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  • I am interested in growing worms... thanks for the info.

  • Bedding = Woman: Moist not dry, soaking is still go though for women!

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  • She drilled on the sides too.. no just bottom

  • The holes are for drainage. The cardboard both helps keep moisture in and castings from going down the holes. It will disintegrate and be eaten by the worms eventually.

    The reason for doing this is either to get the worm castings, an excellent fertilizer, or to breed worms to feed chickens or other animals. It's also a simple-to-use composting system.

  • im in the weird part of youtube again

  • @Cuter1995 .... bah ha ha ha lol

  • @Cuter1995 no ur not u don't get this video randomly u get it by searching so unless u searched for it it's not weird it doesn't make sense it's just for likes

  • @Cuter1995 It is so not weird..you must live some sheltered life in a box somewhere

  • I just dont know why you have to do this. I put all my veggie kitchen scraps right into my garden. Dig a hole, insert and in 2 weeks its all gone, eaten up by my worms. I have the healthiest garden on the planet. My worms are so happy! and my veggies are so rich! All natural, no worm beds!

  • @MsWaxqueen I do what she does in the winter ;)

  • @MsWaxqueen some folx have patio's they garden on,this is good for that

  • you owe us part 2 of this videos .... seriously !!!

  • Pretty girl..

  • GardenGirl, You Are Fine...

  • worms breed fast. Some bins have a way to let the worms crawl into the new bin and than harvest the worm compost. If you get too many worms, get an old blender and wammo, a quick and easy liquid fertilizer and quite humane. Be good

  • video doesn't explain where the holes go or why they are there. also when putting worms, soils into bin all we see is her chest/face and not what the bin looks like.... not a goodvisual explanation of process

  • i like her eyes.

  • fisherman i believe she mentioned in the video they wer red wigglers. 

  • Hi garden girl. Are those night crawlers? Or just a big red wiggler. How did this project work? Thanx for showing.

  • this was great!cant wait to do it with the kids this week.

  • awesome video!

  • awesome video!

  • before making stupid comments or be a idiot,please note her wedding ring.i live on lake st clair in michigan and thank you for the clear informative video ,,i def wont buy the 100.00 model composter and i cant wait to go fishing,this knocks 75 percent or better of cost buying bait

  • wow i like u, u are so cute.

  • idk about this but isnt the lead on the newspaper poisonous and bad and stuff? lol. but that was cool.

  • @elephantbooger What lead? Most newspapers use a soy ink, so its safe.

  • how do you get the compost out? anddddddd, how long does it take, how will you know when it is compost?

  • @IFknHateUTube You fail. Garden girl rocks!

  • I don't think that bin is rubber....

  • Why did you mix worms? Are these worms tha you found in your garden? You do amazing videos. You have a great camera person and excellent editing skills. When will we have an up date on your worm bin?

  • Keep us posted.

  • I got your red wiggler, RIGHT HERE!

  • im diggin the knee pads !! i need to get my girlfriend some of those;) !!!

  • Also, to Marcus, most of the time a worm bin/bed is set up for epigeic worms (also called "manure" worms because they can be found in fields under cow dung and the like). These are worms that prefer the uppermost soil-layer, if not above the soil (maybe under leaves or poop). Nightcrawlers would never do in a wormbed for wigglers, as they are anecic worms and require a much different habitat/setup. Type in "epigeic worms" in google and check out the first couple of posts.

  • @Radwoem Why are you mirroring what I just said in an attempt to make me sound like a noob?  isn't that retarded?

  • @mmmmmarcus Are you retarded? I in NO way mirrored what you said, pal. I was trying to be helpful... It's easy to say, "Try this or that." The work is in the research. I don't think you've done yours, and you aren't suggesting any sources for anyone on the subject. To be nice I've taken the time to find a site that would help YOU in your answers. Don't pretend to know everything on any one subject. There is always something to learn. Google "epigeic worms" and click the first link.

  • She is Sooooooooo Increadibly Hot!!!!.

  • @katmaydo I put about 10 holes on the lid and 10 on the bottom so water can drain out. I add food as I use it and try to keep about 2/3 carbon to 1/3 food waste. Every couple months or so I remove the worm castings and mix up the pile a bit. Hope this helps.

  • Look at that He's huge.

  • Foxy lady!

  • Uh.. those newspaper strips are WAY too big. You need to get a paper-shredder. If you want a great bedding for your worms, a mixture of Sawdust, newsprint SHREDDED FINELY, and Peat moss is excellent. Just soak it all in water for a few days, mix it up, drain it, and press the excess moisture out. It should be damp, but not soaked. Her Setup WILL work, but only for Red Wigglers. Nightcrawlers and native earthworms will NOT survive in her bin.

