DIY Bathtub Worm Bin / Vermicomposting System!
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- If you are into gardening you should definitely be composting with worms. It's easy, low cost, environmentally friendly and very rewarding! Your plants will thrive and your soil will come to life! Be sure to check out the video playlist below for more info and to find answers to any questions you may have. Thanks for watching!
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Thanks for sharing. I really need those videos you showed how to raise worms. They are a must have for gardens. I am 64 and I wish I knew this 40 years ago.
Great video Dan. The only thing that I would change, is to put a wire barrier across the bin (at about the half way mark) with a timber frame. That way, as you fill up one end with the worm droppings and can't fit any more into that half of the bin, you start on the other end. Over the period of a couple of weeks, the majority of worms will move into the end that is now being filled with food. Once the majority of worms have migrated to the fresh end, it makes it easier to harvest the black gold without having to sort through a couple of thousand worms.
Just a though, I hope that it helps.
You must of watched my worm casting harvest video...lol. It was a bit involved and could use some streamlining. I think you've got some great ideas here. Thanks!
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@Hello Les Boucher, How are you doing?
I’ve been learning so much from you and I’ve watched a lot of videos on gardening. I like that your straight to the point and you show ways that are budget friendly.
My tub cracked (plastic😒) but with proper patching and support I think this is a more viable solution for after it's removal and replacement than the landfill.👍
I've watched MANY MANY build your own worm bin videos, and this is the one that finally "clicked" in my head as to why you need red worms, the type of bedding, all the requirements to make a happy system for them. Very nice video. This is the one for me. Thank you sir. You've explained it better than anyone I've seen.
Thank you for the excellent instructions and inspiration. Using this setup, I have started small with 200 worms; my vessel is a 50 qt cooler, plywood top with holes drilled throughout. So far so good! 🪱
I'm sitting here with a big smile on my face! I know what I'm going to be doing very soon. I have a normal small stack type as I'm new to worms, but jeez I tell ya, I have visions of bags and bags of fertiliser for sale! Regards from NSW !!! Love your channel you guys
Dan & Alice. great channel. found you by accident but this video on your bathtub worm bin has been invaluable. have studied the value of worm compost for sometime now and feel this is the fertiliser and way of the future for our soils. thanks for this very good video on setup. you guys deserve more subscribers. rgds from Westfishos in western australia
I’ve been wondering how to keep the bedding volume up and the wet moisture content down and this told me how exactly. I hadn’t thought of using the coir, but had been puzzled why every video had thick fluffy castings while mine keep coming out muddy. Thanks for posting this!
Glad I could help! Thanks for the feedback. Cheers!
@Hello Gregory Stewart, How are you doing?
Such an informative video. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise Dan. I appreciate it.
This is a great idea thanks!😮
Thank you. Informative, to the point & great clarity from the camera. An inexpensive way to improve your own garden. Wishing you well from Johannesburg SA.
Actually, night crawlers will not die. I had a very small vermicompost bin made from a plastic cracker container. It was roughly 6" x 6" x 6" and they did just fine. They even laid eggs.
Awesome awesome video. Super clear to the point and informative. Thanks
Thanks Gong!
Love your detail in your video. I'm setting mine up soon n you have answered all my questions. 👍👍👍
Excellent. Thanks again. Now I regret scrapping my old bathtub last year during a home renovation. I was thinking an old deep freeze might work too and give me some insulation against the hot summer heat but then its far too deep.
Wow. Gonna do this tonight. Thx!
Thanks Mate. We got an old bath out the back. Cheers
Free and local materials amen
Ah ha! Good place to use my recycled refrigerator again! Yippy !!
This answered my question - thanks for these videos!!!
Great work, Dan! Thank for the info! ✌🏼️❤️🌱🤗
My pleasure Jen! Cheers!
I bought an old claw foot for 20 $ I’ll do this with it!
you re really a vermi master.thanks for all of your videos . excited to see your next!!!!
Nice. Thanks for sharing it with us!
Thanks Jeanette! This was a fun and rewarding project to work on. Cheers!
Wow great info Thankyou we where picking our boys up from school and saw a old cast iron bath tub a few streets away so went home and got the trailer, so heavy but we did it and got it uo and made it slowly home. It has had a hole cut in the side down low maybe was a worm farm or something I may be able to use it or will block it up but it is at a good height so like to see about attaching some sort of tap to it
I am going to look at getting some cinder blocks and do what you did for a lid. I will look at what I can use I do have a small round trampoline mat but I want to keep for thr garden to use like for frost protection I do have a large rectangle one think will use that one as it is going at the springs. Love thst coir brick great stuff and will order some worms
Can't wait to do this now thankyou for showing as you have inspired me
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Very interesting!! Learned a lot-thank you!
Awesome video... wealth of knowledge.. thanks for the tips on DIY worm composting.. we will be making a smaller version to test it, before going large scale.
Hmm, your bathtub might be the better choice. A new feeler to put out.
Hello, thanks for your video.
I just want to ask you.
what can you do for the worms in winter, especially when the temperature is below 0c so that the worms normally(as in Sommer)produce the wormcompost and increase the number of themselves.
Thanks in advance
I use a black light bulb you can burrow out a hole in the center of your compost and place it in the center of the tub just don’t allow the dry leaves to get close to the bulb.
Nice video! Thanks for sharing ! :D
Started mine this morning. But my bathtub only weighs 50#, lol! I used coarser wood chips to line the bottom.
Great video!
