WORST UNBOXING Ever - Azomite Additive for My Worm Chow

Summary

In this educational video, Jayne from Loxahatchee, Florida, shares her process of resetting her red wiggler breeder bins on day 21. She introduces the addition of azomite, a mineral additive from Utah, to her worm chow to enrich the soil with essential micro minerals. Jayne explains the importance of these minerals for plant growth and how they can be incorporated into worm bedding to improve the health and productivity of red wigglers. Viewers are encouraged to follow along as she updates on the effects of azomite in her worm chow.

Takeaways

• 😀 Jayne from Loxahatchee, Florida is the presenter and today's focus is on red wigglers, a type of worm used in vermiculture.
• 📅 Today marks day 21 in the breeder bins, and Jayne is resetting them, moving the breeders to fresh bedding for cocoon production.
• 🐛 The cocoons already present will be left to hatch into the bedding, providing a new generation of worms.
• 🌱 When setting up a new breeder bin, Jayne mixes worm chow into the bedding to ensure continuous feeding without disturbance.
• 📦 Jayne is almost out of worm chow and plans to make a new batch, incorporating a new ingredient, azomite.
• 💎 Azomite is a mineral additive from Utah that provides a wide range of micro minerals essential for plant growth.
• 🌿 The Law of the Minimum, proposed by a 19th-century German scientist, states that plant growth is limited by the scarcest mineral present in the soil.
• 🔄 By adding azomite to the worm feed, the worms process it, making the minerals more available to plants when the worm castings are used.
• 📦 Azomite was purchased from Seed Ranch in Odessa, Florida, and comes in a 44-pound bag.
• 🔍 The azomite is a fine powder that mixes well with the powdered goods in the worm chow.
• 📝 Jayne plans to continue documenting the effects of azomite on the worm chow and will share updates on the experiment's success.

Q & A

Who is the speaker in the video script?

The speaker is Jayne from Rock and Worms in Loxahatchee, Florida.

What is the main topic of the video script?

The main topic of the video script is about making a video regarding the care of red wigglers, specifically resetting the breeder bins on day 21.

What does Jayne plan to do with the red wigglers in the breeder bins?

Jayne plans to move the red wigglers to new fresh bedding to continue making cocoons, while allowing the existing cocoons to hatch in the current bedding.

What is the purpose of mixing worm chow into the bedding?

Mixing worm chow into the bedding allows the worms to feed at all times without needing to be disturbed by adding new food every couple of days.

What new ingredient is Jayne adding to the worm food in this video?

Jayne is adding a mineral additive called azomite to the worm food.

What is azomite and where does it come from?

Azomite is a mineral additive that comes from a deposit in Utah, and it adds micro minerals into soil or worm chow.

Why is the availability of micro minerals important for plant growth?

The availability of micro minerals is important for plant growth because plants can be limited by the lack of presence of the least available mineral, as proposed by a 19th-century German scientist.

How does Jayne plan to incorporate azomite into the worm bedding?

Jayne plans to add azomite into the worm feed, which will then be processed by the worms and become more available when the castings are used for plants.

What form does azomite come in and how can it be used?

Azomite comes in forms such as pellets for agricultural field applications and micronized for potted plants, home gardens, or worm chow.

What is the significance of leaving behind a handful of breeder adults with the cocoons in the nursery bins?

Leaving behind a handful of breeder adults with the cocoons in the nursery bins is believed to improve the hatching rate, possibly due to aeration and signaling to the cocoons.

How will Jayne update her viewers on the effects of azomite in the worm chow?

Jayne will continue to update her viewers on how the azomite works out in her worm chow as she observes its effects over time.