side note for bucket searchers. If you live near a Firehouse subs they sell 5 gallon buckets with lids for $3 and the $ goes to charity. I container garden and I use their buckets for all my larger crops like tomatoes, peppers, etc. Nice buckets and excellent charity. Making a couple of these towers this weekend.
I haven’t seen a video as cool as this in quite some time…. Super informative, super beginner friendly, I learned so much about worms in general, and just… fascinating. Thanks for the explanations and tidbits of knowledge! I’m trying to decide if I want to use red wrigglers or European night crawlers. Uncle Jim’s website has a great comparison between the two. But I still can’t make up my mind. They are considerably larger. (Doing an indoor vermicompost setup). You saved me $75-130+ bucks from those fancy-schmansey worm setups being sold online. Thank you!!!
I'm sooooooo pumped to try this! I am a small business owner in a town that has a love for fishing. I have a lot of egg cartons we use though I don't use t gallon buckets but I'm sure someone does! This is a wonderful hobby! Thank you!! Uncle Jim is also pretty close to my town!
I've watched a bunch of vermiculture videos. This one was great so I'm going to do it your way. Thanks for your clear instructions. Love that you're working with businesses like the juice place and restaurant.
While I'm capable of any thing I put my mind to, I'm way more likely to try new things when they are explained in simple terms- you did that beautifully! We are moving soon but I can't wait to start this when I get where I'm going! Ha.
@@sacredcowbbq1326 that could definitely work! The worms will produce their own heat and if you have a little extra substrate with a worm mat over the top to help keep the heat in you should be all set
Great videos Andrew. Got my 5 gallon buckets from our Jacksonville Zoo where I volunteer in the Animal Nutrition Center. We have stacks of buckets for animal diets. Then I stopped by a local Starbucks and they had 5 gallons of used coffee grounds. A great start at no cost. Next step is the carbon ingredients and finally the worms.
Thank you for keeping local businesses alert and involved and even if they weren't the fact that you initiated the conversation definitely piqued therir awareness
I know you say ‘as the worms migrate up into the new bucket’ but about how long does that generally take? I’m just starting out and I’m wondering if this is a couple weeks or a couple months.
It really depends on how many worms that you have and what you use for bedding. Cardboard takes longer, as do leaves. Honestly, it takes my worms months, to breakdown a tray in my 360.
Excellent video. I like that these are modular and easy to size to the amount of food scraps your household produces. If you're producing too much for 1 system, just get 3 more buckets. I like that it's cheap... and maybe free if you can get a restaurant to supply them. Upcycling is a good thing, endorsed by Mother Earth. My one objection is your choice of bedding, though. As a long-time composter and eco-freak, I'm always trying to upcycle any waste my home produces. So instead of purchased products, I'd be using the junk mail, bills, and Amazon boxes I shred, along with some leaves and other garden debris. I
I can finally put some of my junk mail to good use. Thanks for the tip. I'm new to worm composting, and want to learn as much as possible. Also what's the best way to shred the cardboard? Thanks again.
@@theknockoutladysaint23 You can shred cardboard in a paper shredder, but it will kill many cheap ones. I usually just hand-tear it into small chunks. Also, beware that shredded paper mats a lot, so be sure to mix it well.
Hello, my goals are to establish a kitchen and community garden but the icing on the cake will be to start my own worm farm❤ 2 assists and encourage others
K, You did a great job! However forgive my overthinking, can worms still go upward if they don't have anything to go through, like if there is an air gap between the different buckets? Do they use the wall of the buckets as something to cling to?
Question: at 8:05 you said maybe don't use chlorinated water to wet cardboard for this. I have a large fish tank with lots of water that I've treated to remove the chlorine. Would there be any reason at all not to use that the next time I do a water change?
As a painter I come by buckets all the time..i encourage others to do this BUT also write bigger paint companies and demand they Partner with Grocery Stores to optimize our growth and decay Did I read 75$ for 1000 wormss?? Holy moly im upping my prices. Eventually i want to give/trade away worms and trade their castings
On some of the comments about using worms from the garden or from a pet store, red wigglers tend to be the common composting worm because of the amount of castings they create. If you don't want to order through the mail, a lot of the bigger garden centers will have them. Worth a quick Google to find them in your area.
