)
Agreed! Sharing is a great example of caring and respecting each other!!!
Although it's something,
I'm looking for an ultimate tool to truly shred and not cut carboard and corrugated cardboard.
Why?
If you look compare the edges of paper that's been torn vs cut, you'll inf that the interior fibers of the paper are far more exposed when torn which means that the paper is far more accessible to microbes and decomposition than the cut edge.
When someone discovers a way that can tear or create jagged torn paper instead of cutting, wake me up to the ultimate tool I've been looking for
I think that you are right but I can assure you that the micto cut of the shredder make a lot of surface that will be accessible to microbe and will decompose very fast. Also the worms love to go trough the corrugated layers to lay cocoons. I find that this way to treat cardboard work very well for me. I tried to use a chipper to see how the cardboard come out but didn't work very well, the pieces where to big and took forever to break down
Leaf shredder it works awesome and saved us tons of time
Oops thought you I’d paper - I’m thinking wood chipper I’m currently shopping for one
Or…..gather up dry leaves and have at it.
That’s not fast it’s great job but I need faster. Great video thx
The only faster way is an industrial shredder
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Greetings, Gaetano, from Windermere Florida zone 9b USA 🇺🇸
I think Sandra @ Nana's Worms and Garden has a great idea. I'm sure there are young people who would be happy to have the work experience in exchange for learning about Vermiculture. 👍🪱👍
Thank you, I tried to.find someone but look like nobody is interested
so nice
Thank you