What Can A Worm Bin Do In 15 Days? | Vermicompost Worm Farm

[@Vermicompost]

Below are some of the items I use for vermicomposting & my channel's videos. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you if you use these links. Thank you for supporting this channel! www.youtube.com/@vermicompost?sub_confirmation=1 Worm Bins I use: Vermihut 5-Tray Worm Compost Bin amzn.to/3w15lQt Urban Worm Bag V2 amzn.to/3XE9QsT 20 Gallon Fabric Grow Pots amzn.to/3EBYhdr 3 gallon Rubbermaid Roughneck tote amzn.to/3eKDLhO Other Worm Bins: Worm Factory 360 3-Tray Version amzn.to/3AHnjqK Worm Factory 360 5-Tray Version amzn.to/3tYfWY4 Bus bins amzn.to/3fd8AvP Equipment I use: 12 Sheet Cross Cut Micro Shredder (I use it to shred cardboard) amzn.to/3xYZKYu Magic Bullet Small Blender (to pulverize egg shells) amzn.to/3gwEzb4 or amzn.to/42SQ4w9 (with extra coffee bean & nut blade) Worms Red Wiggler mixes amzn.to/3yGNhwl & amzn.to/3R5tKvD ENC's amzn.to/4bXN5XP Mesh screen patches for DIY worm bins amzn.to/3xJjK4r Indoor Outdoor Wireless Thermometer for worm bin amzn.to/3wIdXbO Additional thermometer sensors 433 MHz amzn.to/41juD7v Please make sure Thermometer & sensor are the same MHz Additional thermometer sensors 915MHz amzn.to/3WTFgua Please make sure Thermometer & sensor are the same MHz Wrigglebrew Worm Casting Tea amzn.to/46PhV2A Food Dehydrator amzn.to/3O5Uj2H Mosquito Dunks 6 pack amzn.to/3Oe4Sl0 granular amzn.to/42KDtM0 or 20 pack amzn.to/42Br4Kf Kitchen scale to weigh worms & food: amzn.to/3HnOQjg Blue gloves amzn.to/3XsBg5n Spray bottles to mist bedding amzn.to/3Fq23rN Digital handheld Thermometer amzn.to/3EWfC2j Compost Tea Bags amzn.to/3fCb5o1 Solar powered light amzn.to/3nOucAq Reusable Keurig Coffee K-cups amzn.to/3FNXvt6 Other useful equipment for worm farming: 5 stackable sifter with different sized mesh: amzn.to/3S2k184 Cameras & camera equipment I use: Insta 360 ace pro amzn.to/3vgdmR8 Flexible Tripod amzn.to/3CGTjcF Insta360 GO 2 camera amzn.to/3oxCc80 Insta360 One X2 camera amzn.to/3nqV6hp iPhone 13 Max Pro amzn.to/3nq52aU Canon EOS Rebel T8i amzn.to/3HcBuX6 4 Ocean bracelets I wear Multiple colors to chose from bracelets amzn.to/3HMbHEx Books on worms & worm farming Worms Eat My Garbage amzn.to/3L4FXN2 Where to buy worms: www.TheGardenAndWormLady.com www.youtube.com/@vermicompost?sub_confirmation=1

[@joesoutdoorplaces]

Your worms are very lucky to get those frozen treats. It’s amazing the food this group of worms consume.

[@Vermicompost]

These worms in particular are my workhorse worms!! They take whatever I give them in just about any quantity I give it to them in!! Thanks so much for watching Joe!!🪱🪱🪱

[@ambercummings9439]

That just goes to show that nobody likes kale 😂 Also, "worm butts" had me laughing What a beautiful feeding! Love all of that color. Glad your shoulder has healed up, really enjoying the videos. Keep 'em coming!

[@Vermicompost]

😂🤣😂 That's so true...nobody likes kale!! Thanks for the kind words!! The shoulder has been doing really well this last month with most of the pain gone...I just have to get my range of motion back to be 100% Thanks so much for watching Amber!!🪱🪱🪱

[@mikkosgarden]

Our temps took a downturn today 15C. Mid 30's would be extremely hot. The urban worm bag is really going through that food well.

[@Vermicompost]

We could use a down turn over here...we are finally getting rain to cool things off temporarily! Mid 30's℃ with our humidity is oppressively hot 🥵 Thanks for stopping by Mikko!!🪱🪱🪱

[@mikkosgarden]

@@Vermicompost on a different subject, congrats to your Panthers for taking a 2 game lead over the Oilers. (If you watch NHL). I'm pulling for the Panthers as they have a few Finn's on the team. Also 1 named Mikko!

