What Foods Do Compost Worms Break Down Fastest? Vermicompost Worm Farm
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- Опубликовано: 21 июл 2024
- It is surprising which foods red wigglers break down the quickest as they turn food scraps & cardboard/paper shredding into natural fertilizer & soil amendments in the form of worm castings for your garden!! Broccoli, lettuce stalks, strawberry tops, peppers, banana peels & apples all get the test as I try to categorize each food into fast and slow foods for this compost worm bin experiment.
In this video I also revisit the last feeding to include the bag of raspberries & I run into one of the biggest worm balls I have encountered in any of my bins! We are recovering from 2 freezing nights here in Florida and my overfeeding of the Outdoor Worm Bin seemed to keep them worm judging from how many I found deep in the last feeding zone.
Epigeic worms or composting worms are fascinating natural composters & fertilizers that are in most homesteaders bag of tricks to make free organic fertilizer & soil amendments as well as fishing bait. If you've ever thought about vermicomposting or composting with worms to make organic fertilizer & natural soil amendments with your plant based kitchen scraps or food waste, this is the channel for you. I have 3 worm composing bins which you can watch from start to finished worm castings on the 3 playlists following each worm bin. If you haven't started yet, get started now and vermicompost with me!🪱🪱🪱 Visit my Channel at / vermicompostlearnbydoing
Happy Vermicomposting Everyone!!!🪱🪱🪱
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Worm Bins I use:
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00:00 | Intro 3 things to look for
00:36 | Major Worm Ball !!!!!!!!
02:08 | Another Worm Ball !!!!!
03:09 | Raspberry bag checkin
05:16 | Fast vs Slow food setup
06:38 | Philosophy over coffee & grit
07:14 | Odor in a worm bin????
Below are some of the items I use for vermicomposting & my channel's videos. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you if you use these links. Thank you for supporting this channel!
Worm Bins I use:
Vermihut 5-Tray Worm Compost Bin amzn.to/3Xs1eGe
Urban Worm Bag V2 amzn.to/3XE9QsT
20 Gallon Fabric Grow Pots amzn.to/3EBYhdr
3 gallon Rubbermaid Roughneck tote amzn.to/3eKDLhO
Other Worm Bins:
Worm Factory 360 3-Tray Version amzn.to/3AHnjqK
Worm Factory 360 5-Tray Version amzn.to/3tYfWY4
Bus bins amzn.to/3fd8AvP
Equipment I use:
12 Sheet Cross Cut Micro Shredder (I use it to shred cardboard) amzn.to/3xYZKYu
Magic Bullet Small Blender (to pulverize egg shells) amzn.to/3gwEzb4
Indoor Outdoor Wireless Thermometer for worm bin amzn.to/3wIdXbO
Additional thermometer sensors 433 MHz amzn.to/41juD7v Please make sure Thermometer & sensor are the same MHz
Additional thermometer sensors 915MHz amzn.to/3WTFgua Please make sure Thermometer & sensor are the same MHz
Kitchen scale to weigh worms & food: amzn.to/3HnOQjg
Blue gloves amzn.to/3XsBg5n
Spray bottles to mist bedding amzn.to/3Fq23rN
Digital handheld Thermometer amzn.to/3EWfC2j
Compost Tea Bags amzn.to/3fCb5o1
Solar powered light amzn.to/3nOucAq
Reusable Keurig Coffee K-cups amzn.to/3FNXvt6
Other useful equipment for worm farming:
5 stackable sifter with different sized mesh: amzn.to/3S2k184
Cameras & camera equipment I use:
GoPro HERO11 amzn.to/3jkRpLa
Flexible Tripod amzn.to/3CGTjcF
Insta360 GO 2 camera amzn.to/3oxCc80
Insta360 One X2 camera amzn.to/3nqV6hp
iPhone 13 Max Pro amzn.to/3nq52aU
Canon EOS Rebel T8i amzn.to/3HcBuX6
4 Ocean bracelets I wear
Multiple colors to chose from bracelets amzn.to/3HMbHEx
Books on worms & worm farming
Worms Eat My Garbage amzn.to/3L4FXN2
Where to buy worms: www.TheGardenAndWormLady.com
Nice job, Patrick 👩🌾🪱🪱🪱👍
Those Worms 🪱 are going to sing 🎶 with joy🪱🪱🪱
Thank you!! They have been getting some really good feedings lately!!! Hopefully the fast and slow foods won't prove me wrong!! I appreciate all your support!!🪱🪱🪱
Woh......Nice to see the worm ball
Thank you!! It took me by surprise for sure! I think the cold and the amount of food scraps combined to help them all gather to the center! I really appreciate you taking the time to watch & comment!!🪱🪱🪱
Awesome my friend, enjoyed watching this video!✌😁🥰 🌹🙏
Thank you!! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!!🪱🪱🪱
So amazing my friend ,I liked it, super)✌🙏🤗🌞🥰
Thank you these compost worms really amaze me how they turn food scraps & cardboard into garden fertilizer!!🪱🪱🪱
WOW.. the ton ton of worm goes to live in the center to need the warmth. Always great experiment Mr.Worm
😀Thank you Bow!! That was a big surprise to see them all in the center!! They were still so cold from our freezing temperatures. Thanks for stopping by to watch!!!🪱🪱🪱
oh wow!! so many!!
