CHEAP And EASY DIY Worm Composting Bin!

[@Margo.Q]

Finally… This is what I was looking for

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

Perfect!

[@lancethorne9410]

Best and most simple and straightforward video yet

[@Garythedog3]

Thank you. Stuff I’ve wanted to know for a while now. Thank God for people who explain things well. Happy Easter!!! We (the world) has a New Baby! Congratulations!!!

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

You’re welcome! Thank you for watching!!!

[@LifeonHeltonCreekFarm]

Congratulations on having a new son!!!!!!!!!!!! Great video. My 8 year old grand daughter and I are starting a worm farm too! Getting ready to order our worms now!! Thanks for the good information!!

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

Thank you!!! He’s 6 months tomorrow and just the happiest little guy! He’s our youngest of 5 now so we are done 😂. Good luck on your worm farm! The one we created in this video is going strong and eating SO MUCH food! Our kids LOVE helping with them and I’m sure your granddaughter will too!

[@LifeonHeltonCreekFarm]

@@WhitepepperFarmshomestead that’s great! I have 5 grands and the 8 year old wrote that comment! We have been trying to find out the best place to order our worms! I guess we will order from Jim’s. New subscribers for sure! Thanks again!

[@GreenerGenesisWondersOfNature]

Wow! Love the clear step by step demonstration of making a worm farm and maintaining it. Very nice pace and clear voice for listening. Thanks for this valuable content. Have prescribed and liked this video and will be following your videos. I am so excited and interested❤️👍🌸

[@itscrissy_bigbaby]

This video was so helpful and I want to say thank you for sharing!!! Also I know this I know this was made sometime ago, but still congrats on your new bundle of joy!❤

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

Thank you, I appreciate that! He is now almost a year and a half old, walking, trying to talk, and generally just causing chaos everywhere he goes and we love him 😂

[@itscrissy_bigbaby]

Aww wonderful age🥰🥰 so I’ll be starting a garden this year, and this video was very helpful. Thank you again!

[@FidelHimself]

What do you do with the worms during winter? I’m ready to get started but maybe I have to wait until spring.

[@granddeluxe123]

If you add more videos on vermicompost, I swear you will have lots of subscribers

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

😂 well that would be nice! Either way I will be using them myself so I will absolutely be making videos about it! Subscribers along the way would be a plus for sure!

[@ImpatientGardenerOhio]

I use a 5 gallon bucket for my worm bin snd bury it in the flower bed. I get some gnats, but mostly worms, 2 or 3 leopard slugs, and some crickets. I go thru weeds and kitchen scraps in about 2 weeks I think. I kinda do it the lazy way and don't mess with it too much. My big concern is how it will do in the winter but I also didn't add any worms to my bin. I built it and the worms came.

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

I’ve heard of bins like that and it’s always interested me! That definitely sounds like an awesome way to go for sure!

[@rukniharees6055]

So you mean you didn't buy the spacial worms? What I heard is the normal ear5h worms are not good fir this job !

[@gregbriggs5520]

Did you make any more videos on this topic? Perhaps ones about a stacking system?

[@donruiz5363]

I understand you capture the liquid runoff / leachate in the lid that is underneath the bin. Do you just lift off the bin and then pour it from the lid into a watering bucket?

[@chloemarwya]

i love how the subtitles say "[applause]" at 4:45 when you pour in the peat moss

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

I need to go look at this 😂. They are automatically added and that is amazing.

[@aerielmarcum4790]

Do you have a video for harvesting worm castings?

[@andrewrivera4609]

I have a good idea, You could put a 2" plastic tube in the lower side of the tub ( plastic container ) and conect it with another tub on the side, once the worms have finished filling humus to the top the worms Will go through the 2" tube to their new Home tub for more food. Therefore You won't need to capture your worms.

[@1PreciousSunshine]

Congratulations on the birth of your son! I have a few questions. 1) Does the food keep the compost moist or do you have to add water? 2)If your bin becomes full and you don't need the compost yet for your garden, can you store it in another container to use later, and if you can save, for how long? 3) Can these worms be fed to chickens?

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

Thank you, he’s just the best! Great questions! The food keeps the compost moist! No need for any extra moisture! If it becomes full you can harvest it and store it! I’ve seen two different ways of storing it, one would be those white bags used for sandbags and the other is actually just a burlap sack! Both of which are breathable so it doesn’t get moldy or anything inside, but I am unsure how long you can store for. I would imagine you could store for quite a while if stored in a cool dry place! I wouldn’t feed them chickens or any other kind of meat, just fruits and veggies!

[@rachelparenteau7452]

Very informative and simple thanks

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

You’re welcome, thank you for watching!

[@jamiehill3220]

If you drill holes in the bottom for the worms to pass through, how does that work with the lid at the bottom?

