A really great video, shared it on fb. Would love to see you do another slightly more detailed version including about coffe grounds, ph bufffering from egg shells and why egg shells should be cleaned or sterilised.
thank you very much for all the information. Just starting my worm farm...just put them in the bedding and having them settling in now.... By end of day I would want some food in there for them. Thank you so much, your video was very informational...enjoyed it a lot. Thank you. Subscribed as well.
Cheers Edward! Yes you can but with a possible downfall. Worming tablets that your dog takes may kill the worms. So with other manures (eg horse) its best to leave it for a month or so. Obviously you don't wanna hold your dog poo for a month haha. I know a lot of people do it have been fine, so maybe trail a small amount. Hope that helps, cheers mate
Can you do this in your basement and what temperature should you be doing this should it be cold ? Can I do this with adult dew worms just starting out
@@JacobsBackyardGardening ok Jacob. Its a shame . You were onto something. I will patreon support you again if you decide to go back to it. You must have a ton of crops growing in your Australian summer?
how to I make a healthy home for them? Specifically dirt. Could i just dig dirt from my garden and put it in a 1 gallon bucket? or do i have to add other things to the dirt?
I never use dirt, instead use a bedding of something like coconut coir. It stays moist, slower to break down and can be used as a food source if they don't have anything else. Plus its sterile so no contaminants or insect eggs will be there. Hope that helps Nathaniel, cheers!
Thank you so much for this video! For my major, my project partner and I are designing a wormery for a preschool and there were some amazing tips in the video, for example the one with the wet newspaper and the eggshells, that I'll integrate into my report!
If you have ground up junk mail and newspapers you want to use in your starting soil, will the inks hurt the worms or affect the casings they make for use in the garden?
We have night crawlers for our turtle . At least I’m pretty sure they are. We caught them in our yard after it rains. My question is would they eat the same thing and the same way? Thanks in advance. Great video btw.
Yeah night crawlers are a type of compost worm and one of the common types included in live compost worms for sale. They would eat the same thing and in the same way but the rate at which they eat it might differ. Hope that helps, cheers!
Garden lime is a good one, basically its a calcium carbonate product that helps to lower pH, but using small amounts will give the worms something 'gritty' to digest food easier. Cheers Jade, have a good one!
If you live near a beach you can pick up loads of cuttlefish bones. Dry them and crush them up (hammer and a bag ) and they work a treat. Used to use it in my compost but have an abundance of egg shells these days . Free stuff is always good.
i compost with worms and ivory head roaches for cpl years now and even i learned something here. i actually didnt know the onion and garlic was problematic in worm bin. i tend to give those to my roaches anyway, but i didnt know it was bad for a worm bin. this was an excellent video. everything else was also spot on. i think i've seen one other vdeo this good on feeding worms and it was mainly a guy raising nightcrawlers tho not composting. calling this a begginers guide is selling short the info it contains imho
sorry i’m kinda late for this but i’m farming worms for fishing and feeding my sisters axolotl but i heard that if you put a little bit of ground up red brick in the soil would give them a little red tint that fish love can you please tell me if this is safe or not before i do it? Thanks!
Haven't heard of that, but I don't think it would hurt them if its ground up finely and you use a little bit. I found that after feeding them carrot and beetroot scraps from making fresh juices (its kind of like a pulp) makes them look red because you can see whatever they've eaten. Don't know if that's a possibility for you to do instead, that way you're also feeding them. Hope that helps, cheers
do the worms wait for the ground up food u added to decompose before eating? i caught some worms in the rain to use for bait next week and put them in a yoghurt tub with wet soil (not too wet). will they survive till next week kept under my deck?
If its ground up finely then no, they'll start eating it straight away. And yes they should live if its not too wet Cheers Nahu, have a good one and good luck with the fishing!
i heard moldy food scraps is fine?(long as it's vegan) I've been saving mine for the past few months in jars for when my worms arrive in a few days. Am I not supposed to feed them that? Everything I read online says it was ok? hate to have to waste it all and just trash it?
I'd suggest not to, because then your worm farm can have a lot of diseases introduced to it. Its just like anything that needs to eat, its best to have fresh food. That's just my personal opinion. Hope that helps, cheers and good luck with it all!
Yeah absolutely! Also adding a layer of organic matter such as compost or manure would really help! And yes over time they'll really help to increase the fertility of the soil! Have a good one!
