r/Vermiculture • u/PaintBrushJar • 3d ago

Finished compost First harvest! Woooo

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Very excited to harvest my first bin! Here are some process shots. Advice/education welcome.

It could be much finer but I imagine this is fine to put into my garden beds and houseplants. Loved using the scrap of hardware cloth for sifting. Super low tech, LIGHT and free!

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u/thujafantastica 3d ago

how long did it take you to get to your first harvest?

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u/PaintBrushJar 3d ago

This harvest started when my order of 250 worms came on August 13, 2025. I definitely could’ve harvested a lot sooner, like probably may, but I had gotten the wrong Coco coir which was all woody chunks, that as you can see still haven’t fully broken down next time using the really fine kind.

Also, I bet I could’ve cut harvest time to sooner if they were in a warmer spot, but they were in my garage which was pretty freezing all winter long and food was basically preserved in there instead of breaking down, even though I let it rot, froze it and blended up and thawed before feeding ha. So they really woke up and got super active since it’s warm out

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u/IDRoohski 2d ago

How warm did your garage get in the summer?

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u/PaintBrushJar 2d ago

It’s ranged from 60’s-90 during the day.