EASIEST Worm Casting System for Vermicompost 3 Bin
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- EVERY gardener and small farmer should be raising red worms. It is the easiest, cheapest, and best fertilizer and inoculant to make and use at home. This is my 3 bin modular worm system. You can build it using 3 totes or expand to as many as you want. It is super easy to take care of and maintain, requiring only 30 minutes of work every month. The worms harvest themselves and you never have to sort the worms from the castings! I'll show you how to build it from start to finish!
I recommend using either the same totes I use or another tote similar in size. It needs to be LDPE or HDPE plastic. I bought mine cheaper at home depot than amazon fyi. If the tote is too big they are too heavy to move, too small not enough castings. This 10 gallon size is a perfect medium. See below for products used in the building of the system.
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Use a soldering iron to make your holes. The hole it makes pushes the melted material to the perimeter. When it hardens, the hole is much stronger and less prone to cracking. I think it takes less time than drilling because theres no need for cleanup ( no extra shredded plastic bits everywhere).
You are an amazing organic gardener. I wish I had met someone like you when I was a young gardener. And, there was no TH-cam back then! The information you are sharing is invaluable for organic gardeners. I had to do it the old fashion way, I collected my table scraps, newspaper, grass and hay cuttings and layered it on my garden in the winter. Covered it up with weed barrier to allow rain and snow to permeate and the next spring when I pulled back the weed barrier the worms made me jump in the air because they were the size of garter snakes! My plants that year were so prolific that the size of my tomatoes actually broke down the trellis!
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I am a worm farmer myself and I am very impressed with this table of yours. Low maintenance and easy to work with. Liked and subbed... thx for sharing.
Wow thanks a lot! Welcome to the channel.
It's a tidy little piece of equipment, I like it.
Spent the day looking in to wormeries and you're the first person i've seen put together the structure in my head. Thanks for reassuring me i'm not crazy and for a great breakdown in how to build. Subscribed.
This is EXACTLY how I learned to make my own vermicomposting bins .i first learned about this in Hawaii in my master gardeners course .i use this same thing here in New York now..
For the first 12 years i had holes for drsinage in my worm beds...no longer. No holes ,control moisture bby adding carbon. Worm castings are much better now. Have been doing this now for about 18 years with no problems. And i only use cardboard sheets cut to fit for covers. Less fuss, less mess and better castings....even under microscope.
Same for my raised gardens! No drainage\lined with poly. I'm in hot central Texas. Where are you?
I put my beds on my channel. They conserve water and work so much better!
@@TheRainHarvester my worm farm was on stainless shelving units in my cellar. Sold all but 1 tub 2 years ago due to being disabled and bedridden. I am in the binghamton area of NYS.
BEFORE GOING TO RESTRAUNT bins I did them the way I was told ..back in late 70's.?with holes in bottom of covered large tubs..I had a drain line to handle all of the leachate...was a lot of work. With my last system I spent less than 30 minutes once a week to turn ,feed and replace tubs to shelving unit.....all 20 of them...never leachate mess...only made worm tea when I wanted it.....
This is absolute genius. Good job man.
I would like to suggest to add a landscaping fabric to keep mosquitoes from breeding in your pond area aka worm liquid under your tubs. Great video!
Can you say more about how you should do this?
@@ZZ-qw6el I can say more about this idea. Not necessary. Mosquitoes won't breed in this liquid.
Hot solder tip will melt clean holes. Or heat a nail with a torch on some vice grips will work the same but more work reheating.
Thanks! Another great idea. A solder needle is just about the right size too. Sweet lots of new things to try out next time I drill plastic :)
Sir can u help me how to produce earthworm fast. Thnks
@@NaturesAlwaysRight once you use the soldering needle for melting plastic, it's not good for soldering anymore. If you borrow a soldering iron, buy a new tip before you return it, or that person might not loan tools to you anymore. You could remove the tip and replace it with a brad before you start melting holes. When you're done, then put the original tip back in.
You could use some sand paper to level off the holes.
Maybe a hollow punch/ round hole iron?
I have been wanting a worm farm for 2 year. I live part of the year in an Airstream ,so I needed something the RV resort wouldnt complain about . I found a very cute teal blue worm hut for only $45 on amazon, most were close to $100 .Maybe its from being sheltered in place during the quarantine for over a week with only my pet bird.. But I cannot wait for my worm children to arrive.
