Why You need a 55 GALLON Worm Compost Bin

[@connecticutwormsgardens]

I need one for sure which is why I have a complete 55 gallon rain barrel in the backseat of my car just waiting to be cut in half and converted. You sold me!

[@Dee.C]

My honey and I made one about a year ago after watching how Ann and her honey make Blue . It is amazing . I can't wait to see how it goes for you too .

[@PlantObsessed]

Sweet. Blue will have an Eastern cousin. I'm excited to see how it goes.

[@connecticutwormsgardens]

@@PlantObsessed yeah I have a sawzall to cut it with I'm just not sure exactly how I'm going to put the pieces together nor do I know where I'm going to keep it. It may be an outside bin. Haven't figured out the logistics yet but I got the blue rain barrel so the hardest part is done I think LOL

[@jerrycallison6125]

Love watching the progression from one end of Blue to the other. We have been focused on worm production more so than looking for castings, but I think I may have to do something like this on the side. :-) It is amazing what such small worms can and do consume in such a short amount of time. Thanks for another great video, Anne.

[@PlantObsessed]

Thank you. The dream of course is to do what NE worms does. Maybe when I retire from the corporate world I'll be a professional worm wrangler.

[@tracyberry3892]

Lol Ann I thought I was the only person that talked to worms like the way you do, lol makes me laugh. I love your videos and thank you for all your help and information. I can't wait to show my friends and family that I am not the only proud worm mom. 🤪😃🤪🙃 Have a blessed day.

[@PlantObsessed]

I even have t shirts for worm momma's

[@Vermicompost]

Great point about being able to harvest every week and not disturbing the whole bin of worms!! Whoa!! 100℉ outside!! That's hotter than we get! Yes!! Worm nerds unite😂 That was a ton of worms on the business end there!!! Hahahaha worm bin cheat day!! Loved the video!!!🪱🪱🪱

[@PlantObsessed]

Thank you. Yes Illinois has the extremes on both ends.

[@bluebirdhomestead]

Wow you have so many worms! That is incredible. Such a smart idea using a 55 gallon bin like that too.

[@PlantObsessed]

Thank you.

[@HillCountryGardenGirl]

This is GREAT! Thank you for posting.

[@PlantObsessed]

Thank you for watching 😃

[@Dee.C]

I have my Blue Whale . I watched the video on how you and your honey made it . So I got my honey on it and we made mine. If everyone can get a barrel and do it , they should .

[@PlantObsessed]

Yes, I have also seen people cut them in half and make 2 short rounds. I'm thinking about that too.

[@Dee.C]

@@PlantObsessed I have some cut in half that way , but I use them for raised beds and the trees I bring indoors for winter .

[@notalkjustnails6101]

Watched from begin til end. Such a cool system you have thought of! Hope one day I'll have a space like this for me aswell!

[@PlantObsessed]

Fingers crossed for you 🙂 Blue is my happy place.

[@downundervlogs]

Great fluffing method , Its very enjoyable playing in the compost don't you think. Love to get my hands on one of those blue tubs,they're so useful.

[@PlantObsessed]

Many food factory give them away or Facebook maker place for cheap.

[@AJsGreenTopics]

Worm farmers unite. 😎

[@PlantObsessed]

Exactly. Saving the world one worm at a time

[@augustineschaefer5522]

It would be fun to see how you use castings in your garden areas.

[@PlantObsessed]

I should do another worm tea video. The last one was the water harvest of the euros. Just me unceremoniously dumping 5 gallon bucket on my hostas

[@franceswatts4001]

I really enjoyed this video and your explanation of your process. I dream of having that many worms.

[@PlantObsessed]

Thank you.

[@gregbutler9873]

And that is why I stay out the basement when your home😂😂😂😂

[@PlantObsessed]

Lol you are too tall anyway.

[@flyhighwormfarm7483]

Great video. Thanks for posting.

[@PlantObsessed]

Thank you for watching 😃

[@gregbutler9873]

Make your own blue , or green , or any other color you choose . Ann asked for a food safe container and it took above an hour from start to finish building this worm home .

[@PlantObsessed]

They can have what they want.

[@A-V]

The *_horizontal continuous-flow wedge_* configuration works really good on this scale. My miniature wedge setup is interesting, but way too small to have incremental extraction of dried off vermicompost. The title of this video is making me seriously consider putting a saw to the blue drum I have - and _no, these are not the droids we are looking for_ :)

[@PlantObsessed]

Tempted you were? There is only do....

[@A-V]

I can't just 'try'? ;)

[@erikaircsik]

I only have “regular-sized” bins (about 12 + 1 UWB) but I sift all bins the same way you sift Blue. I sift from all areas that are not the feeding zone (usually a corner or a thin strip of area).

[@PlantObsessed]

Good idea 👍

[@rajendralamichhane4064]

Very informative video. 300 Ibs of vermicast is a good amount. I am also planning to use the same system and its so useful after watching this video. So nice to see you enjoying, which makes me feel proud as well. Keep it up.

[@PlantObsessed]

Thank you. I hope you have good luck with your barrel bin too.

