Start A Worm Farm The Right Way: Step By Step Video Guide

Video Summary: Steve shows you how to start your worm farm to recycle your food waste into worm castings
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Video Timeline:
0:00 Start of Video
0:29 Microbes: The key to vermicomposting
1:30 Step 1: Find and prepare a 7 to 10-gallon tote
2:35 Get the Ultimate Guide to Vermicomposting
2:56 Step 2: Add and prepare bedding
5:04 Step 3: Order worms
6:00 Step 4: Start with very small feedings each week
7:10 When to feed your worm farm again
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[@cherylhowker1792]

As someone who finds too much information confusing and complicated, can I just say how easy this is to follow and understand. I’m in the uk so lots of things we don’t have access too or cost too much to get due to delivery costs. But you have made this clear and easy. And covered what we can get. I’m very impressed, thanks.

[@tommyjessal1542]

Hey I just wanted to say, I really like that you were honest and said that if you are starting out you don't need the urban worm bag. I will definity be buying some stuff from you guys once I get it up and going.

[@UrbanWormCompany]

Thanks Tommy! Trying to keep it real....

[@BigManMuscles]

For real. It really seemed like this company cares not only for their worms but also for their customers.

[@Lemurai]

I think LSU probably has the most extensive guides, and studies w/data on various agricultural offshoots than any other source in the world, it’s definitely made my life easier.

[@mrbojangles155]

“I don’t think you wanna watch an hour long video anyways” Buddy you underestimate my ability 🤣🤣

[@UrbanWormCompany]

Ha! You should see me watch an hour of KZbin golf every night in bed.

[@mrbojangles155]

@@UrbanWormCompany I’ll literally skip shorter videos or search for longer ones so I don’t have to constantly change videos. Gimme the alll the info 🤣🤣🤣 Just saying for real try it out people want it for sure

[@alan-qo4rl]

It's great videos and information 👌

[@TomCafiero]

Great refresher Steve! Finally becoming second nature to me after a year thanks to you!

[@UrbanWormCompany]

You got it Tom!

[@JohnDoe-id9hi]

This is the video I needed. Just got started with 4lbs of reds, 12 breeder bins and a large grow out bin. Thank you for your time.

[@UrbanWormCompany]

Glad it was helpful, John!

[@musapatel9230]

Thanks Steve

[@UrbanWormCompany]

You got it!

[@ggrunau]

I started my first Worm Bin in December of 2023 in an 18 gallon Roughneck tote with 1,000 red wigglers. It doing great with the light overhead and so far no issues with smell or escapees. What is the capacity of the Urban Worm Bag (2)? Also, do you have any tips when I transfer my worms and all their bedding to the Worm Bag? I know your product is going to make my life so much easier, especially the harvesting of the castings.

[@robynkaye2375]

Bonsaii shredder is the product I use. Great shredder.

[@larryhobbs8769]

I wood have watched an hour long video. Thanks

[@iandocksey9792]

I'm in the UK have just started 4 worm bins up. To breed worms for fishing. Hopefully I'll get some castings also to use in garden. But ideally I just want as many worms as possible. So have just started up a multi layer bin aswell.

[@UrbanWormCompany]

Best of luck Ian!

[@SowViableGardens]

What about helping to keep bin cool in S Florida

[@EricDIW]

I put some fishing bait nightcrawler worms in a 35gal tote that I'm growing plants in. Will they die without something like food scraps to eat? The soil is composed of 60%peat 30% perlite 10% native soil & dead tree leaf top dress.

[@12600Grey]

Outstanding 8 min video, maybe I missed it, but: 1. How much grit per amount of food do I add and how often? I would think they poop it out so it available again, or they keep it for life in their guts. So not sure really how often or how much. Thanks!!!!

[@UrbanWormCompany]

Yeah, I didn't really answer that one and to be honest, I don't have a precise answer. I don't even know if there *is* a precise answer. The truth is that I normally forget to add any grit and the worms do just fine.

[@Joshuafinch8]

Hi Steve, What is your take on the shelf life of worm castings and is there any studies or science around this topic? I Googled this and the top 3 results were all different. These are straight from Google: #1 - 3 to 4 years and their performance doesn't decrease. #2 - They do not go bad or expire. They get better with time. #3 - Up to 6 months. Sometimes longer depending on the method of storage. Thanks!

