Vermicomposting 101: How to Create & Maintain a Simple Worm Bin
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- Vermicomposting, or composting with worms, is easy, fun, and sustainable! Create amazing "black gold" organic fertilizer for your garden by setting up a simple worm bin! Watch along to learn how to create and maintain a simple worm bin at home. For more details, photos, and information on supplies, check out the related blog post:
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Get "red wiggler" compost worms here: unclejimswormfarm.com/?affili...
For a follow-up, here is a video on how we harvest and screen finished worm castings from the worm bin:
• How to Harvest Worm Ca...
And here is how we turn worm castings into actively aerated compost tea to water the garden with!
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I just watched 459 bajillion vids on all aspects of worm composting. You really are the only one that actually looks like you’ve done this in real life, and not just to generate clicks. Thank you VERY much !
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Agree 100%
YEP !!!! She rocks New Subscriber here....Love homesteading you should Talk to Justin Rhodes and perhaps make some vids on Abundance +
Also always wonder why people add castings into a new bin to inoculate it. The worms will start eating and pooping weather or not worm castings are added.
Totally agree! The best vid out of sooo many. Question: if you have a fair sized garden will one container produce enough castings?
Just binge watched 20 videos on this topic, and now have 20 different ways to do this.
You started yet🤔
@@SWRV262 several times. All failures.
Taking too much and showing nothing.
I started my worm vermicomposting back in March, after doing a lot of research. Research included watching this video and your harvesting worm compost video. I am so happy to report that I harvested my black gold a couple of weeks ago! The black gold was absolutely amazing! I had both red wigglers and nightcrawlers. I fed them coffee grounds. I now will have six worm bins feeding them blended fruits, greens, coffee grounds, and worm chow. Thank you so much for your videos!!!! You are the real deal and your approach absolutely works! Thank you again!!!
What would you estimate was the length of time from when you set-up or started your vermicomposting bin until you harvested your first batch of “Black Gold” worm castings?
I see that as of this reply your comment is two years old. Are you still at it, and if so, how is it going?
Thanks in advance!
@@inkyguy very important question !
You put both together or separate
I had never heard of worm bins until like 10 minutes ago, but now I really want one
next thing you know you'll be naming them and bringing them snacks. haaaaaa
So I’ve expressed wanting to compost for a while to my father, without really having any idea how to start. But today he bought me a small container of worms, because I called him so excited about a few worms I found while repotting a plant. And I’m so glad you had made this video so I know how to start. Thank you so much! I’m so excited!
How is it going up to now?
"Welcome, worms!" 💕 Sooo sweet. I think this may be the best worm composting video on CZcams. Everything you need quickly and clearly. No fluff. Excellent! Thank you! And, hello, Ginger!
I usually don’t retain information well, but three days later I remember everything as I’m writing it down in my notebook after watching your video! It goes to show you learn so easily if it’s something that you find interesting. I can’t wait to try this. Also, I LOVE your garden and aspire to have something similar in the coming years. I’d love to see more videos too.
My daughter and I have been composting for a long time and while I've been digging and tilling our garden beds this year, she's been the "worm spotter" and any time one ends up uncovered, she picks up our "worm friend" and puts it in our compost bin. XD Turns out we've been vermicomposting and didn't even know it. 😂😂😂
Not all worms are the same when it comes to vermiposting. Those are earth worms that you are finding in your garden. You want to use “red wigglers” for vermiposting because they are the ones that will actually eat all the garbage.
@@TandCocoProductions For a passive outdoors cold compost, I've found local earthworms work more than well enough to help the compost. If local life works well enough there's no need to introduce a new species to your garden imo. Obviously red wigglers would process the compost faster, but they're by no means the only ones which work.
Seems odd to displace the worms from your beds to put them in your compost. Isn't that counter-productive. I usually move the worms from my compost to my garden beds, instead
I currently have a 2 bin experiment going. One with purchased red wigglers, the other with random brand of earthworms found in a huge pile of decomposing chipped wood on our property. So far, the native ones have FAR outdone the purchased reds. They are long and FAT, multiply quicker, and eat more. I don’t have a way to assess nutrient content to see if one is better than the other; both look “beautiful.” But by my standards, the free natives win so far.
