Can Worms Survive on Bedding or Carbon ONLY? Update + Cocoon Bin

[@liliakogan3043]

I wondered about high carbon composting when I did my Hungry Bin setup. If you think about it, leaves fall from the tree and start decomposing, and before you know it the worms move in. Dry leaves are a carbon source, and no one puts a little kitchen waste for them out in the forest, so....

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

Lilia Kogan exactly! Makes sense that they would thrive! (You have some gifts heading your way next week!!)

[@liliakogan3043]

@@TheCrazyWormLady beyond excited.

[@TheGizby]

I didn't know dry leaves are carbon. Will remember that next time I'm out of cardboard😃

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

Lilia Kogan so excited for you!!

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

Joanne Smith yes! Dried leaves, dried garden waste... all considered a carbon.

[@marjoriejohnson6535]

According to Cornell web article worms lay more cocoons when stressed, as cocoons survive worst conditions. But babies hatch under better conditions.

[@mikewalters4994]

They're looking good

[@mindy779]

Wow there are alot of happy healthy babies. Cannot get over how well the worms are doing with carbon only. 😃

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

Melinda Schneider me either, they are doing fantastic.

[@melodylamour6123]

I love that you did that in a lunch meat container.

[@rsarav861]

Thank you for your informative experiments!! Would the red wigglers too thrive in only carbon feedings?

[@rico99586]

it's easier to tear out the cellophane window before shredding, rather than picking out little pieces one by one. Believe me, I learned the hard way.

[@yopappy5903]

Worms also need some grit. I add small amount of sand dirt and ground up egg shells as well as banana peels, potatoes peels etc.

[@yopappy5903]

Also they need protein. I feed corn meal and ground up oats.

[@LondonWorms]

Great update as always 😊👍The worms are looking vigorous 😊

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

London Worms & Garden they are doing great in my opinion. Even better than I expected.

[@lenoramitchell849]

Interesting that you get springtails with carbon only, I thought they came in with kitchen scraps. No mites though? Thanks for the update - the babies are doing so well 👏

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

Lenora Mitchell low number of mites but lots of springtails. I wonder if going from bin to bin with the same gloves has any effect.

[@derekfrost8991]

You are the wispy wisp whisperer.. :)

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

Derek Frost I try!!!

[@baitthehooksilver]

ANC's are my favorite... looks good

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

Tim wwhite they are so cool looking, right?

[@larrynielsen2503]

I have been using a earth composted for 30 years for garden waste. Last spring I found a ball of red wiggler worms in the bin I don't know how they got in there, I suspect though potting soil. I took the ball and started a bin I started my third bin today. That ball of worms have just exploded. I don't though any food scraps in the garbage any longer. I make fertilizer. Thanks to your videos I have been very successful. Thanks

[@yopappy5903]

I also feed corn meal and ground up oats for protein. They need protein for toughness and durability.

[@aliaaline9150]

How older thise ben I mean how much month it need to turn into this beautiful cast

[@aprilbatley9265]

Could u do a video on having a small red Wiggler container like a coffee bin to help encourage breeding ima small space when just starting out ??

[@NIBricks]

Another great video Emily

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

scott whitear thank you! I have so much fun with it.

[@TheFrogfeeder]

For a minute I thought you were gonna individually hand feed each baby worm...next time...

[@1975ba]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@roygilbert4105]

Looks like you have fun digging into the bins

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

Roy Gilbert my favorite!!

[@amberlennox9544]

I am in week 3 of my first bin of red wigglers. About how many do you want per bin? They seem too thick to me but I am not an expert.

[@ericmanning8079]

I'm just checking to see if you still check your comments . But I do have a question ,if you are .

[@tylermoss6119]

Are they living mostly in their castings or dirt?

[@johngriswold]

Having nearly zero actual vermiculture experience, but a questioning engineer by trade, the odd behavior of the worms concerns me. Are they under stress from the carbon-only diet? If these worms “never” do this, how do you conclude that they’re just really happy? I’m asking honestly, based on the near-zero experience.

[@AmnaKitchen]

Wow amazing

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

Amna's Kitchen thank you!

[@cldtt]

Do you have any grit or anything else in your carbon only bins? I see some talking about the worms being stressed. Wouldn’t they be trying to leave the bin if they were stressed?

[@flambatious]

I like the idea of burying an egg box under the soil. I am new to all this, and the other day scrunched up some toilet rolls and put them inside another toilet roll.. to make a strong tube and burrows that.. thinking the worms would crawl inside it .. like they do corrugated cardboard.. any thoughts on this ? If I put just one toilet roll in alone it just gets squashed !

[@khamir49]

Really healthy.

[@PlantObsessed]

Cool, i will look to see if my worms evict the plastic in my bin. yay babies!!

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

Plant Obsessed cool, right?

[@yonglycheng212]

did u find any insect there ?

[@schoolmsw]

Love your vids. Subscribed! I’m looking into vermibag and want to use it as a living garbage can! I was worried that I wouldn’t have enough fruit/veg scraps-thank you for the details!

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

Stacy Gooding you’re welcome. It’s nice to know that worms can thrive even without large amounts of food scraps... or any at al for that reason.

[@ecovalleyrestorations790]

How long did it take for the babies to get to that size?

[@garygariano4952]

How do I over winter worms. I live in North East Pa temps do get down to 10 -15 degrees

[@kenrundle1735]

Everything looks great! Do you do anything special with your ANC to keep them warm?

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

Ken Rundle nope. They do fine in my house. Ambient temperatures around 70.

[@danellehoward1906]

What an exciting update Emily! Love the cocoon carton, hoping to try that myself soon. How long did you have them in there? I’ve watched all the videos but didn’t find the first one to check.

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

Danelle Howard in the carbon Only? Or just composting in general?

[@danellehoward1906]

The Crazy Worm Lady Sorry, that wasn’t a very clear question....I was wondering how long it took the ENC cocoons to hatch out in your little sandwich sized container.

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

Danelle Howard ohhhh!!! I think within a week I had the first baby but some of the cocoons were further along than others. Usually it takes a cocoon a month or more to hatch after being laid.

[@TheGizby]

How quick do the babies grow? I think I might do something similar with red wrigglers.

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

Joanne Smith usually from the time they hatch to maturity is a month or so.

[@ambersamusements5257]

Cool!!

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

Amber’s Amusements thank you.

[@adamcnl1]

what the ideal C:N ratio for vermicomposting...

[@UFObuilder]

Interesting test with the carbon

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

Pleiadain scientists U.F.O builder so far, so good.

[@michaeljarvis8377]

Love your bins.. so you have Instagram and or Facebook

[@Schallerotto]

Hi, what can I do to prevent my african night crawlers from trying to wriggle out of the worm bin? After 15 days they began to do that! Why? What can I do?

[@humbllbug]

put a light bulb above the bin

[@stevemac8436]

Emily please come back

[@lancerudy9934]

I want to grow worms for fishing on Oneida lake.!

[@brandonbrooker5042]

Have you tried using lava sand?

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

Brandon Brooker I have not. What properties do they have?

[@GrantMcIntosh]

How do you get ANC balls in a box only bin?

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

Grant McIntosh ?? Idk!

[@kyushu1]

I have some microscopic bugs in my bin how can I get rid of them

[@Cryostrike]

Try some neem cake or diatomaceous earth

[@trassl3celick304]

Those are some thique worms