Thanks. I had to start all over. I had too much manure. Replaced with paper, grass clippings and a little manure. Maybe it will work. I did drill a bunch of holes.
Can I keep only 1 worm? Or do I have to have more then 1 because me and my brother just decided to get a worm and try to take care of it so is it ok to be by itself
how to feed the worm farm in a childcare setting? we have lots of fruit scraps every day after snack time. I am worrying that it will be too much for the worm farm to process if we feed it every day.
Pineapple might be the same as citrus, but it won't kill them so worth giving it a try. Yes different types can live together, and no they won;t kill each other. Hope that helps you out, cheers!
It depends on how quickly they eat it all. I usually wait until there's no scraps left, wait a day and then feed them again if I have food on hand. Cheers Ryan, hope that helps you out
Yeah shredded, moist cardboard would be ok as a bedding, but not as proper food, as they will need a much greater nutrient dense food source. Hope that helps you out, cheers!
Thank you! Our soil here has not been the easiest. A few years ago I read Howard Buffet's "40 Chances-Finding Hope in a Hungry World". It spoke to the value of soil and I benefited with greater understanding. I started my worm farm (purchased one a year ago January) when I noticed a colony (clump) of earthworms accumulated within a large plastic garden pot (at that point with dirt no plants) in my garden - I had initially put my kitchen discards in a 2 ft hole to enrich the soil, to compost. I was shocked to see so many earthworms in the pot, to see any actually. I've maintained my earthworms over a year now. I read a clump means they are stressed and so I wanted to address that properly, create a proper habitat, not stress/kill them. I've learned so much. I now do use my Cuisinart mixer to pulverize veggies-add a little water to create more of a paste. Your eggshell is a fine powder, mine not so fine - I wonder if it works just as well? How do you create a fine powder? Thank you for your wonderful video. Not everyone in my family is interested, is excited about earthworms but my garden has benefited from their castings, from worm tea. I know I eat healthier, and I have so few kitchen scraps to dispose of.
Hey John! Kind of a grey area, some people add little bits, others (like myself) won't. So if you do make sure its small amounts, generally their guts can't handle high amounts of really starchy foods as they prefer higher fibre foods (like fruit and veggie scraps, decaying leaf litter etc) Hope that helps you out, cheers!
Generally optimum temperature is roughly 25 degrees celcius, as they eat more when its a bit warmer. But if its in your house they should be fine. Cheers and hope they go well for you!
Can be a couple of reasons: 1. not enough oxygen - this can occur due to the bedding bedding too wet (most likely) 2. Too cramped - while they can live close together with no worries, if there's too many worms in a worm farm they will start to try and find some space 3. Not enough food - usually less likely as it has to be from no food at all for long periods of time Hope that helps!
Worms will eat citrus, onions, garlic just fine… in moderation. If you have food rotting in your worm bin, you may be over feeding…. Which is really bad.
My friend, I have fed lemons,and onions to my worms and they will break them down.. my advice, do what you want and don't use UA-cam viewers videos to claim what you can or cant... I try to think outside of the box,and you will be surprised what you find out.. take care,and good info in your videos.. Thanks
G'day, yeah that's awesome! I just prefer not to as I've had problems with feeding compost worms with these in the past. And I don't get my research from youtube videos, its based off of books and experiences over the years. Love that you're thinking outside the box, I've learnt a lot about trying things in the garden that aren't "traditional", so it s great you doing that! Thanks for the feedback, cheers.
Love to see young people doing productive things like this instead of locked up in a basement plating video games all day. Cheers to your success!
Very helpful guide, thanks ❤
great advice, I keep worms for fishing and the used to rott quicly before, now I can keep them several weeks,thank you
A really great video, shared it on fb. Would love to see you do another slightly more detailed version including about coffe grounds, ph bufffering from egg shells and why egg shells should be cleaned or sterilised.
Cheers Adrian! Thanks for the suggestion, might do a video on that in the near future!! Have a good one
“Worms are kinda shy” hahahahahahha
Again hahahahahahahah
I love this! Thanks for the info 😊
No worries Desiree, have a good one!
Thanks Jacob for doing the research and making this how to. Great jobs. Love the Bible verse. Cheers.
No worries Gary, glad you like it. Cheers & have a good one!
thank you very much for all the information. Just starting my worm farm...just put them in the bedding and having them settling in now....
By end of day I would want some food in there for them. Thank you so much, your video was very informational...enjoyed it a lot. Thank you.
