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 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
😀She’s great! It’s like she’s making my worms a school lunch! She saves her egg shells for me as well so I never run out of grit! Any excess I put in my regular compost pile. I’m so glad you enjoyed the video, I know it was about twice as long as my normal ones but there was so much fun stuff in there!! Thanks so much for watching!!!🪱🪱🪱
She & my father did a great job raising us 5 kids!! She is super into the worms, but she doesn't have a worm farm...yet!! Thanks so much for taking the time to watch & comment on our videos!!🪱🪱🪱
I love finding the worms bunched up in a ball!! I can't believe how many worm balls there were! My mom is super sweet saving those food scraps and labeling them for me!! I love how everyone gets excited to vermicompost!! I'm pretty sure she would not have let me have worms in the house when I was growing up😂🤣😂 Thanks so much for watching!!!🪱🪱🪱
Mamas' are the best !! Great clip of the future. This bin is having numerous worm parties here! It's getting a little too wild in there 😂😆The worms were having too much fun they missed the banana 😀🍌 That was a crazy amount of worms at the end! My guess would have to be at least 3-4 lbs.
Mama's are the best!! She is so sweet saving and labeling them for me! This video was a little wild🤪 I was surprised about the banana since they seemed to be partying around everything else! I think that was the largest re-release of worms I've ever done in a time lapse! 3-4 lbs sounds like a great guess...I wish I had weighed them!! Thanks so much for stopping by to watch!!!🪱🪱🪱
I did this today! I harvest the castings making a nursery, then I made them a new bedding with layers of tree bark, They loved it last time and spring break on those, Biochar, Coconut coir, food and golly,‘it was so fun!’ I videoed one of my worm ball. What a wonderful Life!!💚🪱❤️🪱🪱
That's great Robin!! That sounds like an excellent rebuild of your bin's contents!! I may have to dump this worm bin out again...it was so much fun!! Thanks for telling us about your harvest and the bedding you use to restart it up!! And of course thanks so much for watching!!🪱🪱🪱
You sound as excited as a child on Christmas morning with each discovery of worms! This bin is fantastic texture, population and productivity. My guess is 5 lbs of worms!
Thank you so much!! I do get a little excited when I see them bunched up in a worm ball😂 This bin really is fantastic! I takes all of my experiments in stride and is a prolific casting producer for us and our garden! 5 lbs of worms sounds like a great guess with the worms I collected and what was left in the bin...I wish I had weighed them before the time lapse!! I really appreciate you stopping by to watch!!🪱🪱🪱
Wow a bunch of worm balls.Those grow bags still look like they are still in good condition. It’s great you were able to break up the castings that were clumped together. Looks like a bunch of happy worms. The time lapse was pretty cool at the end.
Thanks, I was a little afraid to release a 17 minute video but there was so much going on! I am really impressed with how well the grow bags are holding up, almost like they were made to be worm bins! That was a pretty crazy time lapse, it definitely contained the most worms I've ever done that with!! Thanks so much for stopping by to watch & leave a comment!!
Hi Patrick 😀. It was great to put a face to the voice behind the camera tonight. AJ was right with his comment tonight - you get soooooo excited over worm balls🪱🥎.🤣 I share your excitement over them, they can never grow old. And no such thing. As a worm ball that is too big. The bigger the better. Your outdoor bin and it's occupants, both the worms and the living castings look healthy, alive and vibrant. You're obviously treating them well so they are returning the favor. I look forward to you visiting my channel more often and engaging in some fascinating conversation ❤️🥰
It was great chatting with you, AJ, and Nana today!!! I do get a little excited when I uncover a worm ball or ten like I did in this video😂 I always enjoy you passing on your experience & knowledge of vermicomposting and all things compost worms related!! Your channel has been a wealth of information, especially when it comes to ID'ing different compost worm types! Thanks so much for stopping by to watch!! It was real nice meeting you!!🪱🪱🪱
This is GREAT!!! I was just as enthused as you when you discovered the large worm balls 👏👏(I used to shutter 😵💫)!! re: Cooked celery - obtained from soups and from pieces stuffed in turkey/chicken when roasting. I loved the time lapse. SO MANY WORMS!! Can't wait to see what foods they attack, particularly the citrus peels. You kept it moving so I didn't even notice the longer than usual video.
