Let’s Build a Continuous Flow Worm Bin - Part 3

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[@ianhaskins6281]

Thanks for all your informational videos. I look forward to making one of these soon.

[@Yuhmuthasaho]

You should add some tin at an angle so the castings fall by your feet and not under the bin when you fork at it. Like rabbit cages

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

Smart idea!

[@blakestandal8294]

This was my first thought when I saw this design too. Have it all slide down a slope out to the front

[@kellymahan861]

I watched all of your videos and really enjoyed it...I raise worms, too... but only for me at this point. I have a big garden and the worm castings are wonderful. Last year I planted one 25 foot row of cucumbers...and picked 1100 pounds of cucumbers! I believe in God's little garden tillers...they are amazing!

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

That is amazing!

[@tonyseccombe9407]

Thank you very much from Australia … great content .

[@cherylhobbs1091]

Good to see it completed - not too difficult a build for sure. It's sure great to see an extra pair of hands! Thanks for the additional info regarding timelines of breakdown and production rates.

[@wudangmtn]

Thanks Captain, I am going to do this.👍

[@peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920]

Oh my goodness Matt, what a great setup. As I mentioned before, my Can-O-Worms is just off my kitchen and a perfect fit for me. I also have 2 oblong waist high planters that I started using to raise worms in about 6 months ago. I am amazed at how quickly they reproduce. I like your FWA ,Future Wormers of 🇺🇸 America 🇺🇸

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

Keep up the good work FWA sounds wonderful

[@fullcircle4723]

I had 3 baths and 2 can o'worms set up 10 years ago. I see how these boxes are much more convenient. I only kept one can o'worms just for the home but I tell ya, these bins are so inspiring.

[@pierrelombaard820]

You can start with some old plywood at the bottom below the pvc rack and support it That will allow you to fill the bin while the worms do their job When the bin is at level Remove the bottom support and start raking

[@johnbaudino2535]

Thank you sir for all the great information God bless

[@A-V]

Nice job - thanks for the demo 👍🏻

[@pierrelombaard820]

If you. Make the bin slightly tapered to the top it will help to let the mass slide down

[@ontherocksinthesoilmichael6739]

I would use pond liner that's much more durable. Just a suggestion.

[@edcollier2526]

Another great video! For future ones, please adjust your microphone, had to turn my volume all the way up to hear you. Anyhoo, love the videos, your teaching and your passion! Thanks a bunch!

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

I appreciate the feedback, Ed. It took us a while at the beginning to figure out how to do better audio/video. Hopefully newer videos are easier on the eyes/ears.

[@seecesar]

Thank you for making these great videos!!

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

You’re welcome, Cesar!

[@johnwright6403]

Has your pvc pipes ever failed under 2 tons of weight?

[@g.patrickbryant9674]

I'm afraid I don't understand how you harvest the castings. How does the rake access the castings which, presumably, are still above the cardboard flooring of the bin?

[@TheWormWhisperer]

Wow, really educational channel, I just found you Matt, I would like to build some larger bins the locals are asking for more and more castings so I think it's time to expand the little farm!

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

Hey Worm Whisperer! You’re putting out some great content yourself! The large bins can really up the output - it’s really great to be able to supply to locals.

[@nikolausschwabe]

Good day, I watch all your videos and love your enthusiasm. Thanks to your advices I keep successfully African Night Crawlers in bins. Now I like to build a CFT and like to ask you if it works for ANC too, because they are always at the bottom of my bins which are filled up about 1,5ft. Thanks for your answer and keep on going

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

Hey Nikolaus... you're thinking in the right way - red wigglers are more suited for CFTs. I'd likely use a different approach for ANCs.

[@nikolausschwabe]

Good day, thank you for your answer, so what do you think is the best way to keep the ANC and harvest easy a lot of vermicast. I live in the Philippines and need it for my veggies, citrus trees and so on. I keep them in 3 120l storage boxes but harvesting is always difficult. Thank you for your advice. Have a great day.

[@sic-n-tiredtired4273]

As always an awesome video. How do you keep the worms from going out to the piping on the bottom?

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

Hey SIC-N-TIRED... We just discussed this topic in “Just Worming Up - Episode 2” kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZSXgJufiZZ5Zrs

[@jillbruyrjr4763]

Love your bulk bins! Definitely going to try it out. You said you keep the warm barn 62? Only ask bcuz most folks say 77 for ANC. All mine are indoors and I want to relocate some to the barn

[@pattylamb6055]

How do you harvest from such a large bin?

[@underdoggaming4080]

Curious do you sterilize the bedding before you put it into the bin like you do for the wheat grass?

[@lorinolen4253]

Hi Captain, do you have the black 4 mil liner on a roll? what size?

[@day646]

Are you going to name your bins? That would be great

[@HostageDK]

so if i am under standing this... how it works is when you rake you are essentially emptying the whole bin out then you start fresh again?

[@SeanDees]

Matt, can you breed in a continuous flow through? Why would they not multiply in a flow through? Why buckets instead of just breeding in the flow throughs. I have a commercial farm and I use a lot of castings but I also use worms in my soil in my beds, so I want to make worms and castings.

[@DefensorFortis]

I was curious how you reinforced/screwed the plywood at the corners to each other. Did you use angle braces or a piece of 2x4 on the inside corner? Getting ready to build a bin this week!