Subscribed as well.
No worries, hope it goes well for you
Great video! One question, can I put dog poo in my worm bin?
Cheers Edward! Yes you can but with a possible downfall. Worming tablets that your dog takes may kill the worms. So with other manures (eg horse) its best to leave it for a month or so. Obviously you don't wanna hold your dog poo for a month haha. I know a lot of people do it have been fine, so maybe trail a small amount.
Hope that helps, cheers mate
Thank you. Well put together
Can you do this in your basement and what temperature should you be doing this should it be cold ? Can I do this with adult dew worms just starting out
Hi Jacob. Have you given up on the gardening and videos? Not seen anything for a long time. Hope you are well
Hey David! Yeah absolutely still gardening, just haven't been focusing on doing videos at the moment. Cheers
@@JacobsBackyardGardening ok Jacob. Its a shame . You were onto something. I will patreon support you again if you decide to go back to it. You must have a ton of crops growing in your Australian summer?
how to I make a healthy home for them? Specifically dirt. Could i just dig dirt from my garden and put it in a 1 gallon bucket? or do i have to add other things to the dirt?
I never use dirt, instead use a bedding of something like coconut coir. It stays moist, slower to break down and can be used as a food source if they don't have anything else. Plus its sterile so no contaminants or insect eggs will be there. Hope that helps Nathaniel, cheers!
Many thanks, great video for beginners worm farmers.
Cheers Rebecca, glad you liked it
Can I mix different worms..like night crawlers and red worms?
You are come back with new something😊😊
Great information. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks AJ, glad you liked it. Have a good one
How often do I have to water them ?
Great Video! Is there a recommended amount of worms for say 1 cubic foot of living space?
Thank you so much for this video! For my major, my project partner and I are designing a wormery for a preschool and there were some amazing tips in the video, for example the one with the wet newspaper and the eggshells, that I'll integrate into my report!
No worries Lu! Glad it was able to help, hope the reports going well!
If you have ground up junk mail and newspapers you want to use in your starting soil, will the inks hurt the worms or affect the casings they make for use in the garden?
Newspaper is great to use! Junk mail though I'd hold off from because its more plastic-like. Cheers & have a good one!
Very informative, thanks a lot.
We have night crawlers for our turtle . At least I’m pretty sure they are. We caught them in our yard after it rains. My question is would they eat the same thing and the same way? Thanks in advance. Great video btw.
Yeah night crawlers are a type of compost worm and one of the common types included in live compost worms for sale. They would eat the same thing and in the same way but the rate at which they eat it might differ. Hope that helps, cheers!
what’s a good vegan alternative to egg shells?
Garden lime is a good one, basically its a calcium carbonate product that helps to lower pH, but using small amounts will give the worms something 'gritty' to digest food easier. Cheers Jade, have a good one!
If you live near a beach you can pick up loads of cuttlefish bones. Dry them and crush them up (hammer and a bag ) and they work a treat. Used to use it in my compost but have an abundance of egg shells these days . Free stuff is always good.
thank you great information very helpful
i compost with worms and ivory head roaches for cpl years now and even i learned something here. i actually didnt know the onion and garlic was problematic in worm bin. i tend to give those to my roaches anyway, but i didnt know it was bad for a worm bin. this was an excellent video. everything else was also spot on. i think i've seen one other vdeo this good on feeding worms and it was mainly a guy raising nightcrawlers tho not composting. calling this a begginers guide is selling short the info it contains imho
Thanks Braf, appreciate it
sorry i’m kinda late for this but i’m farming worms for fishing and feeding my sisters axolotl but i heard that if you put a little bit of ground up red brick in the soil would give them a little red tint that fish love can you please tell me if this is safe or not before i do it? Thanks!
Haven't heard of that, but I don't think it would hurt them if its ground up finely and you use a little bit. I found that after feeding them carrot and beetroot scraps from making fresh juices (its kind of like a pulp) makes them look red because you can see whatever they've eaten. Don't know if that's a possibility for you to do instead, that way you're also feeding them.
Hope that helps, cheers
Thanks for answering i will try and feed them beetroot pulp/scraps instead!
do the worms wait for the ground up food u added to decompose before eating? i caught some worms in the rain to use for bait next week and put them in a yoghurt tub with wet soil (not too wet). will they survive till next week kept under my deck?
