I Feed My Worms Everything- Except 1 Thing -Never Again- ENC Worm Bin

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  • @roywarriner8441
    @roywarriner8441 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I pre compost everything before it gets to the worms, you can feed your worms anything if it is composted. I use the cft method for the compost and the worm bin. I take castings out one end and replace that volume at the other end with compost. No bedding or drainage necessary. I grind dried bread crusts, eggshells and bones to add to the worm bin as well as rock dust and neem seed meal.

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nice plan. I bet that works 👍🏼😃🪱

  • @RockinWorms
    @RockinWorms ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Hi Anne! I always think when it comes to worm food choices it’s a case of ‘just because you can, doesn’t mean you should!’ Such as feeding meats and dairy and such. I’m so glad you did it though for the rest of us ❤

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yep, once was enough. I think I still add a little. Like when I make stir fry with a little meat or egg in it. Worms get the leftovers. All meat all the time was bad bad.!!

  • @jbc0831
    @jbc0831 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I started my bin in mid August when the weather was 107 outside. Kept them in the AC until the weather cooled off. They have been in my garage for about 6 weeks and I'm celebrating my first arthropods!!! That just means that my ecosystem is developing. Very exciting! Never thought a rolly polly would get me excited. Love your channel. It is my favorite worm channel. I have watched some episodes several times just to see the worm balls!!

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว

      I love it. Celebrating arthropods 🥰 you must be a natural to get a worm bin going in the summer like that. Thank you for the kind words. 🪱😁👍🏼

  • @clivesconundrumgarden
    @clivesconundrumgarden ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The immune system analogy is bang on imo. Humsns want linear, nature is simply not designed that way.
    Material looks fantastic,
    Excellent Ann !!
    Cheers Jason and Colleen 🌱🪱👍

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you. I'm glad you liked it. Happy worming!👍🏼🪱😄

  • @sarzootashoota351
    @sarzootashoota351 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Pineapple has an enzyme that quickly deteriorates muscle tissue (that is why it is used in a lot of marinades). The tingling sensation you feel in your mouth when you eat pineapple is actually the pineapple dissolving parts of your tongue and mouth. I would imagine it's the same for the earthworms until that enzyme fades.

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Love it👍🏼 nerding out on the chemistry 👍🏼😃🪱. The worms can wait until it dissipates they have lots more to eat.

  • @mikaellindqvist5599
    @mikaellindqvist5599 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I have a small bucket mostly to have something to work with specially during the long winters we have here in Sweden, good to know i shouldnt bother changing or really try anything else. Theese show up in all my composts afer it cooled down to finish the process for me. While if im digging in my garden plots i usually find a grayish not as quick worm. I even have a tumbler on a stand and they find a way toget into that as well. Every year they work hard for me and i do appriciate it. Vert important creatures!
    Since we have such cold winters i have my bucket of worms in the kitchen close to the stove. Were its nice and cozy and they work even harder. 😂

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Good, you have happy worms. My worms keep me sane here in our winters.

  • @janniehanagriff
    @janniehanagriff ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you. I am learning so much right now. I think I have my outdoor bin set up pretty much. I am waiting on the arrival of my worms that are coming Monday.

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว

      Be patient. It will take 6 months to get the ecosystem going. They may not eat much until then. If you have any questions let me know.

  • @A-V
    @A-V ปีที่แล้ว +7

    So cool watching you go through all those wormies 👍🏻 Good worms!!

  • @pandabear15214
    @pandabear15214 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Never had an issue with cooked meat. I do have Zevo and i use moscito bits. Maybe that's why I've had success. Good video. Thanks for the info!

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I wish I knew about the mosquito bits before. They are great.🪱👍🏼😃

  • @gregbutler9873
    @gregbutler9873 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those bins are so healthy and productive for being the newest bins you have started . Great job and keep doing what you love too do. 🍻

  • @hannahsteele1270
    @hannahsteele1270 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Just thinking out loud... adding a handful of leaves from the forest floor, and a few sprigs of plants from a chemical free place as bedding and food should increase the likelihood of a more diverse ecosystem more quickly. Food from the grocery store has usually been sprayed and wash multiple times and there is not much life left on them.

