DIY Flow Through Worm Farm

A DIY Flow Through Worm Farm which is very easy and cheap to make with great results.
To answer many of the questions I have got I now have an update video including how to harvest the castings: • Update: Flow Through W...
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[@tinabeehuard]

My first worm bin completed, thanks to you. From Northern France.

[@krystalmacdonald5644]

Thanks for sharing your lovely worm farm. I can't wait to make one for our house. Much love from South Australia.

[@mattgrainger4696]

Just finished up making a pretty much identical worm farm, excited to get that precious worm juju mmmmmmmm. Thanks so much for sharing!

[@davidgillis3807]

I have one made from plastic storage bins but I like this design better. I think I’ll give it a try! Thanks for sharing

[@eddie4988]

three years in the future, thank you so much for this video! this is EXACTLY what i was looking for! super informative and clear! 🤩

[@andrewcooper6240]

Thank you for making this awesome video and very simple explanation of how it all works. Super design and very cost effective for its size. Love your work and I look forward to seeing the follow up video.

[@LoganberryForest]

Its been a long wait but here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6HOnWChpJd7jMU

[@grahamprus788]

I will do this as my next little project as cheap and easy looking- thanks for the video

[@pottery68]

Hi from South Africa, Thanks for this video, I think your demo is just what I needed to go ahead and make my own worm bin. 👍🏼

[@Lisamgarc633]

This was the easiest flow through worm farm I've seen so far to make. Thank you! I am excited to see how it works!

[@happyhsu140]

Thanks to you tube and content creators I feel life is full of possibilities.

[@MrDavidrex]

Thanks. Perfect, I now know how I’m going to build my worm farm. Subscribed, happy gardening from Colorado.

[@marcincieslak1961]

Great vid. I made one very similar using 2 x20L buckets as I do not generate 60L of bio waste quickly enough. I did not think to put a castings tray in. Great idea. I can add this to my system.

[@paiges1313]

Thanks for explaining this so well I am making this as part of my girl scout silver award project so thanks!

[@GladiatorReid]

Great video, loved seeing how you solved jamming bin

[@infestedkudzu]

Wow I have to give this props. Nice design.

[@notu1286]

That’s very nice. I want to see how you removed the bottom tray after it’s full...

[@donnastarkey7619]

one of the best I've seen on the topic

[@sherrywebster1675]

I'll be making one soon, looks perfect...I am renting a unit and don't really a garden at present, just a few pots , but can't bear to waste food scraps and so will build the farm and feed the worms and donate all luxuries that I end up with to neighbours who dao have gardens until i have a garden myself again , Thank you , I love your invented worm farm.

[@inboxakram]

Simply Explained! Thanks a lot.

[@TechDaddyFr]

Worm tea should be dark, almost black. What you collect is mostly fermented food juice. It happens when you give too much food for the worms to process and it decomposes by itself. I like the build though. Low cost and very easy to replicate when you need more. Flow through worm farms tend to be complex builds and yours is manageable. I am looking into it to get rid of my 3 bins system.

[@kathynix6552]

She called it worm juice at the end of the video

[@JohnDoe-nf2ok]

I copied this system except I just drilled holes in the bottom of the top bin. I also had some spare 2x4 I used to divide the bottom of the bottom bin in half, and I placed a cinder block on the back half opposite of the spout so I could tip the cans and get more worm tea.The wood keeps the block from moving and keeps the weight on the "back" opposite side of the spigot. The height of the wood and block also give the second bin something to rest on and the worms a way back up to the compost. I really love your videos and appreciate you sharing your ideas.

[@nadavh4]

Thanks for sharing , I have used your design to make a very similar system for my household

[@cocomoran6170]

smart and neat! Thank you for your video!

[@JonsDailyHustle]

Really like this method. I am going to give it a try myself. By spring time of next year I'd like to try to do it on a larger scale, we'll see what happens though 🤷‍♂️🤞🙏

[@Drag0nFlea]

Simple and good 👍 nice video

[@IanSlinger]

4:00 For cutting thick plastic, my favored method is a heated utility knife. Something stout-bladed, not a snap knife or anything removable; you're really relying on heat, pressure and friction to do the job, rather than sawing or wedging force. Same principle as burning polypropylene rope, rather than cutting through it.