@@dormetheus well in nature food isn't ideal. Neither is mating amd more luck to find a buddy. Albeit no everyone's goal is to put worms to soil although any that get through are fine... Just like some people give compost to their worm vermocompost to eat, other put it direct to soil. Plants can be grown indoor with optimal conditions for better results and less left up to chance outdoors.. I like to make sure my worms have isolated food to mingle and reproduce faster to get more worm gold. My 0.02. 🖖
Thank you so much for sharing! This is hands down the most simple and easy to follow process Ive seen for composting! I no longer feel so intimidated about composting! Thank you!
Yes, this is an excellent worm bin tutorial with well balanced knowledge about the worm and their living conditions. This sharing can only come from years of living with worms and working with harvesting their castings. Thank you for sharing this invaluable knowledge which will help others to keep things simple and reap the fruit of their labour.
As a teenager I had my own worm farm and I kept it inside underneath the kitchen sink. I'm looking to start one up again to compost things and also to feed our pet turtles worms.
This seems really easy. I can't wait for you to show how to harvest the casting. Thanks for sharing and great information.
She did tell you how to do that though....
This was really helpful! I've been doing a lot of research on how to best fit a small vermicompost setup in our new apartment, and this is 100% how I'm going to make it happen. Big recommend, can't wait to check out the rest of Homestead and Chill's stuff!
great info, getting right into the heart of the matter, well done.
We followed your directions and our worm bin is working out great! I’ve tagged you in so many posts for people wanting to start a worm bin. 👍👍👍
That's amazing! Glad to hear you are having such success!
I can’t wait to start vermicomposting and growing mushrooms. Those are the main things I really want to “farm” because it’s so environmentally beneficial. I hope to expand up to root veggies and greens using the castings. Also, love Ginger giving her commentary, very informative lol
Thanks for the tips!! I just received my worms and excited to go. Thanks for the tip about them crawling out - better get to the basement and cover it up with newspaper!!
Ginger doesn’t seem to excited about the vermicomposting HAHA loved the video! i’m starting to compost with worms and i absolutely love it, never thought reducing kitchen waste could be so easy and exciting! This video is so great for begginers thank you😊
I agree with Tom. This is just wonderful - to clear and easy to follow. I've had a couple of worm farms for 5 years now and never really been able to work out exactly how to use it - harvesting etc. They are the bins with the water outlet, which I thought was valuable worm tea and realise now is leacheate. I will watch some more of your videos - thank you so much. I love my worms and know now they are going to thrive!!!!
Love worms. It’s my third year composting with worms.
A worm has 10 hearts
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Thanks so much for this tutorial! I use a bit of vermicast in my cactus soil mix and making my own would save me a lot of money.
Thank you so much for putting together this tutorial. This has been the most helpful and informative video I've seen on the topic. You have encouraged me to start my own bin today.
I, too, have watch many many vermicomposting videos and have wondered about the two layer systems vs the one box. A couple days ago, I watched a vermibag video and that gentleman said he'd never have drainage for the same reason you said it. So, I thought, that's decided - and it makes sense. You went through a lot of info in that 25 minutes - thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge!
Thank you so much for the kind words and we are glad to hear you found the video helpful!
THIS IS AMAZING. ESPECIALLY THE PART HOW TO HARVEST WITHOUT HASSLE AND EXPENSIVE EQUIPEMENTS!!!
Hi, Just loved your video on setting up and maintaining a worm bin. I have set up a similar one to this in my garden now. Thanks for clearing up exactly what worm tea is. I have watched your other 2 videos on worm tea and harvesting your work castings which were great. My last attempt at a worm bin created to much run off liquid, which was hopeless as a fertilizer, and was obviously a long term failure. Lesson learnt and this time it will work. Many thanks.
Thank you so much! This is far and away the most superior video on the subject out of all that I’ve watched in the past few days. You provide a highly articulate, clear, and comprehensive explanation of the entire process, to the point that I have no questions to ask! I know exactly what to do now. ❤️❤️❤️
"look at that nice little ball of worms" made me smile, haha !!