  • @mmmmmarcus

    It doesn't have to be shredded super-fine, man. I've had a worm-BED (big-assed outside deal) for around three years and I've found that they can survive just about anything. I typically mix shredded newspaper, horse manure (needs to be old/dry), green grass-clippings, and lime-free peat moss. I spray that down with a waterhose (outside, of course, where the bed is) and mix it with a cultivator tool. I let it go through first heat (pile it, leave it for 3 days) and add.

  • @mmmmmarcus

    I think that's why she said to use red wigglers for her system specifically.

  • @mhuerta104 Those strips are too big. It will cause a die-off when temps get too high.  The reason you want the paper shredded finely, is to allow oxygen to get to the worms. Besides that, you cant just up and add worms like this, you must allow the bedding to start decomposing for prime results.

  • @mmmmmarcus hey whats the ideal night crawler worm bin setup? i live in the Philippines and Africa nightcrawlers are the ideal type of worm here plzz i need info

  • @iRlazyGoat That's a tough one. There's very little literature on African nightcrawlers, however, I have a feeling they like similar conditions to manure worms, given africa's generally dry climate. so I'd say just stick with shredded paper, peatmoss, or other beddings, keep the bin warm and moist, etc.. just a quick word-- if the temp in the bin goes under 50 degrees, both redworms and african nightcrawlers will rapidly die.

  • she made it clear that it was for red worms, and the paper strips are just fine. pine sawdust will kill all worms.

  • thats a big worm? you should see mine!!!

  • THAts alotta worms lmfao

  • is a shit Very wrong concepts

  • this video is making my hungry

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  • I recently started my own compost, but What are the friendly bugs we are looking for? Not maggots right??? That's what I've got in mine, Do I have to start all over??? Please help

  • Would you be able to use regular earth worms? Like the ones I could find in my backyard?

  • @cheeseasaurus55 No. Earth worms tend to prefer soil and not so much food. Make sure to find Red worms.

  • @katmaydo gardengirl has an attitude of "look what i can do" and just about nothing else... not sure if she means it but that's what she does

  • @katmaydo maybe your thinking to hard?

  • wow... this is disinformation at it's best! if you're goal is to kill those worms... please, by all means... do what this very happy lady does.

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  • Shut the heak up

  • if people don't have nothing good to say then don't say it for it allwas comes back and bites you in the backside

  • i see you drilled the holes in the bottom and sides of the bin. i dont know about the cardboard but newspaper and good dirt. I do know that you must keep the worms in a cool place. i go fishing and i usually keep the worms in the fridge. now, would mushroom compost do? could that be added in as well? love your planting and growing techniques. I was in Massachusetts last year--in Cape Cod.

  • what exactly was the purpose of the holes if you covered them up with card board?

  • @EmberflyLayouts Excess moisture will leak through the cardboard and drain, but the materials inside of the bin won't fall out.

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  • @EmberflyLayouts for drainage I guess

  • @EmberflyLayouts Stops the worms falling down into the underneath box/second lid and drowning (but is porous enough to let any water through). Most people use mesh instead of cardboard because it allows water more freely and won't breakdown.

  • @EmberflyLayouts my guess drainage

  • We are going to make our awn bin right now.

    :)

    Devin

  • what do you do to avoid gnats and fruit flys away from compost? whar i add fruit, i get gnats and fruit flys.

  • Use kitchen scraps, but not meat, bone, or fat scraps.

    Many use or recommend newspaper in vermiculture, but the paper-making and printing processes use so many hjarmful chemicals, even when soy-based inks are used.

    The plastic storage tote is MADE of petro-chemicals - many will migrate into the environment and the worms, and their castings, and into the food. Instead, fashion a lid for an old wine or whisky barrel, and use leaves & lawn clippings for worm food and bedding.

  • @mushroom9000 Your mouth is absolutely disgusting. I feel sorry for your family if you kiss them with that?

  • @anich22 shut the fuck up.

  • ahahahaha

  • That's interesting, but I have a question. What kind of earth worm do you put in your bin? Can I use the earth worm from my garden? Thank you.

  • @free6006 LOL sorry that comment made me laugh a little, don't pay attention to this dumb American "red wigglers". Red Tiger worms (Eisenia fetida) are probably the best they tend to eat the most, but the more commonly available and hence cheaper ones are Dendrobaena, fishing enthusiasts use them as bait. The design of this wormery is just flawed, you get liquid at the bottom which could be used, if it isn't drained the wormery will fail as conditions will be too wet.

  • @Zoroastrianistic Thank you for your suggestion. I will try, there are a lot of worms in my garden, but as said I didnt know if I cab use it for composting. Thanks

  • Wow, was that ever non-informative. So, what's she going to do now, open it up in 6 months? Ridiculous. How she keeps putting "here" at the end of all her sentences drives me up the wall.