I think this bin has somewhere between 4000-5000!! They really flock to the food scraps!! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to leave a comment!! I appreciate it!🪱🪱🪱
Hi my friend! This beautiful i like it ! Thank you very much)✌😁🥰
Thank you! I’m so glad you liked the video!! Thanks for watching!!!🪱🪱🪱
Thank you so much for putting up the temperature in Celsius as well. I’m new to worm farming and I’ve learned so much from you, AVand Ann at Plant obsessed. I love feeding day when I can floof up my worms and check in on them. I have a mixed bin of ENCs and red wigglers. Plus a very small bin of red wigglers. I’ve already managed to film a cocoon hatching much to the fascination of my family. I really like the idea of this bin and when things warm up here in the Uk I think my mixed bin might get transferred to this system in the garden.
Thank you so much!! AV and Plant Obsessed are absolutely fantastic channels!!! That is so cool you’ve caught a cocoon hatching on video!!! I think putting some or all of your mix population in a similar bin to this will work great!! This bin can consume so much food, they have plenty of room to expand the population and I love being able to take castings from it every week!! Thanks so much for watching and for letting us know about your worm bin set ups! Keep us updated when/if you decide to go with a bin like this!!🪱🪱🪱
😳 wow! That’s crazy!!! I love this stuff! 😃
😀 Worms are amazing!!! It took a while to grow the population from an original 90 worms but they absolutely devour food scraps and bedding now!! Thanks so much for watching & leaving a comment!!!🪱🪱🪱
Love the video mate
Love seeing the worm balls
They look very happy and healthy 👍
Thank you! That was quite a surprise to pull up a worm ball that huge!! I appreciate you stopping by to check out my video!!🪱🪱🪱
What a fantastic worm bag. That worm ball was unreal. It always amazes me how much food the Red Wigglers will consume. Thanks
It was crazy to pull up so many worms when I put my hand down into it!! I really love how easy this worm bin/bag is to maintain & feed. Red wigglers are such work horses!! Thanks so much for stopping by to watch & leave a comment!!🪱🪱🪱
That was one huge worm ball, those worms love that bin.
It was!! It totally took me by surprise!! This is a really great bin, I feel like I can feed them loads of food scraps and they will always devour it!! Thanks so much for stopping by to watch and comment!!🪱🪱🪱
Slow food versus fast food, this is intriguing. 🌱🌱🧐
Hopefully I choose wisely...sometimes I think a food is fast food and the worms ignore it...we'll see if they try to switch it up on me!!🪱🪱🪱
OH! WOW. I live in South Florida. I'm subscribing. This is AMAZING!!!!
Thank you so much for subscribing!!! Great to have another Floridian watching!!! This worm bin is my work horse bin just devouring the food scraps & bedding like crazy! I really appreciate you stopping by to watch and leave a nice comment!!🪱🪱🪱
I love how light and fluffy your bin looks. I really enjoy the food experiments. Last week I blended cause we had orange peels galore. I’m working through getting worms out of castings, somehow I wasn’t expecting full grown worms wandering around with the babies.