[@Vermicompost]

I do watch NHL...We are huge Tampa Bay Lightning fans & the Florida Panthers took us out in the first round...so we would have been going for any other team other than them...But we also don't want the Oilers to win😂 That's so cool they have a Mikko on the team!! One of my great friends from USAF Pilot Training yeas ago was also named Mikko!! Thanks so much for watching Mikko!!🪱🪱🪱

[@PlantObsessed]

It's great you have prevented them from going dormant in the heat with the vermi HVAC. Jeff the Crow lol. How is his bin doing? Looking good 🪱😀👍🏼

[@SaladVision]

My bin isn't as hungry as Patrick's, but it's chugging along great! They're grooving on shrimp shells and salad mix. Thanks for asking.

[@Vermicompost]

😂 Yes Jeff got us good!! I could hear him chuckling to himself as we continued on with the video...Yes, worm HVAC in full effect right now!! He's being modest his bin is doing fantastic!! He brings it out, puts it on the back of his truck and it's a feeding bonanza!! Lot's of wormage in the neighborhood!! Thanks so much for stopping by Ann!!🪱🪱🪱

[@Vermicompost]

Cacawwww Jeff!!🪱🪱🪱

[@TerpyTen]

I put a bunch of watermelon in my bin, and it got too wet. I ended up getting pot worms. I collected whatever casting I could because they were so wet, then put a bunch of cardboard to dry things up. That shredder has come in handy. I finally got a good look at the life in there. Worms at all stages. Eggs, cocoons, baby worms, adults and some Fat daddy nightcrawlers. There are the pot worms which isn't ideal, but it'll sort itself out. There's Rove beetles and the winged ones. There are predator mites in there. I added my rock dust grit, a dash of mosquito bits and some diatomaceous earth. Growing in Real Living soil now!

[@Vermicompost]

I'm so glad the shredder is working so well for you!! Good to hear you're getting the pot worms and moisture issues under control and your bin is full of all stages of worms!! It is amazing the eco system that worm bins turn into!! Thanks so much for watching & updating us on your worm farm!!🪱🪱🪱

[@GardeningwithBarchuckin]

That eggplant was tough 💪 Nice feeding Patrick, it will be good to see how the apple sauce does in this bin. I would be leaning towards this feeding heating up. 😁🪱

[@Vermicompost]

You are 100% correct!! 🥵Not gonna be doing side feedings in the summer anymore! Thanks so much for watching Rick!!🪱🪱🪱

[@TheDumplingMan]

Now that's a sturdy eggplant! :D Much to do with that feeding for your worms.

[@Vermicompost]

😂🤣😂 I couldn't believe how hard it was to break into...I wonder how long the worms would have taken??!? There should be a lot of good challenges for the worms in this feeding with intact blueberries and the labyrinth of paper towels and cardboard tubes I put in! Thanks so much for watching & for your long time support!!🪱🪱🪱

[@madhat127]

Hi Patrick and Autumn, I can't believe how much food you can put in your UWB. I've been over feeding my worm tower recently with frozen foods, resulting in too much moisture and too many pot worms. Lessons to learn, I guess. So now in the process of drying it out a little to get things back to where I like it. Have fun, Mark : )

[@Vermicompost]

Yep, pot worms are one of my early indicators I've been over feeding! I can see them real well in my Tiny Worm Bin when I do that since my face is so close to it when I feed it. It is definitely a fine line between over feeding & running worm bins at peak efficiency, luckily a little extra bedding and a skipped feeding seem to do the trick for me! This UWB is a beast...It really swallows up food and bedding quick!! I wish I knew exactly how many worms I have in here...it could be twice as many as I think!! Thanks so much for watching Mark!!🪱🪱🪱

[@aussieallrounder6018]

I just fill takeaway food containers (round and rectangle) with water and throw a bunch of them in the freezer. When it's as hot as where you are now, i just drop the blocks in the worm farm and refill the containers. Dogs love licking them too!! Not the ones in the WF though!! HAHA

[@Vermicompost]

😂🤣😂 My dog has stuck her nose in my worm bins when I've checked on them before!! That sounds like a great idea, especially for my Outdoor Worm Bin that drains straight to the ground! I may have to give it a try this summer!! Thanks so much for the tip & of course thanks watching!!🪱🪱🪱

[@RockinWorms]

Good on you for making the daily commitment to do frozen bottles every day ❤. It would kill me. Do you think the limited surface area of the UWB helps with the heat issues?

[@Vermicompost]

That's a great question! I'm not sure if the relatively smaller surface area keeps the heat in or if the deepness of the UWB helps to have a variety of temperatures for them to migrate to??!? What kills me is where I have to have it placed...on the west side of my porch...I'd love to have it on the North side, but that's my front yard!! Yep, the bottles can be a nuisance, especially if I forget in the afternoon!! Thanks so much for watching Jayne!!🪱🪱🪱

[@MonzGary]

Good info about how you're treating it differently during summer. My Executive Producer also wants our UWB to be outside, so mine is in a shady spot buy it will get into the mid 90's during summer. Have you tried bubble wrap on top to help retain moisture or do you avoid that for heat purposes? I did weekly feeds smaller to keep from heating too much in summmer. Mine is crunchy at the bottom as well, but i haven't harvested yet. Look forward to seeing another harvest by you!