[@bethannlawrence4512]

Are dry leaves a good option for bedding or does it need to be leaf mold?

[@UrbanWormCompany]

Dry leaves are OK, but they are not absorbent. I think leaf mold is better!

[@user-vn9yp4ox8u]

היי סטיב. שמי אושר אברהם ואני מישראל. אני תמיד צופה בערוץ שלך והתחלתינלגדל תולעים אדומות בשביל הגינה שלי בבית. אני תמיד רואה סרטונים נוספים ויש לה תיק עירוני לגידול התולעים כמו שאתה מראה עכשיו. וכל מה שהבנתי זה שאתה המצאת את התיק הזה. רציתי לדעת אם אתה מוכר שולח גם לישראל. ואני מאוד אשמח לעזרה דבר. כי כרגע אני מגדל אותם באמבט של תינוק וזה ממש לא נוח. אודה לך מאוד על התשובה ❤❤

[@Cam_two]

Great recommendation with the Pitt moss (not peat moss everyone!) great video 🤙

[@UrbanWormCompany]

Thanks Desertness! 👍

[@chileanita1]

Question. How do you harvest castings from a set up like this?

[@UrbanWormCompany]

You'd likely need some form of a screener to do it quickly, but you could also use what's called the Light Method that I detail in this blog post! urbanwormcompany.com/harvesting-worm-castings-break-your-back-or-break-the-bank/

[@johnknowles6520]

I just started my worm farm today I have a question what size bag should I by if I want to get a 1000 worms I only purchased 250 worms, but I believe I should have got 1000?

[@tenebriosoinsetos]

What about this kind of dust you put in there?

[@meepmeep7165]

Y soak with water at the end instead of leachate?

[@user-wu9sk7fs7v]

what range of temps are suitable for worm composting? would a bin in a basement year round work? temps would be about 55 degrees in the winter months and warmer the rest of the year. From wisconsin so outside temps can get well below zero in the winter months. thx Dean

[@UrbanWormCompany]

A basement would be great year round., Dark, humid, and a fairly constant temperature. Very ideal.

[@HomeGrownVeg]

Have you ever given your worms seaweed to eat. Do they eat it? Just something I'd like to know. Jim.

[@UrbanWormCompany]

I haven't done this but I don't see why they wouldn't eat it eventually.

[@tobygonzalez4194]

Hello! I drilled some holes underneath my worm bin, and I have a leachate catch bin. How do I prevent worms from escaping through the holes in the bottom? I’ve tried using cloth but it doesn’t work

[@tobygonzalez4194]

I really hope you can guide me about this :((

[@corporalcarnage8398]

I used aluminum screen and glued it to cover the holes air and water can still circulate but worms can not get through it

[@alan-qo4rl]

For. Big commercial warm farm what I jeed?

[@sampb92]

You need worms

[@rickcartersr5265]

What is pitt moss

[@UrbanWormCompany]

Pitt Moss is a commercially-produced soil amendment made from recycled paper and cellulose products. It's a great worm bedding.

[@cleanforsure]

I have been asking many times to remove my telephone number from your data base as I always get messages from you. I am in South Africa and don’t know how you got mt number and why this company refuses to remove my number from their advertising list.

[@UrbanWormCompany]

Hi Clean, Please e-mail me at [e-mail] and let me know your phone number. FYI, you can always reply STOP to nearly any SMS message to get removed from the list

[@sheliaheverin8822]

If you keep the bin inside, won't the food attract fruit flies? I don't have a garage and I think outside will cook the worms.

[@UrbanWormCompany]

Fruit flies are always a risk but you can keep them at bay by burying your feedings under the surface and making sure you keep adding lots of bedding with your feedings.

[@sheliaheverin8822]

@@UrbanWormCompany, thank you.

[@4by4squared88]

You never t9ld us how to keep the worms in the bin. When I have built them before in a week they are all gone. And yes I used the light the first 3 or so days. No idea where they went or how. Mine was 4 x4’ wood by 12” high. Plus it was on a concrete floor. O trace of them. Did that twice.

[@Bigrhythm4]

haha where did your worms go?????

[@MinayaIsaac]

Smelly?