Thank you!! I forgot about cooking celery in stuffing and in a turkey! I knew someone would let me know how else celery could be cooked!! Those time lapses really show how many worms are in a bin!! When I watch them in real time they seem to take forever, but speeding them up really shows you how the worms move down under super quick!! Thanks so much for stopping by to watch!!🪱🪱🪱
Thank you so much! I could have caught a lot of fish with all those worms!! I really appreciate you taking the time to watch & leave a nice comment!! Thank you!!🪱🪱🪱
Yes!! You have had some really bad weather lately!! Our weather is much closer to Sicily than where you live now and we even have a city named Naples here in Florida! Come on down!! We could use a worm business here!! Thanks so much for watching!!!🪱🪱🪱
Hiya Patrick....wish I could come by to play with d worms. He he.....that's awesome. If I were u , I would sieve the castings n give them new beddg with the leftovers. Great video . I love outdoor bins. Yummy food for the 🪱
They are fun to play with😂🤣😂I really like watching them dive down below the surface en masse! I usually take castings out of this bin every week almost treating it like a continuous flow bin so most of what you see there will be harvested over the next month, but I probably should have sifted out at least half of those castings for my spring garden!! Thanks so much for stopping by to watch!!!🪱🪱🪱
Considering the amount of food you give at each feeding and how much moisture each must contain, your substrate looks surprisingly dry. I`m loving all the worm balls.
Emptying this bin really helped me find every last worm ball around every last food scrap!! We have had quite the warm up these last 10 days here in Florida so I think the change in weather has dried the bin up a little around the edges. I added even more water to the bin after I stopped filming. Thanks so much for stopping by to watch!!!🪱🪱🪱
😂🤣😂I thought it sounded normal when it came out but when I heard myself while editing…🤪 I’m just not a fan of seeing my dirty fingernails on camera so they drew straws and the right hand got to be the digging hand with a glove😃Thanks so much for stopping by Ernie! I can’t thank you enough for featuring me in your watch later playlist several months ago, the inflection point in my channel started that day!! 🪱🪱🪱
4 pounds is probably really close! I should have weighed that container!! This was pretty fun running into worm ball after worm ball!! Thanks so much for taking the time to watch & give me a worm estimate!!🪱🪱🪱
Thanks! I appreciate you stopping by to watch and offer up your guesstimate!!!🪱🪱🪱 It was definitely fun to see them all bunched up together then dive down in the time lapse!!
As always very interesting video. When I fed my bin earlier this day I also found two mango seeds while aerating. They were going for the fibres too and even occupied the inside when I opened the already cracked seeds. :D Started aerating my bin while feeding soon after I found your channel last year. The moisture levels, smell and consistency of the casting is so much better since then. Oh and by the way, the grinded peanut shells seem to be the perfect addition when it is too wet, they take lots of moisture and don't need as much volume as shredded cardboard. The worms seem to like the peanut shells too, no problems so far.
That’s great news about the grinder peanut shells!! Mango seeds in worm bins always fascinate me, especially when they first crack open and I find worms inside!! I’m so glad my channel has been helpful to you! I appreciate the kind words and I really appreciate your support!! Thank you!!🪱🪱🪱
I love this bin. I started my first worm bin just before Christmas, they’ve overwintered in our spare room as I wanted to get the numbers up as much as possible . I fed and fluffed today and the population is exploding and eating like mad. I’ve got the bags and once the weather warms up they are going outside. From all I’ve seen this seems to be the best fit for me. Thanks for the update
That's fantastic!! I love to hear that the population is exploding in numbers!! Once they get going their food scrap consumption almost goes exponential!! These fabric grow bags work so well outside, I absolutely love mine!! Thanks for keeping us updated and thanks for stopping by to watch!!!
