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Easy Worm Composting with the Bathtub Worm Bin

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David The Good

David The Good

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Worm castings are one of the best garden amendments. However, worm castings are expensive! Today I share how to start worm composting on the cheap. There are lots of articles on buying worm bins, but you can make a worm bin with any number of things, one of the best being an old bath tub. Just by setting up a worm bin in the back yard, we can compost kitchen scraps, make our own worm compost, plus we get "worm tea" to feed our gardens. These little red wiggler worms work night and day turning waste into one of the richest garden amendments possible. Worm castings are great for starting transplants, inoculating the soil with fungi and bacteria, feeding plants, and keeping plant immune systems healthy. We borrowed this DIY worm bin idea from Geoff Lawton and absolutely love it. Vermicomposting redneck (I mean, permaculture) style!

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@davidthegood
@davidthegood Жыл бұрын
You can totally manage backyard worm composting. COMPOST EVERYTHING: amzn.to/3WCHT3F More Worm Composting Resources: Worms Eat My Garbage: amzn.to/3XS5M8e Geoff Lawton's Bathtub Worm Composting System: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGbSq4GDYq2VZtk My original "how to build" video on the Bathtub Worm Bin: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sH-ufpKKbMiDesU Thank you all for watching.
@sweatt4237
@sweatt4237 Жыл бұрын
I have a ton of IBC totes I am going to cut in half and try this. Also endless fruit cuttings from Publix
@davidthegood
@davidthegood Жыл бұрын
@@sweatt4237 That's awesome.
@dalemulert
@dalemulert Жыл бұрын
How tough is this to do in Central Florida? Just concerned about the heat.
@t3dwards13
@t3dwards13 Жыл бұрын
@@dalemulert I have my worm tower under my work bench in my detached garage in southern California. It's best to keep them out of direct sunlight... But if you can't, have moist bedding (shredded cardboard or paper or just dead leaves) thick enough for them to go down and hide from the heat.
@MichielVanKets
@MichielVanKets Жыл бұрын
I just watch your video from a year ago chicken/deer food fields ... where's the follow up? I'd like to see the fields now?
@daigledj
@daigledj Жыл бұрын
This winter I've been trying free range worm ranching. Just like a cattle rancher does with hay I take the kitchen scraps, coffee grinds, etc out to their free range area, aka back yard, and toss it out. There has been a bit of a predator problem with the mini feathered velociraptors eating not only some of the worm food but even the free range worms! I've implemented a predator control program by eating the unborn young of mini feathered velociraptors and tossing the unused portions back onto the worm pastures for them to see.
@t3dwards13
@t3dwards13 Жыл бұрын
Lmfao!!!
@greatemeraldgoat5029
@greatemeraldgoat5029 Жыл бұрын
Metal
@heatherk8931
@heatherk8931 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful! Lol
@jasonlist3253
@jasonlist3253 Жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@CopperIslandHomestead
@CopperIslandHomestead Жыл бұрын
The PVC worm duplicator- genius! 🤯 😂😂
@brownthumbnursery
@brownthumbnursery Жыл бұрын
This is great news for me! It turns out that I have a whole bin of PVC fittings. I could put a hole maze of T’s in there for them to continually multiply through!
@nightlee11
@nightlee11 Жыл бұрын
PhotoVoltaicComposting duh! When I first learned about worm “tea” I was obviously confused and over exaggerated the “t” less is best. Plumbers rule!
@johndyer9232
@johndyer9232 Жыл бұрын
😂😂
@lynnjasmine3216
@lynnjasmine3216 Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@lynnegoss3277
@lynnegoss3277 Жыл бұрын
Why do they multiple and divide in a pvc pipe?
@evegreenification
@evegreenification Жыл бұрын
@@lynnegoss3277 Yes, I am confused.
@chili.Hawaii
@chili.Hawaii Жыл бұрын
I lay in bed at night thinking of crazy things I’m going to do in the garden. Definitely. Thank you David for feeding your passion.