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good thoughts. I actually just added a few gallons of leaves to my bin. I hope it gets a diversity boost.🙂🪱👍🏼

  • @8oclocktomatotalk
    @8oclocktomatotalk ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great looking bin there Anne!
    We’ve been making compost and leaf mold like crazy and the worms are starting to show up!
    This video is inspiring me to start the worm bins my daughter and I have been talking about!

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's a good time to start. You have free worms.

    • @8oclocktomatotalk
      @8oclocktomatotalk ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PlantObsessed right 😀

    • @cowboyblacksmith
      @cowboyblacksmith ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I made six weeks ago my first worm bin in a large tote with holes drilled on the bottom, all around near top edge, and lid. I used leaf mold, homemade finished compost and some sawdust. Man those red wigglers are LOVING it!

  • @robclower9606
    @robclower9606 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is so strangely satisfying.

    • @gregbutler9873
      @gregbutler9873 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This is my wife’s decompression hobby and she never thinks that her worm composting as work . 👍🏻

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yep then I go back to my day job and get all compressed again 😭

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว

      Right? Like having someone get you a drink tastes better than getting it yourself 😉

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว

      It is 👍🏼🪱😄

  • @brianseybert2189
    @brianseybert2189 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I use natural bedding, shredded leaves and compost in my bins. When I start new bins in the fall and bring the worms in for the winter I have an initial bloom of different small flies, but within a few weeks it subsides. Under the microscope, I find a greater diversity of soil life with the natural bedding.
    Did a paper bin over the winter I need to separate out. My plan is to send in a sample of the natural vs paper castings to see if their are and significant differences nutrient wise. When I get the results will be posting a video.
    Springtails are very common in basements, I am sure they just find their way into the bin. Springtails feed on organic materials, they just aid in breaking things down, never had mites, knock on wood.
    Lettuce disappears very quickly also.
    Enjoy your videos! Stay Well!!!

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว

      That will be cool. I look forward to seeing the results.

    • @SueKnigge
      @SueKnigge ปีที่แล้ว

      How do you "bring them in" for the winter? I've got an 8x4 raised bed in an old chicken pen that has absolutely no worms in there...if I put any in that bed, I'd swear I'd not find any to bring inside again 😢😢😢

    • @brianseybert2189
      @brianseybert2189 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SueKnigge In the summer I keep the worms in 20 gallon grow bags. In the winter I put them in 27 gallon totes. I usually separate the worms from the castings and start new bins in the fall.

    • @SueKnigge
      @SueKnigge ปีที่แล้ว

      @@brianseybert2189 oh, I see! That makes more sense than what I had playing through my head 🤭

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SueKnigge burry some food scraps about 8 inches deep then come back 3 days later. I imagine if there are any left they will show up.

  • @morekare57
    @morekare57 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    wow! learning so much after watching your video - thanks for sharing! I've recently sat thru many other worm farmers also - so many "new" ideas.... Our acres of worms must be depressed - we never 'spoil' them with special feed - they eat animal manure and kitchen scraps - always have, always will - just can't buy feeds for them but we do enjoy picking up other folks 'compost' items from their commerical kitchens. Keep up the great work and have fun!

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for the kind words. Lol I'm sure they love the manure more than bananas.😃👍🏼🪱

  • @zedbaby72
    @zedbaby72 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    If people know how bugs are on the fruit and vegetables we buy, they will never buy anything.

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol that is why we wash it. Is it ever good enough? Maybe not. Lol. Better living through chemistry 🧪😉

  • @gabolema
    @gabolema ปีที่แล้ว +3

    nice! I'd argue that banana's peel are the first thing they eat in my case...like, I've never seen one in my compost bin, and I throw at least 5 per week

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว

      You have a healthy worm population. Good worms👍🏼🪱😃

    • @CedarTrailsLiving
      @CedarTrailsLiving 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Agreed. Bananas and melons go quick in my bin.

  • @sandyjoao4489
    @sandyjoao4489 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great vid Ann loved d worm ball at the end of d bin.

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว

      They are good worms looking cute for the camera 😄🪱👍🏼

  • @NanasWorms
    @NanasWorms ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I bring leaves into my bins, so the fact that I get pill bugs isn't a surprise. I've always wondered where pot worms originate. I started a cocoon nursery once, for instance, with shredded egg cartons and I got little tiny pot worms. Yes, it was a nice moist bin for the cocoons, but I don't believe in spontaneous generation of life!
    ~ Sandra

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Patrick had the idea that it comes from garden items we put in the bin. Dormant eggs on leaves and such.

