One of, if not the best video, on building a vermicomposting bin I've ever seen on RUclips. The presenter explained the process perfectly, and the design is absolutely the best I've seen anywhere. The process of separating the worms from the castings is always the biggest chore, this design makes it simple. Just remove the lower frame from the tower and replace it as the next frame in line and continue the process. Couldn't be simpler. Thank you so much for this, I will build this Vermicomposting bin over the next few days. Your the bomb, really.
just what i was looking for! I like to blend my food scraps before I feed them to the worms, they process it sooo much faster. thanks for the great vid!
i watched your video 4 years ago, then went straight out and built a worm farm, i added a stand to save bending over, i also added a piece of roofing iron, to catch the worm tea. i then cut a long slot in a piece of 100mm PVC pipe, capped both ends and added a tap . the worm tea drips down onto the roofing iron into the slotted pipe, i can then turn the tap, and fill a bucket.
Farmer Rishi, this is the best "how to build your own worm composting bin" that I've ever seen. You are so thorough and you explain every single step!! Anyone would be able to follow instructions - the other thing I really like, is that the design is very simple, nothing complicated here!! Thank you so much! We live in So Cal too, we're up at approximately 4,000 ft elevation. This winter we had lots of rain & snow - with your design, it wouldn't be too difficult to move it to the garage with a cement mixing tub underneath (on a flat dolly 😊) Thanks again!!!
Wow thank you for showing us how easy it is make a worm "farm". That is how I make my raised beds so that is easy for me to remember. Yes it is pretty so I can use it in my grow room. I will need one soon when my wigglers out grow the home they have now. This is about the best video I have seen here. On fact I have all the material except for the mesh.... love your little kitty she is so sweet and curious...
you are awesome man! nobody could have explained this wormcasting as good as you have. thank you. (I have watched tons of videos, none of 'em was as clear as you are).
I live in Canada with harsh winter, I built one last summer which has 3 full bins out of 3 + the lid. I encased it with sawdust and put a black plastic tarp over it and now it has snow on it, by the end of winter, which is soon, I will report about the survival of my worms' first year! I will re-use the sawdust in my compost and surrounding area.
ahahah yes the worms survived 3 winters before I moved them inside this year for an inside setup because of convenience. Encasing the bin in sawdust keeps them alive. Though, every summer I had to shovel the sawdust into my general compost pile, that's the inconvenient, displacing the sawdust afterwards.
This is BRILLIANT!! I have watched SOOOO many videos about creating something like this. I had this idea in my head of how to do it and this is the first video I have seen that shows perfectly what I want. I have a giant plastic been of worms that have double and crippled but I don't know how to get the castings out. You are pure magic! Thank you sooo very , very much!!
I like the idea that your sets on the ground and isopen on the bottom. Because you could actually attract worms. FromWhat I understand when you give them soy protein they get huge. I have a place in my garden where I've been collecting thousands of worms in the same spot now maybe what I'll do is try this. Thanks for the video Rob
...Oh yea, the background music was awesome as well, even though I'm not a real "cat fan", (my neighborhood cats use my raised beds as their personal outside litter boxes), the cat was soothing as well. This will be built over the next two days, thank you again.
Perfect explanation...I'm in UK and starting my garden growing journey, this is going to be my next little project. A bonus is that your good eye candy....thankyou I'm now following
I love thiS simplicity of this but I think it would be beneficial to allow the 3" 2x2s to protrude below the frame a half inch or so on each layer so the tower locks together and can not shift around.
I thought the same thing, but then realized that the screen is in the way. Could make exterior key blocks that would lock similarly though. Maybe make handles that stick up a little bit past the top of the 2x4.
Unfortunately aside from cutting notches in the screen to accommodate the 2x2's protruding down, you're working with dirt, debris and household garbage which when filled goes in every crack and hole it can find... Trust me, I have a lifetime experience with this as a farmer and equipment mechanic. You want to add outside panels hanging down 1 1/2 inches to accomplish this, typically the 1x2 scraps found between the fence boards at Lowe's that go in between every five boards on the pallet, they've been giving them to me for free.
Very useful video. I would still recommend to add a tray underneath to collect the liquid even on ground coz I find the fluids filtered through the worm bin makes a very good liquid fertilizer for plants.