Worms make the best worm castings. Thanks for sharing.
Well what other than worms can make the best WORM castings😂😂😂
@@ijazaziz8531 I meant to say fertilizer. That is funny for a comment that I made 2 years ago. 😄
@@AJsGreenTopics lol. Facts tho. Purely organic
This is one of the most well done instructional videos I have seen ever on youtube. Thank you for all the extremely useful information on worm bedding. My grandparents let me run the worm bed 30 years ago. I now live in a heavy red clay area, the southeast, and Im slowly amending the soil for my garden. I really wanted to add a ton of worm castings, and I was just about to throw out about 10 big totes. Now I know what to do with them. I've built a "well house" because we are on well water, and I insulated the holy crap out of it. So there will be a bunch of totes in there from now on lol. Thank you for your video!!!!
Love your enthusiasm! Very helpful!
I got my worms in the mail today and started my bin. This video was a great help.
thank you for this!! so many others had drainage and made the process more complicated and confusing. I think this is way more manageable and I can't wait to get started!!
Had a massive, horrific die-off a few years ago, but the pandemic gives me the courage to try again. Glad I found you!
Any insight into what caused it?
This video is a lifesaver. my neighbor just gave me some of her worms and I needed this video to help me set up their new home.
The way you explain it is clear and encouraging in contrary to other videos.
Just built our first ever worm compost following this video. Easy to follow and extremely helpful. Now we feed and wait. Thanks for the great video.
Hey! Wondering if you can update us on how it all went and are you still doing it?
We do everything big in Texas. Our worm bin is just 4x8 ft unused raised bed. Cover with tarp to keep it moist and add kitchen scraps daily. We just shovel the soil inside, and replace with Texas clay soil.
Thank you for this great video!! I'm ordering worms in a couple of weeks and will be using your tips to give them a good, happy home and get lots of good castings! I noticed y'all haven't made videos in quite a few months and hope you're able to make more soon - your knowledge has been invaluable to a beginner gardener like me! 💕
Hi there! Most of our focus is on our website - homesteadandchill.com - I share new how-to articles there every week. The few videos we have done here are to accompany written blog articles. We hope to do more videos in the future, but it's really hard to find time (we both work 2 full time jobs) so I hope you can come enjoy the blog in the meantime! Thanks for tuning in!
Thanks so much.
Never thought about feeding from one side and move to the other side to make it easier to harvest. Thanks for the tips.
Shout out to Chico - my city! Starting my under the counter worm compost bucket this week. Thanks for the tutorial. : )
This is the best vermicomposting tutorial I have seen. You have made it so simple and easy to do. I’ve always been put off by other people and worm farm companies making it look complicated and expensive! I’ll definitely give it a go now. My bokashi bin looks so boring in comparison now! Can’t wait for the follow up videos. Will you be doing one on growing cannabis? The blog post was really good. Keeping it simple :)
Hey there! I didn't make a video but yes I just added a How to Grow Cannabis post to the blog a few days ago! You can check it out at homesteadandchill.com/how-to-grow-cannabis-organically/
Thank you I enjoyed!
Fantastic turorial ! thanks so much ! I can t believe you hold them in your hands without gloves 😂😂😂 i m gonna have to breathe deeply and try it without gloves 😂💪🏻🙏🏻
@@erikajosa21 Don't be squeamish! I've always taught my kids (and anyone who'll listen) that "worms are the gardener's friend." Also, there are soil microbes that are actually beneficial to you.
Totally agree!
This is such an informative and helpful video. I’ve always wanted to start a worm bin but never looked hard enough. Thanks so much.
Thank you so much! Happy to help
This is the best video I've ever watched on composting. I feel like I can actually do it now. So simple. Thank you!
So glad you found it so helpful, vermicomposting is actually quite simple and a lot of fun, good luck!
Just found your IG because of a Brazilian fb page that shared your story (of why you started your garden and your professional background) and I identified so much with you. Everything that you said in your post is what I think.
I’d just like to let you know that I used your video to start my first vermicompost bin! You made it look so easy and affordable. I was so intimidated by the fancy worm bins and all the various instructions other people gave. I thought I’d spend a fortune and maybe not be that into it. But it’s been 4 weeks since I followed your video and set up my bin!