    • @GraceEngineering
      @GraceEngineering ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm not an assuming man, but I might guess that pot worms come from the Marijuana plant. Lol

    • @NanasWorms
      @NanasWorms ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GraceEngineering 🤣🤣🤣

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me neither 👍🏼🪱😁

  • @trishoconnor2169
    @trishoconnor2169 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hey, Ann, looks like Blue is doing great! Please wish me luck with the Worm Factory 360 my brother just got me as a gift! (I can just imagine him telling his friends, "Your sister may want jewelry. Trust me, my sister would rather have a worm bin.") It will be my first "vertical migration" system. Horizontal is somehow more intuitive to me. I think of my current bin as a "treadmill," because the worms migrate one direction while the bedding moves the other direction, keeping the whole bin at basically a steady state overall even as all the contents move in opposite directions. But I'll be interested over the coming months to see how well I do with a stacked system where the worms are supposed to migrate upward.

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nice brother!! My worms don't seem to do the vertical thing on my stacked system. Maybe someday I'll get a proper one like you. Good luck.

    • @debbiegarrett2035
      @debbiegarrett2035 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I have been a worm farmer for over 20 years. My husband says I am a rancher not a farmer since farming is with vegetation and ranchers are with animals. Anyway, I have composting, red wiggler worms. My bins for the past 10 years have been the Worm Factory 360. I started my worm journey with blue plastic bin’s from Wal Mart. The Worm Factory seems to me to be the easiest. I don’t feed bread, meat, protein or oils and I freeze everything before I put it in my bins. I keep my gathering pail in the fridge because of flies and fruit flies. I keep a gallon size baggie in my metal pail and as I add my organic waste I add paper towel and toilet paper centers, torn apart to the pail as well. I then can put the gallon bag (gallon size because it fits my pail) in the freezer. I put one in the freezer and take one out and feed it to the worms. I let it thaw but they don’t seem to mind if it’s not completely thawed. I add chopped up cardboard and other things like paper sacks, brown paper I get from boxes in an order, paper egg cartons, etc. to my bins as needed. I also give them ground up egg shells. I grind them in a coffee grinder I got at the thrift store. I didn’t always grind them up so fine until while I was separating the castings an egg shell stuck my hand and it was sore for a while. It was almost like a egg shell splinter. Anyway grinding them finer is better. I like making compost tea with some of the worm castings. I add the castings to my herb, flower and vegetable gardens as well. Be sure and work it in your soil or when it is dry it gets as hard as lava rock.
      Your blue bin looks great! My casting are very moist. I could never run my hands through my bins like you do. I add a lot of extra paper material to my bins and they still stay really moist, plus the bin drains out liquid all the time. I have to watch it or it will fill up fast and leak out. When we travel for a long period of time my grandkids will check it out for me or I will come home to a mess. Maybe it’s the different kind of worm that makes the difference in the moisture of the bins. I really haven’t had very many problems with my bins that more carbon and less food at a time didn’t fix.
      Your doing a great job!

  • @timnic3850
    @timnic3850 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My meat bred maggots. I think I'll either bury the meat in deep pits in the garden or I'll pulverise it in the blender to a liquid form and then pour it into the worm bin. I do that with bones. Cook the bones in a pressure cooker that makes them crumble between fingers and then blend them to a fine meal size and feed them to the worms.

  • @beverlybarham6930
    @beverlybarham6930 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's mid summer in SE USA. I am starting to trim up plants to improve sun/photosynthesis as well as removing the drought stricken crispy leaves. It's sort of an afterthought, but I just fed a gallon or so of green veggie leaves and stems (mostly fresh) to my worm bin. I am a bit concerned it may heat up my bin (We are already in the mid 90s so temperature management is a challenge). I think you've fed garden scraps as well. Do you suggest pre-composting yard waste or any other pre-treatment before feeding the bin? It's all chemical free.
    Thanks for sharing your vast experience managing your bins. I have learned so much.