Love this! I bet you could make some nice-looking worm-farm/composter benches out of heat-treated pallets. (Look for the HT stamp on the wood.) I would add some handles on the sides of each tray for smaller hands.
Thank you so much for taking the time out to make this beautiful video with your pretty little kitty. You mention a lot of good things that I did not know one of the best key points I thought was adding water so you don’t have ants I’ve never had this problem before but now I know if I ever do I know what to do thank you for sharing your knowledge and God bless you
Wow super legit video. Leaned so much thanks for all of the great knowledge. Have a small townhouse but ima build me a worm box and use a raised garden bed and some pots for my garden I am going to build. Can’t wait to get started.
Thanks to this video for motivating me to start my first worm bin! You can also use these trays to sift out large debris from your soil, or dry fruit in the sun, or in my case dry extra banana peels that are fernenting :)
18:18 Inspector Kitty Cat, inspecting your work.😂 Good job! I would moisten the paper and the shredded paper evenly, first, before putting in the worms. Dry paper can dry up the system.
Thank you so much for a great video! I do have a few questions, though. This is my first year gardening, all containers as I live in a trailer park. Right now I'm researching compost/bins/worms/etc. So, my questions are: 1. How often/long/much does the worms need to be feed before you move up to the try on top? 2. How do you know that it's full? 3. And what do I do with it over Winter, how do I take care of it. I live in Joplin, Missouri, if that helps. Thank you again for a great video and for any and all information you can give me.
To preserve the wood when using pine, fir, etc- you could use the Tall Earth wood preservative. It's a non toxic, mineral based, preservative. I use it in my garden beds where the wood makes contact with the soil.
Reminds me of watching Pakistanis in factories building things on the floor barefoot.....amazing things they can do with what they have and the ingenuity involved.
News paper is full of Chemicals due to manufacturing processing and Printing! But I loved the bin building explanation and the how to use teaching part! Well done and thank you!
A simple Kreg jig and some wood glue would join those corners just as well, maybe better. The miter joints for the top are likely difficult for most folks. A bottom would be handy. Remember to put not just food scraps, but soil and shredded paper in all bins.
You're my go to guy when I want something explained easily with the end result looking great. Thanks to you I'm venturing into a mini pond with real live fish and vermiculture which I thought I would never do in a million years. I used to joke with my husband that I was the Lisa Douglas of Green Acres "darling I love you but give me Park Avenue..."
Question: I understand that wood is a better insulator than plastic. I live in an area where summer temperatures get to 100-105 F some days. If this is in the shade until late evening, do you think the worms will be okay? It also gets into the mid to low 30s F some days in the winter. Same question--do you think they'll survive? Thanks! Love the video!
Nice job and a great video, easy to follow. I was thinking of using the plastic bins ( Rubber Maid) but I think I will now go this route. Eliminates separating worms from castings. Thank you.
♡ EXCELLENT instruction! ♡ (...apart from the use of newspaper. hehe) I love this!!! We'll be making several of these via your video! Thankies ever so much for sharing! Subscribing! ♡
Almost all major newspapers use soy based ink. Also, the harsh chemicals used to clean the presses evaporates or is washed off before the press is run. Source: worked at a newspaper for a good while. Imaging technology major.
Excellent clear explanation. I love the look of your worm farm. I have seen a similar one that has legs on the bottom layer so a bucket can sit underneath and a heavy sheet of polythene with a hole in the centre. The liquid drains through the hole and into the bucket. Sheet metal or plywood may work , but the polythene is slightly concaved so it drains well. I understand this is all meant to be plastic free though :D
I think he meant a location with a fence ("west side of the building") which blocks the afternoon sun. If open space, I suppose it should face east, like when put under a tree.
Wow, this is so simple and elegant. I've watched so many videos about these systems. I already failed at one attempt with plastic bins. I tried to use earth worms (cheapskate) instead of red wigglers. I made the mistake of overfeeding too. They all escaped like a prison break. So a couple of questions. A lot of people drill vent holes in thier bins. Some put screens in them. You don't seam to do that but I suppose the worms get plenty of air through the bottom vents and the natural gaps in the 2x4's stacked? You haven't had any issues with soldier flies with this? Also, any critters trying to bust in? I suppose I could put a cinder block on the cover to keep them out. Again, thanks so much for sharing great knowledge about a simplified system.