If you use the top bucket does the middle bucket contents need to touch the bottom of the top bucket or do the worms just climb up the side of the middle bucket and climb up into the holes of the bottom of the top bucket?
Good question, I was wondering too. So let's do some reckoning: Worms can't jump, so the compost has to be high enough to touch the next bucket. above.
@senatorjosephmccarthy2720 well thanks for the reply. It's 3 months later since I asked my question. And my worms figured it all out and as usual I worried over nothing. They are fat and happy.
Have you considered downward migration? It allows the top to dry out for casting gathering and the bottom layer can pretty much be just paper and catch then liquid and be pre inoculated with microbes
Instead of coffee, I add some dark black cocoa powder to my worm chow. They go crazy for it and I think it encourages them to breed more. Also, I only put 250 worms in each bin, this also encourages them to breed.
How do you prevent buckets from sticking together? Maybe they won't stick because of the holes not allowing there to be a vacuum. But it would be nice to solve before I put worms in :) Thank you !
How often do you feed the worms and what amount of worms in count should you have used for these bins shown? Also, when using cardboard, can you use the entire cardboard even if it has printed item on the cardboard, or do you have to cut that out?
Printed cardboard is O.K. except for the vowels. Cut out all the vowels, a, e, I, o, u, and especially the capitals, A, E, I, O, U. Worms like to have a read as they go, and without the vowels, it gives them a bit of a puzzle.
Wow when I heard you speaking, I kept thinking where have I heard his voice was before it sounded very familiar. They didn't realize you even sort of look like that person. The guy that has the TH-cam channel grow your greens. I'm wondering if your brothers I would love to know thank you. Have a wonderful day. Best wishes.🙏❤️☮️
Certain types of worms eat more apparently and break the food down faster than others. I think that’s why it matters what kind of worms you use. I believe red wrigglers and night crawlers are the best for composting since they real things down faster
When you control the worms, you control.... xD great video thank you. Also Chloramine takes forever to actually break down (unlike 24 hours for Chlorine). You can help with process with some vitamin C powder. Definitely recommend building a water distiller box or starting with filtered water of some kind if you've got chloramine in your city water.
Contracrostics: I responded to somebody who was trying to hydroponics experiment, but really frustrated. when we did a quick troubleshooting, her problem turned out to be chloramine. That brilliant woman figured out that you can deal with the chloramine by using citric acid. I don’t remember the exact details offhand, but I think the information will be on the Internet. That would keep you from having to lug buckets of spring water, or bottled water home. (filtration had been my suggestion, followed by collection of rainwater or springwater.) I hope this helps.
@@daphneraven6745 You are right, citric acid was what I was trying to say with 'vitamin C powder' but I'm a dumb and used a misnomer. Thank you Daphne! Yours is an important post.
@@Contracrostics : I think you made a really good point there. Sometimes a person just gets a word stuck on the tip of the tongue. Hope you don’t mind that I filled it in, just because in that moment it happened to be available for me. After all, the other form of vitamin C is ascorbic acid. And that might not do the trick.
You can put the whole setup in a garage it doesn’t make a mess if you’re careful, if not you can order thermal blankets online and put one on the ground beneath the bin then one covering the whole thing and it should be alright
I love your videos. I'm new to composting (just researching, haven't started) and live in humid hot Thailand. But I'm ready to implement your teachings. I have some ideas and questions about systems. I don't have the space to have an open pile but want to do the worm bin. Also, I stumbled upon a rotating compost bin and Bokashi kitchen waste recycle bin. Would it be wise to have all three systems going? Also, my friend blends his organics before putting them in compost. Is this advisable?
I'm a newbie and want to start this vermicomposting but I live in a small apartment. Would this 5 gallon bucket system work ok indoors without attracting bugs or odors?
