How to Make Your Own Worm Bin
Watch this step by step video on setting up an indoor worm bin for your kitchen scraps. You will be able to raise worms, keep your kitchen scraps out of the landfill, and have rich compost for you plants. This is an easy project you can do with the kids. Distributed by Tubemogul.
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Good stuff Patti!!!
Good stuff Patti!!!
Thank you for your …
very helpful
Thank you for your informative how to make a vermicompost worm bin
ok so i bought a 30 …
ok so i bought a 30 gallon container how many worms should i put in there 2000 500 1000 please help me
how many worms did …
how many worms did you put in there
Composting is …
Composting is awesome
PVC off gases …
PVC off gases really harmful chemicals. enough so that some companies and countries have full or partial bans on its use.
PVC (VINYL) is BAD FOR YOU!
don’t use it, especially in anything that will have contact with food.
when burned but …
when burned but then it’s being used in aquaponics maybe the laquer drun is the culprit there…Next time i’ll try the plastic bin tou adviced
PVC pipe is toxic …
PVC pipe is toxic when burned but laquer drum sounds suspicious. i dunno really but what i do kno is it’s an environment thing with the worms… maybe you should try a plastic bin? i have clothes bin that are plastic and they’re fine
I guess so through …
I guess so through the 4′PVC pipe at the center ,,,i just followed the way they made it in youtube the only difference is it’s a laquer drum but not some plastic bin.
is there enough air …
is there enough air? maybe its not moist and maybe they ran out of food.. i dunno much about worms tho
Nope i was wrong …
Nope i was wrong but instead it’s a laquer drum because it’s much more inexpensive here in the Philippines and food grade drum is too much expensive.
But i did washed it well with water and painted it with primer paint for metals. I make sure that it’s thouroughly dried before started using it as a compost bin.
Do you think that heat is the cause since soil is also hot and they live underground i mean the worms.
its an oil drum…. …
its an oil drum….. maybe try food grade drum
Your vid is really …
Your vid is really great, i admire it but mine is a 55 gallon oil drum w/c i turn it to a tumbler w/a 4″PVC pipe @ the center for air as breather cycle, But i was wondering the worms end up dead . What do you think causes, it is it too hot ? I placed the bin on the basement. Any advice please……
Keep the meat, …
Keep the meat, grease, and oil out. Worms aren’t wild for large quantities of citrus peels – but it depends on the size of the bin (ratio) and banana peels are loaded with insecticide.
I have my worms outside, so I have a lot more latitude whether in the enclosed bins or in the ‘worm pit’.
Indoors and on a small scale it’s easy to observe and control little problems before they become big ones… it’s also more important to keep the balance. Good luck and have fun.
If it starts …
If it starts smelling There’s something wrong like not enough air getting in,too much moisture,too much food, or all three.
any organic …
any organic material ie. coffee fruit and veg egg shells paper and cardboard.dairy products are a no no
I’ve thought about …
I’ve thought about getting one (now making one). I have one question…. does it smell? Or is it just the same as an outdoor compost bin?
any kitchen scraps. …
any kitchen scraps. moldy bread stale food and any left overs paticularly bread and stuff like that
how warm do they …
how warm do they need to be kept? I don’t have room isnide, but I have a patio they could go onto…
your videos are …
your videos are great ! Can you tell me what, kitchen scraps cant go into this bin? Thanks
all worms are …
all worms are capable of composting, Red Wigglers just do it really fast because they consume quite a bit more than earthworms so they are the favorite to use.
2 questions: How …
2 questions: How many air holes do I need to drill? and are earthworms capable of composting?
oh ya, i like to …
oh ya, i like to use the scraps from my juicer, they seem to love that stuff.
peace
lol my friends give …
lol my friends give me all kinds of grief cause i have a worm bin in my basement, im sending them all this video, so they can see a that im not the only one…pretty cool
Great teeth. The …
Great teeth. The end result of whole foods !!!!