method for screening EWC

what type screen do you suggest for separating my worms from the compost?

would a wire type cut into or damage do harm to the worms

What I do is prepare another tote with new bedding and food for the worms. Then I take the tote with the existing worms, which have not been fed in a few weeks, and place it inside the new tote. The worms will migrate down from the old tote to the new one. It takes a while but most of them will be happy in there new home. Then I remove the black gold and put it in a bucket for storage.

kkt3 said:

What I do is prepare another tote with new bedding and food for the worms. Then I take the tote with the existing worms, which have not been fed in a few weeks, and place it inside the new tote. The worms will migrate down from the old tote to the new one. It takes a while but most of them will be happy in there new home. Then I remove the black gold and put it in a bucket for storage.

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that sounds like a good start

I will try that

I still think I need to do some screening to get chunks out

ive been throwing scraps in and its mixed in

im4satori said:

what type screen do you suggest for separating my worms from the compost?

would a wire type cut into or damage do harm to the worms

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1/4 inch hard ware mesh will be fine.. just get the type that is smoothed, run your hand over it it should feel good .. once it has a bit of humus and roots and dirt on it, worms go ham and play and love it right up if you let them get bored..

If you build a tower, you can have screen between each layer and the castings will fall to the bottom layer as the moistures fluctuate and worms move around.

If you build a screener, try put handles on it, maybe sand it down, and staple your screen to some 2x4 or 1x6 for a frame that matches a bin you want to collect over.

There are many ways to work with worms.. find one that works for you and your size farm and property!