Thank you so much for spreading such wonderful knowledge! My worms and healthy and growing!
Oh that is so great to hear! Thank you for the kind words and feedback, and congrats on the new additions! 👍🏼❤🐛
So excited I came across your videos. I’ve been going down your list list and taking notes. LOL. Noob to gardening alright, but feeling more confident with your tutorials. Your yards and houseplants are #goals. I’m especially inspired by your elephant ear plant 🌱🥰 I’m ordering all the supplies for worry composting now so I’ll be ready in a couple months! 👏🏻🙌🏻
Great video. You pretty much covered all the questions I had about DIY compost bins from temperature, moisture level, drainage holes, kitchen waste deposits. Excellent job.
Thank you so much!
Hey! My COVID-19 adventure was vermicomposting and I used your method. A year later and things have gone really well! I found my tote left at the recycling center and my worms from uncle Jim’s. I just ordered my supplies to make the tea and I want to say thank you! This method is so easy. I cover my holes up with screen since we have a fly problem indoors and sometimes keep the bin inside. And no smell at all! Thank you.
Great video on worm composting. Been studying a bezillion of videos on this subject and have come to the conclusion, after trying various methods, this is the way to go. Simple. Inexpensive. Successful. My first try at this a few years ago, I made the mistake of drilling holes on the bottom to allow leachate to drip out. It just invited other things to crawl in and allowed for some worms to escape. So, now will redo this method without holes on the bottom and see how it goes. Thanks!
I've now ordered 500 worms from Uncle Jim's. Thank you for the excellent explanation! We got into composting last year but I feel like the results have been fairly slow so far.
Thank you! You made it very simple, just starting my first worm bin...so excited about it🙂
I’m loving your video and music in the back!!!!!
Someone finally knowledgeable with correct information, especially about the leachate. Great job on this video. Good luck.
Agree with all, but especially the leachate. First clear picture I’ve had of that aspect.
This video was amazing! I was starting to loss my motivation in starting a worm bin from all of the complex and quite confusing other videos. Your video however restored my motivation to dive into doing a worm bin. Your video is very simple and easy to understand. Best of all, very easy to start one myself, which is one of my "first time" projects this spring and summer. Thank you very much for this video and easy set up.
Thank you for the feedback and kind words! (I just typed "kind worms" haha!) Happy composting!
Easiest vermicomposting video I’ve seen! Thank you so much!!
Super useful! Excited to try this
Best video I've seen on the subject. Simplicity and low cost. Way too many people overcomplicate this subject. An easy just do it tutorial for people looking to make the leap with little effort or cost. This lady knows what she's doing.
Layers from bottom to top:
- Hydrated coco coir
- shredded paper, cardboard, dry leaves
- soil w/sand for grit
- food scraps
- worms (bury)
- cover with newspaper and dampen
Hydrated Coco coir, shredded paper n cardboard , dry leaves soil, kitchen waste like onion peel garlic peel poteto peel carrot peel banana dried peel other dry veggie peels or stems (no big chunks of anything ( no food at all ) tea leaves dried only ..do it in sequence as I have written for you..tried n eating for my vermicompst ..make holes on side of bin ..put the bin in partial sunlight n shade for 2 months
Coco has some sand in it. I was cleaning bucket out and had a handful
Y’all are ADHD heroes!!
@@cutiebrowngirllmao
At the end of the video I felt like I Graduated from 4 years of worm composting school, thank you professor for everything🥳👨🎓
Just bought a stacking worm farm with a drainage tap so I appreciate the good info. Cheers.
I use the "Worm tea" for my vegetables, and I consistently get huge plants with beautiful vegetables. It immensely outperforms Miracle Grow. Thumbs up video.
You shouldn’t use the leeching for edible plants but absolutely in decorative trees and flowers
George’s Garden no, leachate is naturally anaerobic which carries bad bacteria hence not putting it on edible plants. Great for flowers though.
George’s Garden I am literally talking about the runoff from the bin itself. How did you miss that?