[@ontherocksinthesoilmichael6739]

I think some of the Dark Grape ones may be Rubellus not Blues I have suspected that when you add leaves maybe you had hitchhikers. Rubellus are fast like a Blue but thicker. Who knows though.

[@PlantObsessed]

Wow cool now I have 4 species of worms. Now I just have to catch one again and count segments.

[@zina6581]

I am so glad I ran across your videos! Thank you!

[@PlantObsessed]

Glad you like them!😃👍🏼🪱

[@NanasWorms]

Great tour of blue + explanation, Ann. Do you find worms put outside in your castings survive the hot summers and/or cold winters? ~ Sandra

[@PlantObsessed]

I only ever see the red wigglers in the garden year after year. Maybe some ENC but very rare.

[@cathyplantlover2862]

I love the blue worms the most.....lol but I don't have any, so my Canadian and reds worms get super big almost a foot long they amuse me at times,I fed them all winter 🙃 so by April when I finally let the out I was kinda sad.

[@PlantObsessed]

Wow I have not seen worms that big since my ANC were new.

[@cathyplantlover2862]

I wished that I took pictures of them....lol know that it sounds a bit crazy but I had an 18 gallon bin and one of my Canadian night crawlers was stretched out from one end of the bin to the other in other words he was from handle to handle 🤣

[@cookie761]

Do you have a video that shows you making the blue bin; where would I find it please?

[@PlantObsessed]

Here you go. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rH2koqapma-ghK8

[@Paula_T]

Question, why do you sift off just the top layer rather than fluffing first and then sifting? Wouldn't you get more castings that way?

[@PlantObsessed]

The very top is the driest. It sifts the best. Down a little deeper has a bit higher moisture and tends to ball up in the screen.

[@Tippler0611]

Love love love blue. Question about mites in your harvested castings though... My horizontal flow bin is much smaller and the finished end has tons of mites. Does that happen to you and if so is it a concern? Especially for houseplants I worry the mites won't have predators and will run amok 😬

[@PlantObsessed]

I don't see many mites when it is dry. There are thousands of kinds of mites. The ones we usually have in a worm bin are not the same as plant pest.

[@carrytheworld]

Is there salt in the bread and is this bad for the worms? Interesting system to work with. Sad I don't have the space to make that system in my place. Greetings from Belgium.

[@PlantObsessed]

There is not enough salt to be a problem. There is salt naturally occurring in soil. I rinse most food that has salt added and have not had a problem. Bread just needs to be wet so they can eat it.

[@vladimus9749]

You don't worry about toner and colored inks from the junk mail?

[@PlantObsessed]

The relative amount is small. 🪱👍🏼🙂

[@davidguenzel1441]

How cold does it get in your winter?? I’m in MN and i’m keeping my worms indoors. I would like to start a large “blue” but don’t have the space indoors. what to do??

[@PlantObsessed]

I'm zone 5 but we get a few -30 wind chill weeks. Nothing like your winters. My outside bin worms seem to make it but not in great numbers. I'm very lucky to have my cellar that is not good for anything except worm farming.🪱👍🏼🙂

[@timmooney2460]

do you have a 1/12 "pan that you use.I use your system ,but my bins are small .

[@PlantObsessed]

I do have the 1/12 but it is too much work to get a large volume sifted to that size. I just use the 1/4 or 1/8 inch.

[@johncolvin2750]

Just wondering what you use for a cardboard shredder plz and thank you

[@PlantObsessed]

I have a link in the description of the one I use I bought from Amazon. Let me know if you find it.

[@johncolvin2750]

I'll take a look and thank you

[@PlantObsessed]

@@johncolvin2750 if you choose to use my link the channel will get a small commission and it will be the same price either way.

[@littlehouseontherock-wormery]

I don't have a space for a bin like this one but hopefully in the future. For now, four smaller systems are probably my max.

[@PlantObsessed]

Maybe some day.

[@timmooney2460]

how do you market your castings for sale? I am at that stage right now.

[@PlantObsessed]

I use most of mine. I give some away to friends. I went to a plant sale to see if people were interested and they really were not. Maybe it is not the right season.

[@JhonnyCrash1]

FYI 55 gallons is 208 liters, might be a typo

[@PlantObsessed]

Thank you. 🪱👍🏼😀

[@kinsjsmggoiktaylor5659]

Juno Should You Not Have Added Some Cardboard 👏👏👏❤️❤️

[@PlantObsessed]

Lol I always change my mind ,😁

[@peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920]

Good morning, Ann, from Windermere, Florida zone 9b USA 🇺🇸 I love watching your sifting and fluff method. I just made a video my 2 tiny shoeboxes and 1 was sticky. I used packing peanuts and I think that was the corn/wheat base. Just guessing. Do you ever add packing peanuts that break down? 600lb. 👌 Wow 👌 I was thrilled with 17lb after 40 days from my Can-O-Worms. Blue rocks👍🪱👍

[@PlantObsessed]

I have not added any packing peanuts. Most of the stuff I buy has those air bags. I bet the corn starch they make them with would need something to help like coco coir or peat to keep it from being sticky.