@GrowingwithAnastasia
@GrowingwithAnastasia Жыл бұрын
OMGGGG same LOL
@cathflonaturals7149
@cathflonaturals7149 Жыл бұрын
😆 🤣 😂 me to.
@arthurleslie9669
@arthurleslie9669 Жыл бұрын
When I was a kid, I bought worms to go fishing from a man who had a setup in his greenhouse. I was always fascinated by it. That was almost 60 years ago and I’ve never forgotten about it.
@davidthegood
@davidthegood Жыл бұрын
That is really cool. I would have loved seeing that as a kid.
@violetopal6264
@violetopal6264 Жыл бұрын
I would have been fascinated too. Completely grossed out and refuse to touch it but fully fascinated. 😄
@alaskansummertime
@alaskansummertime Жыл бұрын
I'm in zone 3 and what I've done outside is dig a large hole. Large enough for a grown man to fit inside. Fill that hole with hot compost then start adding worms and food on top of that. Come winter the hot compost will have cooled enough for the worms to start to move in. On top of the hole you need to build another pile again large enough for a man to fit inside. I've done this for about ten years and it works. I can get several feet of snow and ice on top of the pile in the winter but it will stay warm enough the worms don't freeze. I find worms in the spring right under the ice sheet so evidently they can enter some sort of hibernation or semi hibernation as long as they don't freeze solid. Although wigglers work the top few inches of substrate I have found they can burrow to greater depths to escape the winter. My plan eventually is to have pits around the property where they can retreat in the winter and come out and work the land in the summer, entering garden spaces,etc. This makes me a literal worm rancher.
@davidthegood
@davidthegood Жыл бұрын
That is really cool.
@Katydidit
@Katydidit Жыл бұрын
Totally amazing... you should publish a book on this concept!!
@Doktracy
@Doktracy Жыл бұрын
Did you compost a body in that?
@DixieLivingHomestead
@DixieLivingHomestead Жыл бұрын
Once again we are able to drink deeply from your vast pool of knowledge and experience. Running out right now to get the PVC to aid in worm reproduction! What an excellent visual aid for us homeschooling homesteaders.
@peterjames2580
@peterjames2580 Жыл бұрын
Zone 5 here, my reds live outside in three plastic trash cans and in winter they get buried in the compost pile ! Great brother.
@davidthegood
@davidthegood Жыл бұрын
That's a really good way to do it.
@thetexianpatriot2201
@thetexianpatriot2201 Жыл бұрын
Perfect timing! I was just gifted an old bathtub. Woohoo! Thank you David! Have a blessed day!
@chriseverest4380
@chriseverest4380 Жыл бұрын
Wow! I never knew worms needed the plastic pipe thingies to make baby worms! I'll go out tomorrow and buy some😂😂😂
@ednace455
@ednace455 Жыл бұрын
I’ve had the same thing for a couple years. Free. Took 45 minutes to start. Love it. I get a tubful of castings every few months.
@Scotty.G
@Scotty.G Жыл бұрын
Headed to the hardware store to get some pvc tees. Thanks for the tip on that dupe glitch!
@ebradley2306
@ebradley2306 Жыл бұрын
While I don’t have a bathtub, I do have a big garbage can with a lid. Happily, the worms have made it through several multi day freezes here in SE Texas. Harvested castings last fall that I am using in starting seeds. The seedlings are happy enough. No sterile environment here. 😊
@judymiller323
@judymiller323 Жыл бұрын
Good to see you, David ! I just harvested casting today ~ A bathtub is too big for me but my single BIG tub from Walmart for them has been awesome- and simple. And cheap ! (important for this 71 yr old)....AND my bin is in my kitchen, as the outdoor weather here in Central FL is too erratic. God Bless, friend🥰
@BalticHomesteaders
@BalticHomesteaders Жыл бұрын
9/10 on the 'sowf' English accent, speaking as an southern Brit :) I have a bath tub dumped outside waiting for spring to come, we're about zone 4/5 here.