Time to go smell some worm bin spring rain…winters in Alaska…
Thanks!! I have not tried blending orange peels, I'll have to give it a try! Good luck with sorting the worms out! I love how your worm bins help you remember what spring and summer are like through smell!! I do love the smell of worm bins...only worm farmers would understand🤣 Thanks so much for watching!!!🪱🪱🪱
Wow what an awesome site to see all the worms in one big worm ball fantastic. I always love to run into a worm ball that just satisfies me.
I totally agree!! It is so satisfying!! I have to guess it was all the food combined with the cold temperatures that brought them all together!! Thank you for taking the time to watch & comment!!🪱🪱🪱
Your video is really interesting, enjoyed watching this video )🙏
Glad you enjoyed it!🪱🪱🪱
I'm enjoying your videos sooo much. Thank you, I've learned to troubleshoot my bin because of you...
Thank you!! That's so great to hear!! I really appreciate your kind words and I'm thankful my experiences with my bins have helped!! Thanks so much for stopping by to watch and pass on the good words!!🪱🪱🪱
Thank you! You're doing a great job with everything (experiments, explanation, dif method, etc) I'm currently keeping my worms inside since is wayyyy to hot in Texas but I wasn't turning it around like you do! Lord that helped so much! And now I'm preparing to harvest my first worm cast batch 🎆🎇🎉
Keep it up!
@@Maricelarivas Thank you!! That first harvest is so exciting!!!
Those little creatures are very interesting, they always find a way to survive
I am amazed by them every time I look in their bins!! I loved your last video where you showed us each bin after it being a little chilly in your warehouse! Thanks so much for watching & commenting!!🪱🪱🪱
Great experiment
Thank you! I really appreciate you taking the time to watch & leave a nice comment!!🪱🪱🪱
Crazy amount of worms. Check ours yesterday and was happy to find 10-20 lol. Lots of learning to do. Love the experiments!! Subbed
Cheers from Victoria Canada
Jason and Colleen 🌱🪱🌱
Thank you! That was so cool to see you pull out a live worm from under the snow...and here I am worrying when the temperatures dip below freezing once or twice a year😂 I appreciate you stopping by to watch, comment & subscribe!!!🪱🪱🪱
New viewer. Algorithm brought me. An easy like and subscribe - I'll be back to go through your catalogue. A truly first-rate job; great information and I have seen a few other worm related channels. Well done. You should have - will have - a lot more subscribers!
Thank you so much for checking out my video & channel and for subscribing!! I really appreciate your support and kind words!! Thank you for taking the time to watch and leave a really nice comment!!🪱🪱🪱
Banana peels work well....it's really very nice
This bin is really amazing
Thank you! This bin really is the work horse of my worm bins!! Thank you for all your support!!!🪱🪱🪱
excellent info/ Looks like spaghetti! I know nothing about worms. Learning as I go...
Thanks Greg!! Ya they really bunched up all over the food scraps into a worm ball! Most earthworms are more solitary like the ones in the garden or come up after rain storms, but compost earthworms don't mind bunching up and devouring food scraps together. I'm so glad you stopped by to watch!🪱🪱🪱
Worm ball buffet, woot! ✨🌱🪱
At this worm buffet, the only price is I get to keep any poop they create 😂🤣😂 I think it's a bargain for both of us!!🪱🪱🪱 Thanks for stopping by Wade!!
Oh. My. Goodness!! So many of them!! 🙌🏼🪱 that’s amazing 🤩 really learnt a lot from this again thanks so much!! So even worms get fast food 🍱 lol 😆 This will be a great experiment!! Can’t wait to see the results 🙌🏼😁 have an awesome & blessed weekend my friend 🙏♥️🌻
Thank you!! I love reading your comments they are so full of joy & flowers!! I’m always amazed at what the worms eat quickly or that they ignore for a while, so we’ll see if I categorized them right! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch!!🪱🪱🪱
@@Vermicompost 🌸🌻🌷☺️
Thanks for converting the temperature to celcius. Made me not need to use my converter app on my phone, lol... I often have to use it when watching American videos, to convert imperial to metric. :D
My pleasure!! Unfortunately it's not an easy conversion to do in my head so I figure I'd help everyone out!! Thanks so much for stopping by to watch!!🪱🪱🪱
Awesome worm ball. Good looking experiment with slow and fast food. And congrats seen your at 994 subscribers. 😁👍
Thank you!! That was probably the biggest I’ve come across in this bin!! I appreciate you being a part of the 994 so far!! Thank you so much for stopping by to watch!!🪱🪱🪱
Thanks you so I've many lessons from your video
Thanks! I’m so glad you stopped by to watch!!🪱🪱🪱
My observation when i put anything to my worms, they like tofu so muchhh😂😂
Oh wow!! I'll have to give them tofu sometime!! Thanks so much for watching and thanks for letting us know your worms really love tofu!!🪱🪱🪱
I’m in South Texas near Galveston and we got to freezing temps too! Crazy weather!