If its ground up finely then no, they'll start eating it straight away. And yes they should live if its not too wet
Cheers Nahu, have a good one and good luck with the fishing!
thanks really helped with my reasearch
No worries Glen
thanks!'I learned a lot from you. Planning to do a first timer youtube video too regarding aftrican night crawlers. my parents bought for me to learn
Thanks Kaitlin, hope it goes well for you
JacobsBackyardGardening I hope so. Your a good youtuber!
I will subscrive to your page.
Would you suggest for or against feeding worms ginger pulp from juicing?
I use ginger in juices I make and they're fine with it. Cheers & have a good one!
Another great video... thanks 👍.... (& I don't feed my worms 🐛 citrus & onions either)👍👍👍
Cheers Jay!! Appreciate it mate 👍
Are granny Smith apples too acidic?
No they're fine, citrus have a much higher concentration of natural acids in them compared to granny smith's
Great information sir! Well done.
Cheers!
Thanks brother! Great video.
Cheers John
Hey, do the worms come out of the ground to eat or do you have to put it underground? (I have worms as support animals) 😅
i heard moldy food scraps is fine?(long as it's vegan) I've been saving mine for the past few months in jars for when my worms arrive in a few days. Am I not supposed to feed them that? Everything I read online says it was ok? hate to have to waste it all and just trash it?
I'd suggest not to, because then your worm farm can have a lot of diseases introduced to it. Its just like anything that needs to eat, its best to have fresh food. That's just my personal opinion. Hope that helps, cheers and good luck with it all!
@@JacobsBackyardGardening To late =( They seem to be doing ok tho tbh?
If I used a hoe to break up tough soil and did these things to infertile soil, would it attract worms and make the soil fertile over time?
Yeah absolutely! Also adding a layer of organic matter such as compost or manure would really help! And yes over time they'll really help to increase the fertility of the soil! Have a good one!
Thanks dude for sharing ur knowledge
No worries
I filled the top freezer part of a fridge with horse manure and added worms. Will this work?
Is it a working freezer/fridge? Cos if it is they'll die from being too cold, also they need air flow so isn't the best home for them. Cheers
JacobsBackyardGardening no it’s not a working freezer. How would I get air flow! Drill holes? They won’t try to escape? Thanks !
Yeah probably your best option, otherwise they'll eventually suffocate. Otherwise sounds like a great location for em!
Thanks. I had to start all over. I had too much manure. Replaced with paper, grass clippings and a little manure. Maybe it will work. I did drill a bunch of holes.
Can I keep only 1 worm? Or do I have to have more then 1 because me and my brother just decided to get a worm and try to take care of it so is it ok to be by itself
You can try to keep 1 worm if you want
how to feed the worm farm in a childcare setting? we have lots of fruit scraps every day after snack time. I am worrying that it will be too much for the worm farm to process if we feed it every day.
Just feed them what you can and you can compost whats leftover. Hope that helps Nick, cheers
JacobsBackyardGardening Thx man, really helpful!
Am I able to feed them apples
is it possible to start with one worm and like keep it in a tiny container?
Yeah, if you have the patience to start that small haha! Cheers Londyn
NO! You need at least 2
can feed earthworm with pineapple waste? Can different types of earthworm live together? Will they kill each orher?
Pineapple might be the same as citrus, but it won't kill them so worth giving it a try. Yes different types can live together, and no they won;t kill each other. Hope that helps you out, cheers!
Good video, thanks for the tips.
Thanks
how many times do they have to eat a week?
It depends on how quickly they eat it all. I usually wait until there's no scraps left, wait a day and then feed them again if I have food on hand. Cheers Ryan, hope that helps you out
@@JacobsBackyardGardening yes it does!! thank you :)
legend...thanks mate
my neighbours giving me a. worm farm today. can i put small. shredded box cardboard in (no inks). as i repair laptops and i constantly have cardboard
Yeah shredded, moist cardboard would be ok as a bedding, but not as proper food, as they will need a much greater nutrient dense food source. Hope that helps you out, cheers!
Please make more videos
Can I feed them egg shells
Yep you can, best if you can crush them up really fine so that the worms can use it as grit to help digest their food, hope that helps!
Thank you! Our soil here has not been the easiest. A few years ago I read Howard Buffet's "40 Chances-Finding Hope in a Hungry World". It spoke to the value of soil and I benefited with greater understanding.