@leomiranda-castro6908
@leomiranda-castro6908 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the follow up on this topic! I would love to see a video about your castings harvest from the bathtub worm bin.
@NorthernThaiGardenGuy
@NorthernThaiGardenGuy Жыл бұрын
I was wonderin' what happen'ed to dat thar worm tub. Lookin' good brother Dave!
@oliviagraham9523
@oliviagraham9523 Жыл бұрын
I was just having a conversation with my husband about putting worms in the compost that we have on the old family farmed that we have been living on. It's so funny because there are all these old-school appliances that I've just been outside all these years I have no idea what to do with them other than try and take them to the dump and the ones that I did take they refused that's how old this stuff is. So we were talking about how can we utilize these old-school appliances and all I can say is Grace I've God has blessed our lives again! Thank you so much to you and your family for making these videos because seriously that never would have occurred to me to use those old appliances as compost bins lol 😆 THANK Y'ALL!!!
@davidthegood
@davidthegood Жыл бұрын
That is so cool.
@oliviagraham9523
@oliviagraham9523 Жыл бұрын
@@davidthegood seriously thank you so much! Your videos are so helpful for a new gardener! Great ideas!
@elijahsanders3547
@elijahsanders3547 Жыл бұрын
We live in the tropics, and I did a double bucket method (inspired after watching you I believe) originally just hoping it would produce compost tea and help put a use to kitchen scraps. It ended up getting some sort of grub worms in it, that turned into what seemed like hundreds, and every day they'd take our kitchen scraps. I was suprised, because no matter how heaped up the pile was, by the next day it would be pretty much leveled off. And the system was producing more concentrated fertilizer than I could handle. PS, use cloves, and thoroughly wash your hands!
@DeepSouthBamaGRITS
@DeepSouthBamaGRITS Жыл бұрын
Great video, David! I have two refrigerators I converted to worm bins several years ago. Works GREAT. I left the doors on them and it helps to keep the 4 legged critters out. I have it wedged so the doors don't close completely so air can get in, especially in our heat in the summer. I used the freezer section to store my hand rakes & other tools in that I use with tending my worms. I also keep extra newspaper, cardboard, old bags of flour/cornmeal I sprinkle in the beds to feed them (in zip lock baggies). One thing newbie worm growers need to remember when composting garden harvest waste, especially corn husks (speaking from experience!) is NOT put too many of them in at one time. My husband loaded both my worm bins with them yr before last and literally cooked the worms. (He didn't know to not put them all in there and I didn't think to tell him...he is a newbie at homesteading being a former city slicker! LOL! Anything that composts creates heat, it was summertime, too so I had to start all over. If you have a lot garden harvest waste, have a separate bin or old garbage can sitting nearby to put some of the extras in to make a compost tea or throw the extra in your regular compost pile.
@mattmccoy7364
@mattmccoy7364 Жыл бұрын
I had a 1’ by 1’ bin that I accidentally left outside (fruit flies were too much) during a drop into the low 20’s last month. I woke up, started drinking coffee, and then remembered and ran outside real quick, opened it up, and saw my bin full of frozen solid worm-sickles. I did some reading and quickly decided they were lost, but the eggs would likely hatch in a few weeks and restore my populations slowly. I was bummed. The next day, a miracle…. Everyone was back moving around, doing their worm work. I don’t understand what happened, but I’m very thankful! California reds just fyi. Anyone with similar experiences? Or frozen worms that never resurrected?