You are so resourceful and kind to take your time to show us how to make this amazing worm bin system. Love what your doing for the world. Thank you my BFAM (brother from another mother). Much love you all.
Thanks so much for the compliment. Thanks for the support!
Only a matter of time before you put this one out! 😍
Yes finally! Hope it helps some people get started with their own worm bins :)
One of my favs so far! Next project for sure. Thanks for sharing
This is a similar approach that I used to create my million-dollar Garden!
@@NaturesAlwaysRight I'm trying to figure out how to do my bins now, and I like your idea the best. I'm just afraid the worms will cook down here outside no matter how much shade they have.
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You can use a debur tool. Here is decent one.
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Thanks for video.
Love the fact you have used it before posted all this you used it. Tied and true
Thank you for noticing. I try really hard to only give out gardening/farming information I know is true or know works from experience.
To clean the burrs from a drilled hole you can use an oversized bit to clean the holes both top and bottom.
If you hold a few types of drill bits side by side, when you compare the cutting end, called the chisel, they have various angles/shapes and degree of cutting edge. Take note as you figure which angle works best for different materials.
Also try different diameters for different base materials.
Finally. If going the proper direction, clock-wise cuts to much material. Try going anti clock-wise to sort of ‘scrape’ the burrs away, as opposed to trying to drill them away.
Hope this helps
Love the Chickens in the background
Thanks for sharing your build! Just as you mentioned, no man made system is ever perfect! In my opinion, your final product outweighs "the use of plastic". I do wish this video included footage of what the unit looks like with the second levels installed. Although, I can probably watch your other videos for a good shot of this. Enjoy your channel! Looking forward to your next video!
Thanks Toby! Thanks for the suggestion it would have been a good idea to do a close up of everything fully set up. I'll start including that in future build videos. When the first tote is most of the way broken down just add the 2nd tote on top and wait until the bottom tote has only a few worms in it. Thanks for your watching and your support.
My worm bin is in a large cattle watering bin. I sure made some newby mistakes. But I'm so glad to have castings to use when planting my tomatoes and peppers. I'd love more videos on worm bins and how to use the castings and tea!
Oh nice that would generate a ton of castings. That's so great you have a large system. I will definitely be putting videos out of how to make tea and use the castings. I'm trying to get better and better at my teas. I recently got a microscope so I could see the organisms in the tea. I'll eventually be sharing that with everyone too :)
I used to thermoform thick sheet plastic and we used a deburring tool I'm certain works for this. So happy I kept some!
With your glasses and hat you look like Spy in Mad magazine!
Interesting build. Thanks.
You may want to put a bracket or hang iron to hold the pvc in place. Over time the weight of the pvc pipe and valve could pull it down out of the uni-seal. Probably not a huge issue, but it could save a min. in the future.
Absolutely great video man! I’m definitely making one of these!
On my hydroponic setup in plastic 5 gallon containers, I used a deburring tool to clean up the holes after I drilled them.
Thanks for all you do man. Keep up the good work!
Hey I just found a way to put holes in the plastic worm tubs with zero clean up.
Materials Needed
- pliers
- (2) nails
- torch
- propane
Easy just heat a nail up holding it with the pliers and puncture the plastic tub.
Use a larger nail on some of the holes in only one side of the tub for the worm migration.
This technique has a "hot glue gun" affect on the plastic. Hope this helps and thanks for all the knowledge you share. Peace and God bless.
Use a countersink drill bit and a small rechargeable cordless drill. Works great on Kydex so it should be great for bins as well. Thanks for the video!
Awesome & ingenious build! Love it! Are you happy with the results thus far? Any modifications/improvements you would make if you built another one?
Consider a hex bit or unibit hex drill bit. usually better for a smoother finish than standard bit. Also good for creating variation of size holes if needed or should you consider going larger on the spot.
Thanks for the tips. Those bits work well but I tried those bits and every kind of bit out there (I think) and nothing is able to drill LDPE as smoothly as I like without leaving residue. I haven't tried yet, but poking something hot like a soldering iron through the bin seems like a good option.
There are bits used for plexiglas to minimize burrs, forstner bits are also used for larger holes, but you may be able to find a 1/4" forstner bit. An alternative is to buy a good 1/4" hole punch and punch the hole with a plastic or wood backing, leaves a very clean hole. A countersink bit with a handle is better than a knife to deburr. Great video, thanks.
one of the best worm systems for home gardeners that I've seen on youtube. Thanks for sharing this!!!