[@Vermicompost]

😂🤣😂 When we go on trips in the summer she lets me bring it inside and I always wait until she tells me to get it out of the house before I bring it back outside!! Our Executive Producers are the bosses after all! I haven't tried bubble wrap but I do see condensation on the inside top of the lid so I think it does a decent job at retaining moisture but nothing like my VermiHut. Honestly I think weekly feedings or even once a day, get rid of a little food scraps in it as you go is probably the way to go for the high temps in the summer. I do find mine heats up more over the food, if I pile it up, on days 2-4. Hopefully I will be harvesting in next video! Thanks so much for stopping by to watch and commiserating about having to keep our UWBs outside!!🪱🪱🪱

[@NanasWorms]

Hi Patrick, we find worms all over the surface of our compost pile when it goes through a thermophilic cycle. Maybe they are up there because the air above is cooler than the bedding material? Anyway, one caution I found in my worm science research is that baby worms cannot survive the same high temperatures as adults, which may affect reproduction in your bin. I was going to suggest a half side feeding and then you did it! ~ Sandra

[@Vermicompost]

I definitely think they are attracted to the cooler temps and especially the moisture that condenses around those water bottles. I'm glad you mentioned about the babies...I saw 3 expired smaller worms on the top of the paper towels after about 3 days...it was most likely babies that made their way up there and kind of got stuck in the maze of paper towels all matted together and over heated. Even though I know it is coming, summer always hits me like a baseball bat with regard to heat and moisture in my worm bins!! Yep, I finally tried the side feeding!! Thanks so much for watching Sandra!!🪱🪱🪱

[@annsalty5615]

Love the worm air conditioners! We are in the 60s as highs and down to the 40s still overnight in June. I begin to sweat at 68! I would absolutely melt in Florida! 😂🪱🪱🪱🪱

[@Vermicompost]

😁 Our lows are in the mid 70's, definitely melting weather here!! Surprisingly the hottest temps I have experienced have been in the midwest, North Dakota had some hot days for us as well as Oklahoma for sure!! It would be tough for me to have worm bins outside there!! Thanks so much for watching Ann!!🪱🪱🪱

[@cheryltaft8005]

That's one thing that I hate about those kind of worm containers. The bottom is always dry & the top is wet.

[@Vermicompost]

It's funny, It wasn't until I left it to sit for almost 3 months that the bottom got so dry...every harvest before that wasn't too bad at all. I think with my previous, more regular harvesting schedule, it didn't have time to get bone dry in that bottom first part. But now it is crunchy down there again much quicker...almost as if I need a rehydration in the whole bin??!? Thanks so much for stopping by to watch & share your experience Cheryl!!🪱🪱🪱

[@dadthings167]

should get a pump sprayer for the water or that arm is going to look like Popeye by the end of the summer 🙂

[@Vermicompost]

So true!! I actually have two pump sprayers but I'm not 1,000% they have not had chemicals in them so I don't trust them! I need to get another one and label it in permanent marker! Thanks so much for watching!!🪱🪱🪱

[@SaladVision]

CA-CAWWWWWW!!!!!

[@Vermicompost]

😂🤣😂 Jeff everyone, everyone Jeff! I guess this is the closed caption translation for every language known! Thanks for spicing up our video and our lives!!!🪱🪱🪱

[@tiffany7023]

🐓😂

[@Vermicompost]

We've been CawCaw'ing each other for about 20 years...usually when the other least expects it...this one was epic...took the Executive Producer and I a bit to regain our composure😂🤣😂 Thanks so much for watching Tiffany!!🪱🪱🪱

[@SaladVision]

@@Vermicompost CA_CAWWWWWWWWING!

[@Vermicompost]

Jeff strikes again!!😂🦅

[@SaladVision]

@@Vermicompost No one knows when the CA-CAWWWW will strike.

[@tiffany7023]

@@SaladVision 🤣 Y'all are too much!

[@nickthegardener.1120]

Hi Patrick im sure you will keep your worms happy with the temperature increase. 👍👌🙏🪱😁

[@Vermicompost]

I'm doing my best!! It sure does get hot and humid over here!!! If only the Executive Producer would let me keep them in the house!!! Thanks so much for watching Nick!!🪱🪱🪱

[@thomasbazin1529]

Please send your extra degrees to Europe. It still feels like the beginning of spring over here. 😂 Cheers!