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I do but usually keep it in one area so the worms have someplace to go if it heats up.👍🏼🪱😃

  • @GardeningwithBarchuckin
    @GardeningwithBarchuckin ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Good to see the worms are doing well Ann! Great feeding, the worms love the sweet potato’s flesh but the skin does stick around for a while. I have started messing around with bokashi and you can put a lot of forbidden foods in there but for now it just gets put out in the compost pile.

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Interesting.. not quite to bokashi yet. I have seen the channel where the guy does road kill.

  • @dennisfrench8225
    @dennisfrench8225 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I leave the staples in my castings because I think it’s a small form of iron for my plants when I use them just my take on it

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol I don't pick them out either 😂

  • @peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920
    @peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Ann, Sorry I missed your Live.
    Nice review ❤

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for watching. Do you have all your garden in?

    • @peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920
      @peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Plant Obsessed I garden throughout the year, Ann. I'm about to harvest some tomatoes 🍅 and have others to be planted. I put small peppers in the ground last week. I've been harvesting Giant Japanese Red Mustard Greens for a couple months. Kale grows most of the year
      You would go crazy down here👍

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920 what do people in Florida complain about with out winter? That is practically a sport up here.

  • @TheYeaRdPr0jEcT
    @TheYeaRdPr0jEcT 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Do you think a metal container would be OK to use for a worm bin? For example, a stock tank a.k.a. cattle trough?

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think it would be fine. 🪱👍🏼😃

  • @nimlhug138
    @nimlhug138 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't remember if I already thanked you in any other video... but thanks for converting everything to the metric system

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว

      You are welcome. I can do some of it in my head from working in scientific fields mostly volume and mass. I admit I break out Google for the lengths part. Thank you for watching 😃🪱👍🏼

  • @kaybegley9566
    @kaybegley9566 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How do you keep your bin so dry but have thriving worms?? I see that you do wedge feeding. do you keep moving with every feed?

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The part where I feed is pretty wet. I let the end farthest from where I feed dry out. It makes the worms want to move and makes it easier to harvest.

  • @michelep4340
    @michelep4340 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Ann. I have an abundance of potatoes I could feed the worms. Should I freeze, or cook them first? Also, I have a pretty annoying red mite population in addition to the little white mites. I’ve been dusting with diatomaceous earth, but it seems the mites just moved underground out of site. If I disrupt the bin, the mites are everywhere. I’ve been letting the bin dry out a bit, but still no noticeable decline in the mite populations. Any suggestions? Thank you.

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I would freeze the potatoes. I bet if you have a ton of mites you may have feed something that can't be eaten easily by worms. I see mites on avocado mostly. They are helpers. If they are there the bin needs them. They will die off when the bin has less food on it. I never had any luck at all using DE or Neem to reduce mites. Patience works every time.

  • @elizabethfindlay5752
    @elizabethfindlay5752 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I seriously wonder about where the insects come from.
    I believe the eggs are in food and such and when the right conditions occur they are able to hatch

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't know. But they show up in every bin I have. Lol 😁👍🏼🪱

    • @lisakruger5289
      @lisakruger5289 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree with you on the eggs being in the food - which is probably something we are better off not knowing! ;)

  • @sing-519
    @sing-519 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    W about lemons? Sa channels said it's to acidic for them, or garlic?

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      They are both fine in an established bin. Or about 6 months or older. If it is a small bin then only have a small amount. Once you see how long it takes your worms to eat it. You will see it is an acceptable food for them. 🪱😀👍🏼

  • @matthewvannucci7066
    @matthewvannucci7066 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Anne! Great video, and i love that you choose to value using your worms to process all of your junk because that’s how i think of it too! For meats and dairy, have you tried bokashi composting to pre-ferment it for the worms? I’ve read that the pre-ferment makes it easy for worms to eat, and it might help keep away gnats too

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว

      I keep hearing about bokashi. I should try it this winter. Thank you for the idea. 🪱😁👍🏼

  • @lisakruger5289
    @lisakruger5289 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I also wonder where things like fruit flies come from. Are they on the fruit to start with or do they manage to find their way in somehow when the fruit is overripe? It's one of those mysteries of life I guess! :) And I totally agree with you that a less than 6 month old bins is not the same as an established bin. My worm bins are a couple of years old now and feedings disappear much more quickly now than when I first started out. Vermicomposting really is an amazing process! :)

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think the fruit flies are just naturally in the environment and gravitate towards overripe fruit. Vermicomposting has changed my life for sure.😃👍🏼🪱

  • @jrobbx
    @jrobbx 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am going on vacation for 6 weeks. I am thinking of adding extra cardboard bedding and some slow food. What do you suggest?

