the worms are producing liquid gold if I had land I would setup several of these buckets before I spent another dollar on Medi One by green planet they sell 1L of "liquid worm casting" which is 40 Canadian dollans which is just crazy I respect this video great information .
The system uses three buckets. The bottom bucket is completely solid in order to capture any liquid drainage that comes from the worm composting process. The other two buckets have holes in the bottom that are large enough for the worms to travel through and for liquid to drain out. The two buckets also have very tiny holes up top that allow for natural circulation but they’re small enough to prevent the worms from getting out and to keep small bugs from getting in. I hope this helps to clarify any confusion and allows you to have a better understanding of how my indoor worm bin works.
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Love this design! Indoor worms is a requirement in Phoenix area! Curious about cutting a large circle hole in lid and gluing a piece of window screen? My thinking is more air, and no fruit flies/etc if the mesh is sufficiently small. Also, less work than 100 small holes.
We have had the bin for about 9 months and haven’t had any issues with bugs. As long as you bury the scraps you should be good 👍🏼 the lid helps to keep it dark which the worms want.
Eisenia fetida is the best composting worms. Best to get them named as such, rather the generic term of red wigglers, as they may not be Eisenia f. but combination of worms.
As long as you don't have a lid that snaps on tight without holes, the worms will be fine. I actually run all my worm bins without lids. The worms want to stay in their bedding where all the yummy food is!
third bucket is just the same as the second i just didnt cut it yet because we didnt need it. we have a whole tutorial on the channel of how to build it!
I would like to make worm buckets for my garden. How many bins do yoy recommend for a backyard garden? It's of decent size and we have a deck with other things.
@@earthnailsandtails I see A lot of my worms have died sadly, but a good bit of them are still alive so I hope they'll repopulate. Shouldn't have treated it as a outdoor one, but I'll learn from my mistakes, and from your advice.
They will fall in the liquid bucket. To keep them from falling in the liquid bucket you either cheese cloth or tulle from the fabric store. It allows air to still circulate and the liquid to come through but the worms will stay in the second bin.
@earthnailsandtails my indoor worm farm was much like A V wormery. I little more organized but I used the same tubs..but I didn't start doing it this way till I tried every other way..went to racke and tubs about 15 years ago. The bucket idea ( with a few changes ) is what I put in my raised beds outside. No bottom to catch drippings and a decorative top to remove and add worm foods. Later I just removed entire bottom and pulled bucket yearly and moved to another spot in raised beds..I didn't see worry about saving worms as I had millions inside. I should have sold more worms but was to. Busy to set up business farther than just selling castings on a small scale.
Nope! As long as you do it right. We have had ours in our kitchen for months. If you want to learn about the whole setup and how to care for them we have a video
this is perfect for me because I wanted to do vermicomposting with a no space available to do a huge bin/bed (also I'm afraid of worms because when I was a kid I touch one and feel grossed)
@@earthnailsandtails welp and I'm getting myself ready when it comes Also I wish my fear of worms would come out once I'm about to do a larger container or even a bed
When I was a kid walking to school with my sister, she found a worm in the gutter (because it had rained a lot during the night), and threw it at me. It got stuck in my hair, and nobody noticed until I got home and we found a dry dead worm stuck there. Fun times.
I feel strongly that worms aren’t this complicated. Find an old bucket and mix in two worms, two bananas (one for each worm), newspaper, and spray it with a days a water..
Followed this step sir but what do you think is cause why my worms keeps going up to the lid? They still have enough compost to digest in the first bucket. I also made some holes to the lid and also to the top part of the bucket. Thank you.
You can feed them more as the population grows. Start with a handful and see how long it takes them to eat it. Immediately feed them more. Eventually you will learn how much to feed each bin
They can move in and out, some will make it into the bottom. If you seem works in the bottom it probably means there is not enough food and they are searching for it OR it’s way to wet which there will be a lot of liquid in the bottom
It all depends how much base material you start with and how much you stay on top of feeding them to keep the population growing. I’d say 6 months to 1 year
@@earthnailsandtails I'll make sure to watch it! At my parents' house I was doing bokashi composting, but it's not great for balconies because you need to do the soil factory stage
I feel strongly that the chicken deserved a worm for the cameo
😂😂 I didn’t even notice her until I was done editing, nice time chicken, next time
Lol. I didn’t notice the chicken until I read your comment and rewatched it just to see. So cute.
the worms are producing liquid gold if I had land I would setup several of these buckets before I spent another dollar on Medi One by green planet they sell 1L of "liquid worm casting" which is 40 Canadian dollans which is just crazy I respect this video great information .