  • how does the water drain without the worms coming out? it might sound cruel but i want to make a big one of these and sell them to fishers as bait : ( im 14

  • ok guys, the holes are on the bottom so the extra water can drain, you need to put on top of that bed she made about 4 to 8 inches of dirt soil, you can also use the worm to make worm castings and from those you can make compost tea you can research more about worm there really awesome.... and dont use any citric fat just vegetables. this is not my video but i hope it was helpful

  • @katmaydo go to redwormcomposting . com <--much better informative website. this bitch is fuckin' retarded.

  • @zomgwtfbbqbagel it's really sad how many angry people there are here. She did a nice job, and yes, there could be more information.

  • @sueiris It's really sad how soft you are. Lol. Pussy.

  • this bitch doesn't know what she is doing.

  • How do you know when your worm mixture is ready to be added to your garden? How often can you add kitchen scraps? Daily? Do you have to continue to add soil if you add a lot of kitchen scraps?

  • look up can-o-worms for people in Australia you can catch and recycle the liquid. Its a worm bin made by RELN plastics round with several layers works well.

  • You should only use paper with black ink the color ink is toxic

  • WELL DONE !

  • what do you do after this video? where do the castings accumulate? when do you know when it's done?

  • Could you use a smaller bin than an 18 gallon one? and do you HAVE to use red wigglers and night crawlers??

    plz answer

  • @alleycat101100 from what i've read, the bin does not have to be that big, some people actually use relatively shallow bins. You do have to use red wigglers because they are some of the only worms that do not need tons of soil. the ratio for food to worm is 1:2, so for 2lb of worms feed them about 1lb of food a day.

  • how much do the worms get payed ?

  • how long did it take for these news paper clippings to turn into soil? thanx, great video, and ur cute, lol

  • I thought you need a specific type of worm for this?

  • omg???? what u mean u need a better camera it just dosent matter i think this vid was helpfull and good

  • Probably a good thing to say would be that they don't admit an odor the only thing you'll smell when u put your nose right up 2 the worm castings is a fresh Earthy smell, its Great :)

  • i agree this video has poor immage quality.need a beter camera.

  • why do you need news paper

  • you're pretty

  • Can that be done with night crawlers?

  • i think they should work as well

  • what's a night crawler?

  • @binashraf what's a worm?

  • Hi,I ave a question too,I have made my own wormbin yestreday,but the worms keep crawling up on to the lid of the bin,does that mean they don't like it there?I have done it the same way as you,or is it normal that they crawl all over the bin?

  • @irisonline the worms just like cooler areas so they crawl up for cooler air

  • Hey Patti, I made a worm bin in a 5 gallon bucket with about 24 worms. How many worms would you sugguest I have? and how often should I add new worms?

  • You can add as many as you want, you will easy see what is enough and whats not enough!

  • You need a new camera man.

  • You're actually suppose to buy only red wigglers. Other worms don't work ( except trout worms. They are applicable to your vermiculture bin.)

  • whats that?

  • nice video, this idea is good if you don;t have a garden and not a lot of kitchen waist but if you have a garden it is much better and free to just dig a hole in the ground .fill it with kitchen and garden waist and cover it with soil or some plastic material ie damp proof membrane , nature will compost it in under 21 days, you can also make a timber/concrete blocks composting box

  • i have many worm bins and newspaper is ok if u check with i newspaper company to make sure they use soy ink

  • Then ill use shredded paper instead of newspaper...........

  • dont listen to him they just passed a saying that only light nontoxic ink can be put on newspaper

  • i didn't know about that non toxic ink thing, is this in uk or usa? or both?

  • I think you're better off getting a product called, Can-O-Worms. It is a much more efficient method of farming worms, and includes 3 round bins that are stacked on each other and a tap for collecting your own compost tea. Collecting the composted soil is as easy as it gets (no having to separate worms from the soil).There are a large number of different worm species, and some are better than others for composting. The worms she has do not look to be composting worms.

  • heh heh red wiggler

  • Great video - I've posted it to my "green" playlist!

  • how woul you harvest the compost?

  • To answer your question: The number of holes vary on how large the bin is. As long as there is ventilation, you're good. As for the scraps, avoid meats, bones, dairy, plastics and fats/greases. You can add scraps from fruits & veggies, tea bags, coffee grinds, paper and cleaned egg shells. Happy composting!!

  • Does anyone know what happens if you use native earthworms? I've just learned that the red wriglers are a tropical variety, so I would worry about introducing a foreign and potentially troublesome species in my garden if I live in a country where winter temperatures are mild (England) and they might survive.On the other hand I wouldn't want to miss out on enriching my soil with a population of baby worms/cocoons if I go and do it back home where they would certainly freeze out (Poland).

  • should i keep meat out of this bin? meat decomposes as well over time. does meat attract other bugs, is that why? also, where are the holes? does the bin have to be rubber, can it be plastic? can you do a video on worms and the different type of worms?

