in-ground compost worm bin

[@scottscriticalmass]

The dirt in your raised bed already looks like black gold... I'm envious!!!

[@gugushabangu4097]

I'm overly impressed by how simple your method is! thank you for sharing!

[@TreasureByMeasure]

I like how the holes allow the worms to come and go as they need, so it never gets over crowded. This seems really good! 👍

[@audreymichele333]

Love this. Have watched a bunch of videos on this technique and this one is the simplest, clearest, and most concise. Thank you!

[@1Lightdancer]

That lid makes a great place to mix ingredients!

[@19bishop56]

Thank you for this simple explanation. I’m just putting these out in Southern USA. Also doing hugelkulture for the first time!

[@johnnaspringer2491]

@19bishop56 How is it going? I plan on putting my worms in the garden bed using this method. I’m in Alabama.

[@harleyb.birdwhisperer]

Drilling all those holes - nah, I got a small laundry basket at the dollar store. A dish drainer fits for the top.

[@jamesgilmartin8485]

Amazing idea!! I have just checked amazon and found one that's perfect

[@urbanharvestdfw]

yup I did the same thing

[@jamesgilmartin8485]

This has to be the best I've watched so far and a great idea. Subpod is crazy expensive yet this does the same job!! Think I'll take trip to the store tomorrow and see what I can find.

[@urbanharvestdfw]

I did the same thing with a wire basket. crazy results kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaDVkGuZhqqAoNU

[@datsundave6705]

Great video. Short and to the point.

[@serendipitymoments4684]

Your explanation is easy to understand. I'm going to make one using an old bucket. New friend here from Texas, USA 🇺🇸.

[@kamielmoodley3689]

Nice one (clean editing).....more!!!!

[@wndrfullife]

This is great! I did the same thing using a kitty litter bucket.

[@keisha1757]

Great video! Would love a follow up to see how your worm bin has progressed.

[@peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920]

Nice video. Yes, it was entertaining! Thanks for sharing 👍 I have a Can-O-Worms in my house with Red Wigglers, but I'd love to have an outdoor bin, too🪱👍🪱

[@joviacosta4837]

The best I have seen...I will do your method...thank you so much

[@JesusLovingHomesteader]

I love this ! I need to try this in ground and see if it works the same

[@ivaknezevic6752]

Very nice

[@EcoNeighbor]

This is huge! Great idea!

[@rickdavid1795]

Great idea, I’m in

[@josephsmith1231]

Just watched and realized a stone bed would be cheaper then wood in 2021, thanks!

[@jabohabo8158]

SO! while this works to breed worms it also works to attract them so that you dont have to buy a single thing. just burry it in your yard and keep the area around it covered and moist andyoull have it!

[@CristinaS_PT]

How about an update? :)

[@donf4227]

I love the project. A composting-specific worm, such as red wigglers, should eat up the scraps a lot faster than the larger ones from the bait shop. Some people say that red wigglers won't survive well outside of worm bin, but I've seen some survive for months in an in-ground garden. (Depends on what the soil is made of, I suppose.) Red wigglers multiply fairly quickly, so even a few worms to start can grow over the months as long as food + moisture is added. I have a 7 ft x 3 ft worm bin with red wigglers (basically a wood raised bed, but with a bottom + top, and air holes on the sides), but I like the concept of having a worm bin (or multiple) inside of a raised bed.

[@yes350yes]

Exactly the large worms are deep burrowers, red wigglers are the ones that compost the best. They usually stay in the top 6".

[@derrongoodengardenandlifes8655]

This is so cool. Thanks for sharing, My Friend.

[@johnjude2685]

Looks easy, thanks

[@michaelripperger5674]

Cut the bottom off. At the end of the season pull the bucket out and put it in a different t portion of the garden

[@AzaleaBee]

Good to have at least two in each garden. A full one maturing and one to continue to fill. The worms will go back and forth. Key point is a raised bed as demonstrated here. Ground level bins fill with water and stay filled too long.

[@mariofilippi3539]

Thanks for the video, just made an exact reproduction of yours. Now, waiting for the worms gather and get big.

[@lenering1084]

You don’t need to add any worms. They will come by themselves when they smell the food

[@awebb470]

Hello my friend's fantastic video thank you for sharing the video with us and I would like to wish you a happy New Year to you and your family thank you❤❤❤👍👍

[@OHZdashcam]

Thanks! Best wishes for the New year 🥳

[@gawain8000]

Nice

[@Damian-Mucha]

It's very entertaining

[@rickershomesteadahobbyfarm3291]

I’ve been wanting to do this for a while now.

[@zenyrgarden7859]

hi, what are the bricks you use for surrounding the raised beds? Thanks for sharing the method. Very easy to follow.