I miss having chickens. Your friend was so curious. She’s like “dad what’s this?”
Haha they are so curious
They know what’s in there 🤣 they want to eat them 😋
Oh they know what’s in there😂
The system uses three buckets. The bottom bucket is completely solid in order to capture any liquid drainage that comes from the worm composting process. The other two buckets have holes in the bottom that are large enough for the worms to travel through and for liquid to drain out. The two buckets also have very tiny holes up top that allow for natural circulation but they’re small enough to prevent the worms from getting out and to keep small bugs from getting in. I hope this helps to clarify any confusion and allows you to have a better understanding of how my indoor worm bin works.
But don't u want liquid in the bottom for worm tea. When u add moisture to your worm bin
Holes small enough to prevent fruit flies.... extremely tiny.
Tentatively how many worms are ideal for keeping in one such setup
Let’s hope minimal worms fall thru the holes too end up evolving into poisonous water snakes🤟
Cool But what about the eggs? Do you sift the castings at all? How often do you switch out the bucket?
So do you sift out Ћ old dirt that Ћ worms migrate from (bucket two) or how do you know Ћ worms have migrated entirely?
You're helping push forward the future, okay? Humans are our connectivity to the dirt around us, our knowledge of the ways of the world.. ty
Thank you! This was much clearer
Glad it was helpful!
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Love this design! Indoor worms is a requirement in Phoenix area!
Curious about cutting a large circle hole in lid and gluing a piece of window screen?
My thinking is more air, and no fruit flies/etc if the mesh is sufficiently small.
Also, less work than 100 small holes.
We have had the bin for about 9 months and haven’t had any issues with bugs. As long as you bury the scraps you should be good 👍🏼 the lid helps to keep it dark which the worms want.
@@earthnailsandtailsadding cardboard or shredded paper on top also helps
Hello just wanna ask how long would it take before it becomes overpopulated.
They self regulate based off of food
How long does that take?
Does this work for breeding them too ??
Wow, brilliant!
my worms end up in the bottom bucket
I think this is them trying to run away from something. When my compost I put them in that was still too hot, they escaped to the bottom bin.
Eisenia fetida is the best composting worms. Best to get them named as such, rather the generic term of red wigglers, as they may not be Eisenia f. but combination of worms.
can I keep them under my kitchentop? or do they require more wind for circulation?
As long as you don't have a lid that snaps on tight without holes, the worms will be fine. I actually run all my worm bins without lids. The worms want to stay in their bedding where all the yummy food is!
I did all that but they keep Escaping so what do I do
Wow!!! Thank you so much for sharing
How often can you harvest castings
Yeah but wheres the worms come from? My minds blown lol i know maggots come from fly's are worms similar i take it?
So you only add scraps? You don't add anything else?
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What happens when you get too many worms built up?
So what happens to the soil and stuff from the second bucket after its taken out?
How do they not just fall into the wayer
Thanks for your video! Do I need to add any dirt or other material in with the food scraps?
You can but you don’t have to. I’d recommend blending your scrapes into a “smoothie” for the first little bit to really get it going.
Any odor ?
You talk about 3 buckets but showing 2 buckets most of the time, which is confusing which bucket you're describing
i made a whole long form video on this you can watch
This is pretty cool!
When I was 5 I kept worms as pets in my room
I like the idea very much 😊
Is there a preferred soil to use?
What do you do with the worm castings in the winter months when you don’t have an active garden?
You can store them in another bucket
So when you add the food scraps do you ad soil to cover the scraps or you you use the soil already in the bucket to cover the food scraps
Just use what’s in the bucket 👍🏼
Thanks
How big are the holes on the bottom? How big are the holes at the top? Why didn’t your 3rd bucket at the end of the video not have holes at the top?
third bucket is just the same as the second i just didnt cut it yet because we didnt need it. we have a whole tutorial on the channel of how to build it!