Love it thanks for sharing. (Handy tip, store your glue upside down it won't dry out)
Thanks Melissa, and thanks for the tip too! I'll try that out.
I have made 4 -5 gallon worm bins and do get the worm tea from each. It appears that my larger worms have disappeared but can see many small baby like worms. Did I do something wrong or is this a natural part of the evolution. Was it something in the products I was composting? Would appreciate your insight from you and your group.
If you put a piece of stock, really anything dampening, on the back of what you're drilling and clamp it. You dont get those 'exit wound' kinda holes. I find burning holes still leaves a less severe version or the same issue. Use stock behind your drilling surface for the cleanest result.
A bit late to recommend but a spade bit normally drills cleanly into plastic with little to no clean up at all.
Enjoying the video tutorials, and as always, stay safe.
Hey cool design, Try cutting holes from the bottom up instead from inside down. The plastic flashing tends to point in the direction the drill bit is pulling. I see several comments about reversing the drill. Sure wont cut through as easy. Simply flip the bins over and drill from the outside in.
Love your design . This is far from "easiest" :) probably the hardest I have seen but still this is by far the best system I have seen though. I hope your are producing a lot of worms and worm casting/tea.
How do you deal with rain, wont it flood the tubs, will they drain quick enough? Great video.
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Great job! Can you build on for me 😅 I really enjoy your videos, even moreso I've learned so much!! Thank you, Thank you. THANK YOU‼️
God bless you!!
oh wow!! great video!!Beautiful!!😍
Thanks for teaching those of us just starting out. Any Ideas on getting rid of poison Ivy? My sister lives in town, has it on her fence line and is all bfroke out with it.
The easiest way I have found to drill holes that you don't have to clean up is run the drill backwards. The drill still spins at a very high RPM so you basically melt your way through the plastic. It takes a bit longer but you make up that time by a ending with a clean hole.
This works even better with hole saws. And when working with IBCs you avoid cracking that slightly harder plastic.
And if you are looking for a flexible ruler to mark out curved plastic bins I haven't found something better than an old window blind.
Best design I seen yet!!! Very nice. I think I'm going to try this. One question, when and how do you put the second bin on? Thank you for sharing!!!
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Looks like an amazing set up I'm going to do it on a smaller scale how do you keep the worms from crawling out the bottom 1/4" holes just keep the food on top ?
Ya they will just keep going up. They won't really fall through
My suggestion was to place a piece of wood under where you drill. It will keep the plastic from fraying. But, lukeo85 has the better idea with the hot solder tip. Great idea
Oh that's another interesting technique I'll try! Ya totally agree the solder tip makes the most sense.
Should I be concerned with rain or any sort of water getting in there and messing things up or is that okay for it?
Thanks for the instructions!
Worms love the burlap went
In there worm bin to on the top layer. Cool design
Ooh that's a great idea instead of cardboard on top. I bet that would be fantastic for hot summer days! Thanks for the tip.
You have inspired me to start my own worm farm..my video is just up
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Thanks friend glad you like!
I also wants to build a farm in India . Help me
Counter-Intuitive but also a green (high in nitrogen): Coffe Grounds. Against popular belief, normal (i.e. hot brewed) coffe grounds won't have much acidity and worms gonna love it!
Use a Forstner bit to drill your holes to keep from burring holes and make for easier clean up.
Just watched this again! Wondering if you are still using this system now that you're on the homestead?
How do you keep the worms from escaping through the bottom drain holes? Are the holes smaller?
Hey, so I ended up having at least some partial success with installing the uniseal the second time. I ended up sanding the hole a bit and that helped some. It still was a little messed up, but it is holding at least. When you put your second tote on for the worms to start moving up, do you place a piece of cardboard on the bottom, since this will eventually become the bottom layer? It seems though with this in place , the worms may have a hard time climbing to that tote if there is cardboard in the way.
Glad to hear it is working better. Ya the uniseal is a little tricky to get to work for sure. A bulkhead fitting is another option, just a little more expensive. Yes I put a piece of cardboard at the bottom of every new bin, I make sure it is smaller though and doesn't cover all the holes. Just trying to make it easier for the worms, and the cardboard prevents castings from falling out a little better.