I started my worm farm (purchased one a year ago January) when I noticed a colony (clump) of earthworms accumulated within a large plastic garden pot (at that point with dirt no plants) in my garden - I had initially put my kitchen discards in a 2 ft hole to enrich the soil, to compost. I was shocked to see so many earthworms in the pot, to see any actually. I've maintained my earthworms over a year now. I read a clump means they are stressed and so I wanted to address that properly, create a proper habitat, not stress/kill them. I've learned so much.
I now do use my Cuisinart mixer to pulverize veggies-add a little water to create more of a paste. Your eggshell is a fine powder, mine not so fine - I wonder if it works just as well? How do you create a fine powder? Thank you for your wonderful video. Not everyone in my family is interested, is excited about earthworms but my garden has benefited from their castings, from worm tea. I know I eat healthier, and I have so few kitchen scraps to dispose of.
great job
Thanks Deanna
THANK YOU!!!! THIS IS WHAT WE NEED : D
No worries Hayley! Glad you got something from it
Mo
Thanks for the information. 👍❤💕
Cheers Karen!
I have my worms 🐛 Doggie in my Room there are happy 😊 with there food sweet 😋😍🍌🍎🍓🥕🌽 there like corn 🌽
Thanks bro..
What about bread?
Hey John! Kind of a grey area, some people add little bits, others (like myself) won't. So if you do make sure its small amounts, generally their guts can't handle high amounts of really starchy foods as they prefer higher fibre foods (like fruit and veggie scraps, decaying leaf litter etc)
Hope that helps you out, cheers!
Nice mate
how to do you only feed 1 worm
"They are like little vegans" made me smile.
A+
Whats a good temperature for them? I keep them in my house and don't want them to get too cold or hot depending on where I place them
Generally optimum temperature is roughly 25 degrees celcius, as they eat more when its a bit warmer. But if its in your house they should be fine. Cheers and hope they go well for you!
@@JacobsBackyardGardening thank you
Helpful! And you’re cute! Yay!
Cheers, have a good one
😂 little vegans!! 👏🏻 great information! Thanks!
Glad you liked it! Have a good one
why does my worms try to escape...I find them dried on the ground. they are usually the small ones?
Can be a couple of reasons:
1. not enough oxygen - this can occur due to the bedding bedding too wet (most likely)
2. Too cramped - while they can live close together with no worries, if there's too many worms in a worm farm they will start to try and find some space
3. Not enough food - usually less likely as it has to be from no food at all for long periods of time
Hope that helps!
Can ı Feed it in My home?
Sure can Felipe, you can easily have a small farm going in your house. Hope that helps you out!
Cheers & have a good one
Is their citrus in a banana peel
No, citrus are a family of fruits which are lemons, oranges, mandarines etc
Cheers & have a good one!
Worms will eat citrus, onions, garlic just fine… in moderation. If you have food rotting in your worm bin, you may be over feeding…. Which is really bad.
hi
well done nice vid
Ginger?
We use a little ginger when we make fresh juices, and they're fine with that. Cheers & have a good one!
JacobsBackyardGardening thanks🤗
great video!
Cheers Paula
👍
My worm is dead
Rip
Quality stuff
Cheers, have a good one!
Is it just me or does he look green?
Trevor Swanson what
Yes lol
For me he is actually look green
I wonder if worms like Apples.
Absolutely!
What is with the bible passages at the end of your videos?
I like to share verses that have had an impact on me recently. Cheers
@@JacobsBackyardGardening thats so cool
Would you feed them horse poo?
Only if its old horse poo, more than 12 months. Otherwise the worming products that horses take can kill your worm farm. Cheers
Can you feed them black olives?
I would hold back on feeding them olives, just because they are very salty. Cheers and have a good one
are you JW?
No I'm not
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Algorithm
Do u have a girlfriend?
You could have made a one minute video, just get to the point.
My friend,
I have fed lemons,and onions to my worms and they will break them down.. my advice, do what you want and don't use UA-cam viewers videos to claim what you can or cant...
I try to think outside of the box,and you will be surprised what you find out.. take care,and good info in your videos..
Thanks
G'day, yeah that's awesome! I just prefer not to as I've had problems with feeding compost worms with these in the past. And I don't get my research from youtube videos, its based off of books and experiences over the years.
Love that you're thinking outside the box, I've learnt a lot about trying things in the garden that aren't "traditional", so it s great you doing that! Thanks for the feedback, cheers.
I like worms too that I'm getting a new pet worm 🪱
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