This worm business is too much for me. Someone just gave me a bin of red worms. The tub is full of liquid and the worms are all on top. It seems to me that the rest are drowning. So I want to fix it but these vids are all so involved and wordy. Rightfully so. I think I will freeze the worms and give them to my fish later. All I want them for is fish food. Buying them by the dozen is outrageous but this is too much work too! = )
I enjoyed this video because I am so new. I opened my small worm bin and found a real nice squash plant had sprouted. I figure I will leave it for a few days then transplant it to my window gargen. My big bin just started this week so I will begin to turn it next week
I would not turn the bin more than once a week. In a traditional bin the turning process helps speed the process by turning the outer portions of the material into the center where the active composting can begin working on the outer material. This is not why you turn a worm bin. You turn a worm bin for the health of the worms, because they need air and appreciate a loose bedding to move through.
Turn more frequently would needlessly stress the worms.
I find when I turn my worm bin too often, the finished castings mix in with everything else instead of settling to the bottom, and harvesting takes WAY longer.
This is actually a bone of contention with me. My opinion after worm bin composting for over 10 years is that the worms prefer bedding that is loose from stirring. My bins are healthier and populations heavier in bins that have been Stirred. So while we know worms do not like the light, they are constantly on the move and have an easier time of it in bedding that is loose and not compact. So stir or not stir? I vote for stirring. The worms are happiest.
This worm business is too much for me. Someone just gave me a bin of red worms. The tub is full of liquid and the worms are all on top. It seems to me that the rest are drowning. So I want to fix it but these vids are all so involved and wordy. Rightfully so. I think I will freeze the worms and give them to my fish later. All I want them for is fish food. Buying them by the dozen is outrageous but this is too much work too! = )
mosaicglass 11 months ago
I enjoyed this video because I am so new. I opened my small worm bin and found a real nice squash plant had sprouted. I figure I will leave it for a few days then transplant it to my window gargen. My big bin just started this week so I will begin to turn it next week
Skylarrew1 1 year ago
I would not turn the bin more than once a week. In a traditional bin the turning process helps speed the process by turning the outer portions of the material into the center where the active composting can begin working on the outer material. This is not why you turn a worm bin. You turn a worm bin for the health of the worms, because they need air and appreciate a loose bedding to move through.
Turn more frequently would needlessly stress the worms.
cruff93154 3 years ago
you say at least once a week to turn, would anymore be harmful? say twice a week?
because when you compost you want to turn every few days, so i figure that would help speed the process.
grymmtymm 3 years ago
I find when I turn my worm bin too often, the finished castings mix in with everything else instead of settling to the bottom, and harvesting takes WAY longer.
rileannas 2 years ago
Aaahh! All that stirring. Poor worms.
fosteem1 3 years ago
This is actually a bone of contention with me. My opinion after worm bin composting for over 10 years is that the worms prefer bedding that is loose from stirring. My bins are healthier and populations heavier in bins that have been Stirred. So while we know worms do not like the light, they are constantly on the move and have an easier time of it in bedding that is loose and not compact. So stir or not stir? I vote for stirring. The worms are happiest.
cruff93154 3 years ago