This is phenomenal. Just incredible. One of the best time lapse sequences of a worm bin in action I've seen. You put so much effort into getting the set up right and it sure paid off. Thanks for sharing. Wonderful to watch 😊👍
Cool - I'm glad you enjoyed it. If there's a 'next time', then I have some ideas for an improved setup. The lighting solution would need to change to provide a dark environment - using flash instead (resulting, hopefully, in there being more worms visible against the glass). The container would be cylindrical & placed between two angled mirrors that reflect the container's rear & sides. A simple mock-up of the idea, using a large pickle jar and the 3-pane mirror in my bathroom, can be seen here: drive.google.com/file/d/1_bM4a1991BgrDnbZh23X0UJp5cEJk6L5/view?usp=sharing A camera other than a GoPro, I think, would also be needed. Something with a narrower focal length and the ability to work with one or more strobes. Any ideas on how to improve on the concept are welcome. Thank you so much for the positive feedback.
worms are vegans. they dont eat the cooked food and some other sorts of food either (onions, lemons, oranges, meat, fish, milk, cheese etc.). but of course a worm bin is impressive. 😃
It's not really necessary, worms really only need to be fed once a week so you can just store scraps in a small tupperware box throughout the week. If you feed worms too often they can end up getting overwhelmed and buried.
@@divaonprogress7494 every other day is what i do. Or whenever I see it getting dry. You don't want it too dry or too wet. Kinda damp type you would want the soil to be. Also when you add food scraps, add some shredded paper and torn up cardboard to get rid of excess moisture from the scraps of food. You would want equal wet and dry items in there. Also don't put onions, garlic and anything spicy. Worms hate it and it'll prevent weird smells being created in the worm bin. Also mix the mixture in the bin or whatever you have it in, every week to every other week. That's what i do to make sure moisture doesn't build up on one area or gets too dry in some areas too. Worms thrive better when the mixture isn't dry but don't add too much water/moister to the mix as it can cause unwanted bugs to the mix and kill off the worms. Also, don't add animal feces, worms aren't too big of a fan of them (some people like to add feces and wonder why the worms die off) and if you're using the worm castings for gardens, start putting food on one side for a few weeks so it'll make it easier to harvest the rich soil. Also, I only feed the worms once a week to make it easier but don't forget the ice every other day. If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to ask me :)
Watching that decomposition gave me a little bit of an existential crisis. On the one hand, it is nature's beautiful harmony, but on the other, it is a reminder that all things, no matter how good and rich in life, or bad and rotten, will fade and disappear. Forever.
Great video. I just made my own work bin from scrap wood and a few bought items. Taking me forever to get it right but it is so much fun! I leaned a lot here and thanks for sharing.
I have questions. Is the worm poop what they call castings? Is it fetilizer or soil? How do you seperate the good stuff from the worms and how long does it take to get usable good stuff for your flowerbeds?
Yes - worm manure is also known as castings... or vermicompost. It isn't really fertilizer - it is great for your plants though. The time it takes for worms to break down a tub of material can take a while. A number of factors influence how fast or slow the worms do their work. The migration method is how I've been separating my worms from the castings. You push a tray of finished compost to one end then reset the bin on the opposite end with fresh bedding and food so the worms will simply migrate out of the castings. Thanks for watching!
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Very interesting and impressive! Thank you for making this video and sharing it to us, this is one of my favorite video. I'm always looking forward to your post I wish you will post videos more often although I know this take time and effort to do. Thank you so much.
@@jamesswim9035 I'd say make something with tall sides. I think they can even form together to climb small walls if there's not enough food or something. I just put them in a glass candle jar filled with dirt and a plant and the next day they were gone!
Thank s for the Video. You have well behaved Worms. I have a Wormbox to, but my ones klimb all the time on top. Amazes me, that your ones so well educatet. 😊
When you use no lids - as is the case in my worm bins - then there is no collected moisture on the walls... so the worms are far less likely to go there to sip it up. If I had to guess, then I would assume that your bin(s) are covered (?)... Thanks for watching!
@@A-V Thank you for Answer. 🙂Yes my Wormbox ist covered. Has a Lid. Sort of a "Floor" Wormbox with Tabletts and a Wather Catch Basin on the Boton. Every Day are some Worms in there an I have to put them every day back in to the earth and food tablett /floor, otherwise they die. I d try with out Lid. But at night, they went out. Now in the Wintertime ist it a bit cold, where the stand, 08-15°C. Do you know wich teperature, they need? And if it is posible they to woarm with a infrared light? like we use for Chicken? With a distance? have you made expirience that way, with worms? (I hope you understand that, I don't have a translationsprogram here) Greatings from Switzerland
Different worms prefer different ranges of temperatures. I do not know specifics... but tropical species - like the African nightcrawlers - require warmer temperatures. Other species - such as red wigglers - are OK in a larger range of temperatures. I never do anything to keep my worm bins warm - I just accept that in the cooler months their activity slows a little. I even keep one worm bin outside all winter & they do OK also. Thanks again for watching! PS: I visited Zermatt once - it is the most beautiful place that I have ever skied. You are lucky to live in such a lovely country! :)
Amazing! Thanks for sharing. I look forward to your next time lapse video. It's interesting that they hardly ate any of the cardboard pieces on the bottom. I wonder why? They chowed down on everything else.
Good job I'm envious I hope mine looks like this one day. First I gotta stop "checking" on them every day and mixing everything up....was that a snake I saw between day 3 and 4?? Wanted to say something in case you missed it...
Nope - not a snake.. just another worm. I made an 'escapees' version of this in which I slow down the sections where there are worms exiting the bin. Here you can probably catch that same worm and get a better view of it. I invite you to check out that video here: ruclips.net/video/VZf9crVEDeo/видео.html Thanks for watching!
How many worms did you start with and then how many did you add? I started with only 36 adult large red wigglers and then added 200 babies shortly after. I have been going for about 2 and a half months. About 5 gallons of bedding. How much longer should I wait to harvest?
