Global Worming

Vermicomposting! Using worms to compost your kitchen scraps for use in the garden.

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• vermicomposting
• worms
• earthworms
• night crawlers
• red wrigglers
• garden
• green living
• habitat
• compost
• humus
• can-o-worms
• tote
• bait
• fertilizer
• plants
• gardening

[yanghuikwon]

Wow! Thanks so much for putting this up. I have some QUESTIONS:

**I plan on starting small.

--Do you think a coffee can (steel) is apropos? (my concern is that it is too deep)

--How many worms do you think I should start with?

--Will salty or spicy foods kill my worms?

--Do I need to put my bin up on legs, like the 'can of worms' model?

Thanks you! Your video really put a smile on my face!

[SmellLikeDirt]

Thanks for the feedback! I don't think a coffee can would be a good home. The smallest I would consider would be a plastic container about twice the size of a shoe box, with holes for ventilation. In that size, 100-200 worms would be sufficient. Worms don't like spicy....nor onions or citrus. Just use vegetable matter, no meat or fatty stuff. And no, they don't need to be elevated, just out of direct sunlight.

[yanghuikwon]

Hello again!

I started my bin yesterday, and I can already see that I'm going to have problems-

ANTS!

I was wondering if you every had to deal with ant problems?

Thanks for your advice!

[SmellLikeDirt]

The most common reason for ants is that your bin is too dry. I recommend shredding up more newspaper, submerging in water and wringing out like on the video and covering everything well. Let me know if this helps

[bowlerguy219]

Great videos. You are well-informed and provide many details that many others leave out of their videos. I subscribed.

[Jerrid3]

What goes further for your time and for the plants growth, the dry version or the tea version? I am assuming the tea version would be soaked up instantly and the dry version absorbed over time. So I am not sure what would be better or does it depend on how much compost you have?

[growitlikegranddad]

thanks for the worm compost set up!

I set mine up just like yours, but my first batch died. I think I used the wrong kind of plastic peanuts, as mine turned into a sticky mess immediately after they got a little wet and I believe that is what killed my worms. I retried it without the peanuts and used some gravel instead, and that worked great. I love all your posts.

[heirunapparent]

Very enjoyable and informative video!

[yanghuikwon]

I did as you recommended, and although there are still a few ants, it's nothing like it was yesterday.

Thanks a lot!

Is there some way that I can tell whether the worms are doing alright?

I opened up the bin just now, and there are no worms to be seen.

I guess they are all busy doing their subterranean thing.

I sure wish there was some way to check how they're doing without disturbing them.

I guess time will tell.

[pupujohn]

OMG. Thanks so much. I've been wondering how I would get my worms out from the humus.  Thanks so much, the water idea is fabulous.