  • Hmmmm...How often should one put in scraps? Do yard clippings serve the same purpose as table scraps? Is there certain left-over foods that should not be used? Does one need to replinish the newspapers and/or water periodically? Can one recycle other types of paper in this manner? Approximately how much of each ingredient should be used? Thanks! Excellent way to practice permaculture!

  • Black and white news print is best, avoid using newsprint with colored ink. Cheers!

  • This video is very frustrating. I don't know how many holes she drilled; I DO know how a drill bit looks when it is drilling a hole, so I didn't really need to see that. She doesn't say or show anything about the actual harvesting - do you lift up the cardboard on the bottom? Or what? Really poor editing, and just not enough info.

  • where do you get the newspaper at? I don't have any of those laying around the house.

  • Don't you get spam adverts for local grocery stores and whatnot? That'll work just as well in a pinch.

  • You use newspaper with a COLOR INK,

    I understand that may be toxic to earthworms

  • When you are ready to actually use the results in the garden...how do you go about that? Sift out the worms? And how do you get to the composted stuff instead of pulling out the newly put in kitchen scraps? Hope that line of questions make sense..

  • And do they mind spagnum peat  moss (not treated with miracle grow or anything...the kind you buy compressed in a bale...) as a substrate, or is the soil mentioned the best?

  • If worms don't like damp paper nobody bothered to tell mine that. My population has more than doubled using damp paper as a bedding. You need red wigglers, earthworms do not belong in a bin, they belong in the garden.

  • worms don't like wet paper they like wet soil??????

  • ^question or statement? ^

    ..X..

  • Either way, you are right, Trains645~!!! the little wormies, regardless of the breed, detest wet paper.

    ..X..

  • They love wet paper :)

  • I would have chocked it up on a set of old house bricks, placed a container underneath to catch the worm juice - underneath the drainage holes.

    As it is, when the liquid comes out, she'll have to lift the whole heavy container and then the lid & pour it off. No big problem unless you have a bad back I guess (or dislike working) lol.

  • mmmmmm, worm juice....lol

    seriously though, I've seen people use realy big boxes, tilted slightly and with a hole/tap/hose (difrent people, different solutions) draining into a bottle or a bucket

  • I did this with regular warms but in a biger container, an industrial steel barrel. I'm using pine straw and other yard waste, which is what I found them in.

    I'll see what happens.

  • I dont think your ~warms~ are going to do all that well, specially with the conditions you stated. Try worms, they work way better. and get a Bigger container, as a biger container just seems too small. Good luck,

    ..X..

  • can you use this outside

  • my worms did great for the first 2 months or so. but recently they have started leaving. I keep it some what moist and have coffee grounds and plant matter in there for them. Any ideas for the mass migration of death? I was thinking maybe its the heat I have my windows open so it gets mid to upper 80s in the day time.

  • Are you using Red Wiggler worm? -they're different from earthworms, and they can consume half their weight in kitchen scraps a day. They also don't mind confinement, and they're the best for vermiculture. Earthworms are soil dwelling (best in plant beds) and they hate confinement, and will try to escape.

  • Also, keep the container dark, as the worms hate light. Ideal temperature 50-77F degrees, and you should definitely try keep them cooler than 85F degrees.

  • redworms and its dark i keep cardboard over the soil. I can't keep a lid on it because then it is an oven but i keep the soil covered up.

  • Then I say your original conviction is correct - probably too hot for the worms' liking. Move them to your basement or other cooler area of your house.

  • Other things you should check is to make sure that your bin isn't too wet or too dry. If too wet, add more dry bedding, if too dry, mist with non-chlorinated water. Also, if your bin bedding's ph is too acidic, they'll die or try to escape - cut down on citrus, green/wet leaves, or other acidic foods. You could add a bit of garden lime to raise the ph, but do this carefully. Bottom line is that they'll leave their home if conditions are not maintained, so you need to investigate the culprit.

  • Love it - But, no holes in the lid, or the sides?

    About the soil......I guess miracle grow is out of the question, but could I use compost?

    Remember to let people know, if the have worms outside, bring them in in the late Fall.

    Hope to hear an answer on the top and side holes.

    I'm a big fan!

  • Cool. Good personality. HGTV should snap you up.

  • I have cocketeils and I use news paper in the bottom of their cage. Would it make the worms sick if I used that newspaper in the bin?

  • I just love your videos.

  • Good stuff Patti!!!

  • Thank you for your informative how to make a vermicompost worm bin :) very helpful

  • ok so i bought a 30 gallon container how many worms should i put in there 2000 500 1000 please help me

  • are you gonna count every worm o.o

  • how many worms did you put in there

  • Composting is awesome

  • 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 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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......

  • 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?

  • how warm do they need to be kept? I don't have room isnide, but I have a patio they could go onto...