How many did I start with? That is a good question... it was a while ago. I can’t recall. Sounds like your worm farm is off to a good start. It's hard to say how long you should wait to harvest... there are so many variables that influence the amount of time it takes for a worm bin to reach the stage where it is done. Good luck with it... Thanks for watching!
What happens to the excess water from the icing? Does it not create a muck?? Great video I started a worm bin about three weeks ago and I’m a little concerned! Thanks
This container has large openings on the bottom allowing all the excess moisture to drain away. In one of my more recent time-lapse videos the bin I used has no openings & the water floods the bottom of the container and the worms don't seem to mind at all. I invite you to check out that video here: ruclips.net/video/McQYDcqc0Nk/видео.html Thanks for watching!
I run my scrape foods through a juicer or blender to make my scrapes as small as possible, they go through it 10 times faster IMO much easier way to harvest the castings
Love this hint. I'm going to buy a second hand meat grinder to process it in the same way. Or maybe even a second hand blender will be cheaper in the second hand stores of Holland.
Keep in mind that the layout of this bin & the way it was managed were not optimal for general composting. It was setup and maintained this way for the purpose of getting a time-lapse video in the end. So while I generally keep the top surface of my composting worm bins covered, here I left it exposed to the air so it would be illuminated by the light and so I could easily add materials when needed. Same goes for the use of a see-thru container. All my composting bins are opaque - but this one was transparent to enable filming. Thanks for watching!
Got a question,this summer I used a old fridge for having red wigglers to work on the compost and kitchen scraps I give them. During the hot summer I could understand but what now when its cooler are they leaving the dirt crawling up the walls seeming like they want to get out. Any thoughts would be nice.
I would submit that the climbing behavior you are observing is not worms wanting to or trying to escape. Could it be that they are attracted to moisture condensing and collecting on the walls? In my bins I have no lids - so the walls are dry & I never see them climbing.. Just a thought. Thanks for watching!
@@A-V Now that I am thinking about your reply it makes some sense. Normally I always left the main door in a closed position and the freezer door tipped to let air move around and its always arond the main door the worms crawl up the sides.
I'm glad you enjoyed it. Don't stop there though - my channel is full of similar stuff. I invite to to check out my other videos. Please also like & subscribe. Thanks for watching!!
I felt that adding moisture was important & the slow melting of ice seemed like the easiest way to get it gradually into the bin without having it all just flow right through and out the bottom. Besides, I enjoy watching the reaction of the worms when the water drips down through the material! :) Thanks for watching!
@@A-VThanks for the answer =) I would still use water to moisture time to time; but hey! I´ll keep watching your videos! along with the songs create that environment of enlightment that invite us to keep on doing this awesome activity :D Greetings from Queretaro, Mexico
That was great. Next time, may I suggest, vertical divisions of compacted dirt between vertical divisions of compacted dirt? The reason would be to show how effective they can be at loosening compacted earth in gardens and lawns.
You may have already seen it. If not then it's definitely worth checking out. It is MicropolitanMuseum's channel. They have some really cool stuff ruclips.net/user/MicropolitanMuseumvideos
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I too feel that my nightcrawlers are not nearly as fast at breaking down materials as my red wigglers. They also don't seem to mate & reproduce as quickly as the red wigglers either. They also seem to slow down a bit when the temperatures drop. Thanks for watching!
Someone else recently asked me almost the same question. Here is what I told them. There are many articles online that provide ideas about how to handle the situation; here is one: www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/how-to-get-rid-of-worm-bin-mites From the sound of it, the conditions can be one or more of the following.. too moist, too little airflow and/or too acidic. Good luck with it!
Really incredible , not to morbid ....but I read dead animals in your beds.... Maybe you can do one of those , see what happens .thankyou a big big fan .
I've never done this, I'm just wondering if it isn't better to just bury a bunch of waste in your garden bed and then plant your things like 10cm above that so that worms can do their thing decomposing it all and giving your plants better nutrients. What are the benefits of letting the worms do their thing in a bucket for 2 months first? Seems like a lot more work.
I believe I have seen an approach like you described in some RUclips videos but I'm not sure about the pros/cons of going that route. I suppose the key benefits to doing it indoors is that you have a greater degree of control of the environment, you can be assured that there won't be a deep freeze that could kill off or drastically reduce the composting efficiency your colony, and indoors you can more easily keep tabs on how things are progressing. Indoors you can also transfer your worm population into fresh bins once they've finished a batch of compost for you. Thanks for watching!
You must be a mind reader. I was thinking of that exact same idea. I thought about partitioning about 1/3 of the bin, keeping it empty, and in the remaining 2/3s running a regular start-to-finish worm composting session like usual. Then, when the time comes, building up the new 'migration' zone and removing the divider to let us see how it plays out. I think that would be so cool! 👍🏼
Most of my worm bins have no holes in them. I do not think they are very important. If you want to aerate the contents of your bin you can simply till it up with you hands. That's how I keep the material in my bins loose and ventilated. Thanks for watching!
The audio for this time-lapse is entitled "Cylinder Nine" by Chris Zabriskie. I invite you to check out my channel - there are a couple other similar worm bin time-lapses that might also interest you. Thanks for watching!
The worms are red wigglers. The number of worms I don't recall - but I do know there was an initial launch of some worms... then a subsequent launch, a few days later, of more worms. Thanks for watching!
I'm glad you enjoyed it. I have another version of this which is even better. If you're interested in seeing it then here is the link: ruclips.net/video/0Z6FdcIuEfg/видео.html Thanks for watching!
I have soooooo many questions. first off is, I WANT one of these! how do I go about making one? me and my mom we compost, and so we were wondering what to do with it all for the longest time. also, the video is completely mesmerizing.
I have a couple videos showing how I set up a bin like this. Here's an example of one - I invite you to check it out: ruclips.net/video/a_bCQTTy710/видео.html
I shot a video of the build of the bin. In that video I show how the whole thing was set up. I invite you to check out that video - it can be seen here: ruclips.net/video/21jAWZjyAGo/видео.html Thanks for watching!