George’s Garden worm tea = good for edibles. Leachate = bad for edibles. You just wrote a novel effectively proving the point I already made
George’s Garden I’m not going to rewatch this video but I believe the creator referred to the leachate as ‘worm tea’ and as a result this commenter referred to the ‘worm tea’. I was informing him that it is incorrect
Deanna! Had no idea you had a CZcams. I love your Instagram! I'm gonna have to try this out this coming year.
.Best one yet. Thank you. You made vermicomposting so easy. I am ready to start. Excited. I actually am getting the worms from the top of my outside compost bins, I have done some research and I am pretty sure they are the same worms. I found a ball of them in the spring and I popped them into my compost bins outside. Thanks again for removing the mystery. .
Im using your method for my 1st time worm farming composting for my Garden Thanks for sharing your knowkedge!
For first time worm bin owners I would suggest covering the air holes with a mesh screen or shining a light over the bin for around 24 hours. A lot of money is invested in the starter population, and it sucks when a bunch of them escape during the initial acclimatization faze where the worms want to explore.
Ohhhhh okay
Thanks for idea. I can cover the holes with a mesh type cloth. Just tape them to the box. Yes, the worms can be great explorers and climbers.
Great video - I've been researching and looking at many (and loved seeing the SLO New Times - I'm in Los Osos!). I really appreciate the idea of using only one bin.
Morro Bay here! I noticed the newsprint too. Hello neighbors!
Excellent video wow! Much appreciation!
Hi ! I agree while heartedly with"Rich" from 2 years ago. You are a blessing. Not only are you knowledgeable on the subject of vermicomposting but it's clear that you hold a deep respect for the life of these creatures and the importance of their role in the balance of nature. Many blessings and thanks. You will achieve much in your life.
Very informative💯 Thanks for sharing!
I was looking up tier bins on Alibaba...with bottom taps, etc. More costly. Then I saw your video and those tote bins (from China) can be so cheap. Just a few dollars since I will be ordering by the hundreds for Tunisia, where I want to loan out the boxes, supply everything to home gardeners, to let them cultivate this nice hobby.
I am setting up my first 10 gallon bin. I have drilled some very small holes at the bottom of the bin to drain into another bin if needed. I live in central Florida 15 miles inland from the east coast. My town is Deltona. Your video is extremely helpful
Great info ,I have just made a raised vegi bed and will now make a worm farm. You make it look so easy and I look forward to your follow on vids. Welcome from Australia.
Hey, great video. Though, from my experience, I would like to make a few comments:
1. Completely agreed, vermicomposting leachate is not the same as worm tea. Totally disagree that leachate is harmful or neutral. It is somewhat alkaline, so, if you use it on your garden, bonsai trees, hydroponics, etc, you should dilute it in a ratio 10 to 1 water to leachate at the very least. Also, it should not be used for foliar feeding, except maybe on ornamentals, and in that case, dilute them at least 20 to 1. Google "vermicomposting leachate" and you'll find a bunch of peer reviewed literature on the topic, from researchers all over the world.
2. I think I heard you say you are in Southern California. Moisture control on such a rather dry climate might be easier, as evaporation helps a bit. But for people who live in very humid climates, trying to do so that way is a lot of work, and a recipe for disaster. Believe me, been there, done that, I have lost entire bins trying to do so. I live in the mountains in Costa Rica, where the humidity might be similar to that of most of the US South (think Baton Rouge in mid to late fall), and it is f-ing hard to keep it with the right humidity if there is no drainage. What I do is to drill holes in the bottom with the thinnest drill bit I can find. 1/16 is not optimal, but could do the job. Any drill bit below that works wonderfully. Sure, a few works do escape, but most of them go to the second container where I collect the leachate, and I just scoop them out and put them back in the bin. And besides, it is maybe two or three a week.
3. You can vermicompost on containers much smaller than 15 gal. I started on 4 gal. containers quite a few years ago, as that was what I had on hand. I still use those, and except for two accidents (one a tropical storm, and one a very bad idea on my part), they have worked wonders. I am transitioning to continuous flow systems, mostly for the ease of harvesting.