Thanks for the great video, one quick question: Instead of having to put an unsightly plastic tub under the beautiful wooden tower, could another slimmer wooden tray be made with a solid bottom to always remain at the bottom of the trays to catch the water, maybe with a plastic lining inside but with a wooden facade for aesthetic reasons? Would this mess up the air flow of the system and hinder its performance in any way? Thanks
Excellent video, thanks! But I have a question: I understand about putting in the whole sheets of newspaper over the bottom hardware cloth to keep the worms and castings from falling through - but what about the higher levels? If you put whole sheets on those layers, it will keep the worms from migrating, right? But if you don't put the sheets there, then the worms and their castings will fall (or migrate) through when they are the bottom layer. What's the answer?
Hi Richie, thanks for providing this video. I just ordered some jute fabric to build a metal-free vertical migration system. Seems like closest natural fabric to hardware fabric (as far as non-reactive materials go).
Thank you for the great tutorial! I had a worm bin that did fairly well for over a year but the worms multiplied to a degree that the bins had to get bigger and bigger to contain them all and I finally ended up just "liberating" them under my pecan tree in the back yard. I would love to try again but can you tell me how you handle that problem?
I know this probably won't get answered but would this be ok for Canada? Will the winter ruin the whole process? Also can other things like coffees and egg shells go in this? I've never composted on my own before so I'm not sure what kind of design is best for snowy Canada.
One of, if not the best video, on building a vermicomposting bin I've ever seen on RUclips. The presenter explained the process perfectly, and the design is absolutely the best I've seen anywhere. The process of separating the worms from the castings is always the biggest chore, this design makes it simple. Just remove the lower frame from the tower and replace it as the next frame in line and continue the process. Couldn't be simpler. Thank you so much for this, I will build this Vermicomposting bin over the next few days. Your the bomb, really.
This is just what I needed to see. So much better than 2 plastic tubs. Thanks for posting it.
Probably the best vermicompost video ive seen on YT
Best small scale worm bin video I've seen so far. Like that you don't have to remove worms when the work castings are ready to use.
The best worm bin I've ever seen. Thanks so much for sharing.
I've watched ALL the worm bin videos on you tube. Yours is the first one that made sense. Thank you! I am a new subscriber.
just what i was looking for!
I like to blend my food scraps before I feed them to the worms, they process it sooo much faster. thanks for the great vid!
i watched your video 4 years ago, then
went straight out and built a worm farm, i added a stand to save bending over, i also added a piece of roofing iron, to catch the worm tea.
i then cut a long slot in a piece of 100mm PVC pipe, capped both ends and added a tap .
the worm tea drips down onto the roofing iron into the slotted pipe, i can then turn the tap, and fill a bucket.
Farmer Rishi, this is the best "how to build your own worm composting bin" that I've ever seen. You are so thorough and you explain every single step!! Anyone would be able to follow instructions - the other thing I really like, is that the design is very simple, nothing complicated here!! Thank you so much! We live in So Cal too, we're up at approximately 4,000 ft elevation. This winter we had lots of rain & snow - with your design, it wouldn't be too difficult to move it to the garage with a cement mixing tub underneath (on a flat dolly 😊) Thanks again!!!
Just built my 3 worm bins! Super stoked to start getting nice organic compost. Thanks a million 🙏🏽
How are your worms going?
LOVE how clearly you speak and how you demonstrate everything so I could see the quantities of newspaper and food scraps etc.
And love the cat :)
Very practical and perfect explanations on making a worm bin! I love the quiet, peaceful music in the background. Please make more videos! :)
Thanks for your help Sir!
Thanks for the video!
I also want to say that the lid would work the same without the lower part and hinges, saving you some lumber and time.
Your cat stole the show! Tks for sharing info.
Wow thank you for showing us how easy it is make a worm "farm". That is how I make my raised beds so that is easy for me to remember. Yes it is pretty so I can use it in my grow room. I will need one soon when my wigglers out grow the home they have now. This is about the best video I have seen here. On fact I have all the material except for the mesh.... love your little kitty she is so sweet and curious...
you are awesome man! nobody could have explained this wormcasting as good as you have. thank you. (I have watched tons of videos, none of 'em was as clear as you are).