Hello, I am thinking of getting into vermiculture, I have no knowledge of the subject or anything, in the future I would like to be more friendly to the environment and have my organic garden. Can I practice vermiculture in buckets with holes and mesh and / or wooden boxes with geotextile mesh so that the worms do not escape? Can you give them the sun or do they need only food, shade and water? What percentage or ratio of substrate, green matter and brown matter should I provide them? As green matter, can I use peels, tea, yerba mate, freshly cut step, etc? As brown material, can I use grass that I would let dry, cardboard from toilet paper rolls, cardboard from which eggs are brought, etc? I hope you can help me with this, thank you.
The plan you outlined seems like it should work fine. Between keeping them in the sun versus keeping them in the shade, you are better off in the shade. As for the ratio of browns & greens, its probably best keep the environment most browns (carbon-based bedding) and periodically include some greens (nitrogen). Creating a mix of the two could cause the start of hot composting which might make the material too warm for the worms. The only thing you didn't mention is grit - which the worms also need. A bit of clean sand, or dirt from your garden would work - or you might elect to use some ground up egg shells. I wish you the best of luck with it - I'm sure you'll quickly get the hang of it. Thanks for watching!
@@A-V A genius, thanks for your answer, the last question that arose. I am going to make on the one hand * a bucket that will have substrate and green and brown matter where later I will add the worms and a bottom bucket to collect the liquids and on the other hand * a drawer on the ground with geotextile mesh or something similar inside so that the worms do not escape that will also contain substrate and green and brown matter. My question is how I do to extract that substrate without the worms, is there anything I can do so that the worms remain below so I can extract the substrate from above? How is it done? Any ideas?
In the beginning I too tried collecting drippings but I soon thereafter abandoned it. On most of the worm composting RUclips channels I watch the people doing it also pay no attention to collecting fluids. In fact having materials in your worm bin that are overly damp will make it a real pain in the butt to work with especially when it comes time to try separating castings from worms. The two methods I most frequently use to separate worms from castings are the horizontal migration approach or the light harvesting method. For me the vertical approach never seemed to worm very well. Check around. See how various people have done it. You'll eventually find an approach that seems like one you'll like. Have fun!
What was the stuff in the middle? Looked like they REALLY like that stuff..... didn't look like they cared much for the brown stuff (leaves/ cardboard) To me it looked like they mostly like things that are fresh. They really devoured that. I bet you'd have way more castings in half the time, if you gave them just the stuff they devoured. But I don't know if they need to mix up what you feed them, or can you just give them the fresh stuff?
Yeah - they gobbled up that tasty layer before anything else. Those were frozen and chopped kitchen scraps. You can get all the details on all the layers in my 'making of' video att he following link: ruclips.net/video/21jAWZjyAGo/видео.html Lately I don't go through the trouble of putting their food in the blender. As long as everything has been frozen its good enough - I'm in no particular hurry.
Seems like adding too much moisture could cause some of your nutrients to wash through and drip out the bottom. I understand you did it for the cinematic effect. My bins are super wet because I don't have drainage on the bottom and I'm always cycling newspaper through to soak away excess water.
In this first time-lapse I shot 1 frame per minute (1440 images per day) but watching each and every one of the 80,000+ frames play back, at a rate of 30 frames-per-second, takes nearly 45 mins. Later on, for the follow-up layered worm bin time-lapse I took photos every 3 mins with the Nikon camera and every 2 mins with the GoPro camera. So I had to use a lowest-common-denominator approach to compressing the speed of the video to end up with a finished product that skips a whole-number amount of frames from each of the two time-lapses I was planning to combine into one (if all that makes any sense). As you might imagine, I spent about an hour mapping out various options in a spreadsheet to determine the optimal rates. Bottom-line is that I learned from that experience to pick an interval and stick with it. Thanks for asking.. I found it all terribly engrossing but I'm sure it would just bore most people. :)
A V I asked precisely because I am interested. And yes, I figured you’d have a spreadsheet involved.😁 I ask you because you’re so precise with those types of things. I received 1,000 mixed worms today because you made/make it interesting. So thanks! My wife thinks I’m strange, but she did before I got worms! 😂
Awesome - best of luck with your new worms! Since you were curious.. I copied a couple of the worksheets from my time-lapse tracker.. including the speedup calculations... into a workbook & placed it onto Google Drive for you. Hopefully you find it interesting or maybe even useful. Cheers! Link: drive.google.com/file/d/1VRvpSWfLu8ohAiACMo3TRGn1h-WXW1gf/view?usp=sharing
Indeed... well said. Thanks for watching! Oh yeah - if you enjoyed this time-lapse, then you'll love the new & improved version. Check it out - here's the link: ruclips.net/video/0Z6FdcIuEfg/видео.html
I don't think so. My concerns were actually just the opposite. I was worried about the contents being too dry. I have another video showing the emptying of the contents - in that video you can see that it was moist but not too damp: ruclips.net/video/cM_JQB1_CI4/видео.html
Comments like yours always make my day - thank you! I am currently re-doing this time-lapse with flash lighting rather than having the bin continuously illuminated. This way the worms come right up to the glass rather than being repelled from it. Long story short.. it's going to be even better. Stay tuned!
I live in Central Texas and I was wondering if I could put my red wigglers in my raised bed? It does get very hot here and I didn’t know if they would survive the heat or not.
I'm not entirely sure if red wigglers can withstand the onslaught of the intense Texas sunshine in mid-summer. If they were set free in your raised beds I would hope that they could take shelter by burrowing down into the soil.. but don't take my word for it because I am not sure how such a thing might turn out. Perhaps some others reading this who live in a similar climate and have experience doing such a thing will chime in to provide input...
I’m from north Texas, currently outside heat is at 90s. I’m starting my red wigglers indoor with regular planting pots with holes at the bottom and stacking another pot on top. I actually have been throwing extra kitchen scrap directly into my small garden and bury with soil and let the Earthworm take care of the rest. This heat does help decomposition faster however I wouldn’t let the red wigglers outdoor. Just bought a small tub at pets-mart for $5.