@ifyouloveChristyouwillobeyhim
@ifyouloveChristyouwillobeyhim Жыл бұрын
Never thought I'd hear the term "frozen worms that never resurrected". . . XD Then again now that I think about it that sounds like it could be a lyric to an old hymn, actually. :p
@homesteaderfiftywmartha603
@homesteaderfiftywmartha603 Жыл бұрын
Oh--- snap! I must put some PVC “T’s” on top of my worms!🙋‍♀️
@lagoya
@lagoya Жыл бұрын
Wouldn’t the pvc joints work better if they were distributed throughout the medium? Then the worms could go in them on their own instead of you having to manually drop them in. 😏 Like my grandpa said, work smarter, not harder!
@margonyman7530
@margonyman7530 Жыл бұрын
Definitely going to start dropping worms into T and watch them divide 🤪
@chrisz.9974
@chrisz.9974 Жыл бұрын
I have one of those plastic utility sinks that I found. A bucket on the bottom and a lid on top and I’m in business!
@hanzketchup859
@hanzketchup859 Жыл бұрын
The worms have finally found my compost bin , I’m jazzed about it , I started composting about 9 months ago ,
@UncleDeesYT
@UncleDeesYT Жыл бұрын
Love, love, love your intros David!
@carlafawcett6494
@carlafawcett6494 Жыл бұрын
I just love my wormies. I bring my bins inside for winter and out they go in spring!
@takeitslowhomestead5218
@takeitslowhomestead5218 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great information on worm castings and “tea”. (I’ve GOT to get me some of those PVC parts! Who knew?! 🤓 )
@bobertcronos8433
@bobertcronos8433 Жыл бұрын
My grampa has two bathrooms and he made a bathtub worm bin. Smart that you have yours outside! 😆
@mymy3172
@mymy3172 Жыл бұрын
Use wetted card board as a top cover. I use a old sheet of plywood to keep the rain out. Leave the plywood off once in a while when it rains for a bit as they do not like too dry
@Iloveorganicgardening
@Iloveorganicgardening Жыл бұрын
Thanks David. I have a worm bin I made from a washing machine when it broke…I pulled the tumbler out and put into the ground. It works great too!
@Doktracy
@Doktracy Жыл бұрын
I have multiple worm bins near the house doing quite well. I think I’m going to start an outdoor open worm pile with manure in a shady spot near my barn and garden to chew up all of my manure. I use a lot of the worm compost from my bins for tomato and pepper transplants but it’s a distance from the garden so I don’t use it in the garden as much as I should.
@sheliadean9548
@sheliadean9548 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this information with us 😊
@tealeaf4451
@tealeaf4451 Жыл бұрын
I'm happily reading through your Florida Gardening book and can't wait to read Compost Everything next. I like the idea of building a worm bin out of wood but the bathtub sounds simpler.
@Bennybob01
@Bennybob01 Жыл бұрын
All these years I’ve been using my milk crate of pvc fittings wrong..😂 they’re not for plumbing they magically multiply worms! But for real though I’ve wanted to do a worm bin again.. it’s been about 7-8 years since I had one and I think this video might have pushed me into doing it. Love the videos!
@theteenagegardner
@theteenagegardner Жыл бұрын
Great video
@ht6684
@ht6684 Жыл бұрын
My dad raised worms in old freezers and sold them when he was much younger. We are in WI and the freezer worked perfect to keep them from freezing in the winter.
@deecooper1567
@deecooper1567 Жыл бұрын
Nice to have you back & everyone is doing better. 🛁 great idea for a worm 🪱 bin 🌟. 👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️
@debrabeghtol4332
@debrabeghtol4332 7 ай бұрын
😁 my dishwasher is broken! Still trying to drag it outside 😅 after seeing an earlier video where you mentioned this. 👍
@tmd7859
@tmd7859 Жыл бұрын
Oh! The tea cup reminds me of my grandma!
@davidthegood
@davidthegood Жыл бұрын
My Grandma also had the Corelle "Blue Snowflake" cups, very much like these.
@inchristalone25
@inchristalone25 Жыл бұрын
Same my Grandma used the blue one too.
