Flow Through Worm Bins Explained: A Different Type of Vermicomposting
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Date: 2022-07-18
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Tom
Kevin,
I thought I'd share my experience with wigglers. About 7 years ago, I raised worms according to instructions on using bins. After about a year of raising them in our crawl space, I decided to just dump them in my compost bin in the back yard here in Pa. To my astonishment, they didn't disappear over the winter, instead, they survived and multiplied like crazy in the middle of the compost heap in one of the coldest winters you could imagine. Now, I just add any kitchen scraps directly to the compost piles all year long, knowing my little buddies, will take care of them, without having to worry about taking care of my buddies.
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Kevin,
I thought I'd share my experience with wigglers. About 7 years ago, I raised worms according to instructions on using bins. After about a year of raising them in our crawl space, I decided to just dump them in my compost bin in the back yard here in Pa. To my astonishment, they didn't disappear over the winter, instead, they survived and multiplied like crazy in the middle of the compost heap in one of the coldest winters you could imagine. Now, I just add any kitchen scraps directly to the compost piles all year long, knowing my little buddies, will take care of them, without having to worry about taking care of my buddies.
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Melinda
Good video. I have a tote a 360 worm bin and the UWB and will be getting a Vermi Bag soon too. I really like the flow through worm bin over all of them. So much easier to use.
You need to come to Emily The Crazy Worm Lady live chat she has every Wednesday at 8pm EST. It's all kinds of people interested in worm raising for gardening and fishing etc.
I really enjoyed your podcast with Emily too. I listen to your podcasts everyday there my favorite!
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Good video. I have a tote a 360 worm bin and the UWB and will be getting a Vermi Bag soon too. I really like the flow through worm bin over all of them. So much easier to use.
You need to come to Emily The Crazy Worm Lady live chat she has every Wednesday at 8pm EST. It's all kinds of people interested in worm raising for gardening and fishing etc.
I really enjoyed your podcast with Emily too. I listen to your podcasts everyday there my favorite!
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Sue
Hi, am a new follower, grow your own and composter. Loved your stackable wormery and thought it would suit my needs. I have a smallish space for you growing my own veg. Am wondering if a 5 ltr 3 stack system would be big enough for for me. Usually have 1 small recycling food scrap bin per week. Your thoughts would very welcome.
Love this one in the video but a little beyond my price range? Greetings from West Sales UK
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Hi, am a new follower, grow your own and composter. Loved your stackable wormery and thought it would suit my needs. I have a smallish space for you growing my own veg. Am wondering if a 5 ltr 3 stack system would be big enough for for me. Usually have 1 small recycling food scrap bin per week. Your thoughts would very welcome.
Love this one in the video but a little beyond my price range? Greetings from West Sales UK
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Adam
I just have a 50 gallon rough neck garbage can set out under my back deck that has 1 inch holes in the bottom of it and i throw yard waste( i dont use chemicals In my lawn, old potting soil from my yearly container garden and my daily vegetable and fruit scraps from my breakfast and lunch juicing. And i find worms naturally find their way in and between worms, fungas, mould and bacteria its great soil by next spring.
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I just have a 50 gallon rough neck garbage can set out under my back deck that has 1 inch holes in the bottom of it and i throw yard waste( i dont use chemicals In my lawn, old potting soil from my yearly container garden and my daily vegetable and fruit scraps from my breakfast and lunch juicing. And i find worms naturally find their way in and between worms, fungas, mould and bacteria its great soil by next spring.
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Halo
Hey I bought this based on your video but I just want to let you know please dont advertise it or at least put some cons. For instance mine was bad materials and the metal bars broke and didnt fit properly during install. Second the zipper broke. Third the bag was too large it sank to ground so basically I couldnt even get the bottom to fall down. Ugh I regret buying this plastic pos.
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Hey I bought this based on your video but I just want to let you know please dont advertise it or at least put some cons. For instance mine was bad materials and the metal bars broke and didnt fit properly during install. Second the zipper broke. Third the bag was too large it sank to ground so basically I couldnt even get the bottom to fall down. Ugh I regret buying this plastic pos.
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sharisees
Wondering what your preference is between stacking and flow thru now that youve had the flow thru for several months. Saw a video on the hungry bin too. Also, another commenter from Australia said a flow thru would stay cooler in her hot weather. Can you please explain why? I live in Hawaii so the heat is a concern for me too. Mahalo!