[@SXMSXMSXM]

and when you do drill plastic... don't do it on the lawn. The plastic drops and remains in your soil!

[@codyspitters9859]

I'm a dairy farmer and I do understand alot of people dont have the use of some tools but I would just use my sawsall or skill saw or yes heat up a metal blade would be easiest, great idea thank you!!!

[@codyspitters9859]

Just use a skill saw or sawzall, if you have it I guess my bad

[@marlonsayago128]

Thank you for sharing your methods.

[@beardedamerican8929]

All the way here in America! I'm going to actually try this!

[@jamessones4044]

Well done. Fantastic video.

[@theshadow4292]

I will wait for the removal of the castings/black gold video before I make a judgment as to the design of the flow-through worm farm itself. But initially, I believe that it is the simplest and cheapest to construct worm farm of the flow-though type that I have ever seen. Thank you for the video and your commentary

[@LoganberryForest]

Thanks sorry been so busy with seed orders I haven’t yet had a chance to film it. But I have harvested from the older bin before and it worked well. Hopefully can film soon though

[@Darth_Vader_Explains]

@@LoganberryForest Any updates on this?

[@hansimuli]

Greate idea with the wooden spacers.

[@jmeneely]

This is likely the cheapest way to get a decent start in vermicomposting I’ve seen yet and is very scalable. I’m planning something similar but will use a steel barrel with an agitator at the bottom so I don’t have to lift anything out and the castings will come out on demand.

[@georgewhite7687]

if you make one i love to check it out

[@perfectlessons]

Oh my goodness! Please share! I'm not visualizing the agitator and space it falls. If you don't have a video or a picture online, can you paste a link to the agitator you'll be using?

[@dove2surf]

steel barrel will get rusty quick

[@Chavoeltri33]

Great video! Going to make one. Hello from Hesperia, CA USA

[@Mahia965]

Very well done, and so much to like about this video. Aussie worm farm content; lady tradie skills; brilliant engineering. I haven't made this worm farm, but have subscribed and will be purchasing seeds from your store.

[@LoganberryForest]

thank you :)

[@dylansanchez7733]

Great worm bin ! Very knowledgeable :)

[@pcngo1]

Great video! Thank you! Goimg to try and make one when trash bins go on sale

[@dkroen17]

Cool design!

[@alracm2]

What a terrific design! I especially like that it means you can have the bins close to the house zone so that they're used more frequently. Our school has just upgraded to coloured EcoBins and have about 30 of these 60L bins left over. I'm going to lobby for the students to turn them into worm farms for our school's organic waste!!! Thanks for sharing 😊

[@biancaguillaume4865]

Hi! Loved the video. I turned my old compost bin into a functioning worm farm at a fraction of the cost of buying a worm farm.

[@sanjubopanna]

Superb very helpful 👍☺️

[@verabudnikova250]

Great helpful video! Thanks a lot!

[@davidjones9706]

I've been looking and I think I have finally found the design I want to try! Thankyou!!

[@FreddieWanders]

Great video well made and clear 👏

[@virgiliogonzalez8976]

Just what I needed. 🙏💪

[@ChooRoo]

That was very informative. Cheers!

[@Ricosyard]

Wow excellent I will try this

[@BertSonnenschein]

By far the easiest flow thru worm farm I have seen. Probably your wooden spacers make the aeration holes on the top bin unnecessary, so even less work to make it. Gonna try this at home. ;-) Thanks for sharing!.

[@willm5814]

Geeez very clever! A little skilsaw (reciprocating saw) would work great for cutting out the bottom of the garbage can

[@arcadia3429]

Thank you!.. finally the worm farm works makes sense..

[@abou8963]

Hi from Florida,, USA.. Going to make your design. Thanks.

[@PeterSedesse]

Would love to see the second harvest of worm castings. Even with so much of the bottom of the top bin cut away, I am not sure worm castings are going to fall into the collection sieve. With vertical migration systems like this, there almost always needs to be a tool (like a garden rake) to scrape the worm castings out of the top bin, they don't just fall.

[@LoganberryForest]

I’ve harvested it probably about 10 times over the years now. The weight of it seems to push it down as it’s not as tapered I guess as some other designs. But if you have a problem I guess just use a garden trowel or something?