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That is a great idea. Make sure the moisture is good too and you are all set.😁🪱👍🏼

  • @roundhousekickgirl4512
    @roundhousekickgirl4512 ปีที่แล้ว

    How do you not get Black Solider Fly larvae? I would think being in a basement they would find there way in there and lay there eggs in the bins.

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have found some in my outside bin but never in the basement. I am actually interested in an bsw system outside some say.

  • @davidblakeman913
    @davidblakeman913 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am new to ENC worms. I have an old shelter belt. So I have a huge amount leaves, from new to decomposed. Can I use the dry and shredded leaves in place of the news paper that most people use?

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes definitely! Leaves are better than paper and cardboard. When mine are available I add them to the mix. They make the best castings.

  • @williamtaylor2412
    @williamtaylor2412 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    LOVE THIS THANK YOU

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm glad you like it! 👍🏼😀🪱

  • @waynepedder2033
    @waynepedder2033 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ya ann i run 2 double big blues with euro nightcrawlers for the last 3yrs I've been feeding frozen watery blended table scraps and chicken nibblets with good success, except i would like to get them bigger

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว

      I have the same problem. The worms keep breeding but the more worms in the bin the smaller they get. If you can give some away and feed worm chow they will bulk up.

    • @waynepedder2033
      @waynepedder2033 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks thats the tip I need

    • @cherylhowker1792
      @cherylhowker1792 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PlantObsessedI got told they need protist to grow bigger and they used chicken pellets that you feed to chickens.
      I just been and got some chick crumble that I’m gonna try and mix it with some oats and grains to make a chow and hopefully it will work. Hope you find something in some sorts of mix- maybe add to your bedding mix as that contains the rest for chow really.

  • @havespacesuitwilltravel9607
    @havespacesuitwilltravel9607 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had the same experience with potatoes. After observing how the earthworms in the wild cluster around my rooted veggies like radishes and, yes, potatoes, I now think the worms are likely getting some benefit from live tubers. Why kill the chicken for meat when it's producing lots of eggs, right? Just an hypothesis

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly. Thank you for watching 😃🪱👍🏼

  • @omeshsingh8091
    @omeshsingh8091 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I discovered that there were weevils in some flour. How would I add this wheat flour into my worm bin? What would be an ideal component(s) to mix it with and in what ratio?

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You can make a worm chow with it. 1/3 flour, corn meal and ground oat meal is what I used for years. Top feed sprinkle a little each feeding you will use it up in no time.😀🪱👍🏼

  • @erical9526
    @erical9526 ปีที่แล้ว

    We have mashed potatoes, with butter and cream, leftover from Thanksgiving. Would that be okay to feed the worms?

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, absolutely I feed leftovers all the time.👍🏼🪱😊

  • @DanielScheel-m9x
    @DanielScheel-m9x 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Speaking of staples.. how do you keep them out of the white paper? Will they hurt our wormies?! Should I be this worried about the staple?😅

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have never seen the worms hurt by the tea bag staples. I pull out paper staples before I shred. When I get donations I don't know if they are in there or not. Seems to be ok from the years I have been keeping worms. 😁👍🏼🪱

    • @DanielScheel-m9x
      @DanielScheel-m9x 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@PlantObsessed do you ever find them when sifting? Thank you for such a prompt responses, you're an amazing content creator ☺️

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@DanielScheel-m9x I do find them when sifting sometimes. They are pretty small I imagine most go through the screen.👍🏼🪱😊

  • @mikegentile13
    @mikegentile13 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi. Thanks for this video. I'm a newbie. What's the frozen or not frozen have to do with anything? Thanks in advance!

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Freezing the food, breaks down the fibers and makes it easier to digest by the bacteria, fungi, worms and other critters in the bin. This means they will go through the food faster. Only feed when the previous feeding is gone. That's my best advice. 🪱😀👍🏼

  • @juntjoonunya9216
    @juntjoonunya9216 ปีที่แล้ว

    5:13 is this a top or side view or what?