Question 8 are we waiting for the worms to finish off the first bucket before adding to the second and the third or is it okay to do all the layers at once
I have a similar system. A pesky problem that I have is some of the worms fall into the bottom bucket then get trapped in there and die. I don’t know if there’s a good solution to prevent them dropping or let them climb back up to the buckets above. Thanks.
To prevent this perhaps you could add a fine mesh to the bottom of the bucket? I lose a few worms this way too but it's never had too serious an impact on the total bin population
I've just put holes in my buckets and realized that would be a problem too! I think my solution is going to be to put some dirt down in there, so it could be good for both holding excess moisture and also hopefully keep any stragglers that may get down in there alive.
Hello. I’m in south west Florida and have winter container garden plants and then have to change everything completely over to different set of summer heat tolerant plants. So my soil gets moved around a lot! Lately we've already been hitting temps that feel like its over 100 degrees in the shade. The garage is even hotter. Is it even feasible for me to do a worm bin down here? If so, how do you know how many worm bins to have for a backyard container garden? I would love to do this but not sure if I can.
Your tutorial was very helpful - Thank you. Question: how often do I add bedding/compost to my bucket? Daily, since I have veg compost daily? I’ve been putting it directly into my compost bins until now. I now, also, want to begin worming. 😊
When do you add the second bucket with bedding? I know you said once they’ve eaten the food but they don’t generate much waste after one feeding so do you do around 3 months then add the top bin with new bedding? Also are the worms able to travel through the holes with all that bedding on the top new bin?
I don't understand how you stacked the buckets. In the beginning, I thought you said something about the worms crawling up. Can someone please explain to me? I don't understand the "system".
Hi I live in a apt. My vegetable containers are on my balcony. Totes that I got from Walmart. How would I make a compose, since I don't have a ground to put the trash can on? Also, besides, bananas peels, egg shells what are some other kitchen scraps I can use?
Yeah, about $4 for a measly 30 wigglers! Ridiculous! Here in central Florida my old tomato("mater" in my indigenous Arkansan)buckets virtually all end up with worms in them. Just emptying a few old buckets got me about 50 worms the other day, & I've got a slew of buckets left.😁 Great video by the way, a little long, but down to earth using common sense & materials, something that may well be lost in a couple of generations of "digital children"!😎
Don't Forget This Critical Ingredient When Composting With Coffee Grounds: th-cam.com/video/z_rIUz17mR4/w-d-xo.html
How many worms should you put in this size bucket? Minimum and maximum amount of worms..
They can have parasites and not be healthy
side note for bucket searchers. If you live near a Firehouse subs they sell 5 gallon buckets with lids for $3 and the $ goes to charity. I container garden and I use their buckets for all my larger crops like tomatoes, peppers, etc. Nice buckets and excellent charity. Making a couple of these towers this weekend.
Good vid.
I just turned my water hose on for a hour or so in a corner of the yard and came back to a supply of worms .
That's what I do 😂
So ordinary garden worms is all you need? Not the so called special ones you are told to buy...? 😮
@@Kathy-20J-73yeah
@@Kathy-20J-73 mother nature is waving her finger at you 🤭
Those are common earthworms, not red wrigglers, if anything you might’ve gotten a couple night crawlers which are good
I haven’t seen a video as cool as this in quite some time….
Super informative, super beginner friendly, I learned so much about worms in general, and just… fascinating. Thanks for the explanations and tidbits of knowledge!
I’m trying to decide if I want to use red wrigglers or European night crawlers. Uncle Jim’s website has a great comparison between the two. But I still can’t make up my mind. They are considerably larger. (Doing an indoor vermicompost setup).
You saved me $75-130+ bucks from those fancy-schmansey worm setups being sold online. Thank you!!!
I'm sooooooo pumped to try this! I am a small business owner in a town that has a love for fishing. I have a lot of egg cartons we use though I don't use t gallon buckets but I'm sure someone does! This is a wonderful hobby! Thank you!! Uncle Jim is also pretty close to my town!
I've watched a bunch of vermiculture videos. This one was great so I'm going to do it your way. Thanks for your clear instructions. Love that you're working with businesses like the juice place and restaurant.