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Wondering what your preference is between stacking and flow thru now that youve had the flow thru for several months. Saw a video on the hungry bin too. Also, another commenter from Australia said a flow thru would stay cooler in her hot weather. Can you please explain why? I live in Hawaii so the heat is a concern for me too. Mahalo!
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Texas
Before adding your worms, it is even better if you put a few pieces of food scraps in the brand new bedding. Leave those in there to begin to decompose for about a week, then add your worms. The worms will be most comfortable in the presence of the micro organisms produced by the rotting food.
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Before adding your worms, it is even better if you put a few pieces of food scraps in the brand new bedding. Leave those in there to begin to decompose for about a week, then add your worms. The worms will be most comfortable in the presence of the micro organisms produced by the rotting food.
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handmade
Please do a follow up video, and/or a video where you simply collect the worm castings from both systems so we can see how it works. You already do a great job explaining it, better than the other videos I looked up. But I would really like to see it in action before I dive in myself
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Please do a follow up video, and/or a video where you simply collect the worm castings from both systems so we can see how it works. You already do a great job explaining it, better than the other videos I looked up. But I would really like to see it in action before I dive in myself
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KaySea
Just started watching your videos to make up for all the years I was raised around my parents gardening but didn't really participate. It's super soothing to watch during the pandemic. Looks like vermicomposting is the next project, thank you for explaining in depth the how & why!
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Just started watching your videos to make up for all the years I was raised around my parents gardening but didn't really participate. It's super soothing to watch during the pandemic. Looks like vermicomposting is the next project, thank you for explaining in depth the how & why!
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Phil
I put my bin together yesterday and followed your instruction, but today I have ants. What do you suggest I do? I'm mostly concerned about the worms. I bought a small blue container of red wigglers for $6 at Petco, so no big deal, but a concern nevertheless. Suggestions?
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I put my bin together yesterday and followed your instruction, but today I have ants. What do you suggest I do? I'm mostly concerned about the worms. I bought a small blue container of red wigglers for $6 at Petco, so no big deal, but a concern nevertheless. Suggestions?
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Toby
I cant believe you didnt harvest for us on camera, just for display. Of course I realize that it wouldnt be ready and that youd have to put it back in, but so what? For the sake of seeing a full demonstration, I dont think anyone would mind using a little imagination.
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I cant believe you didnt harvest for us on camera, just for display. Of course I realize that it wouldnt be ready and that youd have to put it back in, but so what? For the sake of seeing a full demonstration, I dont think anyone would mind using a little imagination.
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handmade
Update? I'm gonna use shredded leaves, chicken and rabbit poop and straw in this mixed with coco so there's enough bacteria and organisms for my 13lbs Canadian night crawlers and 10lbs red wrigglers are gonna be in worm factories. 5lbs each.
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Update? I'm gonna use shredded leaves, chicken and rabbit poop and straw in this mixed with coco so there's enough bacteria and organisms for my 13lbs Canadian night crawlers and 10lbs red wrigglers are gonna be in worm factories. 5lbs each.
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Luke
I don't use any bedding in my worm bin, and I only give my worms precooked egg shells that went through my blender and than that's their grit, and than they eat whatever I feed them but only vegan and I'm careful to keep out gmo of possible.
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I don't use any bedding in my worm bin, and I only give my worms precooked egg shells that went through my blender and than that's their grit, and than they eat whatever I feed them but only vegan and I'm careful to keep out gmo of possible.
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IX
What are the temperature thresholds of this type of worm bins? I live in the desert where it reaches 120+ in the shade. I would hate to buy this just to lose everything to the heat. If you could advise, I would appreciate it.
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What are the temperature thresholds of this type of worm bins? I live in the desert where it reaches 120+ in the shade. I would hate to buy this just to lose everything to the heat. If you could advise, I would appreciate it.
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eponymousIme
Couldn't you also break down the coconut coir brick into smaller pieces (e. g, running it through a table saw) so that it will hydrate faster and more evenly?
Also, where did you order your worms from?
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Couldn't you also break down the coconut coir brick into smaller pieces (e. g, running it through a table saw) so that it will hydrate faster and more evenly?
Also, where did you order your worms from?
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