@ireneisbell2004
@ireneisbell2004 Жыл бұрын
Thank you David. I have been having a lot of fun filling my compost up. We went to a store and they call me when they have compost for me. I has taking the boxes out on Friday for the trash. But we stop that. We been cutting they up an putting it in the compost. I am loving it. Thank you so much David.
@Ricosyard
@Ricosyard Жыл бұрын
I needed this man I need to get some worms thanks for all the wisdom you share in all your videos
@BlueMountainWormsInc.
@BlueMountainWormsInc. Жыл бұрын
David, I really enjoyed this video a lot of great information here. Believe it or not I got back in the worm business Back in the 60s and recently got into red Wiggler's I have utilized restaurant bus Ben's to Raise my worms. I'm glad to be a part of your community, and I subscribed to channel. Good work my friend, I'm all about worms.
@davidthegood
@davidthegood Жыл бұрын
Awesome - thank you.
@debrabeghtol4332
@debrabeghtol4332 7 ай бұрын
Cheers. My cat and I just started DE. 🤞
@kablevins
@kablevins Жыл бұрын
Nice! I love to see you and your family continue to get settled on your new homestead. I started my worm bin in a salvaged laundry tub about two years ago. Then last year we salvaged a PINK bathtub and transferred and expanded our worm bin there. I also watched Geoff Lawton's video a few years ago and was inspired. My worms, three varieties that I bought from a local farm, are doing well. You are supposed to "reset" the bin about every 3 months, but I have overshot that by a lot. (Life). I have to keep mine covered so the wildlife doesn't get into it, and so I have to hand water it with a hose periodically. I have found two other videos outlining four different methods of using worms for making living soil that I'll detail for you in the "Community" section of your wonderful and informative (and fun) channel.
@davidthegood
@davidthegood Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Kimberly.
@margiemurray2147
@margiemurray2147 Жыл бұрын
Oh, David, it is so good to have you back and we get to say hi to your worms again..Hope all is going well. Am so glad to find that I am not the only person that doesn't get freaked out easily 🙃. Of course, that usually freaks daughter out anyway .. but that's OK. Greetings to all ..the older Nana.
@susiejones336
@susiejones336 Жыл бұрын
bathtub composting is the greatest. i had mine for a few years. of course i find my own worms to add to the bathtub.. works great.. thanks for all your good information on gardening especially the grocery row garden. i am all ears lol
@Carolynfoodforest355
@Carolynfoodforest355 Жыл бұрын
Just shared this on about a dozen Facebook groups. It's a good video.
@ceralamken6138
@ceralamken6138 Жыл бұрын
PVC joint… 🤣🤣 you’re the best!
@isabelladavis1363
@isabelladavis1363 Жыл бұрын
That’s one thing on my list as well as many more…thank you for the inspiration and the natural way to care for those you love stay blessed
@evw6486
@evw6486 Жыл бұрын
Will get out of rehab Friday. Glad to read your posts!
@davidthegood
@davidthegood Жыл бұрын
I hope you feel great afterwards!
@tunyarenfrow7974
@tunyarenfrow7974 Жыл бұрын
I just made my first attempt at making a worm bin out of a dishwasher. I hope it works. I also plan to make one out of an old tote.
@morsvens
@morsvens Жыл бұрын
Nice beat at the end there. Feeling the DJ Shadow vibe. Was half way hoping you were going to bust out the turn tables and do some scratchin.
@davidthegood
@davidthegood Жыл бұрын
I love DJ Shadow
@johnliberty3647
@johnliberty3647 Жыл бұрын
No need for a bottom of a worm bin, just open it up to the ground. They aren't going to escape if you are feeding them regularly. And if you did not feed them for a while and they left just start feeding them again and they come back and so do any worms already in the ground. I started integrating my worm bins directly into gardens. Before I moved out of the homestead every square inch that wasn't driveway or house foundation was my worm bin. and you could just pick up a hand full of top soil and get a hand full of worms.
@davidthegood
@davidthegood Жыл бұрын
Oh yes, you can do that. I've seen some great in-ground systems. But I do like having the drainage available for the worm tea.