AMAZING 👍🏻🙏🏻💗
They don't need a ladder?
But how the worms gets in?
I think the chickens crap has more PPM's then worm crap please correct me if I'm wrong
You are not wrong. I use both.
Amazing!
Do you have to water it?
Nope!
What about fruit flies?
I would add chicken manure or cow manure in compost bin. ❤
For normal composting, that would be great, but that can be very bad in a worm composting bin
Are you single?
Lol that chicken wanted a meal
Ingenious! Awesome dude! Thank you!
Thank you for sharing, I found your explantion clear and easy to undersrand.
Glad it was helpful!
It’s just that simple-Good job explaining.
Thanks!
This might be a stupid question, but where do you get the worms from?
grab a shovel @ go to forest @ dig @ get worms
Just water your front yard at night , or purchase from the internet.
Does it smell?
Thanks, love the vids.
Thank you very much, I'm looking forward to making one.
Awesome, Have fun!
Great.
Thank you for the detailed explanation!
Glad it was helpful!
I would like to make worm buckets for my garden. How many bins do yoy recommend for a backyard garden? It's of decent size and we have a deck with other things.
How often do you water a indoor worm bin. Outside bins they say once a week, but that's to much so is it once every 2 weeks?
I have never watered it ever. Adding the food scraps adds plenty of moisture. 👍🏼 starting off you want the material to be damp but not wet
@@earthnailsandtails I see
A lot of my worms have died sadly, but a good bit of them are still alive so I hope they'll repopulate. Shouldn't have treated it as a outdoor one, but I'll learn from my mistakes, and from your advice.
Does it matter what kind of dirt you have the worms in?
Yes, it is not dirt actually it is coconut Coir. If you want to know more about the details we made a full length version
I want to see that full version. Will look for it now. I’m really enjoying your channel. Thank You
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The only thing that confuses me is how do the worms not fall in the bottom bucket with the water, since it is a few inch drop they cant climb from.
Some do, you should check it and out then back in if needed but if you give them the environment they like they won’t want to leave
They will fall in the liquid bucket. To keep them from falling in the liquid bucket you either cheese cloth or tulle from the fabric store. It allows air to still circulate and the liquid to come through but the worms will stay in the second bin.
Would you say you prefer worm composting over outside "natural" no-worm composting?
actually pretty damn good
For a better quality compost try adding decomposed cow or horse manure, you ll thank me.
Redwigglers do not migrate up as much as you might think. Raised them for over 40 years....
Good insight, thanks!
@earthnailsandtails my indoor worm farm was much like A V wormery. I little more organized but I used the same tubs..but I didn't start doing it this way till I tried every other way..went to racke and tubs about 15 years ago. The bucket idea ( with a few changes ) is what I put in my raised beds outside. No bottom to catch drippings and a decorative top to remove and add worm foods. Later I just removed entire bottom and pulled bucket yearly and moved to another spot in raised beds..I didn't see worry about saving worms as I had millions inside. I should have sold more worms but was to. Busy to set up business farther than just selling castings on a small scale.
6 months in and I notice that my worms hang out at the bottom of my compost regardless of how much food I have up top.
@@eightmana it has to do with water/ wetness going down in any tiered
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@@marjoriejohnson6535so if bottom is too wet they go up?
Oh, yeah!
I want my house to smell like rotting food...
The poor worm who got stuck on the outside of the bucket😭😭😭😭😭
Thank You
What do you do with the liquid?
I put it at the base of my fruit trees
What kind of worms ?
red wigglers
I am a city girl and have many plants in my apartment, my only concern is: does it smell?
Nope! As long as you do it right. We have had ours in our kitchen for months. If you want to learn about the whole setup and how to care for them we have a video
@@earthnailsandtails Thanks for the prompt reply and sharing.