Oh no! 🥶 There always seems to be one cold night a year that tries to do in my banana plants when they have fruit on them…Hope you garden & any worms survived!! Thanks so much for watching & commiserating with me on the cold!!🪱🪱🪱
Just to make you now. Here in Europe, Spain is also winter, freezing some nights. From a viewer oversea.
Yes, cold nights for you as well!!! I spent some time in Seville years ago and love the city!! So beautiful!! We want to go back to Spain & explore some more! Thank you so much for watching!! Stay warm!!🪱🪱🪱
That worm ball is crazy! I didn't think there would be any raspberries left.
I think I may have made a dry barrier of cardboard shreds in the bag that prevented them from going all the way in. I suspect they will have it all gone by next feeding!! Thanks so much for watching & leaving a comment!!🪱🪱🪱
At this rate... by the weekend you will probably reach a thousand subscribers - woohooo!!! 👍🏻 Keep up the great work
Thank you!! That would be fantastic!! I appreciate your support along the way!!🪱🪱🪱
I chuckled to myself when you said that there were two big freezes and then showed the temperatures of 31 and 35.
I understand that is unusually cold for your location, but if you want to experience the real *big freeze* come visit me or Ann at plant obsessed or WhyteDavy gardening.
(Although I'm the only one of those I just mentioned that keeps their worms outside in this extreme cold, the others bring them in or heat them)
My outdoor worms have been buried under snow and ice and are in temperatures down to -10°F. (-30° with wind chill factored in) for weeks. They are certainly cccccold!🥶
But as in every other year they're going to be alive and thriving when spring rolls around.
So..... if you hear your worms complaining about the temperature, just threaten to send them to Connecticut 😂 And they will quiet right down.
Great update. Your worms and the bin look really good.
😂🤣😂 I do feel bad when I complain because I know so many of you are under mountains of snow & freezing temps!! Even though I grew up in FL and am back, I lived in North Dakota & Washington state for 6 years total. Still, I will say, I get colder in Florida because we don’t dress for it correctly. We go out of the house in shorts and a t-shirt on freezing mornings because we know it will be 75 degrees 3 hour later😂 Are your polar bearish outdoor worms red wigglers? That is pretty amazing they can survive the snow pack!! Thanks so much for watching!!🪱🪱🪱
@@Vermicompost Well you didn't really complain 🙃🤗, Just stated the facts as they are. I have a friend in Kissimmee and if it gets to 60°she's freezing and puts a sweater on at 60° here, I'm in shorts and barefoot. I guess it's climatization - we all get used to our own conditions. Whatever the weather is, those were some very happy healthy looking worms
Yes!! My wife and I grew up 20 minutes from Kissimmee and 60℉ is the definition of freezing for us!! I didn't see snow until I was a teenager and my wife didn't see snow until she was in her 20's😀
Those are great balls of worms.
Thank you!! I love pulling up worm ball surprises! I put a lot of food in and the temps dropped so I'm guessing it was a perfect storm! Thanks so much for stopping by to watch!!!🪱🪱🪱
I do have to laugh at freezing Florida temps. It’s been -12 - 20 at night here in CO.
😂🥶🤣 I've got supplies on hand in case winter tries to hit again!!
-12 -20 is crazy cold!!!!!
Slightly below freezing and the worms really slowed down. I will have to bring all mine in next winter. It sure will be fun to have that many worms!
This spring the worms will multiply and so many of the cocoons they have been working on will hatch all at once! That was my experience with this bin!! This population was started with 90 worms about a year & a half ago if you can believe that!! Thanks so much for watching!!!🪱🪱🪱
Apart from the extra food warming up the bin during the cold spell, the other benefit is that now you now the food range that you can feed your worms.
