Worm Factory 360 Update After a Little Neglect...

[@1demetrabrown]

I’ve only been at worm composting since May and I’ve learned so much watching you it’s makes me feel confident to use some items that the so called experts say I shouldn’t. Thanks for doing what you do 💜💜💜💜🐛🐛🐛

[@ElderandOakFarm]

I'm always so scared that my bedding is going to get too dry and they're not going to be able to move around good enough and then they will starve! And then I end up keeping it to wet and it takes me forever to harvest. I would be SOOOO scared to put completely dry bedding! But I get it that the food will moisten it a lot..

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

Everything becomes easier with time and trial and error. Remember you can always check in and make sure its not drying out.

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

It doesn't have to be hard!

[@ralphbrown359]

Where ere the Worms if she is doing everything right?

[@Pienie77]

Thank you again for this update! I have started my wormfactory en few weeks ago with only cocoons, they pretty much all hatched and now the babies are working their way through dry leaves, shredded newspaper, coco coir and some foodscraps, I left the factory for 2 weeks and they are doing great! So happy it works! Go wormies!

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

Keep me posted. Sounds awesome.

[@yes350yes]

I also have and use the 360 and have for years. Watched your feeding and certainly the worms will take care of it for you. There is no really wrong way , but I usually save and freeze my worm food then thaw and blend and use as bokashi feed, but also of late have been using a dry mix along with the soft mix. Worms seem to be loving the change. Happy worming,,, Steve

[@Debbiesbackyard]

I have a worm Factory that I just started again. Kinda got away from composting but watching your videos brought me back. Thanks

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

awesome! What type of setup do you have?

[@Debbiesbackyard]

The worm Factory 360

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

Debbie's Delight having any luck?

[@Debbiesbackyard]

Well I didn’t start with a lot of worms so I have been noticing the population is growing. So for that I think it’s a success. 🙂

[@fergusdangerfield156]

Hi Emily, thanx for posting another excellent video xx.

[@rostinarodreilly1137]

Hope you're still working on this! It helped me with my research in starting a tower for myself in the near future.

[@levkriscoins9115]

Great video once again, thumb up 👍 Thanks for sharing 😊

[@alejandrarojas9705]

Any new updates on your bin? I have been working on my worm factory for a year and having a hard time getting the right consistency to harvest.

[@ko-neckey6080]

Hi Emily I saw your video refectory worm 360 I think your passion is awesome and I appreciate that and you do a great job with your videos. I also saw your video on Urban worm bag. I'm thinking about purchasing one of these and I was wondering which one you like better and or if you recommend something else. Thank you

[@DEVILDOG3334]

Under your tray but hard cardboard it will eventually break down to let the warms pass put the casting won’t pile nearly as bad maybe a 1/3

[@marlenen6130]

That’s what I’m doing and I feel it’s been better

[@kylelibby196]

How does the Worm Factory 360 work for growing the largest European nightcrawlers? Is a large bin system better at growing worms for fishing bait?

[@liliakogan3043]

Those castings look awesome.

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

Especially for a WF!!

[@AJsGreenTopics]

The hungry worms will have that gone in no time.🐛🌱

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

I agree!

[@jamestboehm6450]

Emily, where are you? Nothing new and not much info being passed along. You are a wealth of knowledge and we want to learn more.

[@dcstealth11111]

wowww i was always scared of citrus believing it was bad and here you go whole frozen fruit veg im learning bigtime

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

I may go to some extremes, but my goal is to show that just about anything in moderation is just fine for worms. They are quite forgiving.

[@ralphbrown359]

Don't believe everything you see as gospel cuz it aint!

[@StrungOutOutdoors]

Hey, just checking on you. Haven't seen you around in a long time. My son recently got a bearded dragon and feeds it meal worms. Made me think of the ol crazy worm lady 😉. Hope all is well.

[@GrantMcIntosh]

Smells disgusting but I'm sure the worms will love it 😂

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

Hey... I am honest.

[@skunkebud8]

Aloha! Thank you!

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

Thank you for watching and stopping by.

[@mandychen9846]

Do you need to do any preprocessing before you give the citrus to worms?

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

Nope!

[@donnaz1961]

Bought my first worm factory this year and I'm still learning. I've never added that much food at any given time, I'm too afraid, Lol How often to you feed them that much and how many worms do you think are in there? Thank you for posting these videos and what you do! Those casting's look awesome!! Hope you're feeling better!

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

Thank you so much! Don't be afraid. Just slowly ramp up the size of the feedings and as you get a better feel for it... you will become more confident. I am not consistent at feeding my Worm Factory but a feeding of this size should last about 2 weeks. I think I have roughly 2,000 (2 pounds) of blue worms in this system.