While I'm capable of any thing I put my mind to, I'm way more likely to try new things when they are explained in simple terms- you did that beautifully! We are moving soon but I can't wait to start this when I get where I'm going! Ha.
Great video! We love the diversity of the bedding you made for the worms. We'll be implementing what we learned here at our University garden!
For anyone that lives in colder climates, invest in a worm blanket and a couple thermal blankets, especially if you have long harsh winters
Thanks. I wanted to convert an old refrigerator but I wondered if it'll be too cold outdoors since I live in a very cold climate. Any thoughts?
@@sacredcowbbq1326 that could definitely work! The worms will produce their own heat and if you have a little extra substrate with a worm mat over the top to help keep the heat in you should be all set
@@KobbleGobbler Worms do not produce heat.
@@Belgrove Anything that has a metabolism produces heat, worms produce a lot of heat, and the microbes they generate also produce heat
You shared what I needed to know. I set up my DIY worm bin a couple months ago using a pot and a bucket. You helped answer my questions. Thanks.
Great videos Andrew. Got my 5 gallon buckets from our Jacksonville Zoo where I volunteer in the Animal Nutrition Center. We have stacks of buckets for animal diets. Then I stopped by a local Starbucks and they had 5 gallons of used coffee grounds. A great start at no cost. Next step is the carbon ingredients and finally the worms.
Thank you for keeping local businesses alert and involved and even if they weren't the fact that you initiated the conversation definitely piqued therir awareness
Love this video. Straight to the point and very informative!!
I’m going to do this today. I’ve have vermi works for year in two bins but I’ve always had a trouble harvesting. This looks like the way to go. Thx
This sounds sooo much easier than what I’m
Doing!!!
It's so simple! I've had several worm bins and this is by far the easiest design I've come across
At 1:40 Andrew mentions he used a 3/16 inch drill bit to make his holes.
Thank you. My air hole were too small, you were correct
Question 6 when it turns and fixed itself did the smell go away
Wow Andrew. Thanks for the great video. Very practical and easy to get started!
I know you say ‘as the worms migrate up into the new bucket’ but about how long does that generally take? I’m just starting out and I’m wondering if this is a couple weeks or a couple months.
It really depends on how many worms that you have and what you use for bedding. Cardboard takes longer, as do leaves. Honestly, it takes my worms months, to breakdown a tray in my 360.
So far I’ve seen, at max it will take the worms two weeks to climb into the new food enriched bucket.
Excellent video. I like that these are modular and easy to size to the amount of food scraps your household produces. If you're producing too much for 1 system, just get 3 more buckets. I like that it's cheap... and maybe free if you can get a restaurant to supply them. Upcycling is a good thing, endorsed by Mother Earth.
My one objection is your choice of bedding, though. As a long-time composter and eco-freak, I'm always trying to upcycle any waste my home produces. So instead of purchased products, I'd be using the junk mail, bills, and Amazon boxes I shred, along with some leaves and other garden debris. I
I can finally put some of my junk mail to good use. Thanks for the tip. I'm new to worm composting, and want to learn as much as possible. Also what's the best way to shred the cardboard? Thanks again.
@@theknockoutladysaint23 You can shred cardboard in a paper shredder, but it will kill many cheap ones. I usually just hand-tear it into small chunks.
Also, beware that shredded paper mats a lot, so be sure to mix it well.
Just make sure you take out the plastic windows from the envelopes.
I've always heard the print on the cardboard should be cut out as the ink isn't good for the plants nor people.
Great video. I've been looking for a less expensive method using what I already have, this was it, thanks.
The Best Video🎉
Great idea! Thank you. I followed your suggestion and I got few free buckets from restaurant near my house.
So are you pushing the top bucket down compressing the second bucket during bucket rotation or are you gently placing the top bucket on the second?
Fantastic video. I really appreciate the time and effort that you put into this.
Thanks! Happy composting 👍
Very good video, clear, easy to understand .! I am a new in this , so, I'll start wit your instructions. Thank you, God bless.
