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by getting the worms to move to one side of the bin with food.

using light to get them to burrow down, or.

There are two methods to get your worms to move so you can harvest the compost: When you can’t identify what solid bits used to be, the worm compost can be removed and added to your pots as a DIY fertilizer.

It will be dark brown, almost black, and moist, yet crumbly.

The worms will eat and digest the food and yard waste into nutrient-dense manure. Worm castings are ready to harvest when the organic material is all broken down and there’s nothing left that you can really identify. Worm bins take several months to fill up and for the worms to eat through, but when you notice the castings look ready to harvest, you can start to prepare the bin and your materials based on your preferred harvesting method.