Nice. I have a cast iron duel sink that I now know what to use it for! Thanks. Questions: 1. how does the liquid drain out didn't see a drain hole in the trampoline; 2. how do you harvest the castings I have a 'sifere' similar to yours; 3. what is the life span of your worms? Thanks for any assistance.
Hi! Thanks for the vdo. I am wondering where do you set the worm tub? Outdoor and under roof? What if you have a very hot summer time, can you still place the tub outside?
I’m in the desert southwest. We have hot summers. I’m building mine in a small building made of pallets. They allow shade, airflow. I’m also putting an old dead tarp on top of the tub to help with shade and water retention.
I doing research right now, what do you do about air holes . Thanks for your videos
👍👍 Great video!
Good tips but i would water proof the lid . I fibre glassed mine both sides as it condensates underneath and kerpsvouf the rain
Like a rain system
I have two of these tubs. I want to use them for gardening. How many blocks do I need to hold the one tub up on each sides? What am I missing besides the blocks. I love your video.
at 6:50 big spider climbing out of the worm been
Daniel Domingo 😄 that was tiny bro
Great video, I was disappointed about the bedding, you found everything you needed, then bought coir, why didn't you get composted leaf mulch , for free, to start the bed.
Hi Dan, I live in Phoenix area which is also considered as 9b. I had a worm bin with over 2k worms in it for 8 months, 'til we hit the hottest time of the summer and within a day or two, I noticed my bin is empty, and all migrated out of the bin. I kept the bin in the shade all day, and it had holes for air circulations, but inside the bin I could tell it was very warm which I know it was not good for the worms. The question for you is how hot it gets around your area. I used ice inside the bags to cool the bin down but that didn't help. We get a few weeks of 110+, and I think that caused them to leave the bin. Please let me know if you can think of a trick to be able to keep them alive in my area all year around while I have the bin outdoor.
Thanks
Tho I'm iffy on adding green yard clippings to worms because it's thermitic, everything else was well done...
Now is this inside? If not I'd build a surrounded thermo barrier for the winters out of ridgid insulation board... That iron being frozen in winter is surrounding them, could be a failure if to cold temps...
Good job tho, love the trampoline idea...
What type of coco coir do you use
Do u have to do anything for temp control? Wondering if an unheated uncooled garage would keep them alive in Kansas?
Good video. Good info about the different worms. Lots of good info. I'm going to work on one of these worm beds for my garden. Does anyone know if this set up will work in the DFW area of Texas? It does get pretty warm here.
Google "Texas Worm Ranch". They are in the DFW area and offer classes.
What do you wash the rocks with, anything i particular??.......
Question would this work in a colder environment. I live in the upper Illinois region zone 5
What is your climate like in winter? It can get below zero where I live. Would this setup be suitable for me?
Did this work? What about oxygen and good air ventilation like they poke a lot of holes in pladtic6tub setups
Do you have any problem with fungus knats, i did in my totes, sio I gave up.
Where can I get a trampoline fabric like yours? It's like smooth plastic and easy to clean but drains wells at the same time? What might be a good substitute?
please reply
great video. I live in the northeast. do you think it will be to cold in the winter to use this setup outside? I have access to a tub, trampoline and blocks so if it's ok I'm ready to go. thank you.
im thinking of burying a tub in the side of a small hill with the drain pipe running out to a bucket or something like that, i live in a cold area and want the soil to insulate it
Where does the bin get the oxygen needed?
Do worms eat comfrey safely?
is it necessary to put the rock and the trampoline cover in, will you not still get the worm piss to drain out or are these things necessary?
Can this be in zone 6a outside.
Great video! 👏👏👏👏. What do you do with the letche? Does it have to be diluted?
It is highly acidic, so yes, it does have to be diluted!
How often do you have to feed your worms? My system for some reason has not worked out and my worms keep dying so have to figure out a better way to keep them alive.
It depends on how many worms you have, but it's about half their weight, or less, per day. You can feed them a little every day or save it and do it a couple times a week, but you'll just have to check and see what they've done to it (it's important not to over- or under-feed). Don't feed them meat, oily stuff, or super acidic food, and digging it into the top few inches of their bedding (or covering it with more) helps. Some other things --- check the top several inches and make sure it's consistently damp, otherwise the worms will suffocate; too wet and they'll drown (you want about like a wrung-out sponge). Also fluff up the bed and otherwise provide for good airflow (drill holes in the side near the top and/or have an air-permeable lid). Keep them comfortable, in darkness with about the same temp range most people are most comfortable in (range of 40-80 degrees F, but ideally more toward the middle).
Can u put grass clippings in it?
Could do this setup with a fiberglass tub?
Yes I have two
It's a lot lighter and you can make a frame out of 50mm by 25mm treated timber
Can I feed the worms the used toilet papers?
Using the tub like that how does air get into it.. Thank you
the lid will have plenty of gaps to let air in, but he totally didnt need to put rocks/trampoline etc.
I have a non cast iron bathtub. Would it be safe to use for worm farming?
Yes, absolutely!
@@plantabundance cool I am excited to get started.
I read through all the comments and there were many asking how to up keep the worms during winter where it gets below zero and also super hot summers, but there was no reply from you. Also I don't see the purpose of the rocks or the tub liner? Why were they necessary? I hope you wii reply as I have subscribed to your channel. Thank you.
Hello. Thanks for subscribing : ) I have a playlist of videos covering all of those topics. Check the link in the description box below the video. Have a good one.
Sadly the coconut coir and the worms are out of a stock right now
you re really a vermi master.thanks for all of your videos . excited to see your next!!!!