[@lussier1709]

Thank you. I'm going to make a bin similar. Heather CT, USA

[@fdepsantander8780]

GIRL....I HAVE LOOKED AT MANY YOU TUBE VIDEOS...YOURS IS THE ONE I AM GOING TO USE... SINCERELY THX MIAMI FL.

[@williambrancato9773]

I figure if we just find out the size of the holes that are in the sieve this would eliminate the need to cut out the bottom of the garbage can. All you would need to do is drill the bottom of the garbage can the same size as the holes in the sieve. I would guess they are about 3/32 in diameter.

[@ronalddregan9431]

You need two levels so you can separate mature worm castings from the material that is not fully decomposed

[@TerryMcGearyScotland]

That was interesting and well-explained thanks. I'm a poor vermiculturalist (is that even a word?) I have to admit. I have set them up in the past, made from 10 or 20 gallon containers with the tops partially sawn off. I provide the basic requirements as you do. One of my early 'lockdown' video efforts was a DIY wormery too with tap. I'm honestly not sure how the worms are doing, but I get compost tea all the time and the stuff I drop in disappears eventually. It would be a shame to disturb them in this freezing weather to see how they've done, so I'll maybe leave that until the spring. My usual video output is hiking in Scotland and mainland Europe but Covid has put the kibosh on most of that for now. Thanks again, keep well!

[@followthathat4766]

My Mum's gonna try it out

[@195dm]

Bravissima, bellissimo video, molto utile

[@littlebrookreader949]

Thank you!!! 👍👍

[@evo2344]

Thank you so much, great video, I'm going to make one with aeration in the bottom for insta tea :)

[@efyHealth]

How do you add the aeration and other ingredients for worm tea. This has possibilities i hadn't considered.

[@evo2344]

@@efyHealth simply add air stones, connected to an air pump and place air stone under the water , should do the trick

[@snuffoutrouge5109]

my local Bunnings doesn't stock the Maze water tanks or taps, however the maze worm farm section sells a tap for the worm farm that would do the same function.if you are planning on making this.

[@maudschoenaker5109]

So clearly explained and shown, thank you!

[@oneconsc3333]

Great Idea. Make your cutting easier by getting a zip cut or grinder🙏🏼💜🇨🇦

[@carlosettienne5412]

l would certainly try this method..

[@JourneyWithUs13]

So gonna make one with 3 bins though thanks 😊

[@PermieCulture]

Thanks for sharing. "The Worm Guy" near Queenscliffe in Victoria, Australia strongly advised AGAINST rinsing the worm farm AT ALL. I followed that advice and the worms seemed much happier afterwards (reproduced and multiplied much quicker). With two systems set up the way you do, you could experiment. But anyway, we've currently got our worms in an old laundry tub but will transfer them to this system following our next trip to that big green building.

[@LoganberryForest]

rising? Do you mean rinsing as in not adding any water? I often neglect mine and dont' wet down their towel for ages. When i do they get dry and don't thrive at all. Plus i get less worm juice which is my main reason for having the worm farms. However i'm sure if they were fed a lot of watery food like watermelon that might work. I just don't have enough of that kind of food for them.

[@downunderfulla6001]

Mark are you talking about youtuber ’Marty’s Garden’

[@PermieCulture]

@@LoganberryForest Do you only rinse your towel in water, not the whole bin?

[@PermieCulture]

@@downunderfulla6001 Nah not Marty, is he in Queenscliffe?

[@downunderfulla6001]

👍

[@chrisleigh777]

Good ideas there with the bin and garden riddle awesome. One tip i try and tell anyone i see doing this is.. Dont use use paper especially news paper there are so many chemicals present in news papers that are these days highly recycled from pulps and they contain lead and all sorts of nasty chemicals that leach out into your collected leachate concentrate. I used to be a soil bio tech and ive tested this collected worm just from Asian wormery farmers and due to the results they use rice husks and other natural media inc banana and papaya leaves etc hope this helps. You can search chemicals present in news papers and other or most recycled papers its not good even if the ink used is soya etc. Goif luck with your projects a big thumbs up and ill subscribe and look forward to future vids. Be safe there and have fun. Chris uk

[@kathynix6552]

I like the idea of using banana leaves as I have a good supply of them tight beside my worm bins.