What's the benefits of the fabric bags? Amazing amount of worms!! Time lapse is pretty cool I definitely have to watch the moisture more, too wet !! Cheers Patrick Jason and Colleen 🌱🪱🌱
Thank you!! The fabric bags shed the perfect amount of moisture and let the whole bin breath. Normally I don’t add moisture to my bins but with these fabric pots I can dump a bunch of dry bedding in them and pour water over it without worrying about it getting too wet!! I’m also in zone 9b but way, way…way further south than you in Florida so I can also leave them outside year round, so no worries about them shedding water onto something. I have a little pros & cons video of my 3 bins that explains better why I love these fabric pots so much: ruclips.net/video/yuCoQjiUxJg/видео.html I really appreciate you taking the time to watch & leave such nice comments & great questions!!🪱🪱🪱
@Vermicompost Learn by Doing brother, we believe if people take the time to make excellent content and/or they're passionate, the least we can do is leave a informative or at least "entertaining" comments. I'm so new to all this, I generally lean to the latter 🤣🤣🤣. I'll check out that video, and thanks for the always thoughtful and thorough answers. Cheers Patrick Jason and Colleen 🌱🪱🌱
Those are lots of worm balls. And they love to stick together in the avocado peels. Btw you have lots of mid ads. I'm glad to see your channel is growing fast 😀
Yes, those avocado peels are like little hotels for them to get away from it all😂 Hopefully they aren’t too disruptive in the middle of the video??!? Thank you so much for your support & for watching!!🪱🪱🪱
This was fun Cannot wait to dump my bins out when the weather gets nice again -10 might not feel good I can tell my bins are getting compacted, but it's hard to stir them up when they are full Maybe in March I can try outside to dump them over : )
Yes -10 may be a little too cold for them to be tossed out of their bins😂 I bet you will have a population explosion when spring comes!! My indoor bins are getting real full and are getting harder to stir up as well. Thanks you so much for stopping by to watch & update us on your bins!!🪱🪱🪱
Thank you!! I was thinking the same thing 3-4 pounds! Next time I’ll try to remember to weigh them!! As always, I appreciate you coming back to watch & comment!!🪱🪱🪱
Hiya wormie friend!! 😄🪱 Oh I loved seeing them all curled up in the avo shell!! I’ve been interested to see if they will break that down completely….?? And the same with the mango 🥭 seed, it’s incredible watching how they work!! They definitely seem to like loofah 🙌🏼 how good are those grow bags?!? I honestly would never have thought of doing worms in them but I can tell they are really loving that environment!! Yeah I use the worm juice and castings on my garden, it’s amazing stuff…… OH.MY.GOSH!!! The time lapse at the end!! 😂😂😂 so grosse but so AMAZING!! Hahahaha awesome 👏 Sorry, long comment today, had a lot to say 😂 Take care and enjoy your week 🙏♥️🌻
These grow bags really are indestructible when it comes to using them as a worm bin!! I though for sure I'd find some degradation or holes. Those avocado shells are like little individual worm bins for them😂 They always seem to harbor worm balls! It is so hard to wait for the time lapse when I'm doing them in real time...I always want to disturb the worms as they make their way down😀 But I think, by far, this is the largest one I've done!! Thank you so much for your thoughtful comments, they are always so fun & joyful to read!!🪱🪱🪱
Thanks!! I think it weighed about 3-4 pounds the way I was able to sling it around, but I wish I had weighed it then. I think there was at least another 1-2 pounds still in the castings as well. I was really impressed with how well the bag held up over the last year, it looks like it could go for another 5 years!! How long has your longest worm bag been outside with worms? Thanks so much for taking the time to watch!!🪱🪱🪱
I got those two old grow bags from, coincidentally, the same person who was moving away & could not take along the worm farm that was entrusted to me & started vermicomposting for me back in 2017. I think those bags - which are home made, not store brought - were already in service before I got them for a couple years. I believe that they are also going strong & could easily go another 5 years or longer... 👍🏻
@@A-V Wow!! That’s even more amazing knowing how well they have already worked since before you got them!! Your wormery and entry into vermicomposting really has an interesting back story!!🪱🪱🪱
It was pretty amazing to keep finding worm ball after worm ball!! I think we are in the multiple thousands as well!! Thank you so much for watching & leaving a comment Joe!!🪱🪱🪱 Can't wait to see what you do with your garden beds this year!!
That is a great idea! I’ve cut up the toilet paper rolls & put them in and now I shred them but I think that will work great for this bin, almost like a toilet paper roll luffa for them to hide out in! Thanks so much for the idea and for watching!!🪱🪱🪱
I have a question. I have a billion really tiny white bugs in my bin. I don’t know what they are, if they’re bad, or how to get rid of them 🤷♀️ Any ideas?
If you look real close do the seem to be jumping? If yes then they could be springtails. If they are just tiny white dots that move then they are probably mites. Neither are a problem and are part of the normal cycle of a worm bin. They actually help the worms breakdown the food scraps. If they suddenly appear after a certain food and don’t eventually go down in population then it could be a sign of overfeeding or a fermenting bin. Again, the mites or springtails aren’t the problem they just help indicate that the parameters in the bin may be less than ideal. Hope this helps!! Thanks so much for taking time to watch!!🪱🪱🪱
@@Vermicompost I’m about to harvest casting so I’m hoping to kind of reset a little. This is my first adventure with a worm bin so I’m learning on the fly. These little white buggers don’t jump so probably mites but they bug me 😂 Thanks for your help and quick reply.