[@Vermicompost]

My garden and I would love to feel spring temperatures again!! July and August are really bad because we really don't cool off too much at night! Thanks so much for watching from across the pond Thomas!!🪱🪱🪱

[@peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920]

Hi Patrick, I think we are going to have to be diligent about keeping the worms 🪱 cooler for the 3-4 months 😰❤😰

[@Vermicompost]

Absolutely...and keeping them hydrated!! We've been having a bit of a drought over here in Tampa. Good luck to us both this summer!! Thanks so much for watching & for your long term support Peggy!!🪱🪱🪱

[@peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920]

@Vermicompost We are having the same dry weather here. And thank you for watching and commenting on my videos, too👍

[@AJsGreenTopics]

Sneak it into the house. I would never let the executive producer know. 😂

[@Vermicompost]

😂🤣😂 She'll never notice!! Believe it or not she lets me bring it in when we go on trips...We just got back from one and I'm delaying putting it back outside!! Thanks for the good laugh AJ!!🪱🪱🪱

[@brianseybert192]

My Cubs are playing the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Hoping for a Cubs sweep, they need it. LOL!!!

[@Vermicompost]

We need it too...but at this point, with our record, even the win tonight, it isn't gonna help the Rays!!😀

[@amypeterson7463]

I forget, about how many worms do you have in there?

[@Vermicompost]

I think I have between 5,000 to 7,000 worms in here! I wish I could do a full harvest and count or weigh them, but that would make me cry to start over😁 Thanks so much for watching Amy!!🪱🪱🪱

[@tory464]

❤️👍

[@Vermicompost]

Thank you so much for watching Tory!!🪱🪱🪱

[@A-V]

Your thermometer readings prompted me to check my local extended forecast to see what we've got in store over the next couple weeks and it looks like we're also in store for some over-90° days next week. Somehow it feels too early for a heat wave! I guess you guys are used to it - and your wormies sure don't seem to mind either. Although you has some leftovers, it looks like the system made nice progress on what was fed. Its always so satisfying to see the amount of food that people put into their CFTs. Makes me wonder why I don't do the same..... :)

[@Vermicompost]

It gets hot early but never crazy hot; we rarely if even see 100℉...but we'll be hot until November. There really is no garden to speak of for the next 2 months other than peppers, so we kind of swap your winter of no growing with our summer of no growing. I feel like I push the limits of my CFT like you do with your bus bin worm bins, but we swap limits as I feed my 2 inside bins less than they are probably capable of like your CFT😂 Thanks so much for watching AV!!🪱🪱🪱

[@A-V]

Perhaps one of these days I'll kick my VermiBag Mini into high gear and begin generously feeding it the way you do. Maybe I've got to take those slow-composting pumpkin stems & gourds that I have in there & crumble them up so that big feedings can become the focus rather than always checking on the glacially progressing objects... :)

[@Vermicompost]

Glacially progressing objects😂🤣😂 None more than the cork!!

[@A-V]

Indeed... that beats everything else - hands down :)

[@brianseybert192]

Executive producers are always right!!! Had you waited for 30 days, most of the paper would have been gone too. This is a great example how to maximize production, without overfeeding and turning your worm bin into a stinking mess. I wonder how much variation in temperatures if any are in that bin, worms always seem to find the sweet spot. I will find worms in my hot compost when I flip, even when the core temps are in the 130F range. My poor worms are still in the basement, I am a bad worm Papa. Hope to get them outside this week, they need a good walk, lol. Looking good my friend! Stay Well!!!

[@Vermicompost]

Yes they are...even when they're wrong!! I'll have to bury one of the sensors again to see how varied the temps are...it is amazing how well they can deal with temperatures! Yup, your worms need a walk😂🤣😂 Thanks so much for stopping by to watch!! Go Rays!!🪱🪱🪱

[@Allknowingkeith]

This is ridiculous. What is the world coming to? Gimmick. This trend is very dumb.

[@Vermicompost]

😄 It's actually super fun seeing our food scraps turn into fertilizer and soil amendments for our garden!! Thanks so much for watching!!🪱🪱🪱

[@Allknowingkeith]

@@Vermicompost my bad. I’m trying to store used potting soil and came across this. I know adding scraps brings spiders and critters. It’s a task.

[@Vermicompost]

No worries! It is definitely a task if you don't enjoy it! I store my used potting soil separately, and then when I'm ready to use it, I add worm castings from my worm bins to it refreshing it by adding nutrients and humus to the soil. Take care!

[@Allknowingkeith]

@@Vermicompost thanks. Can you do a video on that? I have mines outdoors in a 30 gallon wooden planter covered with fall leaves. The soil got moist and attracted the worms. I’m thinking I can let the soil marinate and get better over time. But, I don’t see anyone doing videos on it.