Hello, my goals are to establish a kitchen and community garden but the icing on the cake will be to start my own worm farm❤ 2 assists and encourage others
Thanks for the info, I'm going to set it up. Just a note, you can get red worms at most any bait shops.
K, You did a great job! However forgive my overthinking, can worms still go upward if they don't have anything to go through, like if there is an air gap between the different buckets? Do they use the wall of the buckets as something to cling to?
Yes.
Question: at 8:05 you said maybe don't use chlorinated water to wet cardboard for this. I have a large fish tank with lots of water that I've treated to remove the chlorine. Would there be any reason at all not to use that the next time I do a water change?
I think that would work well!
Awesome, thanks!
Fabulous video. I can do this tomorrow. I’m so excited. I’m a newbie. Following along now. I must find your worm tea!
Very informative video. Thank you. I'll be setting one up shortly
Very well done 👍😎thanks for sharing your experience on this matter
i love the cost saving advise in this video. Also does the mucket stink if i was to say move the bucket in during the winter months?
Excellent tutorial my good man, very concise and clear, I'm planning an earthworm endeavor and benefited from this presentation, so thanks!
As a painter I come by buckets all the time..i encourage others to do this BUT also write bigger paint companies and demand they Partner with Grocery Stores to optimize our growth and decay
Did I read 75$ for 1000 wormss?? Holy moly im upping my prices. Eventually i want to give/trade away worms and trade their castings
Thank you for this this is the best video for composting
Awesome; Thanks and regards from Saudi Arabia Kingdom
Thanks for watching!
On some of the comments about using worms from the garden or from a pet store, red wigglers tend to be the common composting worm because of the amount of castings they create. If you don't want to order through the mail, a lot of the bigger garden centers will have them. Worth a quick Google to find them in your area.
You can go in the woods and find wiggler's free
Love this guy!
Very helpful video. You really know your stuff. Thanks!
If you use the top bucket does the middle bucket contents need to touch the bottom of the top bucket or do the worms just climb up the side of the middle bucket and climb up into the holes of the bottom of the top bucket?
Good question.....
Good question, I was wondering too. So let's do some reckoning: Worms can't jump, so the compost has to be high enough to touch the next bucket. above.
@senatorjosephmccarthy2720 well thanks for the reply. It's 3 months later since I asked my question. And my worms figured it all out and as usual I worried over nothing. They are fat and happy.
Can I use night crawlers because I also like using them for fishing bait as well it would be nice to grow my own bait too
do night crawlers tend to migrate up like the red wigglers do ? That is the question to answer.... IDK
@lisahatfield4945 I seen them do that in my bin
good video I'm buying buckets now to start a worm farm
Awesome!
Have you considered downward migration? It allows the top to dry out for casting gathering and the bottom layer can pretty much be just paper and catch then liquid and be pre inoculated with microbes
What about using grounded up oyster shells for the grit? That is what I gave my chickens for grit.
Leviticus 11 applies.
Thank you, for your wisdom, your video was very helpful 😊
Instead of coffee, I add some dark black cocoa powder to my worm chow. They go crazy for it and I think it encourages them to breed more. Also, I only put 250 worms in each bin, this also encourages them to breed.
How do you prevent buckets from sticking together? Maybe they won't stick because of the holes not allowing there to be a vacuum. But it would be nice to solve before I put worms in :) Thank you !
Good forethought. Hardwood sticks for levers could be inserted thru appropriately located holes, one on each side.
Great video, would you recommend this for a class project or would the smell stink the classroom
it should not smell bad at all if you don't overload them with too much food at once.
The kids will get used to it.
Great video best I have seen.
Could i use this same method but for nightcrawlers?
how does the worm factory differ from the worm composter? will the worms not reproduce in the compost set up?
I’m so going to try this! I have several tote type bins and really like them but I like the concept of this. Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks for the clarification
Question 10 for the bedding is it okay to use all the things in the yard like grass shavings wood chips dry branches etc
Great video started my own
Wow, I love this idea. 😅GREAT
Very well explained,thanks
How often do you feed the worms and what amount of worms in count should you have used for these bins shown? Also, when using cardboard, can you use the entire cardboard even if it has printed item on the cardboard, or do you have to cut that out?