[@BigKSlam]

Nice keeshond!

[@fernandapernaferreiranehri3525]

Thanks great video 🐱

[@Chocolatcookieslove]

Love this video! Just went Bunnings and purchased all the materials, gonna make it tomorrow !

[@LoganberryForest]

Awesome hope it goes well for you

[@MattMingaBurns]

I have no idea how I got to this video, or why I watched this video, but it was pretty neat nonetheless. Nice design and a well put together video. I might even make one myself.

[@TerryMcGearyScotland]

No harm in giving it a try. I've made a few simple ones over the years myself but this is a nicely designed and thought out piece of work.

[@oleggold]

Hi. Thanks for the video. I have some questions. 1. so much water in, doesn't that makes the whole thing too wet? 2. How do you close it in the end, again, it is not too moist, they don't crawl out/up? 3. Those holes on the side, doesn't it make it easier for bugs (especially flies) to get in? 4. So you basically add more and more material, and only at some point you collect it all? How do you separate the worms from the castings? And how long does it take until the bin is ready to be collected? (how much material do you add per week?)

[@TonyAnschutz]

this is a great! Best idea I have seen so far as far as easy and simple. Have you tried attaching the strings to the top bin in order to pull the whole thing out together? Seems easier than reaching down to pull out the green strainer? I imagine the top bin gets quite heavy if it is full

[@LoganberryForest]

It’s really not heavy as worm castings are really low density and light weight. Good idea with the strings being attached higher up. Although it’s not really that deep to lean down but every little thing makes it nicer to use.

[@ronalddregan9431]

Thanks!

[@edg6779]

Those small white taps are also in bunnings, but I used an esky drain plug works well if there is more material collected. Great design!

[@LoganberryForest]

Great to know thanks!

[@sarac7716]

Very creative! Question- isn’t the “juice” the leachate which we’re told is harmful and should not be used due to pathogens? Thanks!

[@weber506]

Correct

[@NHJDT]

Once the worm juice is in the bottom container, how long does it take before it spoils or goes rancid?

[@alinakolpakova]

Thank you for the informative video, it really helped me to build my farm. Can you please show the harvesting process or describe how it's done?

[@LoganberryForest]

I am currently editing footage of me doing this specifically. It will be posted really soon :)

[@LoganberryForest]

Update video is up: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6HOnWChpJd7jMU

[@johnjude2685]

You are great for teaching and love your setup hopefully I'll build it Looking easy and great video

[@danielpadilla4246]

Excellent video. Wondering if you could either do a follow-up video that shows you harvesting worm castings (lifting the inner bin) or describe how the inner bin contents do not fall through the spaces between the slats. Thanks and great job!

[@iimech5475]

Same here, like to see a follow up on your design

[@LoganberryForest]

No worries will do. I have harvested it before with no problems I will film it next time

[@Faithfulsheperd]

Love to you ❤ from phx

[@dianayates5989]

Great idea nice u have a Keeshond too lol my girl is named lola

[@rockinbobokkin7831]

If you make your strings longer, you can string a handle through each side and let the string fall outside the bin. Making it simple and clean to grab and lift.

[@ambattistella]

Thanks this is the best worm bin video I’ve seen. Just curious if you know how much heat they can tolerate? Should I move them in the garage during summer? It gets upwards of 100 degrees F here.

[@LoganberryForest]

Just keep it in the shade I think. But garage would work too since they don’t leave any mess on the ground. Thanks for your feedback!

[@scrubjay9710]

Composting in a 20 to 60 gal plastic trash container can create heat just from the carbon / nitrogen microbiology decomposition process. I did an old galvanized 30 gal can with a ton of drilled out holes, and it went to 110/120 in 90/100 degree weather. If I had the proper carbon/nitrogen mix the temps would be at least 10 degrees higher. The summer just started and temps will now get over 100 degrees here in Northern Nevada. I am putting in refrigerated screw top wine bottles hoping to give the worms a cooler place to hide. My smaller flat rectangular bins are at least 20 degrees cooler (80) in 95 degree weather that the larger can. Evaporation and shade can also make a major difference. I am new to this. For me, it is also a learning experience. Best of luck...