4. When I started, I heard the old tale that the red wigglers eat their own way on food every day, but I have found that not to be true, and that they eat actually from a third to a fifth of their weight a day. Then, someone I know did a lab experiment, and concluded something similar. This is important, as overfeeding might increase humidity and provoke rotting on your compost.
5. This is not related to anything you said, but I think people might find it useful. If you do have drainage on your container, and collect the leachate, you should put it away at lest twice a month, and it might give you a good idea of the health of the ecosystem. If the leachate is black or very dark brown, and it smell earthy but not displeasing, then everything is find. If it is any other color, it is very likely that you have a problem. For example: greenish color and rotten-cabbage-like smell, then probably you are overfeeding them.
Thx
Super helpful. I’m in Florida and keep needing to add paper or dry coconut coir to keep it from being too wet. I’ll try some small holes at the bottom! Thanks
I live in Australia, but this is incredibly helpful! You should make your own video!
Best comment I have seen on one of these videos. My experience is similar to yours. I also got a few ideas from what you mentioned. Thanks.
@@gabrielpelegrina5007 Do you have enough ventilation holes around the top and on the lid? At least 3 dozen total 3/8- 1/2" holes.
I'm not sure that people new to this know what "coco coir" is. I'd never heard of it before.
Coir, or coconut fibre, is a natural fibre extracted from the outer husk of coconut. Coir is the fibrous material found between the hard, internal shell and the outer coat of a coconut.
Source: Wikipedia
Fiber type: Cellulose fiber
You can get it at pet stores as reptile bedding. Comes in a brick and you have to rehydrate it.
Loved the video. Way back in 2015-16 I found Uncle Jim and got some worms. I was very unsuccessful because of being so tied up with work. Here we are in 2024 almost 10 years later and about a month ago I started a worm bin. This video reminded me to check on the food scraps I had put in and we may add that they don’t like potato skins, at least mind dont which are red wiggles and night crawlers. So I sifted through those but they really love greens as everything was gone except the skins so those went into the green bin that gets picked up for community composting. I didn’t think to add coco core mostly soil and cardboard on top so I will be adding to my bin- thank you for the informative tips! ❤
So great to hear you are starting a worm bin once again, you should be fine with the soil you started with and likely don't need coco coir as the soil will be the bedding. Although it is a good bedding material to have on hand if you ever want to add to your bin. Good luck!
Great video! I also love the music in the background.❤💛💚
Excellent, but no need to un-ball the worms. That just risks tearing them. They will crawl apart on their own.
I think she knows what she's doing after 12 years🤔
I’ve been following on Instagram forever. So happy for these videos. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Definitely the best video I’ve watched on composting as a beginner. The rest were overwhelming or had things I don’t have the money for currently.
Thank you for this!! ❤️💜💚
This video was so incredibly helpful! Comprehensive, informative and easy to understand. Thank you so much! 💖
I think you’re my new favorite youtuber! so much detailed but clear information !
My pet turtle loves worms I might just do this so i'll always have them.
This seems like a fantastic idea if you have pet lizards or birds or fish or, in your case, turtles! Good, fresh, healthy live foods on tap.
Love ur video! I have had my worm farm for 10 years! To feed my worms i take my vegie scrapes and blend them up. Use egg shell and coffee grounds for part of my brown mix. Use my shredded bills as the paper part. Got my tower from uncle jims worm farm. Love it!!!! Have a constant supply of product with 4 trays.
This is what I did, I followed your instructions and have had wonderful results! Thank you. It’s really not that difficult.
Thank you soooo much for this video! I'm so happy I found this. I've been trying to figure out what type of composting I should do in my apartment. You explained everything so easily and it was so simple! Definitely going to try this method. Thank you thank you thank you!
Great video, this deserves way more views than it has.
Oh! Thank you for that! 💚👍🏼
I cannot agree more! :D
i am so happy i came across your channel... that was very helpful for a newbie like moi
This is awesome thanks. I've just watched again after having set this up for a few months. This answered some extra questions I had. Thanks a million.
Thank you so much for creating this video tutorial! I have been wanting to do worm bins since I was a kid (now 32), so a long time, but never had the right circumstances. Or, that is what I told myself. Anyway, you've taken all my worm-binning apprehensions away! Just ordered 2000 worms!
