How’s it looking now? DIY Compost Bin (Part 2)

[@rcg224]

add worms and keep it outside. do not put this in ur garage girl lol

[@atl.111]

Trust the process. Add the worms girl lol.

[@sandymakesplans]

this was so realistic 😂 not everyone is supportive

[@sunnystardust1008]

For real! And it’s natural - a way to help the environment and be self sufficient shoot, less to buy and use for waste ! Yes!!

[@tiffanybearden77]

😅😂

[@nanook6620]

@@sunnystardust1008 i like the idea of composting but i dislike the idea of keeping it inside. better to get a composting bin for outside.

[@lindashankle9645]

Drill a couple of slightly larger holes to the bottom of your bin, sit it directly on the ground or even pavement, and worms will definitely find their way into the bin looking to eat your kitchen waste, and they will help to break down your compost very fast. Have you ever noticed how earthworms are always under the bottom of a potted plant when you move it?

[@spinx2128]

I was so glad to see that someone told her this, you don’t have to buy the worms!!! Build it and they will come 😊

[@donarthiazi2443]

​@@spinx2128 Hello spinx, I hope you are well. I just read your comment about the worms and really like the idea. I have to ask though... "what areas of the US will this work? Big difference between the hot and muggy south and the bone dry and sandy southwest and the arctic tundra of North Dakota etc etc". Thanks

[@spinx2128]

@@donarthiazi2443 from what I know if you have food in the bin the worms will find it, I don’t think it matters where you are. Hope this helps 😊

[@donarthiazi2443]

@@spinx2128 You're probably right 👍. Even if not I can always add some. Thanks for replying

[@spinx2128]

@@donarthiazi2443 your welcome 😊

[@eveofalliance]

Dont forget to add dry material too!!! Cardboard (no tape or labels), brown paper, even newspaper (no glossy inserts though) Worms like the above, but once they are in there, turn the compost with a pitchfork so you dont cut the worms. And most of all...keep going!!!

[@jenniferespey5072]

The pitchfork wont cut them ?

[@GreaterGood2024]

NEVER put newspaper because it will be difficult to harvest the Vermiculture when it's ready

[@tinabeall22]

Order and add red worms (they're super cheap and work like magic) and ripped up paper bags/cardboard boxes and that compost bin is gonna thrive✨

[@CATalyst_619]

I threw a rotted pumpkin in my compost bin and got seeds rooting like no other. Thanks for the tips!

[@CantHearToDark]

I did this once too! I had pumpkins sprouting all over my garden for a bit once I used it

[@mrskatebord6750]

I added red wigglers and in 3 months I had my compost. beautiful black gold. the worms are the key.

[@kat7011]

You’ve worked too hard getting this compose to point of contention honey! Grab you some night crawlers! ❤all the best! Can’t wait to see your final results!

[@NB_Strikers]

lol - “respect the process” …love it

[@TheAdventuresofDrewandAmanda]

Good husband for letting you “do your thing”. Add worm castings and manure. It will increase the speed. Layer with grass clippings yard debrees and leaves etc

[@goldenretrievermom7945]

whats a worm casting?

[@TheAdventuresofDrewandAmanda]

@@goldenretrievermom7945 it’s basically worm poo. Worm Castings contain a highly active biological mixture of bacteria, enzymes, remnants of plant matter and animal manure, as well as earthworm cocoons (while damp). The castings are rich in water-soluble plant nutrients, and contain more than 50% more humus than what is normally found in topsoil. It’s the best fertilizer you can find and 100% natural.

[@goldenretrievermom7945]

@@TheAdventuresofDrewandAmanda oh cool! Thank you very much! I'm trying to make compost right now too :D.

[@shizukachan1541]

@@goldenretrievermom7945vermi compost or worm poop

[@UberNatasha666]

Don't quit before the miracle happens! You got this. No advice here, just support!! ❤

[@fannymackk]

Your supposed to put it outside on the ground where worms can find it naturally. Also layer in some brown

[@WillowRose]

Make the holes in the bottom bigger and put it on the dirt somewhere where worms can enter it and exit. It gets really hot and they wouldn’t want to live in that..

