~Harvesting~
Harvesting is important for a few reasons:
There are generally two methods which are used, table harvesting and mechanical harvesting.
Table harvesting is done by placing large amounts of bedding ono the table with a bright light above. The worms will make their way down to the bottom of the piles. After a few minutes have passed, start carefully removing the top layers of bedding until you have reached the bottom where all the cluster of worms should be. At this point, you are ready to package, use for other bins, or to put in a compost pile or garden.
Mechanical harvesting is placing large amounts of bedding inside the harvester from the designated end. Carefully turn the harvester until the unused bedding and worms have fallen into the bucket at the opposite end and the castings have fallen through the screen onto the tarp below. Depending on size of the screen many young worms and egg capsules may fall through--if this happens you may want to use a smaller screen such as a 1/8". Mechanical harvesting is generally used for the castings because you end up with a fluffy and soft mixture ready to be used.