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Top picture diagram. My layers are less triangle and slices. Thank you for watching 😃🪱👍🏼

  • @pedrof3364
    @pedrof3364 ปีที่แล้ว

    question, what happens if i drop worms in my field? is it a bad idea? will they die if I dont´feed them?

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว

      They will be ok. They have a lot to eat in nature too 👍🏼🪱😃

  • @shanesimpson8213
    @shanesimpson8213 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    when you remove some of the compost do you add dirt or just food stuff cause I wan to do it to mine but I'm not sure

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I always leave some castings behind to keep the microbes live in the bin. I also add more paper or leaves bedding and people food too so they don't go hungry.😃👍🏼🪱

  • @metasamsara
    @metasamsara ปีที่แล้ว

    I think for many getting pest in the compost is a bad thing altogether. Do you farm delicate crops like tomatoes and cannabis? especially indoors?

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I absolutely do. Tropical bonsai and orchids too. The mites in the bin are not the same that eat the plants. The spider mite for example that I see on my orchids is 10 x smaller than the ones in the compost. They are on a different floor than the worms too.

  • @Vermicompost
    @Vermicompost ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video Ann!! When I bought my first set of worms I'm pretty sure I saw a few mites...that's my guess for my bins, along with anything I brought in from adding regular compost or leaves. Fantastic worm balls towards the end and excellent info all throughout!!🪱🪱🪱

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good call on the yard stuff. I do feed leaves every once in a while.

  • @nozztheking8138
    @nozztheking8138 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    More on these mites please or is that just for indoor set up?😮

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think the mites are both inside and out. I don't look as closely at my outside bin. Most of the mites are ok and they don't get overpopulated unless the food provided is only available to them. 😁👍🏼🪱

  • @mistyk.8084
    @mistyk.8084 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I thought you had to use the red Wigglers for composting

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nope, there are several species of worms that work well. Red wigglers are the most common. 🪱👍🏼😀

  • @chngdbygrace
    @chngdbygrace 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have noticed in watching videos of other worm farmers that availability, size, whether or not the food is processed or broken down (mechanically or from micro-organisms) is a leading factor over whether or not worms like or don't like a food item (if they are capable of that. You can see it in videos that show whether or not worms eat a particular food item whole or pureed and how fast it takes them to work through each. But when you puree different food items and then compare the rate at which they are consumed you are then compare like consistencies, and if one item is consistently being consumed first or several feedings it can be speculated that there is a preference for that one thing... Maybe for a reason other than "liking" it, but a preference none the less...
    On a different note I had some earth worms I temporarily housed in a glass jar. I had some egg noodles left over one night and put some in with the worms. It was interesting because you could see where the worms had been eating at the noodles, and on one occasion I watched a worm eating the noodles... It was fascinating watching it open its mouth and then see a tiny divot be left in the noodle.
    Thank you for going over how long the different items take to be consumed...

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes exactly, like is not really the correct term. Ps watch my microscope video to see the worms up close in action.👍🏼🪱😊

  • @ianmcburdis353
    @ianmcburdis353 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ann can i use fish tank water for my worms

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, I have used it to make the bedding and to moisten food. Might smell a bit but that will go away when the worms get to it.

  • @I.am.Mumma.Bear.1
    @I.am.Mumma.Bear.1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why are your bins so dry? If I put my hands in my bins they come out filthy. I run my bins at 70 to 80% moisture for my worms. They hate it when it’s dry and I see much less production in castings, reproducing and cocoons if it is.
    I only dry out that much when sifting cocoons after I’ve removed adults.

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว

      I am not trying to intentionally breed worms. High moisture helps with that. I also use Coco coir that keeps the particles apart better. My goal is for them to eat stuff. I have almost 60 pounds of worms. I do not sell worms so they self regulate to my bin sizes.

  • @simon1804-x5r
    @simon1804-x5r ปีที่แล้ว

    I fed my worms the dregs from making chicken stock (outside, it attracts bigger pests). I guess gnats is what I got, but they mostly died in front of the basement door(window). I swept them up, and guess where they all went? Anyway, it's spring now and those stock bits will go into the (hot) compost outside. Great videos - thank you.