@@brisnider1943 The good thing is they are not harmful to plants because they feed on dead decaying matter not living plant tissue! Congratulations on your harvesting of castings in your first worm bin!! That is awesome!!
I'm not sure, I haven't tried it but I do make kombucha & I have a kombucha SCOBY I could take a piece off of and try! Hopefully someone will see this and let you know if they tried it. I have a bin coming due for a feeding I can try it in but it will take me a week to find out the results for you. Thanks so much for stopping by to watch & leaving me with a great idea for a future experiment!!🪱🪱🪱
👍👍👍I actually just dumped out the bin again 2 years after this video and released it today!! ruclips.net/video/vPE5DZnmSWY/видео.html So cool that you just watched this one today!! Thanks so much for all your support Cheryl!!🪱🪱🪱
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I'm impressed that your Mom separated and tagged everything.
This video is impressive 👏
😀She’s great! It’s like she’s making my worms a school lunch! She saves her egg shells for me as well so I never run out of grit! Any excess I put in my regular compost pile. I’m so glad you enjoyed the video, I know it was about twice as long as my normal ones but there was so much fun stuff in there!! Thanks so much for watching!!!🪱🪱🪱
I love that you always give your mom her support recognition! ❤
She & my father did a great job raising us 5 kids!! She is super into the worms, but she doesn't have a worm farm...yet!! Thanks so much for taking the time to watch & comment on our videos!!🪱🪱🪱
The worm balls never cease to amaze me. Sweet of your mom to save and separate food scraps for you!
I love finding the worms bunched up in a ball!! I can't believe how many worm balls there were! My mom is super sweet saving those food scraps and labeling them for me!! I love how everyone gets excited to vermicompost!! I'm pretty sure she would not have let me have worms in the house when I was growing up😂🤣😂 Thanks so much for watching!!!🪱🪱🪱
You have more than 3000 worms in there! Worm balls galore plus lots of worms throughout. Very nice!👍💚🙏😁
Thanks Nick!! This was a fun bin to dump out!! I may do it again soon! Thanks so much for watching!!🪱🪱🪱
Wow another amazing video dear friend... It really great to watch huge casting... It's really nice... Great videk
I really appreciate your kind words!! Thank you so much!! I was really happy with how much castings these worms have produced!!🪱🪱🪱
Mamas' are the best !! Great clip of the future. This bin is having numerous worm parties here! It's getting a little too wild in there 😂😆The worms were having too much fun they missed the banana 😀🍌 That was a crazy amount of worms at the end! My guess would have to be at least 3-4 lbs.
Mama's are the best!! She is so sweet saving and labeling them for me! This video was a little wild🤪 I was surprised about the banana since they seemed to be partying around everything else! I think that was the largest re-release of worms I've ever done in a time lapse! 3-4 lbs sounds like a great guess...I wish I had weighed them!! Thanks so much for stopping by to watch!!!🪱🪱🪱
I did this today! I harvest the castings making a nursery, then I made them a new bedding with layers of tree bark,
They loved it last time and spring break on those,
Biochar,
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What a wonderful
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That's great Robin!! That sounds like an excellent rebuild of your bin's contents!! I may have to dump this worm bin out again...it was so much fun!! Thanks for telling us about your harvest and the bedding you use to restart it up!! And of course thanks so much for watching!!🪱🪱🪱
You sound as excited as a child on Christmas morning with each discovery of worms! This bin is fantastic texture, population and productivity. My guess is 5 lbs of worms!
Thank you so much!! I do get a little excited when I see them bunched up in a worm ball😂 This bin really is fantastic! I takes all of my experiments in stride and is a prolific casting producer for us and our garden! 5 lbs of worms sounds like a great guess with the worms I collected and what was left in the bin...I wish I had weighed them before the time lapse!! I really appreciate you stopping by to watch!!🪱🪱🪱
Wow a bunch of worm balls.Those grow bags still look like they are still in good condition. It’s great you were able to break up the castings that were clumped together. Looks like a bunch of happy worms. The time lapse was pretty cool at the end.