@Carolynfoodforest355
@Carolynfoodforest355 Жыл бұрын
I'm thinking I could keep something like that in my greenhouse to keep it warm in the winter.
@yo388
@yo388 Жыл бұрын
I’ve been thinking about making a worm bin, probably gonna do it
@AHomeIsHaven
@AHomeIsHaven Жыл бұрын
Very fun shows. Thank you.
@midsouthhomestead7527
@midsouthhomestead7527 Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@jettyeddie_m9130
@jettyeddie_m9130 Жыл бұрын
Good to see you again man I’ve been missing the lives and miss hanging out with the whole good posey
@mapinoita279
@mapinoita279 Жыл бұрын
Opening made me LAUGH!!! 🤣🤣🤣
@SouthernLatitudesFL
@SouthernLatitudesFL Жыл бұрын
I love your awkward intros. 😂😂😂 Another great video. Glad they survived. My Dad used to keep night crawlers in a box in our garage. We lived in Buffalo at the time. He used them for fishing. I wonder if he ever used the casting. 🤔
@Kat-mh5kj
@Kat-mh5kj Жыл бұрын
What is the video you think that made you gain so much more subscribers ofter the 100,000!? Im happy to come to this channel and see it grow so much.Congrats.
@davidthegood
@davidthegood Жыл бұрын
I dunno. I think it was largely a function of exponents.
@deannewilliams3321
@deannewilliams3321 Жыл бұрын
After I wash my car I gather up the worms and put them in the garden. They don’t like soapy water. Thanks for posting another enjoyable episode !
@chriskladis9522
@chriskladis9522 Жыл бұрын
Good stuff, and yes I've got your book...lol. it's also good stuff from David the Good of course.
@joshaklese4969
@joshaklese4969 Жыл бұрын
I want that tea cup.
@davidthegood
@davidthegood Жыл бұрын
It's this set: www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&_nkw=spring+blossom+corelle&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_odkw=spring+blossom+corning&_osacat=0
@pamelia7788
@pamelia7788 Жыл бұрын
Hi David, I love you guys. I've been trying to figure out how to just send you some money. I guess you have to be live for me to buy you coffee or what ever? Breaks my heart you guys are cold and not well. You are in my prayers, God bless you and your lovely family. Pam
@davidthegood
@davidthegood Жыл бұрын
Thank you - we are feeling much better.
@heatherk8931
@heatherk8931 Жыл бұрын
Another superb video! Thank you for the Good vibes, both of you🥰
@melissasekely5107
@melissasekely5107 Жыл бұрын
Vermisterra worm castings is the best one I’ve used and if you search In CaliKim’s videos for the one that the founder is in you can see she explains why she makes it all organic but ya it’s very expensive! I’ve been trying to make it myself also! Now I wish I would have grabbed that bathtub on the side of the road 🤦🏻‍♀️
@elwyncuster6360
@elwyncuster6360 Жыл бұрын
Good to have you back brother
@davidthegood
@davidthegood Жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@qualqui
@qualqui Жыл бұрын
Now there's something interesting and important to do, your own DIY Worm Farm! Looking forward to Worm casting harvest this Spring David, thanks for sharing, Liked and wishing ya a great rest of the week. :)
@reneecasey5719
@reneecasey5719 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the GOOD INFO- we are in middle TN--
@GenuinlyTransformed
@GenuinlyTransformed Жыл бұрын
We are in NH, I had beautiful garden soil, that I had built up over several years through composting. In 2020 I notice my soil was changing. It was dry despite lots of rain and my watering, it was crumbling and things were not growing big and lush like it had been. But I had a LOT of worms more than I had ever had …ever. Like dozens and dozens of worms. My gut said something was wrong but I couldn’t put my finger in it. I was happy to have the worms but the bothered me at the same time. They were super active and my daughter who had no problems digging up worms to feed to her pet chicken wouldn’t touch these. Then I came across a post on our local garden group that Jumping worms from the south had been seen in NH. So I started reading and sure enough I didn’t have earthworms or red wrigglers I had jumping worms they move like snakes. They are not good for the solid, they blow through leaf litter, compost, all my good black soil that I had made through composting turned to coffee ground, doesn’t hold water and things don’t grow well. I feel defeated. I latterly sat in my garden and cried. They say chicken won’t eat them and at first mine didn’t… never seen anything like it. We have gotten our younger chickens to eat them and since I have a closed flock I’m going to try and breed the ones that will eat the worms so I have some sort of defense. I keep a bucket of water next to me when I garden and I hand pick them. Mustard water will bring them to they surface. The Lord spoke to my heart that He is bigger than some worms. Trusting Him but hoping you master gardeners have some hopeful advice because everything I read online about these worms is bad news.