[@nomochances777]

Thank you for your vid! God bless you! Could you please tell me if you feed your worms dog poo and if you use that tea or castings on your food crops without an issue? Thanks for your help:))

[@mingrwc]

Good job functional and without spending few hundred dollars. It's just for the worms.

[@veronicakormendy4642]

I like it, this will be my first year to make it I like it, could human manure be used ?

[@heatherjulie5766]

Will this smell? I live in a climate with harsh winters and will need to bring it indoors

[@Mike-pc4ih]

Thanks and great video. So do you put food scraps under the towel? Or on top?

[@LoganberryForest]

Under

[@aramosjr03]

Thanks for sharing. Does the worm bedding need to be changed with this design?

[@LoganberryForest]

no.

[@davidwalls3295]

I'm a little late to the party, but great video. I was about to spend serious money on a much smaller commercial bin, but I now have a new project for the weekend. Thank you so much.

[@nobackhands]

I took a 24 inch PVC pipe as a worm composting bin. I started with a half-pound of red worms with table scraps and cow manure. It is covered with a thin see through window material held tight with a bungee cord and water two to three times a week. Should I do anything about the fruit flies?

[@jamesbowen2030]

Good worm food is pollard worms love it

[@jilliangillman8421]

Hey great video thanks! How long did it take for the castings to fall down into the green strainer? And how often do u collect the castings ?

[@LoganberryForest]

I just collected when I want some for say making seed raising mix. So only every couple of months. Just wait for the castings to get higher in the bin so fairly full the first time so it’s compacted enough and after that you could collect them much much sooner. How fast it builds up will depend on how many worms you have and how warm it is

[@LoganberryForest]

There is now an update to this video with harvesting: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6HOnWChpJd7jMU

[@kalashchandak]

Made this at home

[@freewillchoice8052]

Do you have issues with black soldier fly larve getting into the bin with the worms 🪱 by the holes made for air?

[@loco3365]

Could someone please tell me how big that sieve is? To fit that size bin.

[@johnwayne3085]

You don't get worm tea from just running water through the soil. In fact the worm water may be more harmful than beneficial. All the waste flushes out with the water and the nutrients stay with the castings, which is why worm tea is heated castings in water. 3 bins or more is ideal.

[@codyspitters9859]

True and it never gets the natural time to do what nature does so in a sense it's just getting greedy and impatient...let nature do its work there is way beter ways to worm farm and flushing is always less then half efficient in every sense...

[@elenidemos]

Have done something similar to yours but for the bottom of the inner bin I cut the bottom out, leaving approx 25mm around the edge. I then bolted 12mm welded wire mesh to the bottom. I also keep it ontop of a folding table, so I don't need to bend to collect worm tea. Simply put it on the ground to remove castings.

[@pottery68]

Hi Elemi, do you mind sharing a pic of your wire mesh and how u put it together, I doubt I’ll find a plastic sif like the one on the demo.

[@elenidemos]

@@pottery68 Don't have any pic's of how I put it together. I just cut the bottom out, leaving a 25mm (1") lip left. Cut the welded wire mesh 50-80mm too large, so I could roll the edge onto itself to make a stronger edge/tie down point. Drilled 2 holes approx 1cm apart roughly every 10cm on the lip left in the bottom of container. Tied the mesh with fencing tie wire on the inside of the container, stops sharp pointy bits from scratching or cutting. Can be used with any UV resistant plastic or other sun safe container, ones in vid are just an example, can be used in other containers, larger or smaller. Just something that is sun safe & you can get your hands on. Usually better if the containers can stack into each other, makes it easier to house together & keep tidy.

[@pottery68]

Eleni Demos thanks I think I understand

[@deha345]

Shall I add bedding after each food scraps layer?

[@hansimuli]

Could you make an update video on your worm bin. How is it holding?

[@LoganberryForest]

Good. I have filmed a casting harvest and my thoughts on some minor addition to improve the design. Haven’t yet managed to edit and post it though sorry as it’s peak seed season here atm.

[@tabbydean1145]

I do the same thing but with 5 gallon buckets

[@entrepreneurialadventures760]

How long until you have to harvest the worm castings?