Thanks, I was a little afraid to release a 17 minute video but there was so much going on! I am really impressed with how well the grow bags are holding up, almost like they were made to be worm bins! That was a pretty crazy time lapse, it definitely contained the most worms I've ever done that with!! Thanks so much for stopping by to watch & leave a comment!!
Hi Patrick 😀. It was great to put a face to the voice behind the camera tonight.
AJ was right with his comment tonight - you get soooooo excited over worm balls🪱🥎.🤣
I share your excitement over them, they can never grow old. And no such thing. As a worm ball that is too big. The bigger the better.
Your outdoor bin and it's occupants, both the worms and the living castings look healthy, alive and vibrant. You're obviously treating them well so they are returning the favor.
I look forward to you visiting my channel more often and engaging in some fascinating conversation ❤️🥰
It was great chatting with you, AJ, and Nana today!!! I do get a little excited when I uncover a worm ball or ten like I did in this video😂 I always enjoy you passing on your experience & knowledge of vermicomposting and all things compost worms related!! Your channel has been a wealth of information, especially when it comes to ID'ing different compost worm types! Thanks so much for stopping by to watch!! It was real nice meeting you!!🪱🪱🪱
This is GREAT!!! I was just as enthused as you when you discovered the large worm balls 👏👏(I used to shutter 😵💫)!! re: Cooked celery - obtained from soups and from pieces stuffed in turkey/chicken when roasting. I loved the time lapse. SO MANY WORMS!! Can't wait to see what foods they attack, particularly the citrus peels. You kept it moving so I didn't even notice the longer than usual video.
Thank you!! I forgot about cooking celery in stuffing and in a turkey! I knew someone would let me know how else celery could be cooked!! Those time lapses really show how many worms are in a bin!! When I watch them in real time they seem to take forever, but speeding them up really shows you how the worms move down under super quick!! Thanks so much for stopping by to watch!!🪱🪱🪱
lots of worms..you harvest worms...very good for fishing bait
good job brother
Thank you so much! I could have caught a lot of fish with all those worms!! I really appreciate you taking the time to watch & leave a nice comment!! Thank you!!🪱🪱🪱
I am very jealous that you can do stuff outdoor :)
Yes!! You have had some really bad weather lately!! Our weather is much closer to Sicily than where you live now and we even have a city named Naples here in Florida! Come on down!! We could use a worm business here!! Thanks so much for watching!!!🪱🪱🪱
That was fantastic! I got excited right along with you every time you found another huge worm ball. Thank you for all you do to teach others!
I’m so glad you liked it!! Those worm balls were amazing!! Thanks so much for watching & for all your support!!🪱🪱🪱
@@Vermicompost Remember, no video is too long if you're still finding more warm balls! Don't apologize for success.
Hiya Patrick....wish I could come by to play with d worms. He he.....that's awesome. If I were u , I would sieve the castings n give them new beddg with the leftovers. Great video . I love outdoor bins. Yummy food for the 🪱
They are fun to play with😂🤣😂I really like watching them dive down below the surface en masse! I usually take castings out of this bin every week almost treating it like a continuous flow bin so most of what you see there will be harvested over the next month, but I probably should have sifted out at least half of those castings for my spring garden!! Thanks so much for stopping by to watch!!!🪱🪱🪱
Considering the amount of food you give at each feeding and how much moisture each must contain, your substrate looks surprisingly dry.
I`m loving all the worm balls.
Emptying this bin really helped me find every last worm ball around every last food scrap!! We have had quite the warm up these last 10 days here in Florida so I think the change in weather has dried the bin up a little around the edges. I added even more water to the bin after I stopped filming. Thanks so much for stopping by to watch!!!🪱🪱🪱
I find it really interesting that you have a "digging hand".😄
😂🤣😂I thought it sounded normal when it came out but when I heard myself while editing…🤪 I’m just not a fan of seeing my dirty fingernails on camera so they drew straws and the right hand got to be the digging hand with a glove😃Thanks so much for stopping by Ernie! I can’t thank you enough for featuring me in your watch later playlist several
months ago, the inflection point in my channel started that day!! 🪱🪱🪱
Lovely man. REally Love Your Duty........ Keep it up
Thank you! I’m so happy you liked it!!🪱🪱🪱
Wow, amazing to see worm ball after worm ball… my guess is somewhere around 4 pounds.