Good questions. Should have been covered in the video.
Printed cardboard is O.K. except for the vowels. Cut out all the vowels, a, e, I, o, u, and especially the capitals, A, E, I, O, U. Worms like to have a read as they go, and without the vowels, it gives them a bit of a puzzle.
Question 7 should the buckets be on a barrier brick or wood?
Wow when I heard you speaking, I kept thinking where have I heard his voice was before it sounded very familiar. They didn't realize you even sort of look like that person. The guy that has the TH-cam channel grow your greens. I'm wondering if your brothers I would love to know thank you. Have a wonderful day. Best wishes.🙏❤️☮️
You can usually find some worms at a pet store or a bait shop. Worth checking out if you'd rather not order online.
What about leaving a bucket with holes on the ground for the first little while and let the garden worms crawl in to the compost. Then set it up?
Sam's Cub wouldn't let me have any and they had lots of them for cakes and they were going to the landfill.
my grandma had my brothers and i go worm hunting in the backyard for hers
Certain types of worms eat more apparently and break the food down faster than others. I think that’s why it matters what kind of worms you use. I believe red wrigglers and night crawlers are the best for composting since they real things down faster
I would so do that if I didn't live in the middle of Sonora desert. I miss Colorado
When you control the worms, you control.... xD great video thank you. Also Chloramine takes forever to actually break down (unlike 24 hours for Chlorine). You can help with process with some vitamin C powder. Definitely recommend building a water distiller box or starting with filtered water of some kind if you've got chloramine in your city water.
Contracrostics: I responded to somebody who was trying to hydroponics experiment, but really frustrated. when we did a quick troubleshooting, her problem turned out to be chloramine.
That brilliant woman figured out that you can deal with the chloramine by using citric acid.
I don’t remember the exact details offhand, but I think the information will be on the Internet. That would keep you from having to lug buckets of spring water, or bottled water home. (filtration had been my suggestion, followed by collection of rainwater or springwater.)
I hope this helps.
@@daphneraven6745 You are right, citric acid was what I was trying to say with 'vitamin C powder' but I'm a dumb and used a misnomer. Thank you Daphne! Yours is an important post.
@@Contracrostics : I think you made a really good point there. Sometimes a person just gets a word stuck on the tip of the tongue. Hope you don’t mind that I filled it in, just because in that moment it happened to be available for me. After all, the other form of vitamin C is ascorbic acid. And that might not do the trick.
Great Video Andrew! We are Worm People!
Question 2 what are the variety of worms to use for gardening and are there any we don't want in the garden
Question 9- I'll be using totes. I know how much sunlight gets in but does it matter if your container is see-through
You’re in Florida, I’m in Canada, what happens in the winter for storage?
You can put the whole setup in a garage it doesn’t make a mess if you’re careful, if not you can order thermal blankets online and put one on the ground beneath the bin then one covering the whole thing and it should be alright
They get cold.
Uncle Jim's worm farm is great!
I love your videos. I'm new to composting (just researching, haven't started) and live in humid hot Thailand. But I'm ready to implement your teachings. I have some ideas and questions about systems. I don't have the space to have an open pile but want to do the worm bin. Also, I stumbled upon a rotating compost bin and Bokashi kitchen waste recycle bin. Would it be wise to have all three systems going? Also, my friend blends his organics before putting them in compost. Is this advisable?
The smaller your food scraps the quicker they’ll dissolve. I also freeze my scraps to help the breakdown process.
Do I have to use food grade buckets?
so simple
cheers
Do the worms still multiply and breed during this process?
The worms don't know what you're doing. They carry on regardless of what you're doing.
Great video.
Question 4 so we're filling all the buckets minus the reservoir with soil food scraps and recyclables all at the same time and sit and leave?
You could sing to them every once in a while.
Any concern of them escaping thru the vent holes?