[@ShanniM]

If you get the worms, you'll probably need to add a second shallow container for the bottom, they create more moisture and you don't want that dripping everywhere. It's supposed to be super good for the garden!

[@carolblakeman2312]

You’ll need to monitor the moisture levels more with the worms.

[@semplar1]

Keep it going!!! Add leaves, some grass, handful of hay. Add worms!! Proud of you hun!!!

[@tippymarie]

Definitely get worms. We have a worm farm. Use their castings as fertiliser for all your plants and garden. It's a phenomenal way to live sustainably.

[@sandrabennett3757]

Keep going with composting Your helping the planet

[@CheezNrice4u]

My tip is to use a clear bin, outside. It needs water, sun and air.

[@Rolypolyunicorn]

It needs heat, not sun.

[@hlongshlongs8729]

@@Rolypolyunicornyes and black bin swill absorb and hold heat better.

[@bethjackson2703]

I agree worms are the trick be patient. Bless your heart ❤ your husband is so cute

[@WonderfullyMade_Lex]

Yes, add the worms. First thing I thought about when you said it was in the garage. ❤ Thanks for the inspiration.

[@LexLoot]

Hey Sister, when the composting is done efficiently, the temperature inside the bins usually reach 150-175 degrees which is basically the organisms heating up to create the perfect fertilizer so next go around, no holes, rotate once every four weeks and be certain to place your bin in a shaded area outside the residence….👌

[@hstan29]

Add worms! And shredded paper/dry leaves/dry grass will help absorb moisture and reduce bugs

[@San-sue]

You need garden soil, browns that is dried leaves in order to eliminate the bad odor

[@paulscott6998]

Cut three or four holes in the bottom. Make them around three inch holes. Then drill little half inch holes on the sides. Maybe twenty. Put the bin in the dirt in the backyard. Layer in your browns (leaves) and your greens (grass clippings), and then add kitchen scraps. Put the lid on your bin and wet the area around the bin in the yard. The worms and bugs will find their way into the bin from the ground.

[@sarahmarshall3390]

Worms! I have a worm tower and they help break down food faster and their waste makes a really good soil amendment for your plants!

[@Damon313Johnson]

Worm castings is what makes your soil rich this is the whole purpose of composting

[@dadehighlife305]

All you need is a handful of worms for that bin and they will multiply like crazy as long as you feed them once every week to 2 weeks depending how fast they are eating I caught a bunch in my yard and added them to my compost pot it is now filled with a bunch of baby earth worms and the compost is doing great

[@danadavis6097]

What do you feed them? I'm wanting to do compost.

[@Higsby100]

A couple of those buckets could make a worms tower. Fast compost as long as you chop things up a bit before litting them in the worm bin.

[@konalis808]

Yesss! Worms! There’s always gonna be worm bin buddies. They just appear and live with the worms helping them break stuff down.mine live in my bathroom. Lol

[@bharanikris]

My bin turned in really good compost in a few weeks. I add one layer of peat moss or dry brown waste on top of every wet waste( veggie peels). If you simply add only fruit & vegetable waste and No Paper, it works really well and super easy. I didn't have to turn it at all.

[@JannieMette]

I remember great grandfather used worms in theirs when I was a kid 😂… Back in the good old’ days..

[@OsloTime]

You and your husband are so funny! 😂 I wanna try now too! The worms will prob help, icky but helpful hahaha.

[@MaryRaymundo-wl8ss]

I've heard adding worms helps

[@carla5035]

Girl don’t get rid of it.. it’s better to put it outside far from the house… put something heavy on top so critters won’t get to it

[@George-bk7mx]

Lowes has big trash cans for 24 bucks. I bought 1 and put it in the yard. Works great

[@BricklyDragon]

Honestly, even without the worms, it'll still work fine. The worms just speeds up the process of breaking down the greens. I would recommend you leave it outside though. There's really no wrong way to compost as long as you got the basic materials, and you do.

[@jczmyg]

definitely definitely add red worms !

[@Urm0mz]

Mealworms and red worms ❤ we have a 5 gallon bucket with drill holes, inside of our raised bed. You can water the compost bin and it fertilizes the deep soil for you!