[@OHZdashcam]

The bricks are so called planting bricks, they are hollow inside, top to bottom. Made from concrete. In Germany you can buy these in the hardware stores. They measure 20x20x40 cm. I bought these 2nd hand because the cost around 4-5€ a piece. I paid 1.5€ for a piece. For the garden bed I used around 100 of them. You should check out Ebay. 👍

[@johnjude2685]

Sir, I like your simple idea of getting a few fishing worms from the bait shop ( yes they will multiple) .We here in Ohio USA has the bigger 10 "nightcrawlers" that can be seen after dark and better on raining nights and 3"red worms near river banks,The reds might be the prefer little garbage garden digger for our beds. Agree one dozen should get the compose heap the little workers it needs,They will multiple quickly. Sir I think I will get digging soon Thanks

[@ennismccaffrey3227]

Excellent video, going to try this out.

[@clairemcc6690]

Worm towers Bunnings

[@rickershomesteadahobbyfarm3291]

You need to make more gardening videos.

[@TheManic.5-OH]

Lil pro tip, go outside with a flashlight that has a bit of clear suranwrap lightly colored with a marker at night and find the worms that way, buying worms in the plastic containers is a little counter productive lol. The tinted flashlight lens helps you get closer to the night crawlers

[@catherineblair550]

lol not always. My garden had two baby worms in it when I dug up the WHOLE thing. TWO.

[@ketu3428]

also, you can wash the container & reuse all the time. so, i think it’s ok.

[@user-xb2dk8db3j]

Love

[@urbanharvestdfw]

yup I just did the same thing

[@amaliegardens3624]

Nice video. Very easy. Good stuff. How about and update on the compost bin.

[@tammybrazeau1213]

Great video. I noticed that you didn't but very much brown material! Oversight maybe?

[@brucesnyder939]

The worms will be doing the composting. If more brown was added it would heat up and kill the worms

[@CyrildeValry]

What do you think of the results 5 years later? Would you recommend it? Has it made any difference?

[@OHZdashcam]

I think, the amount of compostable waste I have to throw away has reduced by half to 2/3. It works for me. I live by myself, if more than one person uses this, I would recommend a larger bin.

[@johntexeira4362]

How safe is this from predators like ants?. Please check. Thanks.

[@SoretaSoreta]

can i throw in vegetable oil too?

[@OHZdashcam]

Unfortunately not. No cooked meals leftovers and no animal products. Only raw plant material and coffee grind.

[@SoretaSoreta]

@@OHZdashcamThanks

[@EdurtreG]

IKEA bins have big holes and a lid. 10 litres.

[@juliensarault4935]

You need red wigglers worms

[@ninjagallibb7902]

you need red wigglers not night crawlers.. great idea tho

[@GratefulMind24]

I just want to know if how deep is that your raised bed garden? 😊😊🙏🏼 Thanks in advance. 💕

[@OHZdashcam]

The raised garden bed is about 1m deep. The stones are hollow on the inside and connected using the soil which fills the bed. Therefore the space of the wall is useable fpr plantig.

[@davidwood62]

Why not put the worms into the soil without the bin.

[@andyarmstrong4750]

Too much water added. Should be the moisture feel of a wrung out sponge. I do the same as you. In ground is best. Just watch the water content

[@homelifeeric]

Mouse can get in through the holes.

[@lourdesdoty7765]

The holes are way too small for a mouse to get in throught the wholes he drilled on the sides and bottom. And if one got in from the top, it would not be able to get back out and would become worm food:).

[@shadyman6346]

@@lourdesdoty7765 Yuck...but true.

[@elizabethblane201]

I'd have rats chewing through the plastic or squeezing through the gap at the top within two days. Rats have a cartilaginous skeleton and can compress their bodies down to 1/2 inch.

[@faithtrustandoursanatancul3277]

Won't it escape through the holes into the whole place in search of better environment?

[@AzaleaBee]

More likely that wild worms will go into the bucket. Sure there will be species competition.

[@MotosAllotmentGarden]

I made a in ground compost bin, works great, check it out on my channel on how to make one

[@hammshomestead]

I don't think those aren't the correct types of worms. You need red wriggers I think.

[@zettavilla]

When the intention is to mix the vermicompost in the soil why not just dig a hole and do the same why go through the bucket???

[@angelaa3390]

I guess so you can just throw in waste vegetable matter to top it up, no need to dig and bury it

[@zettavilla]

@@angelaa3390 but digging and burrying would actually fasten the decomposition process and get quicker contact with the worms... Worms require a cooler temper during summers out of sunlight pref.. But the bucket part of it am not sure

[@donf4227]

It can make sense with the bucket if trying to go somewhat no-dig method. Also, if there are any rodents (or other animals) that like to eat worms, perhaps the holes can keep the worms safe while they are in there.... Simply burying fruit + veggie scraps seems logical as well, especially after harvesting and before starting new plants, though the time they take to break down may vary widely, if there aren't many composting worms helping to break it down.

[@ilDreadmakermichele]

You used too much nitrogen material You added unnecessary water because you used only fresh material You added the worm too soon The worm eat decomposed organic matter and if you don't wait they will go out of the bin

[@tornado100able]

But happily they will come back by same holes they left the bin when the food is ready to be eaten by them

[@thebluegarden2060]

I just put up a better video on this subject @thebluegarden2060