@davidthegood
@davidthegood Жыл бұрын
Yes, I've read about them too - they do sounds terrible. May you find a solution!
@rebeccagrimsley7260
@rebeccagrimsley7260 Жыл бұрын
I have two old bathtubs and two leaking water tanks this is a great idea
@smokehouse1911
@smokehouse1911 Жыл бұрын
Wow I've got to get some of those magical PVC tees!!!🤣
@isabelladavis1363
@isabelladavis1363 Жыл бұрын
Yes David they are costly about ten dollars a bag…only invested in one bag a while back and have not used it as of yet wondering JUST WHAT IS REALLY IN IT….scary to think of…so this year the oldclaw foot tub missing a leg will be utilized as a worm bin…kids think I’ve gone off the deep end lol but as always nature knows best…thank you for sharing and stay blessed
@ifyouloveChristyouwillobeyhim
@ifyouloveChristyouwillobeyhim Жыл бұрын
Check out Old Alabama Gardener's worm bin video. Love it!
@WargamingLobby
@WargamingLobby Жыл бұрын
Lets wait for a "worm" day to harvest castings 😅
@mapinoita279
@mapinoita279 Жыл бұрын
Gotta get some PVC joints!!!
@scotmhead
@scotmhead Жыл бұрын
I've been looking for a bathtub for a few months to do just this. I've got to get my own worm castings in bulk.
@Katydidit
@Katydidit Жыл бұрын
I am now wishing I had held onto the garden sized tub that I had to replace after Hurrican Harvey!
@mio.giardino
@mio.giardino Жыл бұрын
Good stuff! 😊
@gigievans395
@gigievans395 Жыл бұрын
GREAT TO SEE U AGAIN 👍💯!
@ginatulip8679
@ginatulip8679 Жыл бұрын
thanks! I watch another gardening channel and instead of those plumbing parts for the worms to breed, she uses paper towel or toilet paper rolls (the cardboard left over) she puts some leaves inside and buries it. she calls it a worm taco.
@Doktracy
@Doktracy Жыл бұрын
Ha! My barn when I lived in zone 6 would freeze solid despite 6 horses and closed shut in the coldest part of winter. I had to have heated water buckets or I’d never get them watered! When I lived in zone 5 the dirt in my barn would freeze down quite a ways. I’ve had horse and barns my whole life and only here in zone 8 have I not had it freeze in the barn.
@claudialsmith2996
@claudialsmith2996 Жыл бұрын
Earthworms are cool.
@-ChrisD
@-ChrisD Жыл бұрын
Always such great information! 👍🏻
@AHomeIsHaven
@AHomeIsHaven Жыл бұрын
Fun fact worms have glycerol which is basically natural antifreeze for their bodies. Snails have it too. This is why they can survive freezing temps. Glycerol protects their cells from being damaged by frost. Another fact to note, if the worms are fed too much glucose it will begin to inhibit their production of glycerol. Just thought I would throw that one out there. ☺️
@davidthegood
@davidthegood Жыл бұрын
That's awesome.