Here's an update version of this same time-lapse setup.. except it is for a longer period of time & you can actually see the worms too: ruclips.net/video/0Z6FdcIuEfg/видео.html Thanks for watching!
The melting of ice provides an interesting effect when played back in a time lapse. Applying water any other way just wouldn't be the same. If fact, I added it only for theatrical effect. The bin never really required more moisture. Thanks for watching!
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No need to make holes. The clear plastic with which I covered the organizer's existing hole used no adhesive so any moisture could easily pass by it. :)
I used to have catch trays underneath my worms bins with holes on the bottom but so little, if any, ever accumulated I simply eliminated the catch trays
Great vid thanks, I'm planning on buying a worm farm, just moved into a new house and first time having a garden! In the comments there is plenty talk about freezing scraps before feeding to the worms, why is this please?
I checked a few web pages to make sure I was explaining this the right way. Every source I found says pretty much the same thing.. which is that freezing and then thawing your worm food breaks the cell walls of the food which makes it more mushy (when thawed) and easier for the composting worms to eat
Yeah - this was to show how they work their way thru the materials in their bin. I do regular composting and harvesting of the castings in more traditional style bins. This setup had continuous lighting which made the worms shy away from the glass. I recently published a revised version of this same setup using flash illuminations and dim lighting which much better shows the worms. Check it out here: ruclips.net/video/0Z6FdcIuEfg/видео.html
This is phenomenal. Just incredible. One of the best time lapse sequences of a worm bin in action I've seen. You put so much effort into getting the set up right and it sure paid off. Thanks for sharing. Wonderful to watch 😊👍
Cool - I'm glad you enjoyed it.
If there's a 'next time', then I have some ideas for an improved setup. The lighting solution would need to change to provide a dark environment - using flash instead (resulting, hopefully, in there being more worms visible against the glass). The container would be cylindrical & placed between two angled mirrors that reflect the container's rear & sides. A simple mock-up of the idea, using a large pickle jar and the 3-pane mirror in my bathroom, can be seen here: drive.google.com/file/d/1_bM4a1991BgrDnbZh23X0UJp5cEJk6L5/view?usp=sharing A camera other than a GoPro, I think, would also be needed. Something with a narrower focal length and the ability to work with one or more strobes. Any ideas on how to improve on the concept are welcome.
Thank you so much for the positive feedback.
Imagine going to a friends house and after dinner you see them dump the scraps into a worm farm... amazing
If the worm crawled 16x fast as video shown.
@@Andy0770 its even cooler if you speed the video up 2x
That's a very environmentally-friendly buddy...
worms are vegans. they dont eat the cooked food and some other sorts of food either (onions, lemons, oranges, meat, fish, milk, cheese etc.).
but of course a worm bin is impressive. 😃
It's not really necessary, worms really only need to be fed once a week so you can just store scraps in a small tupperware box throughout the week. If you feed worms too often they can end up getting overwhelmed and buried.
Its already 3:00AM and I dont know why im watching this 🤣
The universe is trying to tell you to start composting at your home.
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Same bro
that’s crazy, it’s 3:06 am right now and your comment is the first i see
The ice is a genius idea! Maintain moisture without having to water it. I’ll have to try that when I get my bin!
Was wondering what that was
It also helps keep the heat down so it doesn't turn into a compost type situation and cook all the worms. Compost heaps can get up to 150°F.
How often do you put ice?
@@divaonprogress7494 every other day is what i do. Or whenever I see it getting dry. You don't want it too dry or too wet. Kinda damp type you would want the soil to be. Also when you add food scraps, add some shredded paper and torn up cardboard to get rid of excess moisture from the scraps of food. You would want equal wet and dry items in there. Also don't put onions, garlic and anything spicy. Worms hate it and it'll prevent weird smells being created in the worm bin. Also mix the mixture in the bin or whatever you have it in, every week to every other week. That's what i do to make sure moisture doesn't build up on one area or gets too dry in some areas too. Worms thrive better when the mixture isn't dry but don't add too much water/moister to the mix as it can cause unwanted bugs to the mix and kill off the worms. Also, don't add animal feces, worms aren't too big of a fan of them (some people like to add feces and wonder why the worms die off) and if you're using the worm castings for gardens, start putting food on one side for a few weeks so it'll make it easier to harvest the rich soil. Also, I only feed the worms once a week to make it easier but don't forget the ice every other day. If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to ask me :)
@@libertyschultz9807 Nice! I stick with regular composting but there are some night crawlers that hang out there too.
That little doomed seedling at 4:58
I can see the light! *fwomp*
Live prey for hungry wormies
It would have grown just fine if material wasn't dumped on top of it, worms do not attack living matter, only dead.
@@nobody845 Nope. Worms will eat plant roots if they have no other food. It's why you shouldn't stick them in flower pots
Watching that decomposition gave me a little bit of an existential crisis. On the one hand, it is nature's beautiful harmony, but on the other, it is a reminder that all things, no matter how good and rich in life, or bad and rotten, will fade and disappear. Forever.
OMG I fell in love with this video!!!!! Thank you so much for making this! This is incredible!!!!
I'm glad you liked it. Thank you for watching
fell in love with the music one minute in. reminds me of something I once heard in a short film called destricted.
I zoned out and watched the entire video. I love worms!
Thank you for watching!
Great video. I just made my own work bin from scrap wood and a few bought items. Taking me forever to get it right but it is so much fun! I leaned a lot here and thanks for sharing.
Going great! Slowly building up compost but they are doing awesome. Thanks for checking back in on me 😎
Complimenti per questo video ,è incredibile come la nostra terra possa rigenerarsi ,saluti dall'Italia
I have questions. Is the worm poop what they call castings? Is it fetilizer or soil? How do you seperate the good stuff from the worms and how long does it take to get usable good stuff for your flowerbeds?