4 pounds is probably really close! I should have weighed that container!! This was pretty fun running into worm ball after worm ball!! Thanks so much for taking the time to watch & give me a worm estimate!!🪱🪱🪱
Wow, looks like easily 3000 worms to me😃
Thanks! I appreciate you stopping by to watch and offer up your guesstimate!!!🪱🪱🪱 It was definitely fun to see them all bunched up together then dive down in the time lapse!!
As always very interesting video. When I fed my bin earlier this day I also found two mango seeds while aerating. They were going for the fibres too and even occupied the inside when I opened the already cracked seeds. :D Started aerating my bin while feeding soon after I found your channel last year. The moisture levels, smell and consistency of the casting is so much better since then. Oh and by the way, the grinded peanut shells seem to be the perfect addition when it is too wet, they take lots of moisture and don't need as much volume as shredded cardboard. The worms seem to like the peanut shells too, no problems so far.
That’s great news about the grinder peanut shells!! Mango seeds in worm bins always fascinate me, especially when they first crack open and I find worms inside!! I’m so glad my channel has been helpful to you! I appreciate the kind words and I really appreciate your support!! Thank you!!🪱🪱🪱
I love this bin. I started my first worm bin just before Christmas, they’ve overwintered in our spare room as I wanted to get the numbers up as much as possible . I fed and fluffed today and the population is exploding and eating like mad. I’ve got the bags and once the weather warms up they are going outside. From all I’ve seen this seems to be the best fit for me. Thanks for the update
That's fantastic!! I love to hear that the population is exploding in numbers!! Once they get going their food scrap consumption almost goes exponential!! These fabric grow bags work so well outside, I absolutely love mine!! Thanks for keeping us updated and thanks for stopping by to watch!!!
What's the benefits of the fabric bags? Amazing amount of worms!! Time lapse is pretty cool
I definitely have to watch the moisture more, too wet !!
Cheers Patrick
Jason and Colleen 🌱🪱🌱
Thank you!! The fabric bags shed the perfect amount of moisture and let the whole bin breath. Normally I don’t add moisture to my bins but with these fabric pots I can dump a bunch of dry bedding in them and pour water over it without worrying about it getting too wet!! I’m also in zone 9b but way, way…way further south than you in Florida so I can also leave them outside year round, so no worries about them shedding water onto something. I have a little pros & cons video of my 3 bins that explains better why I love these fabric pots so much: ruclips.net/video/yuCoQjiUxJg/видео.html I really appreciate you taking the time to watch & leave such nice comments & great questions!!🪱🪱🪱
@Vermicompost Learn by Doing brother, we believe if people take the time to make excellent content and/or they're passionate, the least we can do is leave a informative or at least "entertaining" comments. I'm so new to all this, I generally lean to the latter 🤣🤣🤣. I'll check out that video, and thanks for the always thoughtful and thorough answers.
Cheers Patrick
Jason and Colleen 🌱🪱🌱
Those are lots of worm balls. And they love to stick together in the avocado peels. Btw you have lots of mid ads. I'm glad to see your channel is growing fast 😀
Yes, those avocado peels are like little hotels for them to get away from it all😂 Hopefully they aren’t too disruptive in the middle of the video??!? Thank you so much for your support & for watching!!🪱🪱🪱
This was fun Cannot wait to dump my bins out when the weather gets nice again -10 might not feel good
I can tell my bins are getting compacted, but it's hard to stir them up when they are full Maybe in March I can try outside to dump them over : )
Yes -10 may be a little too cold for them to be tossed out of their bins😂 I bet you will have a population explosion when spring comes!! My indoor bins are getting real full and are getting harder to stir up as well. Thanks you so much for stopping by to watch & update us on your bins!!🪱🪱🪱
Probably 3 pounds maybe 4 .awesome bin !