[@brandijohnson9390]

Add dead leaves, old paper, and or cardboard. Compost shouldn’t stink it just needs some carbon to balance out the nitrogen. Add the worms too you won’t regret it. 😊

[@nickiesable]

Cut the stuff before putting it in and also a bit of compost will help it decompose faster and leaves and dry branches

[@aluysiarenievivasilvia1837]

I love my worms looks healthy in my compost. They are helps me in the garden. I love organic gardening👍😘

[@essyvon6650]

One guy dug a shallow hole outside and put the bin in it. The worms will enter from the bottom holes. Ask your husband to dig the hole as a way to get him to support the composting effort.😊 .😊

[@Jmadd_07]

If you’re struggling with bugs it could be to excess water or too much nitrogen, either way the fix is to add more “browns” or carbon to the mix

[@HolyMolysDonutShop]

Go to your local fishing store. They sometimes carry worms and you can get them extremely cheap

[@bigprada2200]

Water plus worms stack the bins and use news paper in-between you can use the water to fertilize

[@susanrand512]

Good ideal for a compost bin😊

[@callieduval3000]

Yes go dig up a few or go to a bait shop thry will make the soil rich

[@MindRebelion]

Your bin looks great but it needs a lot of sun light try to keep it moist but not too much add soil to cover the food scraps and mix it every week. Happy planting 🎉

[@GroBroVA]

Learning to make LABS will help a lot. Lactic Acid Bacteria can help with the smell in compost as well as help speed up decomposition.

[@jennapecor1865]

If you cut off the bottom and open a flap and let it sit on top of soil in your yard, the worms will get to it and you won’t need to keep turning it. You just add compost to the top and the bottom will turn.

[@emilyb5557]

This is great, so simple and small enough!

[@EssenceofAdrienne]

Lmaooo I’m going through the same thing with mine. It works but the gnats are insane!

[@Mrs.Puddin]

Trust the process suh.. I've been doing it for years!!!!!

[@CrystalJanelleTV]

Add worms and u have to keep it wet and keep turning.

[@OathfLouve]

Good job!

[@donatellomcmullen6687]

Dont get rid of it use it your soil will thank you with mushrooms. The bugs are helping break down the food, adding worms and plain cardboard (if it's just for aesthetic plants and not for consumption cardboard with ink is okay) the cardboard will help the worms breed and is food for them

[@donnaleonard276]

6/9/23 Seems like composting makes u very happy. Keep ur compost men don't always see the vision. I compost All the time. KEEP IT OUTSIDE.If animals get in it out a heavy brick on it. When time for me to plant my Veggies this is what I use. I also give my plants some and there very healthy. Keep up the good work my friend said it might make worms on it's own. She's a addimit planter and she cans stuff. 👍🏾 👍🏾

[@ms.johnson7884]

What is a compost bin for and what does it do??

[@frommoniquetomishal]

Used to create nutrient rich soil.

[@nanny8675309]

😂 I’m gonna throw it away! Respect the process!!😂😂😂 Laughing so hard I couldn’t press send right away😂

[@melaniehelene]

obviously add the worms why not? they are great 👍

[@smooththg69]

Get some red wigglers

[@서우텃밭]

Add some worms it will make compost more powerfull and get the bugs out. Please dont rid off it😢

[@Giusephi5]

Keep it outside so the worms from the outside can get in too and water around it so the worms will come to the we ground and enter the container water it with lots of water the holes will drain the extra and the worms will enter 😊

[@elmerfudd835]

Add worms! Change bins though so you can control the worm castings aka liquid gold for your plants.. ✌🏾

[@Just_Jayy]

Definitely add worms and move it outside 😂

[@kristinawebb9615]

Have the same kind of containers upgraded recently and have piles def get worms red wigglers if u can a good second would be night crawlers ❤❤ trust it

[@superpoodlehead]

Looking fabulous!🎉 Yes add worms!!! You need more moisture in the mix. 😉

[@1206chaos]

That’s why I do a three stage. Drain the moister. It’s stinks from too much table scraps or too much water. You’re rations are off.

[@sunnykwest]

Trust the process!