Yes - worm manure is also known as castings... or vermicompost. It isn't really fertilizer - it is great for your plants though. The time it takes for worms to break down a tub of material can take a while. A number of factors influence how fast or slow the worms do their work. The migration method is how I've been separating my worms from the castings. You push a tray of finished compost to one end then reset the bin on the opposite end with fresh bedding and food so the worms will simply migrate out of the castings. Thanks for watching!
This is so nice to watch
Very cool. Loved it. I also saw the beginnings of your new one looking forward to seeing it overtime
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Yes
It would be better than Trump, Bolsonaro , Boris Jhonson, etc.
If you enjoyed this time-lapse, then you'll love the new & improved version. Check it out - here's the link: ruclips.net/video/0Z6FdcIuEfg/видео.html
Very interesting and impressive! Thank you for making this video and sharing it to us, this is one of my favorite video. I'm always looking forward to your post I wish you will post videos more often although I know this take time and effort to do. Thank you so much.
That has to be one of the nicest comments anyone has ever left. It made my day. Thank you!
Wow amazing!
💪 😎 👍 Yes, this one is really faster than the previous ones...thank you..
You make these things perfect! I put some worms in a clear planter and they escaped on the 2nd day!
My question is how did they escape because I have to do this for my project
@@jamesswim9035 I'd say make something with tall sides. I think they can even form together to climb small walls if there's not enough food or something. I just put them in a glass candle jar filled with dirt and a plant and the next day they were gone!
Thank s for the Video. You have well behaved Worms. I have a Wormbox to, but my ones klimb all the time on top. Amazes me, that your ones so well educatet. 😊
When you use no lids - as is the case in my worm bins - then there is no collected moisture on the walls... so the worms are far less likely to go there to sip it up. If I had to guess, then I would assume that your bin(s) are covered (?)... Thanks for watching!
@@A-V Thank you for Answer. 🙂Yes my Wormbox ist covered. Has a Lid. Sort of a "Floor" Wormbox with Tabletts and a Wather Catch Basin on the Boton. Every Day are some Worms in there an I have to put them every day back in to the earth and food tablett /floor, otherwise they die. I d try with out Lid. But at night, they went out. Now in the Wintertime ist it a bit cold, where the stand, 08-15°C. Do you know wich teperature, they need? And if it is posible they to woarm with a infrared light? like we use for Chicken? With a distance? have you made expirience that way, with worms? (I hope you understand that, I don't have a translationsprogram here) Greatings from Switzerland
Different worms prefer different ranges of temperatures. I do not know specifics... but tropical species - like the African nightcrawlers - require warmer temperatures. Other species - such as red wigglers - are OK in a larger range of temperatures. I never do anything to keep my worm bins warm - I just accept that in the cooler months their activity slows a little. I even keep one worm bin outside all winter & they do OK also. Thanks again for watching! PS: I visited Zermatt once - it is the most beautiful place that I have ever skied. You are lucky to live in such a lovely country! :)
I love how excited people are getting over this! lol no hate
Agreed - thanks for watching!
some one needs to do a video with potatoe bugs, they do same thing and im curious to know how good the after product is compared to worm castings.
Excellent video!
Thank you for watching!
Well done this is fantastic
Great video and that looks like it will be ready in 3 months.
The compost as also increased
Amazing! Thanks for sharing. I look forward to your next time lapse video. It's interesting that they hardly ate any of the cardboard pieces on the bottom. I wonder why? They chowed down on everything else.
Good job I'm envious I hope mine looks like this one day. First I gotta stop "checking" on them every day and mixing everything up....was that a snake I saw between day 3 and 4?? Wanted to say something in case you missed it...
Nope - not a snake.. just another worm. I made an 'escapees' version of this in which I slow down the sections where there are worms exiting the bin. Here you can probably catch that same worm and get a better view of it. I invite you to check out that video here: ruclips.net/video/VZf9crVEDeo/видео.html Thanks for watching!
Night crawlers devour. Watermelon rinds, try it. My worms are half the size of a average snake.
How many worms did you start with and then how many did you add? I started with only 36 adult large red wigglers and then added 200 babies shortly after. I have been going for about 2 and a half months. About 5 gallons of bedding. How much longer should I wait to harvest?
How many did I start with? That is a good question... it was a while ago. I can’t recall.
Sounds like your worm farm is off to a good start. It's hard to say how long you should wait to harvest... there are so many variables that influence the amount of time it takes for a worm bin to reach the stage where it is done. Good luck with it...
Thanks for watching!
Why I feel hungry when I watch this video?!!!!
Mmmmm I have no clue
What happens to the excess water from the icing? Does it not create a muck?? Great video I started a worm bin about three weeks ago and I’m a little concerned! Thanks
This container has large openings on the bottom allowing all the excess moisture to drain away. In one of my more recent time-lapse videos the bin I used has no openings & the water floods the bottom of the container and the worms don't seem to mind at all. I invite you to check out that video here: ruclips.net/video/McQYDcqc0Nk/видео.html Thanks for watching!
just go to woodprix instructions if you'd like to make it yourself.
I did it. Thx Brandy
@@masonoutward9490 Awesome. I made it too already
Brandy Hawking what is the link?Tnx
@@Pipp08 Just google it bro ;)
Great video. Thank you!
I run my scrape foods through a juicer or blender to make my scrapes as small as possible, they go through it 10 times faster IMO much easier way to harvest the castings
Love this hint. I'm going to buy a second hand meat grinder to process it in the same way. Or maybe even a second hand blender will be cheaper in the second hand stores of Holland.
Are you blending and Then Freezing your scapes...or just blending and giving it to them, right away ?
Kanzee yes blend the freeze
I'm thinking of doing a similar setup to this. But did you leave this worm bin uncovered the whole time? Thanks.
Keep in mind that the layout of this bin & the way it was managed were not optimal for general composting. It was setup and maintained this way for the purpose of getting a time-lapse video in the end. So while I generally keep the top surface of my composting worm bins covered, here I left it exposed to the air so it would be illuminated by the light and so I could easily add materials when needed. Same goes for the use of a see-thru container. All my composting bins are opaque - but this one was transparent to enable filming.