I live in Canada with harsh winter, I built one last summer which has 3 full bins out of 3 + the lid.
I encased it with sawdust and put a black plastic tarp over it and now it has snow on it, by the end of winter, which is soon, I will report about the survival of my worms' first year! I will re-use the sawdust in my compost and surrounding area.
Did they survive? I’m in Canada too and wonder in hay bales surrounding it might keep them warm enough.
Please let us know!
Did you survive the winter? We are all worried now as we have not heard from you.
ahahah yes the worms survived 3 winters before I moved them inside this year for an inside setup because of convenience. Encasing the bin in sawdust keeps them alive. Though, every summer I had to shovel the sawdust into my general compost pile, that's the inconvenient, displacing the sawdust afterwards.
Fantastic video. Very well explained. Soothing music. Great purpose!
This is BRILLIANT!! I have watched SOOOO many videos about creating something like this. I had this idea in my head of how to do it and this is the first video I have seen that shows perfectly what I want. I have a giant plastic been of worms that have double and crippled but I don't know how to get the castings out. You are pure magic! Thank you sooo very , very much!!
You are an excellent teacher.
I am going to try this. I think I will work at building a large worm bin. Thanks.
Awesome stuff. Lots of plastic designs out there. Glad to see a simple design using natural materials. :)
this is THE BEST instructional video ive ever seen on youtube, thanks, i think you missed your calling 😊
6 years later, I'm watching your really useful video. Thank you
The cat thought you were making a litter box!
I approve of the curios kitten in the background at about 18 min
just what i needed another project((sarcasm)). (replacing my plastic bins with wooden ones). the title alone deserves a thumps up
I like the idea that your sets on the ground and isopen on the bottom. Because you could actually attract worms. FromWhat I understand when you give them soy protein they get huge. I have a place in my garden where I've been collecting thousands of worms in the same spot now maybe what I'll do is try this. Thanks for the video Rob
that's my plan!! it's good to other use now I know it'll can you believe some people spend 3 to 4 hundred on a worm bin WoW
Thankyou so much.. I am headed out to my shed to find scraps of wood to get started!
...Oh yea, the background music was awesome as well, even though I'm not a real "cat fan", (my neighborhood cats use my raised beds as their personal outside litter boxes), the cat was soothing as well. This will be built over the next two days, thank you again.
The best video about worm bin compost on youtube 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Perfect explanation...I'm in UK and starting my garden growing journey, this is going to be my next little project. A bonus is that your good eye candy....thankyou I'm now following
Rishi, You are an excellent teacher. This is one of the best & most useful videos I have watched so far!
Thank you very much for this video. Now that I understand very well how it work, I won't be afraid to do worm compost in my appartment.
I love thiS simplicity of this but I think it would be beneficial to allow the 3" 2x2s to protrude below the frame a half inch or so on each layer so the tower locks together and can not shift around.
Meowmoe great idea!
I thought the same thing, but then realized that the screen is in the way. Could make exterior key blocks that would lock similarly though. Maybe make handles that stick up a little bit past the top of the 2x4.
Unfortunately aside from cutting notches in the screen to accommodate the 2x2's protruding down, you're working with dirt, debris and household garbage which when filled goes in every crack and hole it can find...
Trust me, I have a lifetime experience with this as a farmer and equipment mechanic.
You want to add outside panels hanging down 1 1/2 inches to accomplish this, typically the 1x2 scraps found between the fence boards at Lowe's that go in between every five boards on the pallet, they've been giving them to me for free.
Nice video.covers almost all aspects of vermicomposting at home. Most practical approach I have ever seen in youtube videos. Wonderful!
Very useful video. I would still recommend to add a tray underneath to collect the liquid even on ground coz I find the fluids filtered through the worm bin makes a very good liquid fertilizer for plants.
Excellent video! So helpful. Thank you.
Excellent teaching. Love that its from scraps I already have. Thank you!
Love this! I bet you could make some nice-looking worm-farm/composter benches out of heat-treated pallets. (Look for the HT stamp on the wood.) I would add some handles on the sides of each tray for smaller hands.