Make them small enough for them to not fit, and also they shouldn’t because the other bucket on top will be far down enough to block those holes
Nice fig tree 👌🏻
I'm a newbie and want to start this vermicomposting but I live in a small apartment. Would this 5 gallon bucket system work ok indoors without attracting bugs or odors?
Question 8 are we waiting for the worms to finish off the first bucket before adding to the second and the third or is it okay to do all the layers at once
The worms will sort it all out to their liking.
I have a similar system. A pesky problem that I have is some of the worms fall into the bottom bucket then get trapped in there and die. I don’t know if there’s a good solution to prevent them dropping or let them climb back up to the buckets above. Thanks.
To prevent this perhaps you could add a fine mesh to the bottom of the bucket? I lose a few worms this way too but it's never had too serious an impact on the total bin population
An old piece of window screen hot glued over the bottom holes would prevent the worms falling
How about placing a damp cardboard and drill less holes as the holes is for the liquid to flow over not the worm to fall over 🤣😃
I've just put holes in my buckets and realized that would be a problem too! I think my solution is going to be to put some dirt down in there, so it could be good for both holding excess moisture and also hopefully keep any stragglers that may get down in there alive.
That's where we got our red wigglers
Replying from reddit. Thanks for the link to your video.
Do you have to have a specific kind worms? I find worms in my yard can I use them?
During my research, I've found that most worms will work it's just that the red wrigglers provide the best castings.
Hello. I’m in south west Florida and have winter container garden plants and then have to change everything completely over to different set of summer heat tolerant plants. So my soil gets moved around a lot! Lately we've already been hitting temps that feel like its over 100 degrees in the shade. The garage is even hotter. Is it even feasible for me to do a worm bin down here? If so, how do you know how many worm bins to have for a backyard container garden? I would love to do this but not sure if I can.
Your tutorial was very helpful - Thank you. Question: how often do I add bedding/compost to my bucket? Daily, since I have veg compost daily? I’ve been putting it directly into my compost bins until now. I now, also, want to begin worming. 😊
Add bedding each morning after they have got up.
can one use diatomaceous earth as one would use rock powders or ground up egg shells for worms?
Thanks for the tip about juice pulp. Maybe I'll start juicing again since it produces such good worm food (and I need a healthy boost)
thought the same... lol maybe that will motivate me to juice!
Hi. I have a few months of winter time. How do I manage this worms buckets? Put them inside ? Release worms in the garden? Thanks 😊
Release them, then call them back in the spring.
Can these be left inside rather than outside?
How do you differentiate eggs from castings?
When do you add the second bucket with bedding? I know you said once they’ve eaten the food but they don’t generate much waste after one feeding so do you do around 3 months then add the top bin with new bedding?
Also are the worms able to travel through the holes with all that bedding on the top new bin?
Worms are burrowers/tunnelers. They will make their way up through the bucket holes just fine.
Ah, bedding is also considered food and can takes months to break down. So, that first bucket can take months.
Thank you
How many worms should you put in that size bin? Max amount of worms..minimum amount?
I don't understand how you stacked the buckets. In the beginning, I thought you said something about the worms crawling up. Can someone please explain to me? I don't understand the "system".
just started with indian running ducks, can i use the straw with manure as worm food?
Do worms live happily in sandy soil, real coarse sand and small sharp pebble mix?
Hi
I live in a apt. My vegetable containers are on my balcony. Totes that I got from Walmart. How would I make a compose, since I don't have a ground to put the trash can on? Also, besides, bananas peels, egg shells what are some other kitchen scraps I can use?
I will often find buckets at delicatessens, restaurants etc., usually happy to give the buckets -
Walmart has worms too, in the fishing area.
Yeah, about $4 for a measly 30 wigglers! Ridiculous! Here in central Florida my old tomato("mater" in my indigenous Arkansan)buckets virtually all end up with worms in them. Just emptying a few old buckets got me about 50 worms the other day, & I've got a slew of buckets left.😁 Great video by the way, a little long, but down to earth using common sense & materials, something that may well be lost in a couple of generations of "digital children"!😎