What kind of dirt are you putting in and where do you get your worms
Won't the top buckets weigh on the worms
No, because there is a lip the other bucket sits on. One bucket doesent fit all the way in to the ither
@@earthnailsandtails thanks ❤️
Where do you get worms
Uncle Jim’s
How hot do you need to keep it
They like it around 70F 👌🏼
Awesome
this is perfect for me
because I wanted to do vermicomposting with a no space available to do a huge bin/bed
(also I'm afraid of worms because when I was a kid I touch one and feel grossed)
I’m glad this could work for you! But you will still probably be handling the worms to come degree haha
@@earthnailsandtails welp and I'm getting myself ready when it comes
Also I wish my fear of worms would come out once I'm about to do a larger container or even a bed
Wear gloves. It’s what I do. I’m not a fan of touching worms either but the gloves make it easy to care for my worm bin.
@@lillyg88 thanks for the suggestion
When I was a kid walking to school with my sister, she found a worm in the gutter (because it had rained a lot during the night), and threw it at me. It got stuck in my hair, and nobody noticed until I got home and we found a dry dead worm stuck there. Fun times.
Doesn't it stink?
Nope, if you do it right 👍🏼
Thiscis titled indoir worm bin .. basement? Closet? Under sink? Garage? What temp range?
We have a whole full length guide on our channel. 70-75F is best
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Such a simple design! Brilliant 👍
I feel strongly that worms aren’t this complicated. Find an old bucket and mix in two worms, two bananas (one for each worm), newspaper, and spray it with a days a water..
The whole purpose is to make worm castings to use for the garden
Can I skip the bottom bucket if I'm keeping it outdoors and don't mind it dripping on the floor? Or would it somehow be detrimental to the worms??
if you dont keep up with it all the worms could leave and you would have to start over
Seems simple.
It really is!
Followed this step sir but what do you think is cause why my worms keeps going up to the lid? They still have enough compost to digest in the first bucket. I also made some holes to the lid and also to the top part of the bucket. Thank you.
It might be too wet or too dry. In both cases they will try to escape
How much do you feed the worms over what time period? I know this will be subjective for each person, just trying to estimate how many to make...
You can feed them more as the population grows. Start with a handful and see how long it takes them to eat it. Immediately feed them more. Eventually you will learn how much to feed each bin
where can i buy these buckets?
i got them from home depot
@@earthnailsandtails cheers mate
Does it stink? 😅I want to do this but I live in NYS and it’s freezing most of the year. If it doesn’t stink I don’t mind keeping it inside
Not at all if you do it right, we have. Whole long form TH-cam video on how to properly set it up and use it
Thanks but what do you give the worms to live in when you first make the bin? Do you just put some top soil in their bucket?
I started my worm bin with coconut coir and a handful of compost from my outdoor bin!
Do you have any issues with pests like roaches crawling into compost bin? Thanks for video
Nope!
so the holes on the middle bucket are very small so that worms donot fall though into the liquid below? right?
They can move in and out, some will make it into the bottom. If you seem works in the bottom it probably means there is not enough food and they are searching for it OR it’s way to wet which there will be a lot of liquid in the bottom
Thank you. Shared
Thanks for sharing!!
What's the time frame on these
It all depends how much base material you start with and how much you stay on top of feeding them to keep the population growing. I’d say 6 months to 1 year
This will yield lbs of castings though. 2.5 gallons ish
The liquid drainage you want, it's a liquid fertilizer
I’d be very careful how you use it.
How do you keep other 'pests' out? Ants, potato bugs, soldier flies, slugs etc?
The way it’s designed keeps out pests. Have yet to have a problem
How many worms did you start with and what are you using for dirt/medium ? Thank you
Search our page, we have a whole how to video
the real question is how do you pull the buckets apart..
They just come apart 🤷♂️
I moved to an apartment and have no food waste collection. Definitely going to start one of these on my balcony.
It’s an awesome way to compost! We have a whole how to video that you can watch and we are doing an update video this year 🪱
@@earthnailsandtails I'll make sure to watch it! At my parents' house I was doing bokashi composting, but it's not great for balconies because you need to do the soil factory stage
How long does it take to make a bucket of worm castings to then change the bucket?
I’d say 6 months minimum
What stops the castings from falling through the holes?
They just clump well
My question is how long do you have to wait for the worms to migrate and how do you know when they do?
I’d wait a couple weeks. You will be using the worm castings they made im and if you find any in there just put them in the new top bin
How long does it take to compost? Multiple worms?
Hundreds of worms probably 6-9 months