[@e.williams13]

Add a little water and a couple of quarter-size holes in the bottom and the worms will come up

[@mirandaryan6491]

Add worms! It’s called Vermicomposting❤

[@carrolinenewtonisaac3234]

Add the worms it will help and also speed up the process.

[@tropicalxari]

Ur on trending!

[@Ntsmith4]

Toss this and invest in an official outdoor compost bin or reach out to your city’s waste management and see if they offer composts free of charge (lots of cities do). Best designated place for a compost is in a suitable corner space in the backyard. Add some worms and let it do it’s thing in nature and not in your garage 😅 the results will be more satisfactory

[@trinitechy]

Find a spot in your back yard make holes in the bottom big enough to let the native earthworms in abs they will take care of things

[@djc6323]

Going to a bait and tackle shop or PetsMart today to get some red wigglers. But how do I turn my pile that is in a storage, without chopping the worms up?

[@purpletotie]

I needed this 😁

[@cherylhowker1792]

Worms really do help… that’s why they make worm farms and worm bins as the worms turn it into worm castings that you can use in the garden

[@lisakruger5289]

You should definitely add the worms!!

[@amandaambrose4570]

Bugs are good they are helping it decompose

[@harmac521]

if it smelly means you need to add more browns(carbon) to it

[@PallidusCarnifex]

Pop a few bigger holes in the bottom, sink it a couples inches into dirt in a sunny corner, and the worms will flock to it!

[@jeeii]

Girl I need a update!!!

[@emiliomascarenas3035]

lol the husband 😭

[@melb7655]

u need a ratio of 25:1 - 1 part nitrogen (green things, organic house waste etc) to every 25 parts carbon (cardboard, any plant material that is dry and brown, wood chippings) charcoal helps microrganisms habitat and comfrey and dead animals are great inoculant, keep moist but only moist enough that if you squeeze the soil only a drop or two of water come out, turn regularly, vibes

[@adriansteele7023]

Maaaan. I was thinking of putting my compost/ worms in my garage, but im worried about the smell

[@TarryWithTabs]

Worms can definitely help. I just used some from the live bait store, and any my children happened to dig up. I had mine in the basement at our old home, and hubby threatened to throw mine out too 🤣 Just pay better attention to it than I did. I did something wrong and the worms crawled out and died 🤦‍♀️ We have a different home now and so we compost outdoors in a pile.

[@NattiNaturals]

Why would you get rid of it?? That’s so nutritious for your plants!!!

[@MassacreDLO]

LMAOOOOOO worms is one of the most essential parts for this

[@ifixeditmyself1926]

It working 😊👌🏽

[@kolverius]

The only thing i stronly advise you is that: Do noot take any advise from ppl that do not know about this theme or even so if they have not create any compost at all! Because ppl like that will be giving you advise that they dont even know or understand tho... Keep the hard work!🎉

[@kenleighbapst]

Add worms bc my dad had one and he added worms and it lasted a long time

[@kenleighbapst]

Make sure they are red worms and not night crawlers

[@kenleighbapst]

Also make sure when u do add worms, that they have light bc if not they will die

[@dodgersfnshepard8673]

Hope you didn't get rid of it. Just take that container with holes in the bottom, out it near a plant that's convenient for you to access. The worms will find it and within a month ur golden rotation is achieved

[@portable.adorable]

there are bugs the appear and don’t help the worms either. as long as you research what you’re doing your works will be okay.

[@grandmabear2840]

Cheap replacement screen used for doors perhaps?

[@SustainablyBex]

GET THE WORMS!!! My partner has a compost bin in our garden, the works help with the new soil nutrition and speed up the process

[@nonzwakaziprecious9507]

I'm starting mine now

[@confidentgrace]

Red wigglers are excellent composters. No soil necessary.

[@robbiediles4242]

Please by all means worm away❤😅❤ they work really well, that is all that is the only time I like to play with worms I will not even put them on my fishing hooks I leave my husband to do that! Thank you for sharing and be blessed tell your husband to stop it because you'll be the first one to eat from your fabulous Garden because I know composting only makes the soil more Rich so tell him to be still and just help you😊😅😂