Thank you so much for taking the time out to make this beautiful video with your pretty little kitty. You mention a lot of good things that I did not know one of the best key points I thought was adding water so you don’t have ants I’ve never had this problem before but now I know if I ever do I know what to do thank you for sharing your knowledge and God bless you
Great video. Excellent alternative to ugly plastic tubs! Thank you for the inspiration :)
Wow super legit video. Leaned so much thanks for all of the great knowledge. Have a small townhouse but ima build me a worm box and use a raised garden bed and some pots for my garden I am going to build. Can’t wait to get started.
The compost video I ever seen! Thank you so much!!!!
Fantastic video! Thank you!
Thanks to this video for motivating me to start my first worm bin! You can also use these trays to sift out large debris from your soil, or dry fruit in the sun, or in my case dry extra banana peels that are fernenting :)
18:18 Inspector Kitty Cat, inspecting your work.😂
Good job! I would moisten the paper and the shredded paper evenly, first, before putting in the worms. Dry paper can dry up the system.
Thank you so much for a great video!
I do have a few questions, though. This is my first year gardening, all containers as I live in a trailer park. Right now I'm researching compost/bins/worms/etc. So, my questions are:
1. How often/long/much does the worms need to be feed before you move up to the try on top?
2. How do you know that it's full?
3. And what do I do with it over Winter, how do I take care of it. I live in Joplin, Missouri, if that helps.
Thank you again for a great video and for any and all information you can give me.
Dedre Rose he actually replied to all your questions.
I am inspired to make one with my children this week! Thanks Rishi!
New here, watching from the Philippines. Thanks for a very nice & clear instruction. Great video!
To preserve the wood when using pine, fir, etc- you could use the Tall Earth wood preservative. It's a non toxic, mineral based, preservative. I use it in my garden beds where the wood makes contact with the soil.
How long until you usually have to reapply it?
great idea, or soak the wood in salt water for a month
I have a similar system for the past 12 years and the same boxes. Never changed them but my boxes are indoors.
I love it!!!! Thanks!!!
Reminds me of watching Pakistanis in factories building things on the floor barefoot.....amazing things they can do with what they have and the ingenuity involved.
Thank you for posting this video... it was a Great help in building my worm composting bin.
amazing. thanks so much. this is the best method out of all other videos. Kudos to the Growing Club.
this was so helpful to me and I built one just like you told me. thanks and keep up the great work
pj johnson thanks. Glad you enjoyed it!
Is your wormer working well?
Thank you for sharing your knowledge, great video. I would add towels as guiding pins to stop the bins or lid sliding, just a suggestion.
Great instructions. My bf built them just like yours...I bought a pound of worms and have been feeding them.
@@sarvodayafarms So far, so good..I still have worms!
News paper is full of Chemicals due to manufacturing processing and Printing! But I loved the bin building explanation and the how to use teaching part! Well done and thank you!
Excellent comprehensive vid! Thank you!
A simple Kreg jig and some wood glue would join those corners just as well, maybe better.
The miter joints for the top are likely difficult for most folks.
A bottom would be handy.
Remember to put not just food scraps, but soil and shredded paper in all bins.
Great overview! Thank you.
LOVE IT....LOVE YOUR BILI (CAT) TOO..XX
You're my go to guy when I want something explained easily with the end result looking great. Thanks to you I'm venturing into a mini pond with real live fish and vermiculture which I thought I would never do in a million years. I used to joke with my husband that I was the Lisa Douglas of Green Acres "darling I love you but give me Park Avenue..."
Question: I understand that wood is a better insulator than plastic. I live in an area where summer temperatures get to 100-105 F some days. If this is in the shade until late evening, do you think the worms will be okay? It also gets into the mid to low 30s F some days in the winter. Same question--do you think they'll survive? Thanks! Love the video!
Did you find the answer to this question? I am wondering the same thing!
Very informative. I laughed when I heard about staining concrete with compost runoff, definitely done that before. LOL Great woodwork also :)
great video! Add some handles to the trays or cut hand holds in the 2x4
So impressed. Thank you so much for the instructional information and your time. Quite enjoyable as well as interesting to watch.
Excellent instructions. I am sure i can build this. Thank you for a great video.
Great Simple System. You are a genius!
Thanks for Sharing
thanks! your video is great and you set a realy good example. keep it going !
I liked this video very much.
That's the worm bin for me 😊
This video was perfectly paced and incredible helpful. Thank you so much for sharing~
Very informative and easy to understand. Thank you so much.