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, thank god it is spring. Im starting to understand Florida Snow Birds

  • @benjaminklein9378
    @benjaminklein9378 ปีที่แล้ว

    The worms are not exactly eating (digesting more precisly) the waste you are giving them. They eat it and digest the bacterias that are decomposing the waste, then poop out what couldn't be digested the first time and they come back to it once it is ready. I guess that is way it doesn't stink, the balance between worms and bacterias is good, a stinking compost would mean there is a lot more bacterias (it would also be hotter as they produce more CO2).
    And that is the same thing with cows for example : they are mostly eating bacterias, not plants. That explains why they have a stomac composed of multiple areas as it takes time for bacterias to develop.

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yep for the most part but I have seen the worms directly on things like melon or pumpkin eating it directly. 👍🏼🪱😃

  • @tannerfrancisco8759
    @tannerfrancisco8759 ปีที่แล้ว

    I feed onions, garlic, citrus, and pineapple no problem. Fermented food, rotten foods, moldy foods. The only thing that my worms don't seem to eat is charred hardwood. They will bore through the center of a pine 2x4, but won't break down bigger chunks of charcoal or charred wood.

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว

      I have never tried that. Interesting. 👍🏼😃🪱

    • @tannerfrancisco8759
      @tannerfrancisco8759 ปีที่แล้ว

      There is a Japanese practice of charring wood which will have ground contact to prevent rot, so it makes sense that it would keep critters from munching on it. But charcoal is chemically different and if you crush it fine enough, the worms will eat it as grit. We already charge biochar by mixing it into compost or soaking it in compost teas, can you imagine how nutritionally and microbially boosted some finely ground biochar/charcoal which has been ran through the gut of your worms would be?!
      Depending on how much you use, it gives the castings a nice, dense black color.

  • @helenaragon6539
    @helenaragon6539 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    another great video thanks!!!

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for watching 😃🤞👍🏼

  • @danieldipeppe1455
    @danieldipeppe1455 ปีที่แล้ว

    Are they the same as red wigglers

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว

      Nope. They are different species. Thank you for watching 😃👍🏼🪱

  • @tinaharvey356
    @tinaharvey356 ปีที่แล้ว

    Are they better than red wiggles?

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว

      They are about the same except they have the ability to get much larger than the reds. 👍🏼🪱😄

  • @mllokie9075
    @mllokie9075 ปีที่แล้ว

    How long till a carrot is good for worms to chew

    • @JohnJohn-bc4nh
      @JohnJohn-bc4nh ปีที่แล้ว

      freezing them helps break down quicker

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว

      If it was a whole carrot 🥕 I would give it a month in a bin with a pound or 2 of worms that was mature ( over a year old)

  • @mikaellindqvist5599
    @mikaellindqvist5599 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Weird. As a swede i havent yrt found a tesbag that dows NOT decompose completely. I have some lipton pyramid bags going right know and im having a feeling they could be it.

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes those are the ones that are not breaking down.

  • @rico99586
    @rico99586 ปีที่แล้ว

    IMPRESSIVE! WoW! Have you an estimate of the amount of worms in that bin? Also I will ask, but don't know if you will answer, or can, since I know you can't play favorites since it's a business, but I cannot find any ANC for sale. I have all ENC and I love them, (and of course they love me too since I'm their source of food), but really want some ANC. I'm 175 years old and can't wait forever to find some. If you can help I would surely appreciate the tip. Thanks for always great videos. I've been a subscriber for awhile, and ALWAYS learn something new.

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I got my new ANC from the garden and worm lady. She has a channel too. She lives in Indiana and I believe she ships weekly. I think there are about 4 pounds in this bin. So about 8,000 worms give or take😃

    • @rico99586
      @rico99586 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PlantObsessed Thank you very much! I appreciate that you took the time to reply with that information. I know you are bussssssy. God bless.

  • @jenniferjuniper9118
    @jenniferjuniper9118 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    After over 2 years of worms (and mites in all colours)
    I now suddenly have lots of tiny moths 😳😳😳 not happy.
    I know the balance in my bin is off and it’s my own fault ! I’ve neglected it and then threw an entire pumpkin in.
    Also still recovering from very sticky gluey junk mail.
    Worms looking happy , it’s just me that’s not 😂😂

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The little moths can be from corn or grain too. I had a bout of them a few years ago. Glue paper traps work great 👍🏼. Good luck

    • @jenniferjuniper9118
      @jenniferjuniper9118 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PlantObsessed I was dreading the bin in the basement. Mites I’m ok with , flying things no. Just went to check , nothing to see ? Where did they all go 😂😂😂
      All started going wrong when I downsized from 3 bins to 1 , it’s true more real estate is easier for having a balanced bin.