Thank you!! I was thinking the same thing 3-4 pounds! Next time I’ll try to remember to weigh them!! As always, I appreciate you coming back to watch & comment!!🪱🪱🪱
I'm going to guess 2500 worms. Great video. 😎
Thanks AJ! Take care!! Thanks for the estimate!!🪱🪱🪱
Hiya wormie friend!! 😄🪱
Oh I loved seeing them all curled up in the avo shell!! I’ve been interested to see if they will break that down completely….?? And the same with the mango 🥭 seed, it’s incredible watching how they work!! They definitely seem to like loofah 🙌🏼 how good are those grow bags?!? I honestly would never have thought of doing worms in them but I can tell they are really loving that environment!! Yeah I use the worm juice and castings on my garden, it’s amazing stuff…… OH.MY.GOSH!!! The time lapse at the end!! 😂😂😂 so grosse but so AMAZING!! Hahahaha awesome 👏
Sorry, long comment today, had a lot to say 😂
Take care and enjoy your week 🙏♥️🌻
These grow bags really are indestructible when it comes to using them as a worm bin!! I though for sure I'd find some degradation or holes. Those avocado shells are like little individual worm bins for them😂 They always seem to harbor worm balls! It is so hard to wait for the time lapse when I'm doing them in real time...I always want to disturb the worms as they make their way down😀 But I think, by far, this is the largest one I've done!! Thank you so much for your thoughtful comments, they are always so fun & joyful to read!!🪱🪱🪱
@@Vermicompost always a pleasure my friend 🙌🏼🌻🪱
Fun exploration of your outdoor worm bag - and that tupperware... WOW! Epic for sure. What do you suppose that weighed?...
Thanks!! I think it weighed about 3-4 pounds the way I was able to sling it around, but I wish I had weighed it then. I think there was at least another 1-2 pounds still in the castings as well. I was really impressed with how well the bag held up over the last year, it looks like it could go for another 5 years!! How long has your longest worm bag been outside with worms? Thanks so much for taking the time to watch!!🪱🪱🪱
I got those two old grow bags from, coincidentally, the same person who was moving away & could not take along the worm farm that was entrusted to me & started vermicomposting for me back in 2017. I think those bags - which are home made, not store brought - were already in service before I got them for a couple years. I believe that they are also going strong & could easily go another 5 years or longer... 👍🏻
@@A-V Wow!! That’s even more amazing knowing how well they have already worked since before you got them!! Your wormery and entry into vermicomposting really has an interesting back story!!🪱🪱🪱
Time travel worms!!
Back to the future!!!🪱🪱🪱
That had to be several thousand worms.
It was pretty amazing to keep finding worm ball after worm ball!! I think we are in the multiple thousands as well!! Thank you so much for watching & leaving a comment Joe!!🪱🪱🪱 Can't wait to see what you do with your garden beds this year!!
I have a worm bin I get the cardboard from toilet rolls save them up then fold 2 or 3 and put it inside one tube makes a nice hide out
And I put food in them too
@@Gunniboysexplorers I am going to try that at my next feeding, they seem to really like nooks and crannies. Thanks for sharing
That is a great idea! I’ve cut up the toilet paper rolls & put them in and now I shred them but I think that will work great for this bin, almost like a toilet paper roll luffa for them to hide out in! Thanks so much for the idea and for watching!!🪱🪱🪱
Sounds good!! I’ll try them with a little food as well! Thanks!!
I'm going to try this!
I have a question. I have a billion really tiny white bugs in my bin. I don’t know what they are, if they’re bad, or how to get rid of them 🤷♀️ Any ideas?
If you look real close do the seem to be jumping? If yes then they could be springtails. If they are just tiny white dots that move then they are probably mites. Neither are a problem and are part of the normal cycle of a worm bin. They actually help the worms breakdown the food scraps. If they suddenly appear after a certain food and don’t eventually go down in population then it could be a sign of overfeeding or a fermenting bin. Again, the mites or springtails aren’t the problem they just help indicate that the parameters in the bin may be less than ideal. Hope this helps!! Thanks so much for taking time to watch!!🪱🪱🪱
@@Vermicompost I’m about to harvest casting so I’m hoping to kind of reset a little. This is my first adventure with a worm bin so I’m learning on the fly. These little white buggers don’t jump so probably mites but they bug me 😂 Thanks for your help and quick reply.
@@brisnider1943 The good thing is they are not harmful to plants because they feed on dead decaying matter not living plant tissue! Congratulations on your harvesting of castings in your first worm bin!! That is awesome!!
Does anyone know if worms will eat kombucha Scoby?
I'm not sure, I haven't tried it but I do make kombucha & I have a kombucha SCOBY I could take a piece off of and try! Hopefully someone will see this and let you know if they tried it. I have a bin coming due for a feeding I can try it in but it will take me a week to find out the results for you. Thanks so much for stopping by to watch & leaving me with a great idea for a future experiment!!🪱🪱🪱
I’d say about 10Lb
👍👍👍I actually just dumped out the bin again 2 years after this video and released it today!! ruclips.net/video/vPE5DZnmSWY/видео.html So cool that you just watched this one today!! Thanks so much for all your support Cheryl!!🪱🪱🪱