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

With this setup the holes are mainly for drainage, but all we would need to do to change this to a double tote system would be to add another tote under the tote with holes. With the setup here the lid is mainly to catch anything coming out of the tote so it doesn’t go out onto the floor!

[@ajquimby121]

Congratulations on the new baby 🎉 thanks for the worm tutorial!

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

Thank you! Little man is almost 1 now, but he’s still new to me 😂! Thank you for watching!!

[@ajquimby121]

Sorry I didn’t look at the dates. We are at the Modern Homesteading Conference in Coeur d Alene and there is so much going on I wasn’t paying attention. Worms look fun!

[@fredrickvoncold]

that dog cracked me up.I will have to try that.

[@stat11]

I have the same tote and you and unfortunately watched a couple other videos before finding this one today and I didnt know to drill the bottom of the bin. So would it be too stressing now to tilt the bin and drill holes. I fear that letting liquid sit on the bottom is cause alot more moisture to stay in the bin. Any suggestions?

[@allenshelton6625]

I just inherited a farm from my neighbor that just moved. She only had one tote and it is almost completely full of dirt. It is a small tote but I am really unsure where to start with this…. I have been thinking of trying the 3 tier farm for a while. Right now I am in the middle of canning season and don’t have a lot of time. The tote she gave me is extremely wet and has gnats on it too. I need to do something pretty quick but what can I do temporarily until I can do a more permanent fix? Thanks for any help/tips/input.

[@WonderWacked]

Im just now educating myself on worm farms and i came across this video. One of the best and well explained by far. But what is the end results, how do you go about selling/harvesting worms and casting. What's the gain if there is any? (Coming from someone who doesnt have a garden and wants a small side hustle)

[@timmcilraith8762]

Do you think that adding biochar to the vegy scraps or the soil helps the worms ?

[@ryanbalash1913]

I usually save my veggie scraps and make veggie broth. Could I add cooked vegetables to this?

[@user-kg9dh1vi8p]

Yes you can

[@SunsetAcresFarm]

Just started mine today! How's yours coming along? Any do's or dont's that you have learned since? I'll be filming our video on it and will give you a shoutout!

[@tigerbear3038]

How do you prevent the worms from escaping?

[@cindyengland9669]

What do you do with the worms?

[@Mmbohn1]

Congratulations on the birth of your son!

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

Hey thanks! He’s been an amazing baby, slept all night last night, woooo!!!!

[@MattCurrie-c7j]

Good job.

[@robphillips6440]

What can we use for the base if we don’t have compost yet???

[@mufialiakoko5442]

Can I not put the burlap in the worm compost bin. Instead I just put a lid on it. Not a burlap.

[@MissCandyFlip420]

Thank you so much, this was so very helpful!

[@orangevw36]

What’s been going on with the worms? I haven’t seen any updates since this one

[@karleubanks2663]

Do you ever add water? I missed that.

[@zakzak5995]

Thank you ❤

[@NateLazda]

Do your worms ever escape and go through the bottom holes and end up in the leche?

[@MOHANKUMAR-qj4ce]

Can you put little bit rotten vegetables worms like s that

[@jreed33331]

Just purchased 100 worms, thanks for the step by step and encouragement that I don't have to start with 1000.

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

You definitely don’t! I started with the 1000 about 3 weeks ago and I already have a TON of babies in there. Just remember to feed based on the amount of worms and they will multiply in no time!

[@iwanttobelieve5970]

I like that.

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

It’s been two weeks total and they are seriously doing some work in that bin, I love it!

[@Mmbohn1]

When I did this years ago i got TONS of babies...... if I scooped up some castings I’d get tons of babies........... I also got fungus ants no matter how well I kept it. I wish I could have got mine to work....it’s a great idea.... I may try again.....

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

So far we don’t have any fungus knats so hopefully I can keep it that way. Did you bury your food scraps in there?? I’ve been doing my best to keep it under the soil and so far we don’t have any. Who’s to say what happens a month from now though. So far so good and I’m loving it!

[@axzen120]

So I can’t put my leftovers that went bad in the compost. Just vegetables?

[@Paula_T]

No grit??

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

We used compost for the grit!

[@nathanwhughes]

Lol I know the feeling when the battery died. 😂

[@nasiaking]

Do you have problem with ants?

[@melaniebusmc]

Lechate is not supposed to be used in the garden.

[@Raspukek-fu8un]

>kokoko

[@artfrasik4346]

Not too be mean, but you need to learn to focus your camera dude

[@karenalfke6081]

If you’re going to post critiques, there’s something for you to learn as well - when to use ‘to’ and when to use ‘too.’

[@davidschlabach8817]

@@karenalfke6081okay karen