Thanks for watching!
4:54 you can see a tiny plant trying to sprout in the upper right 😆
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Got a question,this summer I used a old fridge for having red wigglers to work on the compost and kitchen scraps I give them. During the hot summer I could understand but what now when its cooler are they leaving the dirt crawling up the walls seeming like they want to get out. Any thoughts would be nice.
I would submit that the climbing behavior you are observing is not worms wanting to or trying to escape. Could it be that they are attracted to moisture condensing and collecting on the walls? In my bins I have no lids - so the walls are dry & I never see them climbing.. Just a thought. Thanks for watching!
@@A-V Now that I am thinking about your reply it makes some sense. Normally I always left the main door in a closed position and the freezer door tipped to let air move around and its always arond the main door the worms crawl up the sides.
Wow! Really fun to watch!!!
I'm glad you enjoyed it. Don't stop there though - my channel is full of similar stuff. I invite to to check out my other videos. Please also like & subscribe. Thanks for watching!!
Great time lapse! Please tell me, is it water or something like ice we can see being added to the top from time to time?
Hi - I'm glad you enjoyed the time-lapse. Yes, from time to time I added ice to make sure the materials inside the bin were not getting too dry
Great video! but, if they need warm weather why do you use ice to keep moisture?
I felt that adding moisture was important & the slow melting of ice seemed like the easiest way to get it gradually into the bin without having it all just flow right through and out the bottom. Besides, I enjoy watching the reaction of the worms when the water drips down through the material! :) Thanks for watching!
@@A-VThanks for the answer =) I would still use water to moisture time to time; but hey! I´ll keep watching your videos! along with the songs create that environment of enlightment that invite us to keep on doing this awesome activity :D Greetings from Queretaro, Mexico
Please make video on Earth worm decomposing coconut shell if possible
That was great. Next time, may I suggest, vertical divisions of compacted dirt between vertical divisions of compacted dirt? The reason would be to show how effective they can be at loosening compacted earth in gardens and lawns.
You may have already seen it. If not then it's definitely worth checking out. It is MicropolitanMuseum's channel. They have some really cool stuff ruclips.net/user/MicropolitanMuseumvideos
They're not earthworms. They're composting worms.
Does anybody know where I can get a bin like this possibly even bigger I need it to be see-through for educational purposes
One of my Amazon affiliate links used to take you to this item... but now that old link leads to a 'not found' error message. The description of the container still results in a number of other similar containers that might be useful: amzn.to/3IlOSc1
Nice video
Amazing your worms really eating! I bought the wrong worms they are ANC not really eat and keep trying to escape!
I too feel that my nightcrawlers are not nearly as fast at breaking down materials as my red wigglers. They also don't seem to mate & reproduce as quickly as the red wigglers either. They also seem to slow down a bit when the temperatures drop. Thanks for watching!
Awesome idea for a video
1:07 what did you put here? cucumber?
Yes - that's right. It was cucumber. Thanks for watching!
Y r not they moving down?
Watch it in 2x. It's more satisfying
i find sooooo many mites in my box,They will eat my seeds and plants，what should i do ?thank you !
Someone else recently asked me almost the same question. Here is what I told them.
There are many articles online that provide ideas about how to handle the situation; here is one: www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/how-to-get-rid-of-worm-bin-mites From the sound of it, the conditions can be one or more of the following.. too moist, too little airflow and/or too acidic.
Good luck with it!
Really incredible , not to morbid ....but I read dead animals in your beds....
Maybe you can do one of those , see what happens .thankyou a big big fan .
I've never done this, I'm just wondering if it isn't better to just bury a bunch of waste in your garden bed and then plant your things like 10cm above that so that worms can do their thing decomposing it all and giving your plants better nutrients.
What are the benefits of letting the worms do their thing in a bucket for 2 months first? Seems like a lot more work.
I believe I have seen an approach like you described in some RUclips videos but I'm not sure about the pros/cons of going that route. I suppose the key benefits to doing it indoors is that you have a greater degree of control of the environment, you can be assured that there won't be a deep freeze that could kill off or drastically reduce the composting efficiency your colony, and indoors you can more easily keep tabs on how things are progressing. Indoors you can also transfer your worm population into fresh bins once they've finished a batch of compost for you. Thanks for watching!
Can you devise a Timelapse where we can actually see horizontal migration in progress
You must be a mind reader. I was thinking of that exact same idea. I thought about partitioning about 1/3 of the bin, keeping it empty, and in the remaining 2/3s running a regular start-to-finish worm composting session like usual. Then, when the time comes, building up the new 'migration' zone and removing the divider to let us see how it plays out. I think that would be so cool! 👍🏼
How deep is that bin?
Per the description on Amazon.com it is 8-3/4 x 10-3/8 x 13-5/8 - link: www.amazon.com/dp/B00006IANM Thanks for watching!
Awesome job!!!
Do i have to do some holes on the bottom of the bin to keep the aircirculating through the whole bin?
Most of my worm bins have no holes in them. I do not think they are very important. If you want to aerate the contents of your bin you can simply till it up with you hands. That's how I keep the material in my bins loose and ventilated. Thanks for watching!
A V thank you very much. Ah i forgot to ask how about the liquid “tea” that stuck at the bottom if we have no holes ?
How many wormes did you start out with.
Good question... it was a while ago. I can’t recall. Thanks for watching!
Cool video- I love watching the time lapse. What is that cool music?
The audio for this time-lapse is entitled "Cylinder Nine" by Chris Zabriskie. I invite you to check out my channel - there are a couple other similar worm bin time-lapses that might also interest you. Thanks for watching!
Anyone know how many worms and what type of worms were used?
The worms are red wigglers. The number of worms I don't recall - but I do know there was an initial launch of some worms... then a subsequent launch, a few days later, of more worms. Thanks for watching!
That was pretty fantastic. Thanks for sharing.
I'm glad you enjoyed it. I have another version of this which is even better. If you're interested in seeing it then here is the link: ruclips.net/video/0Z6FdcIuEfg/видео.html Thanks for watching!