Yes! I was surprised they were still consuming food when the temperature dropped! It heats up pretty good during the day so I think the average temperature helps them. They are really consuming a lot of food scraps, I can’t imagine how much more it will be in the spring time!! Thanks so much for all your help and for watching!!!🪱🪱🪱
Ohhh my god that is huge this time...
I was really surprised when I pulled it out of the bin!! They are definitely healthy and active!! Thanks so much for stopping by to watch!!🪱🪱🪱
I dream of having that many worms in one of my bins!By the way, berries don’t have as much sugar in them as we think. I put blueberries in one time and the worms took their time, too.
That’s a good point! I put a bag with lettuce in one time and they went crazy for it eating everything thing in there in no time, but I have noticed blackberries taking a while. Now that you mentioned it, I suspect these raspberries will be the same! Thanks so much for taking the time to watch & pass on that tip!!!🪱🪱🪱
Wow that’s amazing. Love that huge ball o worms. I’ve noticed that your worms don’t climb the walls. Mine do all the time. Is that a problem?
Thank you!! In this outdoor bin I’ll get an occasional worm along the sides because I fold the top over on itself. I rarely see one on the walls of the tiny bin and the vermihut does get some worms exploring the sides when I lift the lid since it is a moist closed system. If you have a lid on your bin and it is just a few occasionally that is normal because the sides are moist and the worms are curious. If you don’t have a lid, the sides should be dry and the worms will avoid it unless there is a something bothering them in the bedding like anaerobic conditions. If you see a lot gathered at the top clinging to the lid, then there is almost certainly conditions they don’t like down below…heat, fermentation etc. I hope this helps! Thanks so much for watching and commenting!!🪱🪱🪱
993rd subscriber reporting for duty! Fun channel. Anyways, where do you keep your bag throughout the spring/summer and have you had any problems with fire ants/ants in general? Thanks!
😀Thank you so much for the 993rd subscription!!! Definitely the most memorable!! I keep this worm bin/bag directly on the ground in some sporadic shade near a cluster of palm trees in my back yard. It does get some direct sun for a couple hours on top but I have a couple of buckets against the side to prevent to much direct heat. I try to peak in the top at least every other day which keeps the ants away, but if I go a full week sometimes I get ants trying to hide their eggs/larvae in the folds of the top. They have never fed on the worms, but I’ll get an occasional baby frog or small lizard hiding away. It has worked out great for almost 2 years so far!! Thank again for subscribing!! I really appreciate it 993!!!🪱🪱🪱
This is what I have been looking forward to watch 😀 especially what happened with the raspberries. I like it when you sound happy to see them all together. I get use to watching them now that I even enjoyed it while having my breakfast 😅. I started watching your videos last night. I took a few days break from YT as I experienced a mild effect of my 3rd covid vaccine. I saw & I'm glad you already harvested. Now you have red wrigglers & blue worms. I'm curious, are you doing this as a hobby or in connection with your profession?
I hope you feel better soon! I'm so glad you are getting used to watching the worms...if you can watch that big worm ball while eating breakfast then you are definitely used to them now😀 Although I have a Bachelors degree in Biology, I was a pilot in the Air Force for 20 years, but my heart is in science! This is a hobby and a way for me to get free natural fertilizer, keep as much of my waste out of the landfills & it fulfills my real passion which is in the biological sciences!! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and leave a nice comment!!🪱🪱🪱
@@Vermicompost Wow! I guessed it right. And anyone can notice that you love what you are doing here. And. I'm happy you're getting lots of views :) You were also a Pilot! Wow! Salute to you sir :) You sound so young though. hehe
@@obrscenes 😀Thank you!! I feel young😂I’ve got 2 boys in college & 1 in High School! It goes by fast, I love seeing how much joy you have with your family!!
@@Vermicompost whatt? really! OMG! hehe, well they say, what you feel inside will reflect. So when you feel young then you look also young hehe
@@obrscenes 😄
That was the most worms I’ve ever seen clustered together. The term worm ball does not do it justice. Perhaps super cluster is better. It will be interesting to see the next update.
Super cluster sound like a good way to describe that huge smass of worms!! It was pretty impressive to pick up!! This bin is really turning into a worm casting factory!! Thanks for stopping by Joe! I really appreciate your support!!!🪱🪱🪱
than you havent seen it all xdd
Have you cut back your banana trees yet? I just saw a way to regrow them.