@Katydidit
@Katydidit Жыл бұрын
Interesting fun fact! So perhaps limit fruit peels, spoiled fruit prior to winter... so as not to accidentally kill them off?
@AHomeIsHaven
@AHomeIsHaven Жыл бұрын
@@Katydidit I think that would probably ensure better survival rates coming to frost season. Lots of dead leaves, paper and hair. Oddly enough... Worms eat hair. 😳
@danfay4860
@danfay4860 Жыл бұрын
I built a worm bin out of old totes I put one inside the other. The worms are in the top bin and when it rains it fills the bottom bin with compost tea. Last Summer we had very little rain and one day it rained 4 inches and filled my totes with water. I thought I would drown my poor worms!! I drained 8 gallons of water into buckets and watered my Brillo pad yellow lawn. It has never been thicker or greener!!!
@DeanFamilyAcres
@DeanFamilyAcres Жыл бұрын
good tips
@Logiwonk
@Logiwonk Жыл бұрын
Hmm, need something smaller that I can put in the greenhouse for the winter to keep the worms safe...maybe an old utility sink or something.
@randybingham1342
@randybingham1342 Жыл бұрын
I watched the video again where you set up your tub. How did the worms do with the collards you added in the beginning? What's the fine line between enough but not too much food? Always get excited when I see a DTG notification from KZbin.
@davidthegood
@davidthegood Жыл бұрын
They ate the collards - no problem. If there's too much food, you end up with a stinky, sloppy mess, but the worms are usually fine unless you don't have good drainage and they drown in the slop.
@jujube2407
@jujube2407 Жыл бұрын
Zone 5b... it's been frozen along time...I just dumped a Rubbermaid tote of soil out recently( moving) and TONS of worms were still very much alive...and the soil was frozen solid...I was soooo shocked
@davidthegood
@davidthegood Жыл бұрын
That is amazing.
@Katydidit
@Katydidit Жыл бұрын
That is so fascinating!!
@oreopaksun2512
@oreopaksun2512 Жыл бұрын
Lol. Those pvc pipes! Wonder how worms manage to reproduce in the wild without pvc....have to fall back on freaky hermaphroditic thing, I guess. So happy I could see the tea bag tag in the cup in your opening. No squeamish thoughts about cup's contents while you were talking about how good that worm tea is, and how nothing freaks you out. So, yeah. Now I am hoping someone would "lose" an old tub or some large washer or dishwasher in the conservation behind my house, well out of sight of nosy HOA spies....one can hope. Missed you while you were off. But hope it was good family time.
@Katydidit
@Katydidit Жыл бұрын
An old chest freezer could be a great insulated worm bin! I tried the 5 gallon pail stack worm bin. It was great until the Temps got up consistantly into the 80's. They died while trying to escape... so sad.
@timothy4weigel
@timothy4weigel Жыл бұрын
I just bought 500 pvc fittings online and 2 worms. I did the math and I should have 100, 000 worms by the end of the week after dropping them in.
@davidthegood
@davidthegood Жыл бұрын
The science is settled!
@craigjacob3704
@craigjacob3704 Жыл бұрын
David , David ,David ! I've been looking for a old bathtub for ever to use and collect worm tea. But I just realized I have a old Kenmore medium size upright freezer that we don't use anymore because the wife doesn't like defrosting it. I might just have to sacrifice it and put a drain in it.
@davidthegood
@davidthegood Жыл бұрын
Perfect!
@seancarney9348
@seancarney9348 Жыл бұрын
I would sure like to understand how the PVC pipe T fittings help increase the worms.
@UncleDeesYT
@UncleDeesYT Жыл бұрын
My worms survived the frozen week but I did use some old blankets for insulation.
@georgiabell3640
@georgiabell3640 Жыл бұрын
I'm here thanks to Off grid with doug and stacy
@davidthegood
@davidthegood Жыл бұрын
They're great. Thank you.
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