Why Ice is added every few days?
The ice is for applying moisture.. but in a way that allows it to enter the bin gradually. Thanks for watching!
I have soooooo many questions. first off is, I WANT one of these! how do I go about making one? me and my mom we compost, and so we were wondering what to do with it all for the longest time. also, the video is completely mesmerizing.
I have a couple videos showing how I set up a bin like this. Here's an example of one - I invite you to check it out: ruclips.net/video/a_bCQTTy710/видео.html
Love it! I got two bins going. Great vid thanks
Why ice rather than drizzling water? Is it the slow release of moisture?
I was curious about that too. I imagine it would slow the decomposition on top for a bit, though maybe not much is going on at the top anyway.
What are these for?
To demonstrate how worms decompose organic matter and vegetable scraps. Thanks for watching!
what were the initial layers?
I shot a video of the build of the bin. In that video I show how the whole thing was set up. I invite you to check out that video - it can be seen here: ruclips.net/video/21jAWZjyAGo/видео.html Thanks for watching!
Hello, I am thinking of getting into vermiculture, I have no knowledge of the subject or anything, in the future I would like to be more friendly to the environment and have my organic garden.
Can I practice vermiculture in buckets with holes and mesh and / or wooden boxes with geotextile mesh so that the worms do not escape?
Can you give them the sun or do they need only food, shade and water?
What percentage or ratio of substrate, green matter and brown matter should I provide them?
As green matter, can I use peels, tea, yerba mate, freshly cut step, etc?
As brown material, can I use grass that I would let dry, cardboard from toilet paper rolls, cardboard from which eggs are brought, etc?
I hope you can help me with this, thank you.
The plan you outlined seems like it should work fine. Between keeping them in the sun versus keeping them in the shade, you are better off in the shade. As for the ratio of browns & greens, its probably best keep the environment most browns (carbon-based bedding) and periodically include some greens (nitrogen). Creating a mix of the two could cause the start of hot composting which might make the material too warm for the worms. The only thing you didn't mention is grit - which the worms also need. A bit of clean sand, or dirt from your garden would work - or you might elect to use some ground up egg shells. I wish you the best of luck with it - I'm sure you'll quickly get the hang of it. Thanks for watching!
@@A-V A genius, thanks for your answer, the last question that arose. I am going to make on the one hand * a bucket that will have substrate and green and brown matter where later I will add the worms and a bottom bucket to collect the liquids and on the other hand * a drawer on the ground with geotextile mesh or something similar inside so that the worms do not escape that will also contain substrate and green and brown matter. My question is how I do to extract that substrate without the worms, is there anything I can do so that the worms remain below so I can extract the substrate from above? How is it done? Any ideas?
In the beginning I too tried collecting drippings but I soon thereafter abandoned it. On most of the worm composting RUclips channels I watch the people doing it also pay no attention to collecting fluids. In fact having materials in your worm bin that are overly damp will make it a real pain in the butt to work with especially when it comes time to try separating castings from worms. The two methods I most frequently use to separate worms from castings are the horizontal migration approach or the light harvesting method. For me the vertical approach never seemed to worm very well. Check around. See how various people have done it. You'll eventually find an approach that seems like one you'll like. Have fun!
Whats the green stuff at the top?
That depends on which day you are referring to. See the video's description to see what was added on which day. Thanks for watching!
What was the stuff in the middle? Looked like they REALLY like that stuff..... didn't look like they cared much for the brown stuff (leaves/ cardboard) To me it looked like they mostly like things that are fresh. They really devoured that. I bet you'd have way more castings in half the time, if you gave them just the stuff they devoured. But I don't know if they need to mix up what you feed them, or can you just give them the fresh stuff?
Awesome video, by the way.
Yeah - they gobbled up that tasty layer before anything else. Those were frozen and chopped kitchen scraps.
You can get all the details on all the layers in my 'making of' video att he following link: ruclips.net/video/21jAWZjyAGo/видео.html
Lately I don't go through the trouble of putting their food in the blender. As long as everything has been frozen its good enough - I'm in no particular hurry.
Seems like adding too much moisture could cause some of your nutrients to wash through and drip out the bottom. I understand you did it for the cinematic effect. My bins are super wet because I don't have drainage on the bottom and I'm always cycling newspaper through to soak away excess water.
Back again. How many pictures per hour/minute do you prefer shooting time lapse videos?
In this first time-lapse I shot 1 frame per minute (1440 images per day) but watching each and every one of the 80,000+ frames play back, at a rate of 30 frames-per-second, takes nearly 45 mins. Later on, for the follow-up layered worm bin time-lapse I took photos every 3 mins with the Nikon camera and every 2 mins with the GoPro camera. So I had to use a lowest-common-denominator approach to compressing the speed of the video to end up with a finished product that skips a whole-number amount of frames from each of the two time-lapses I was planning to combine into one (if all that makes any sense). As you might imagine, I spent about an hour mapping out various options in a spreadsheet to determine the optimal rates. Bottom-line is that I learned from that experience to pick an interval and stick with it. Thanks for asking.. I found it all terribly engrossing but I'm sure it would just bore most people. :)
A V I asked precisely because I am interested. And yes, I figured you’d have a spreadsheet involved.😁 I ask you because you’re so precise with those types of things. I received 1,000 mixed worms today because you made/make it interesting. So thanks! My wife thinks I’m strange, but she did before I got worms! 😂
Awesome - best of luck with your new worms! Since you were curious.. I copied a couple of the worksheets from my time-lapse tracker.. including the speedup calculations... into a workbook & placed it onto Google Drive for you. Hopefully you find it interesting or maybe even useful. Cheers! Link: drive.google.com/file/d/1VRvpSWfLu8ohAiACMo3TRGn1h-WXW1gf/view?usp=sharing
Obviously worms are older than dinosaurs. Creating lush soil since the beginning of time.