Uniseals are fantastic. I use them all over in my aquaponics.
I LOVE them too. I used to use bulkheads, but completely switched after I found the UNIs
how many worms do you have and how long does it take until harvest time for the castings?
This was a very good video
Excellent video. I just subscribed.
What do you do with them in the winter?
Looks like a great design! My only concern would be the heat mid summer, I keep my worms in a very shaded area, I’m in qld Australia so we don’t get super cold winters.
I keep them in full shade with burlap over the top, no problems :) We only go to 100F here in San Diego though. Keeping the bedding moist is the most important then it stays cool inside the totes.
Sorry but a bit confusing..at beginning of film it looks like you're going to stack two totes but when you're finally filling them with compostable material they look like singles???? Great videos and thanks for going out of the way to do these videos
Did you ever have any problem with your drain clogging up or the valve clogging up?
I use coolers they work well for me
I keep red wrigglers in five gallon buckets. The buckets have no holes and the worms do great. Super easy and I got the bucket for free. Keep leaves on the top so they have a place to go if it gets too much liquid on the bottom.
Afraid I don't know how to drill a clean hole in plastic, however, there's an easier way for cleaning those drilled hoies, usinng a dubble size drill bit, and while the drill is working, just touch the hole's surface slightly with the bit's edge and so ,very easily remove what needs to be removed without damaging the hole and without wasting too much effort.
Hope that's a useful advice.
After you drill the holes in the plastic, use a larger drill bit (like 1/2") on each hole by hand to "de-bur", or get rid of the flashing.
or just run the drill in reverse, it will melt instead of cut
If the tubs are HDPE you could use a lighter or a torch (at a respectful distance of course) to clean up the holes. HDPE is a thermoplastic (not sure about the other one, might also be thermoplastic).
Do the worms reproduce on their own once you have them in the bin? What is the life cycle and reproduction cycle of them?
Hey Steve, dumb question? I was thinking carbon/nitrogen mixture would create a hot pile and kill the worms? Sweet video man!
Do you have a video showing the process of you Stacking the second container that the worms move into?
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Idk about plastic but w metal I get rid of burrs by just taking a way bigger bit and lightly drilling the top of the hole without penetrating the hole any. It cleans the hole perfectly
8:39 you still a cleaner hole by going thru both sides or just wallering the holes out a little by twisting the drill as you drill
you dont have to water the totes regularly, correct? you simply water them whenever you want in order to get some leechate? and then you dilute the leechate with water and use that dilution to water your plants?
For the holes so you don't have to clean up the plastic, use a soldering iron. It will burn a hole and also keeps the edges smooth.
I place my binds right inside each other. The bottom one has no holes but contains some peat moss.
Good design.
Have you thought about weed barrier instead of cardboard for the bottom of totes
When you drill your holes. ITs called reeming, you go back and forth/side to side with the drill bit, it can open the hole a tad bit bigger than you wanted to drill, but by doing so you drilll a smoother hole.
Love it! Thank you!!
Hello. How would you keep the worm bins warm all winter if you live in a cold climate like in Idaho?
how long did it take for each bin to be full of worms
Since I am beginning my adventure in total organic gardening I’ve realized I need a worm farm. Ive been reading quite a bit about “if you don’t do it right or if it rains, the worms will crawl up the sides and leave”. Do you find this to be a problem? Also, I live in Washington state and would like to purchase my worms closer than back east. Where did you buy your worms from? Or do you know of someone I could buy from?
They will just crawl to the top of the tote to escape drowning, a few might escape but the population will stay. I started my farm with a local persons worms. If you can't find local then I recommend Big Jim, amzn.to/2CbZ8SM
Well done Steven! Looks great!
Thanks for watching!
Very clever
I am certainly not a worm expert, only started looking into this today but..... everything I have seen so far says to only use compost AFTER it has goon through the heating phase. You are building compost bins here. Plus it seems WAY too many food scraps at once. I read only feed what worms can eat in a day or so at a time. Be interesting to hear a follow up on how this worked out. I see the video is three years old now. Did you cook your worms? Or over feed them? Spotted an ant in one shot, pest problems? If you have a follow up video please post a reply with a link. Cheers.
Heated nail or equivalent might produce a clean hole for drainage post drilling or by itself.? I actually have a few bins without bottom holes and focus on keeping the humidity in balance. Success so far! Humic acid can build up to an overload I’m sure but I’m still searching for that breaking point. Thanks for the inspiration/cheers!