[@ralphbrown359]

@@TheCrazyWormLady More like 200! I doubt 2000!

[@scmarih]

I just ordered 250 Red compost worms mix and 100 European Night Crawlers and I'm hoping to keep them alive and fed. I have one of these systems and hope it works out for me. What is your number 1 tip for a new worm mamma. I will keep watching your videos, thanks.

[@angelau1194]

Great video Emily. Those worms certainly do feed well : ) Well we do have to look after our babies don't we? How's your health doing Emily?

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

Thanks for the support. I am hanging in here trying my best. I appreciate all the thoughts.

[@KoLuX57]

How do you separate the worms from the ground?

thanks for sharing

[@susanrosenthall327]

thanks for all the helpful info. I saw that you added some powdery something called "dry mix". What is that? Also, can I use the scraps that come out of my paper shredder? They are pretty much shredded up white (probably bleached) paper

[@carolblackwell6526]

officer paper is not supossed to be good for worms. It has bleach and acids in its processing.

[@robertowilliams4704]

I think the worms are going to have a hard time breaking through the skin of the oranges and bell peppers.

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

Oranges perhaps. The bell peppers they will annihilate.

[@tdenarobackup]

How many months to get this quality results?

[@keithtomlian4066]

Love those gloves

[@garygariano4952]

How do you add water to your bin's or add moisture

[@TheWrightsTrapping]

When I see you put sooo much food I wonder if I not feeding enough but then I remember that I don't have as many worms as you do but at least my are still growing. thanks

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

slowly ramp up the feedings. If they finish it in a week you can feed more. Just slowly increase until you hit that sweet spot.

[@stephenbackholm3231]

What is the dry mix you used before feeding?

[@debmedda4336]

Just purchased my Wormbox360 abit less than a week ago, and already it seems to have dried out (should I close the spigot?), there are small flies coming out of it,..ugh,..it kinda smells, I only ordered 65 red wiggler worms,...can I take worms from my garden and add them or should I order more worms? ANY advice would be greatly appreciated. THX Deb

[@ralphbrown359]

Sounds like too much food for the few worms. It is supposed to smell "Earthy" Order more worms a LOT more...Do not use garden worms they are not not not composting worms!

[@maigematthews5620]

No citrus! Citrus is bad? OMG!

[@scmarih]

Also, what do you use to harvest the compost?

[@skmccuen]

Not really fair to say the Worm Factory doesn't function as advertised when you've neglected it (and added citrus), though.

[@mindy779]

Wow you may have found the secret to running the 360. How long did you ignore the bin? I would like to try it on mine. 👍

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

About a month.

[@mindy779]

@@TheCrazyWormLady i am going to try that because the casting are muddy. I will let you know how it goes. 👍😉👍

[@dcstealth11111]

hello Emily could i please ask you a question i have a child so i tend to have small amounts of egg and left over cereal have you made one with small amounts of dairy in worm farm because I am believing that dairy is a big no no even trace of egg whites can ruin worm bin or milk

[@ralphbrown359]

NO Dairy at all!

[@BBBYpsi]

used coffee grounds for food

[@PlantObsessed]

I often wonder if neglecting (accidentally or on purpose)the bins every once for a few weeks in a while isn't actually better for the worms/ bin system.

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

I think it is! I would have never thought though until I saw it.

[@ralphbrown359]

No neglect of the bins causes the adults to die and yur only left with the worm capsules and the babies that hatch. Supposed to be handfulls of solid worms I only saw a scattering!

[@rickdavid1795]

For some reason my bin seems to dry out.

[@ralphbrown359]

use more wet food such as watermelon ...

[@kicknadeadcat]

Going to get a really wet bin

[@ralphbrown359]

they will drown.

[@ralphbrown359]

WAY Too much citrus! You are wrong! I don't see any worm castings cuz there are no worms! Just worm bedding!

[@___Aaron___]

No the systems fault that the human running it neglected it.. the worm factory works as described IF your actually paying attention and not neglecting it.. typical woman lol.. doesnt do something right so she blames the worm bin.. classic haha

[@ralphbrown359]

You said it Aaron. I couldn't believe what she was saying as if she was doing everything right where as no one should be paying attention to her.

[@TheFrogfeeder]

There, see what happens when you stop messing with them and digging around in there every day... oops I shoulda waited to type.., then You go and throw all that food in therelol I gotta stop watching your videos..

[@ralphbrown359]

I agree as bad as the eddy family who are now trapping cats inhumanely.

[@bonificent3138]

Hey Emily! Great video 🤗 How have you been feeling? Hopefully things are looking up for you.

[@TheCrazyWormLady]

Bonita!! Great to hear from you. I am doing okay thanks! I appreciate the support.