I use a garden shredder/chipper to put the veg through, but I go through mainly spuds, carrots and brussel sprouts depending on whats in season. I get mine from my local farmer.
Great information video I used to have a incinerator under the sink🎉 in my shed to breakdown all the products because used to get boxes of vegetables ect but now I’m using a blender like yours as u said the eat it quickly when blended down. Love your worm set up 🇳🇿🪱
Could you hand mix in the crumble and molasses? Say... after blending all your produce. I can understand blending up the bird seed. Thx for the tutorial.
Yes for sure and I have actually done that and serves the same purpose. I just try to save as many steps as I can in the process for time sakes but doing it like you suggested would likely save my blenders for sure haha. Thanks for watching!
I've been doing a similar process with my bins at home. They eat thru everything much faster! Had a thought though: since you're using a swamp cooler for the garage and you're already using a freezer to freeze the pulp, do you think it'd be possible to utilize the frozen food to cut down on the demand of the swamp cooler? I've been looking for garage rentals to expand my operation, and this could help with a lack of climate control.
@@scottsimon8771 Thank you for watching! I think thats a great idea and I have heard of people doing that and have been effective. For me the challenge is keeping that consistent temp tor breeding and also a time issue of making sure there is frozen food in the bin. The swamp cooler is pretty inexpensive to run so for the time required that was my tradeoff. Appreciate the comment and idea 💡
Sitting here watching you do this my only thought is all the seeds from the produce. Those pepper seeds/apple/wild bird seed do you not worry about them growing in your final product the castings?
@@JeremiahCommons hey Jeremiah, thanks for watching! Yes, with any worm food generally there is a risk of having the potential of seeds that will sprout. Whether it’s ground up produce or worm chow, manure, etc. I blend my worm chow to a powder and blend my fruits to just about a liquid as you can’t see. I don’t believe that is 100% seed proof but I try to do the best that I can. When I first started, I didn’t really blend my worm chow up as much as I should and I would start to get sprouts in my worm bedding. The worms would end up devouring the sprouts and so that worked out. Since then, I blend it to a powder and haven’t had any issues with sprouting. The commercial casting companies do the same way with either green waste or manure and so I’m hoping that throughout the process it eliminates the majority of any seeds that could go through. that’s a great question!
I suggest looking out for a juicer too. Won’t grind the pulp as fine but close enough. A good sized food processor too. Never hurts to have a back up or two . . . Or three. I heard someone years ago say they hooked up a garbage disposal that flowed out to a tub. Didn’t burn up as fast as cheap blenders.
@@LesliSagan I actually have a chipper shredder and its worth a try! Ill make a video when I try it to capture the success or epic failure 😂 Thanks for the suggestion.
@@LesliSagan I think it is definitely worth a try but might take even longer and time is my challenge just like all of us 🤣 Thanks for the suggestion and for watching.
Thank you for all your efforts, I do hope your wife is forgiving about the blender cuz we all know it was donated involuntarily to the cause so we all thank her lol
I use a garden shredder/chipper to put the veg through, but I go through mainly spuds, carrots and brussel sprouts depending on whats in season. I get mine from my local farmer.
Great information video I used to have a incinerator under the sink🎉 in my shed to breakdown all the products because used to get boxes of vegetables ect but now I’m using a blender like yours as u said the eat it quickly when blended down. Love your worm set up 🇳🇿🪱
@@dnawormcastings Lots Of Time But My Worm’s Love It! Thanks For The Kind Words 👊🏼
Could you hand mix in the crumble and molasses? Say... after blending all your produce. I can understand blending up the bird seed. Thx for the tutorial.
Yes for sure and I have actually done that and serves the same purpose. I just try to save as many steps as I can in the process for time sakes but doing it like you suggested would likely save my blenders for sure haha. Thanks for watching!
Thrift store is another good option for inexpensive blenders and grinders. 3:10 power helps…hate when I do that😂🤙. Have a great day!
@@MikeR_DiveR Yes Good Idea! Thanks 🤙🏼
I've been doing a similar process with my bins at home. They eat thru everything much faster! Had a thought though: since you're using a swamp cooler for the garage and you're already using a freezer to freeze the pulp, do you think it'd be possible to utilize the frozen food to cut down on the demand of the swamp cooler? I've been looking for garage rentals to expand my operation, and this could help with a lack of climate control.
@@scottsimon8771 Thank you for watching! I think thats a great idea and I have heard of people doing that and have been effective. For me the challenge is keeping that consistent temp tor breeding and also a time issue of making sure there is frozen food in the bin. The swamp cooler is pretty inexpensive to run so for the time required that was my tradeoff. Appreciate the comment and idea 💡
Sitting here watching you do this my only thought is all the seeds from the produce. Those pepper seeds/apple/wild bird seed do you not worry about them growing in your final product the castings?
@@JeremiahCommons hey Jeremiah, thanks for watching! Yes, with any worm food generally there is a risk of having the potential of seeds that will sprout. Whether it’s ground up produce or worm chow, manure, etc. I blend my worm chow to a powder and blend my fruits to just about a liquid as you can’t see. I don’t believe that is 100% seed proof but I try to do the best that I can. When I first started, I didn’t really blend my worm chow up as much as I should and I would start to get sprouts in my worm bedding. The worms would end up devouring the sprouts and so that worked out. Since then, I blend it to a powder and haven’t had any issues with sprouting. The commercial casting companies do the same way with either green waste or manure and so I’m hoping that throughout the process it eliminates the majority of any seeds that could go through. that’s a great question!
Great video!! Keep them coming. Great idea to add the chow.
@@MemesWorms Thanks Meme! You’re Influence Paying It Forward Again 🤣👊🏼
I suggest looking out for a juicer too. Won’t grind the pulp as fine but close enough. A good sized food processor too. Never hurts to have a back up or two . . . Or three. I heard someone years ago say they hooked up a garbage disposal that flowed out to a tub. Didn’t burn up as fast as cheap blenders.
@@nocturnaldaisy6181 Thank you for watching my video and thank you so much for the suggestions! It’s definitely worth a try!
What about a garden chipper/shredder? Could that handle the material, even wet?
@@LesliSagan I actually have a chipper shredder and its worth a try! Ill make a video when I try it to capture the success or epic failure 😂 Thanks for the suggestion.
Great vid my brother keep em coming, I’ll be dropping mine soon I got soooo much food to process lol.
@@ThehandygeekGA Thanks Damien! Fruit & Veggies For Days 🤯🪱
I wonder if a juicer would work?
@@LesliSagan I think it is definitely worth a try but might take even longer and time is my challenge just like all of us 🤣 Thanks for the suggestion and for watching.
Thank you for all your efforts, I do hope your wife is forgiving about the blender cuz we all know it was donated involuntarily to the cause so we all thank her lol
@@zgoat4127 Haha, she’s definitely onboard with worms so that helps! 🤣