Nice idea Aaron, I'll definitely try some sort of heated element to make the holes next time then no flying plastic and perfect holes. I think bottom holes are necessary because it's nice to have the water drain through to flush out the castings, get leechate, prevent anaerobic conditions, let's the worms choose what kind of food they want to feed on. And the worms can't move up to the next tote meaning you have to sort the worms from the castings. Let me know how it works out, it would be interesting to know the results.
That looks like a great system! TFS 😊
Thanks glad you liked it!
Had worm bins they hate coffee, citrus, and onions. How do you stop a breading ground for mosquitos in the liquid, any suggestions. Here in FL, they are monsters.
Might be getting a little too moist in there. Try adding a sheet of cardboard that fully fits over the top of the castings and is snug to all sides of the tote.
sic design dude.
Nice work! Is there an update video on how much casting were yielded ?
A step bit reams while it drills, (get a smaller one so you don't oversize the holes) it's great you are using primer with the pvc pipe, but with a non pressure system, not necessary, just use Christy's Wet/Dry cement and eliminate all pipe prep.
Soldering iron can be used to make holes you don't have to clean...little slower though.
This is one of your best videos. Thanks for sharing!
Great job. Thanks for sharing. Questions on where you placed the air vent holes on the sides and placing the next tote on top. When you add another tote on top, does the tote on top cover those air vents? And does the weight of the top tote when filled crush the worm castings and worms?
You're welcome. When you add the second tote the air vents don't flow as well but it doesn't matter because everything is fully broken down. I don't have any problems with the castings going anaerobic. The weight on top does not kill the worms, it does compress the castings a little bit but it doesn't inhibit the worms ability to move up to the next tote.
@@NaturesAlwaysRight Thank you. I was curious about this too.
Great video, thanks
Hey could you do an update on worm bin. You are very inspiring. Want to make one. Didn't know if you would change anything? Thank you for your time and effort.
Sure I'll definitely do more worm videos in the future. For this size system I wouldn't change anything and haven't!
At about the 20 minute mark he says 1.5 years later he is very happy with the system.
Have been waiting for thiissss!!!
Thank you for this video!
Got some questions as always , hehe
1. How many worms do i need per bin?
2. What exactly worm tea is made of?
I mean, is it the extract of the soil and castings or is it the extract from composting process?
3. If i only have worms and soil and feed them with veggies, without those conpost layers, can i still call it worm tea? Is it as powerful?
4. Last question, how often do i water my worm bin?
Thank you very much.. i'm very confused about these 4 questions and i have been wondering for months..
Once again thanks for the video, its awesome as always!
Love that "Let's Do This" buckets!!
*)do share some tips of using worm tea and it's supernatural effects please.. just so that we subscribers may know.. heheh
Thanks!!
Sweet you are welcome :)
1. Depends, more worms faster the colony builds. I'd say 1lb of worms per 10gallon or 40L bin is more than enough to get started. But I'm sure someone online has figured out the best practice on that.
2. Worm tea is an aerated tea meant to increase the microrganisms found in the worm castings. It is sprayed or watered in on plants. It can be made from compost or castings I'll be doing episodes on it in the future.
3. The liquid (leechate) that drains out from adding water to your bins is beneficial it has nutrient and microbes but nothing compared to what an aerated tea has. You should dilute the leechate 10 to 1 and add to water in your garden.
4. Keep your worm bin in the shade and covered and you will rarely water it, only in the summer is it necessary but it will depend on climate so you just need to check on the worms. It should be wet but not soggy and sloppy wet. They can handle a pretty wide range of moisture though and be fine. For most of the year the only moisture I add is whenever I add on a new tote and harvest teh castings. The biggest danger is letting the bins dry out or get too hot so keep it covered in summer. Under a tree is a good spot :)
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Woww thanks for the ultimate and complete answer!
Actually, after your first video where i saw you had worm bins, i was curious about worm bins and had already started my own bin ! XD
Thank you for the answer again!!
Will be waiting for that compost & castings video!
You're welcome! Good luck with your bin.
THANKS!!! ☻
I'm loving this!
You put a good deal of thought into this. Perhaps you could share an update with how things are going? Thanks for sharing.
Thanks. Still running incredibly well, wouldn't change anything really :)
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