Nice job and a great video, easy to follow. I was thinking of using the plastic bins ( Rubber Maid) but I think I will now go this route. Eliminates separating worms from castings. Thank you.
Never use colored newspaper ink. Only black and white. Great work bin design. Thanks for making this video.
♡ EXCELLENT instruction! ♡ (...apart from the use of newspaper. hehe) I love this!!! We'll be making several of these via your video! Thankies ever so much for sharing! Subscribing! ♡
What's wrong with using newspaper?
they use chemicals to clean the presses. not all ink is plant based or completely plant based.
pitpotdeeerste Ah, okay. Thanks for letting me know :)
Almost all major newspapers use soy based ink. Also, the harsh chemicals used to clean the presses evaporates or is washed off before the press is run. Source: worked at a newspaper for a good while. Imaging technology major.
Bryan Donaldson Exactly!
Thank you, excellent presentation. Very clear and easy to understand. Many Thanks!!
Excellent clear explanation. I love the look of your worm farm. I have seen a similar one that has legs on the bottom layer so a bucket can sit underneath and a heavy sheet of polythene with a hole in the centre. The liquid drains through the hole and into the bucket. Sheet metal or plywood may work , but the polythene is slightly concaved so it drains well. I understand this is all meant to be plastic free though :D
Could use a rubber mat
Super great idea for worm bins
I'm sure you meant east side of buildings for morning sun and afternoon shade. 28:48
I think he meant a location with a fence ("west side of the building") which blocks the afternoon sun. If open space, I suppose it should face east, like when put under a tree.
No hw meant west side. Because sun hits the east side in the morning.
Wow, this is so simple and elegant. I've watched so many videos about these systems. I already failed at one attempt with plastic bins. I tried to use earth worms (cheapskate) instead of red wigglers. I made the mistake of overfeeding too. They all escaped like a prison break. So a couple of questions. A lot of people drill vent holes in thier bins. Some put screens in them. You don't seam to do that but I suppose the worms get plenty of air through the bottom vents and the natural gaps in the 2x4's stacked? You haven't had any issues with soldier flies with this? Also, any critters trying to bust in? I suppose I could put a cinder block on the cover to keep them out. Again, thanks so much for sharing great knowledge about a simplified system.
Best video on worm farming so far.Thanks
Nice video. Pleasant background and good instruction.
Built one using your plan. Thanks, so far I love it.
Thank you for a informative and detailed video. I will make one.
thank s for a great informative and kind presentation, well done
superbly done video. Easy to do and well presented.
Thank you, beautiful explanation.
Thanks for the great video, one quick question: Instead of having to put an unsightly plastic tub under the beautiful wooden tower, could another slimmer wooden tray be made with a solid bottom to always remain at the bottom of the trays to catch the water, maybe with a plastic lining inside but with a wooden facade for aesthetic reasons? Would this mess up the air flow of the system and hinder its performance in any way? Thanks
James Randall I
Excellent video, thanks! But I have a question:
I understand about putting in the whole sheets of newspaper over the bottom hardware cloth to keep the worms and castings from falling through - but what about the higher levels? If you put whole sheets on those layers, it will keep the worms from migrating, right? But if you don't put the sheets there, then the worms and their castings will fall (or migrate) through when they are the bottom layer.
What's the answer?
You only add the full sheets at the bottom and at the very top
Hi Richie, thanks for providing this video. I just ordered some jute fabric to build a metal-free vertical migration system. Seems like closest natural fabric to hardware fabric (as far as non-reactive materials go).
We can also use old car tires to make the tray. Use two bars with hook to carry the tires one by one from top for harvesting.
Great video. Thank you.
замечательное видео,большое спасибо!!!!
Thank you for the great tutorial! I had a worm bin that did fairly well for over a year but the worms multiplied to a degree that the bins had to get bigger and bigger to contain them all and I finally ended up just "liberating" them under my pecan tree in the back yard. I would love to try again but can you tell me how you handle that problem?
Worms stop replicating when there isn't enough food to sustain them so just feed them less
Very well executed video. Thanks!
I know this probably won't get answered but would this be ok for Canada? Will the winter ruin the whole process? Also can other things like coffees and egg shells go in this? I've never composted on my own before so I'm not sure what kind of design is best for snowy Canada.
great video and so easy to watch and listen to