My only question is do you ever need to add more coir to the bin?
We don't typically have to add more coir, but you may need to in time.
Very interesting video, I learned a LOT! Thank you. You talk really fast, I've read through all the comments and saw you were upset by someone saying this to you - though it was implied that you might be 'on something' so I can see why that would feel insulting. You didn't garble your words, I could understand everything you said but it made me so breathless as my breathing speeded up to match you. By the end I was gasping! ha ha. If it's the way you normally speak then there is nothing you can do to change that, nor should we expect you to, and you certainly gave excellent advice and it was as clear as a bell. New subscriber here, I will just have to do my yoga breathing as I'm watching - save me trying to keep pace ;) Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. Looking forward to going through your other vids.
Pegs Barton you can change the playback speed to slow her down 😊
Thanks Elizabeth for the tip but my computer skills are zip! I can turn it on and off, I don't mess with anything on the settings as I end up way off piste with it all.
Thank you for this great video and blog. I'll be doing mine exactly the way you have instructed this weekend. This is the first time I've ever done on too! Very exciting Thank you for sharing!
I think it’s important to discuss the potential invasiveness of composting worms. They should never be released and should avoid letting them escape your compost.
Invasive how?
@@dustinrustan4559 most worms in North America are not native. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasive_earthworms_of_North_America
My wife and I are enjoying your videos and are about to try our first worm bin. We live in deep South Texas where it can get over 85F in the shade. Any ideas beyond the buried frozen water bottle to keep them at a comfortable temperature and do you suggest sprinkling a little water every week or so to keep it moist? We're going to use coconut coir. Thanks!
Thank you! At last my worm farm is looking like a success and even though it is cool at the moment, the worms are happy and active and staying put!
Thnx for the video! Just setup my 1st worm bin today, with your help! Clear, concise info...very well explained 👏. Where would we be without CZcams???😊
Great video I learned a lot. I was wondering do worms like egg shells? I was planning on blending them a little before adding but was unsure if they like them at all. Thanks!
Yes, they do! Eggshells are a great addition to any compost - and blending is perfect for worms.
@@HomesteadandChill even better is used coffee grounds! Anything along those lines...it doesn't hurt to scoop a small container of your kids' playground sand either. Or, if you're like me, wait until your local store(any of a number) puts sandbox sand on sale, grab a bag, tuck it into a back corner of your hall closet, grab a handful now and again with your foodwaste addition.😘
I compost in 5 gallon buckets.
Ayyy ur still alive!
What happens in winter? What about a year later? Do you have to change dirt or start over? Or will one bin serve me for 5 yrs? I don't need dirt; just trying to be more environmental.
@@kimdoanwcu depends how much waste you produce i have 4 5 gallon buckets because of the waste 4 people produce also one of them work at an office job so we get plenty of paper
@@kimdoanwcu turn off your A/C
Why your not uploading minecraft video?.
So informative and awesome . Thank you 😊 for sharing , looking forward to bingeing all your videos !
I discovered worm composting by accident just 2 days ago and have watched several videos and yours are definitely the most helpful. Thank you for posting clear instructional videos. I’m inspired and feel empowered to give this a whirl so I can transform my produce scraps and feed my plants.
Thank you so much and it's great to hear you are going to be vermicomposting. It really is quite easy and it's one of the best things you can "feed" your plants and soil.
Love it, can I add worms to a bin that’s already been composting on its own? I have a 18L tub I’m composting scraps in coco coir and paper and it gets kind of warm will my red wigglers be ok if I introduced some?
Gauchier Grows I would guess (from a fairly decently educated position, mother always had a busy garden and we were all enlisted to help out) that so long as your compost isn’t too warm it should be fine. Maybe mix in some more brown matter for them. Just weighing in I’m case nobody else does but I hope you find a definite answers soon. Best of luck!
India-Jazmine Saax thank you 🙏🏼
Gauchier Grows sorry, I was sleepy and had forgotten I read you already have plenty of brown in there! Sounds like you’re good to go (I hope I’m not damning a thousand worms by encouraging you! 😂)