I cut back one of them and the center is still pushing up so I’m hopeful. Another one has green on the bottom of the leaf trying to push through so I’m gonna wait to see if it can make it before I slice the top off. The 3rd one has green bananas on it so I’m hopeful it will ripen a little more before I harvest them. I also have 2 other trees in big pots that were saved by bring ing them in. If I lived 100 miles further south I’d have bananas all the time no problem!!
I dont get the bedding. Its nutrient deficient..i use compost and it produces a much higher quality
Yes, compost is fantastic and I use it in thei worm bin sometimes to boost the microbes! I use shredded cardboard becuase I have a lot of it and it breaks down super fast. Just another way of me keeping things out of my local landfill. Thanks so much for taking the time to watch and pass on how you run your worm bins!!🪱🪱🪱
Where is part 2?
I saw you already found it but I'll put a link here in case anybody else needs it: ruclips.net/video/BYGpPx4OMj8/видео.html
You make a good point though that I should add the results link to an end screen after I film it! Thanks so much for watching!!🪱🪱🪱
Wow, I have never seen such interesting and informative videos before! Been gardening for 60 years but still learning things from you. Will have to use your ideas in our garden. Have subscribed and will follow you in 2022. Please check us out here in The UK and maybe support us and see if we embrace your ideas! Best Wishes from "Gardening Made Easy With The Old Country Gardener."
Thank you so much!! I really appreciate you taking the time to watch & leave a wonderful comment! I'm always up for a good gardening channel so I'll be over shortly to check things out!! Thanks again!!🪱🪱🪱
@@Vermicompost Thank you so much for your reply!
I thing there are 25000 worms ❤️❤️❤️❤️🇱🇰
It definitely feels like that many when I brought my hand up out of the bedding!! It is amazing how fast they multiply!! Thanks so much for taking the time to watch!!!🪱🪱🪱
Not sure if putting a plastic bag in was a good idea. I believe you'd have a better and more oxygenated experience without it.
I think you are right about the lack of oxygen. I also may have inadvertently made a dry shredded cardboard barrier that they didn't feel like getting around since other food was abundant. I don't normally put the bags in; it was just an experiment to see what will happen. I tried it once before with shredded lettuce leaves and they went right in and took care of it so this was a bit of a surprise. Thanks so much for watching and making a very good point about the lack of much oxygen!!🪱🪱🪱
I guess if you wanted to poison a self sufficient portion of the population. You could poison ink and push newspaper composting. 😂😂😂. I just dont see the point.best case it just dilutes your product
😂🤣😂 Inks now a days are soy based, but point taken! Surprisingly compost worms are used to clean up toxic soils...just don't eat the worms after!! I agree, for the best vermicompost or worm castings use straight from the forest or garden material, but I also like to eliminate my waste products! Thanks so much for watching and for the great conversation!!🪱🪱🪱
Why you wear 1 glove, instead of 2 gloves? I think its better you wear both or wear nothing at all 🤔🤣
Great question!! I only wear a glove on my right hand because that is the hand I dig down into the bin with. Without a glove the castings get under my fingernails & it looks kinda gross to me on the videos. I usually only place things on my left hand so my fingernails don't get dirty and I don't need a glove on that hand. I also reuse the gloves until they break so only wearing one saves on the total number of gloves I use. You are right it does look a little odd, but there is a method to my madness😀!! Thanks so much for watching and for the great question I'm sure a lot of people also have!!🪱🪱🪱
Now I understand 😂😂😂👍🏻
@@pokkabox1351 😀
STOP handling them so much. It's not necessary to disturb them that way.
Not to worry, they are left alone for 99.9% of their lives as I’m only in the bin once every 7-8 days for 10 minutes! Luckily compost worms are amazingly resilient little creatures who fair much worse in the wild as they are hunted by many mammals, reptiles, amphibians & other creatures! They do not attempt to flee my bins and are thriving!! I mostly dig around the bins to makes sure there are no pockets of anaerobic activity and to make sure no critters have made a home in their bin! They produce an amazing amount of castings for my garden!! Thanks so much for taking the time to watch! I appreciate your feedback!!🪱🪱🪱