Sustainable Dave Explains Vermicomposting

[happyjihad]

Why aren't more people doing this?

[SustainableDave]

Actually a small amount is ok, but you're right, citrus is a problem.

[RawkYourHealth]

Are you sure you should use orange or any citrus?

Thanks

[ChenStyleJohn]

What a cool design? Thanks for the heads-up!!

:-)

[LymeStinks]

Orange Peels are not good in quantity in a worm bin. Too much acid is what they despise.

[staceyannec]

thank you very informative!!

[karmalkamel]

My Dad in Napa used to have plywood worm bins he made himeself and daily would feed the kitchen scraps to them and he used to feed them rabbit pellets also.

He would keep them moist watering the burlap sacks he had layed on top.

And he sold them sometimes.

They thrived. And people said they were the best red worms for fishing around.

[Mrboxo]

Thanks Dave, Good work mate!

[NoncentsProductions]

My compost is a huge worm farm. I've been shredding my paper for years, adding it to the pile, which is in a plastic container. I soak the shredded paper in a bucket of water and make it into mush before adding. It helps the compost stay more neutral. And, the ink, hasn't really done anything. I don't add meats. Good stuff. The compost just keeps shrinking, and I've had it going for over 5 years. Crazy.

[magosnava]

Guau!!!!! Wow!!!!

[Bushdoctor68]

I watched a couple worms vids on youtube, but after seeing your tiered system I actually started making my own. Thanks man.

I've got a couple of plastic rectangular buckets in my shed that fit inside eachother. They seem perfect for the project. Gotta get the dried latex out, put the holes in and voila.

Thanks for showing and explaining the tiered system Sustainable Dave!

[chupap1]

Sustainable Dave is HOT

[crock703]

Anyone know if there is an easy way to get red worms for free (or the cost of shipping)?

[guest2424]

I heard that you shouldn't use paper with non-soy ink because it can be toxic to the worms (although it may not kill them). I do not know how to know if its soy ink unless it directly tells you.

[guest2424]

Now I use colored ink newspaper. Why? because there are only a few sheets in each newspaper that has no color and people have done it before. People use junk mail, and it has to have the same, if not more, chemicals than colored newspaper. I just avoid any non-standard newspaper, like weird textured or glossy, and so on.

[rileannas]

Ya, I wouldn't worry too much about the ink. Plain newspaper, whether or not it's coloured, probably isn't a problem. I've been using it for a year now and haven't seen any problems.

[chadwwwick]

very informative and great to see you share your info and exerience. I just started my first worm casting tea brewing experience yesterday and it will be ready sometime by tomorrow. Have you ever tried it. real brewed with oxygen tea, not just the standard to that comes out the bottom of the warm bin.. best bug fighter ever... thanks again

[SustainableDave]

I believe I read it in Worms Eat My Garbage but I'll see if I can find it for ya.

[KatiaMak]

Great video! Are you sure that the worms eat the microbes? Can you recommend a reference? Keep sharing your "compost experience".