  • @sandraarmstrong3722
    @sandraarmstrong3722 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can I feed peanut butter

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I would say yes a small amount but, mix it with some paper. You may see a bloom of mites that will help process the oil before the worms get into it. 😀🪱👍🏼

  • @ashalee1576
    @ashalee1576 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    In one Ytube video, I saw the person had rose branches in his worm feed. I think that's the wrong item to go into the feed.

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ouch. Maybe if it was powdered. Not likely very nutritious. Right? 😃👍🏼🪱

  • @mascatrails661
    @mascatrails661 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Anne, been a while since I've been on the wormtube. Did the wormies ever break down the chicken bones?

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol nope but they are looking dark and spongy.

    • @tannerfrancisco8759
      @tannerfrancisco8759 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mine will gnaw on fish bones that have already been through my compost pile

  • @glennlewman4186
    @glennlewman4186 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Does anyone feed rabbit droppings to their worms?

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There was a homestead channel that used to keep worm bins under his rabbit hutch. Seemed to work great.🪱😀👍🏼

  • @melodylamour6123
    @melodylamour6123 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been finding black fly larvae.

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They are great composters but will steal the food from the compost worms. I hope your bin is outside 👍🏼🪱🤔

    • @melodylamour6123
      @melodylamour6123 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PlantObsessed yes it's outside under cover. I've been feeding the larvae to the neighborhood ducks. Think I have them under control right now

  • @CarlosAnselmo-be4nw
    @CarlosAnselmo-be4nw ปีที่แล้ว

    A woman been contaminated with worms have worms in the body she started to be sick get in hospital and have to be operated to her brain have a big worm about 50cm had emergency operation later been send home with antibiotics but still getting infection and be back on hospital again after that's don't know what happened 😢

  • @moniquelee3623
    @moniquelee3623 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can you put chicken menure in your bin?

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I would let it compost for a few months due to the nitrogen content. After it finished the hot compost phase I would try a little. 👍🏼🪱😃

  • @eve66able
    @eve66able ปีที่แล้ว

    I would leave the meat for the maggots (BSFand other flies).

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว

      I wish I lived somewhere warmer where I could have a BSF system. That would be cool.

    • @eve66able
      @eve66able ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PlantObsessed remember, being warm in the winter usually means cooking in the summer.

  • @paulsoutbackgardenaustrali7674
    @paulsoutbackgardenaustrali7674 ปีที่แล้ว

    Don't your worms crawl away...I tried b4 ...having them outside and they disappeared 😔

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Most of mine are inside worms. My outside bin has holes in the bottom. So they are like outside cats they come into the bin when there is food or the environment is better than my native soil.

  • @haroldbrown1674
    @haroldbrown1674 ปีที่แล้ว

    Should wet down paper first.

  • @allburntoutgas
    @allburntoutgas ปีที่แล้ว

    All over our Inviornment soil food ect

  • @allenlyon7202
    @allenlyon7202 ปีที่แล้ว

    The mites are mostly introduced by the worms themselves there pooo and mites go hand and hand

  • @KennethDupuis-o9d
    @KennethDupuis-o9d 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    red wiggler eat acorns Hi Kenneth

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I bet they do,😀👍🏼🪱

  • @cecilmitchell6510
    @cecilmitchell6510 ปีที่แล้ว

    You must cover your food and not leave it on top of your. Bedding to keep down the mites

  • @thomas.m.d
    @thomas.m.d 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I dont see many food scraps in the ground .plenty of vegitation and leaves and soil.A free worm is helthier than a worm in a plastic bin.worms dont talk english.pity ❤

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😃🪱👍🏼

  • @user-px2sn8pr5t
    @user-px2sn8pr5t ปีที่แล้ว

    wear gloves

    • @PlantObsessed
      @PlantObsessed  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sometimes

    • @gabolema
      @gabolema ปีที่แล้ว

      for your videos at least 🙂 @@PlantObsessed