Indeed... well said. Thanks for watching! Oh yeah - if you enjoyed this time-lapse, then you'll love the new & improved version. Check it out - here's the link: ruclips.net/video/0Z6FdcIuEfg/видео.html
@@A-V you should post this link and stick it
Good idea - let me try that. Thanks!
I fell asleep watching this
Is it too wet at the bottom?
I don't think so. My concerns were actually just the opposite. I was worried about the contents being too dry. I have another video showing the emptying of the contents - in that video you can see that it was moist but not too damp: ruclips.net/video/cM_JQB1_CI4/видео.html
Best Video ever! Greetings from Germany!2019/11/1
Comments like yours always make my day - thank you! I am currently re-doing this time-lapse with flash lighting rather than having the bin continuously illuminated. This way the worms come right up to the glass rather than being repelled from it. Long story short.. it's going to be even better. Stay tuned!
I live in Central Texas and I was wondering if I could put my red wigglers in my raised bed? It does get very hot here and I didn’t know if they would survive the heat or not.
I'm not entirely sure if red wigglers can withstand the onslaught of the intense Texas sunshine in mid-summer. If they were set free in your raised beds I would hope that they could take shelter by burrowing down into the soil.. but don't take my word for it because I am not sure how such a thing might turn out. Perhaps some others reading this who live in a similar climate and have experience doing such a thing will chime in to provide input...
A V Thank you!
I’m from north Texas, currently outside heat is at 90s. I’m starting my red wigglers indoor with regular planting pots with holes at the bottom and stacking another pot on top. I actually have been throwing extra kitchen scrap directly into my small garden and bury with soil and let the Earthworm take care of the rest. This heat does help decomposition faster however I wouldn’t let the red wigglers outdoor. Just bought a small tub at pets-mart for $5.
Hey kaligrownbudz this video shows what the worms are doing,
They are tilling the soil breaking it down.
Here's an update version of this same time-lapse setup.. except it is for a longer period of time & you can actually see the worms too: ruclips.net/video/0Z6FdcIuEfg/видео.html Thanks for watching!
Wow beautiful!
what music did you use? it was relaxing 😌
It is called "Cylinder Nine" by Chris Zabriskie. Thanks for watching!
Asombroso, gracias por compartir!
¡Me alegra que lo hayas disfrutado!
Mesmerising!
Paper will decompose in something like this, however, in an anaerobic environment like a DUMP it won't.
So true.. Thanks for watching!
why you added ice
It's fun to watch how they get up and go, go, go when the cool water begins dripping down on them. Thanks for watching!
A V thanks for your time Great work👍👍
So... you add ice just for the laughs? Would it be the same if you added a glass of water or spray it?
The melting of ice provides an interesting effect when played back in a time lapse. Applying water any other way just wouldn't be the same. If fact, I added it only for theatrical effect. The bin never really required more moisture. Thanks for watching!
Decaying matter gets hot the ice acts as rain to cool of the top layer
How many worms are there in this bin?
Not sure - maybe about 500-600.. maybe more. Thanks for watching!
what are the white mounds added on top on day 37?
Those were small snowballs
This is really cool! Was the container in the video made by yourself? Would love tips on how to do that if so. 😊
The container is an office supply for storing files. It is no longer being used to store files, so I started using it for filming my time-lapse videos of the worms. I think it works well.. and I believe it can still be ordered from a few sources online (it used to be available on the Staples.com website a couple years ago but no longer can be purchased from them). Here's a link that you can use to get it from Amazon: amzn.to/30wQYl1 Thanks for watching!
@@A-V thanks! Did you drill holes in it at all? I think i might just keep a tiny worm 'bin' as a hobby
No need to make holes. The clear plastic with which I covered the organizer's existing hole used no adhesive so any moisture could easily pass by it. :)
I know I'm not the only one thinking about all the wasted worm tea dripping at the bottom 😥
Thank you for watching!
Put playback speed on 1.5
amazing
If you enjoyed that, then you will like this even more!: ruclips.net/video/0Z6FdcIuEfg/видео.html Thanks for watching!
You should save the worm tea dripping out of that... like natural miracle grow when used to water plants
I don't bother with the liquid. Dealing with the worms keeps me busy enough. Haha! Thanks for watching
Make $ with it...I sell mine $15 a gallon.
I used to have catch trays underneath my worms bins with holes on the bottom but so little, if any, ever accumulated I simply eliminated the catch trays
Cảm ơn kênh.
How many worms do you have in Each bend?
Its not a very large bin - so it isn't too many. I'd estimate that there might be a couple hundred in there
Great vid thanks, I'm planning on buying a worm farm, just moved into a new house and first time having a garden! In the comments there is plenty talk about freezing scraps before feeding to the worms, why is this please?
I checked a few web pages to make sure I was explaining this the right way. Every source I found says pretty much the same thing.. which is that freezing and then thawing your worm food breaks the cell walls of the food which makes it more mushy (when thawed) and easier for the composting worms to eat
@@A-V thanks for the quick reply, freezer it will be!!!
@@nicy4655 I think it makes a very slow moist delivery balancing the temperature as a bonus.
Are those ants in there also?
Nope.. no ants. But there might be some pot worms, mites and other assorted helper creatures. Thanks for watching!
So, its all a matter of time huh.
Amazing.
What's the point? What are you trying to accomplish with this?
One could say the same exact thing about your pointless comment. Thanks for watching
@@A-V lol it was a serious question. Are you just showing how worms eat things? Or do you use it for compost? Are you collecting worm castings?
Yeah - this was to show how they work their way thru the materials in their bin. I do regular composting and harvesting of the castings in more traditional style bins. This setup had continuous lighting which made the worms shy away from the glass. I recently published a revised version of this same setup using flash illuminations and dim lighting which much better shows the worms. Check it out here: ruclips.net/video/0Z6FdcIuEfg/видео.html
@@A-V I'll check them out. Thanks!
what kind of worms?
They are red wigglers. Thanks for watching!
who's science teacher made them watch this during corona?
Hopefully many's - and hopefully they'll continue to do so afterwards too. Thanks for watching!