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

Hi Back in Service... The frame at the bottom and "ribbon" at the top are sufficient to hold the plywood in place. Exciting - would love to see photos. Be sure to subscribe to the “Worm People’ newsletter at wormpeople.com/subscribe/ - we’ll have a link in the newsletter to submit photos/videos. Regards!

[@robertheld4947]

Matt love the videos on your bins, I got most of the dimensions but missed the one on the base. I got 8 feet long by 30 inches wide but missed the height so how high is the base? Also what's the spacing in between the PVC pipe? thanks and keep the videos coming.

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

We just added schematics to the video description.

[@angelg796]

Great 👍🏼 video and I will be building one at a smaller scale. Can you please use a mic to help follow along with video. My tv even at 100 it was hard to hear. Keep up with more great videos.

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

Thanks for the feedback! Agreed, the audio on those early videos was rough. We've been working on improving the sound quality.

[@jeffbeasley4323]

How often do you harvest castings and how much do you typically get at each harvest?

[@stevenguymon2392]

Apologies if this has already been asked but what do you cover your worms with to block the light? Is that just a ground fabric?

[@David-fv7zg]

Question: Can I set something like this up in my unheated barn? I live in PA and we have winters in the 30’2 typically, with about 2 weeks in the 20’s or Colder spread over the winter.

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

You’d need some type of heat - but could be under an insulated bin or walled off room… does not necessarily need to be whole garage.

[@pearl123451]

I was thinking of using the rolled roofing rubber membrane instead of the plastic. It should hold moisture out I would think?

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

That’s a durable idea!

[@j.gregorywhitten5036]

Did I miss a section in a video in which the sides were built and attached? If that was not in the video would you describe the construction?

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

Sides are just screwed into the base, sitting on top of the blocks shown in part 2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/a32sfq1mqJJqrrM … the schematics in the description might help as well. The next time we build one, we’ll get better step by step video.

[@scotth8002]

What kind of wood chips is best?

[@SeanDees]

Matt will it hurt the worms in my garden beds when I feed my plants salt based synthetic nutrients?

[@stevedaniel5928]

Google it but I'm pretty sure it would!

[@GrownManGames]

How do you know when you have worms dying on such a large scale in this bin which requires you to keep adding new worms from your breeder buckets to put inside of this?

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

I purposely overpopulate (more than would occur naturally) the CF Bin continuously… and feed what the population requires to maximize casting production.

[@ceciliawerner6399]

How far apart do you place the pvc pipes ?

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

1" see the description for link to specs

[@amoslindahl]

Is there a smell to the worm bins? I am thinking to do this in my basement but am worried about the smell going upstairs

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

No smell at all… smells like fresh dirt (some people say it smells like a unique combination of dirt and money).

[@prattacaster]

Ok so you got worms and they are making castings, how do you harvest castings to use without having to spend hours fishing out worms?

[@ericcarver7465]

he sifts them in the red machine. Watch all his videos, he explains his whole process.

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

Hey prattacaster... We recently did a in depth video about the sifter kzbin.info/www/bejne/qX-aiYNtZbqWhtk

[@torrencekrepps757]

What would be awesome if you guys could show everyone how 🤔 u guys retrieve the worm 🪱 casting from your large bins I love how it's built but getting them from under neath looks difficult

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

Hey Torrence! we actually just filmed this and plan on sharing soon

[@savannahgiles6146]

How often do you take the bin, after the 6 month initial wait?

[@CaptainMattsWorms]

Harvested weekly after that point.

[@GrownManGames]

If someone was to make this a quarter of the size of this how many worms do you think it would he able to hold when starting since this beginning bin needs to have 500k worms? I was told that a worm population wont grow if too many is in 1 square foot.

[@cherylhobbs1091]

Captain Matt has 3 previous videos that I'm pretty sure would answer alot for you if he doesn't get back to you right away ✅ Enjoy your day 😊

[@GrownManGames]

@@cherylhobbs1091 which is why i made this comment because i have watched all his video and it still does not have what i mentioned

[@cherylhobbs1091]

@@GrownManGames my apologies😔

[@jillbruyrjr4763]

Urban worm offers a free calculator

[@GrownManGames]

@@jillbruyrjr4763 ive seen those and they look entirely too difficult to understand. I just need plain answers

[@anthonygriffin6868]

500K worms?

[@notgivennotgiven7776]

Hey Jude

[@GrownManGames]

I would of loved to see more detailed construction of everything instead of showing skipped ahead versions of the process. It would of helped out more of us who are visual learners who needs to see things more precisely. But thanks

[@nannette154]

red worm composting has a set of plans that are similar to this for sale online

[@ericcarver7465]

That would have made the video 3 hours long. It's why he said to have a handy friend or carpenter help you. You do realize how generous he is showing us this, right?

[@GrownManGames]

@@ericcarver7465 doesnt make me satisfied. I said what i said for a reason

[@GrownManGames]

@@ericcarver7465 u do realize people learn in different ways right?

[@ericcarver7465]

@@GrownManGames Listen man, you can't come into someone's very generous video and act like you are offended the author didn't give you more. How about a little gratitude? And like another poster replied, these plans are available for purchase from another provider.