Simple & Effective Worm Composting on your Homestead with Marjory Wildcraft

http://backyardfoodproduction.com/ - While traveling in the North West I met Peter Paul who showed me the most amazing, and amazingly simple, idea for an outdoor composting-bin. Using the help of worms to break down food matter, and even meats, Peter shows you a couple of simple methods to making great homemade compost.

Not only that, this method creates a vibrant composting tea that gave Peter 7 ft. tall tomato plants! He also sometimes trades his "worm juice" for different items, even an iPhone (LOL).

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• Marjory Wildcraft
• Backyard Food
• Backyard Food Production
• survival
• Worm
• Compost
• Simple
• Garden
• Easy
• Green
• Homestead
• Life

[BackyardFood]

Hmm, I am not sure how cold a well diggers lunch box is... But Peter-Paul lives where it gets below freezing most nights in the winter time, and warms up' during the days to 40 deg F during the days. They do get occasional runs of several days to a week with below freezing weather.

Active compost generates heat by action of the microbes. The tank is covered with a lid which also helps to keep the warmth in.

Does that help?

[chubred00]

How was the smell around the bin? Did the juice smell?

[BackyardFood]

@chubred00 A good compost pile shouldn't really smell much, other than the rich smell of good earth. If there is a foul odor, then that is a signal you need to adjust something - usually you have too much 'green' stuff and not enough brown.

[newsjunkie3000]

what is that metal container he is using? A bathtub?

[BackyardFood]

@newsjunkie3000 Yes, it is an old water trough for livestock. You could use an old bathtub or old planter. I saw someone do something like this in an old grand piano case. LOL

[ivankinsman]

With the 'worm juice', do you dilute it before adding it to the plants? We compost our kitchen scraps and also add fallen leaves to our compost bins. However, I think I will consider doing a worm bin.

[katiebug18371]

the fly larva he talks about it Black soldier fly larva. You can google it lots of people raise them. They also make good food for your chickens.

[links0311]

That was a great video, thanks. I've added a worm bin to my garden plan.

[GrowGnome]

Yeah I have a bin just like that collecting rain water with 12 big fat goldfish that turn the water dark green. This works great in my garden. Now I'm going to start a worm bin next spring! : ) I live on a lake so free worms for fishing sounds good too! : )

[readyforshtf]

Great video

[coldpak82]

Great Video. I have this tub in my yard.for 10 year's it's so old an heavy and thick gauge too you just gave me a Idea how to use it. Thank's for posting this video.

[cpranga9488]

@chubred00 Sometimes the black tea smells, but the trade off is worth it.