Hey Steve I bought 2lb of worms for a stackable tray worm farm ~16x16" last Sept. As I was putting them in there, it felt like there were WAY too many to populate such a small environment, so I put the rest in a big Rubbermaid type of bin. Later on, I took 100 worms (hand-counted) and put them in yet another (quite smaller) bin. Now I've got 3 bins going like crazy, all at capacity. :-) I don't always feed them a lot, but even when I don't, not a week goes by without me adding plenty of cardboard/paper, as well as some worm chow and grit to keep them busy/happy. I recommend anyone starting worm composting to check some videos on TH-cam. It can give you some really good ideas as to how you can manage your bin. My go-to these days (inspired from what I could see on YT) is to wrap up scraps in 2 sheets of newspaper, sprinkle chow/grit & coffee ground on top, bag it all up and burrow it half way through into the feeding area. This method has been approved 💯 by my worms. ;-) Cheers from 🇨🇭 Thomas
PERFECT VIDEO! I had this very same question and bought 1/2# for my worm bin. There were so few worms compared to what we see online that I initially thought they escaped. Now I know I need 1.5 to 2 pounds per bin. Thanks Steve.
I started with only 1/2 pounfd i think and I made a stackable bin with those rubermaid bins you showed, 5 layers and in less than a year is completely filled with worms
This was very helpful, thank you! I received a bin for Christmas and I am now considering getting worms for it (I live in zone 5 and really didn't trust shipping worms in the winter).
Hello from Australia! Thank you so much, as a new worm farmer, I appreciate your videos so much! To be truly global, you may want to add metric measurements as America I think is the only country in the world using imperial measurements. It could be good for your business. Wishing for you all the best, Terry
Hey Steve. Great video. Wanted to know about the self regulating. I got 2 lbs of red wigglers for my bag.Im a month in and i think they are very happy . Im psyched dude. Worms, castings, beneficials.... friggin awesome. Thank you
Steve I have an hungry bin for one year, started with 2 pounds. How many do you think I have approximately. The reason for my question is that I maybe out of space and will like to start a new bin like the one you sell Thanks
The idea behind stacking systems is that the worms start in the bottom tray or bucket and work their way higher into the fresher waste progressively, leaving their worm castings in the tray below allowing you to harvest castings more easily. So if I'm starting a stacking system, I start with one tray or bucket. When the worms appear to have worked through the first level, I add another level with fresh waste, and so on.
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Hey Steve
I bought 2lb of worms for a stackable tray worm farm ~16x16" last Sept. As I was putting them in there, it felt like there were WAY too many to populate such a small environment, so I put the rest in a big Rubbermaid type of bin. Later on, I took 100 worms (hand-counted) and put them in yet another (quite smaller) bin. Now I've got 3 bins going like crazy, all at capacity. :-)
I don't always feed them a lot, but even when I don't, not a week goes by without me adding plenty of cardboard/paper, as well as some worm chow and grit to keep them busy/happy.
I recommend anyone starting worm composting to check some videos on TH-cam. It can give you some really good ideas as to how you can manage your bin. My go-to these days (inspired from what I could see on YT) is to wrap up scraps in 2 sheets of newspaper, sprinkle chow/grit & coffee ground on top, bag it all up and burrow it half way through into the feeding area. This method has been approved 💯 by my worms. ;-)
Cheers from 🇨🇭
Thomas
PERFECT VIDEO! I had this very same question and bought 1/2# for my worm bin. There were so few worms compared to what we see online that I initially thought they escaped. Now I know I need 1.5 to 2 pounds per bin. Thanks Steve.
Great to hear...thanks for the kind words!
Hey Steve, thanks for doing the math for us! By the way, I don't think the video included the link to the Rookie Mistakes Guide.
~ Sandra
Thanks Sandra! I'll check into that issue....
So it's there, but I had placed it a little early. I just moved it back a few seconds. Thank you!
I started with only 1/2 pounfd i think and I made a stackable bin with those rubermaid bins you showed, 5 layers and in less than a year is completely filled with worms
Don’t forget to square the radius for the round bins to find the area.
(RxR) * 3.14 / 144
Thank you!
Despite that mistake, he still came up with the right answer.
This was very helpful, thank you! I received a bin for Christmas and I am now considering getting worms for it (I live in zone 5 and really didn't trust shipping worms in the winter).
G’day Steve,
Very helpful information.
Cheers,
Kelly
I appreciate it Kelly!
Hello from Australia! Thank you so much, as a new worm farmer, I appreciate your videos so much! To be truly global, you may want to add metric measurements as America I think is the only country in the world using imperial measurements. It could be good for your business. Wishing for you all the best, Terry
Hey Steve. Great video. Wanted to know about the self regulating. I got 2 lbs of red wigglers for my bag.Im a month in and i think they are very happy . Im psyched dude. Worms, castings, beneficials.... friggin awesome. Thank you
Hi Steve I finally got notification again to your video.😊
Ahh great....thanks Rick!
Great info for newbies!
Thanks for watching John!
Steve I have an hungry bin for one year, started with 2 pounds. How many do you think I have approximately.
The reason for my question is that I maybe out of space and will like to start a new bin like the one you sell
Thanks
Hi Miriam! You probably have between 6 to 8 lbs in there, I'd imagine
Thanks for the information.
Very helpful
You got it Super Tinker.....
Great info and video Steve 🤙
Thanks Zods! 👍
Great info
Glad it was helpful! Thanks!
So if I have like 4 five gallon buckets stacked together, does that mean I need half a pound per bucket?
The idea behind stacking systems is that the worms start in the bottom tray or bucket and work their way higher into the fresher waste progressively, leaving their worm castings in the tray below allowing you to harvest castings more easily.
So if I'm starting a stacking system, I start with one tray or bucket. When the worms appear to have worked through the first level, I add another level with fresh waste, and so on.
@UrbanWormCompany Oh, yes, of course. Thank you
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The surface area of a circle is pi*r*r
Yeah….pi(r2).
Got the answer right but the equation wrong!
Loud Music is distracting !
Sorry! We'll lower it a bit on the next video
Don't think music is needed at all, very annoying especially if listening with headphones.
Should have bought your worms from me 10 years ago..you wouldnt have lost any worms.....
Great information video on numbers of worms per bins lots of people always ask that question 🪱🇳🇿
Glad you enjoyed it, DNA!