Hybrid Worm Bin (The Best DIY Worm Farm)
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- Опубліковано 25 жов 2024
- I wanted to show you my Hybrid Worm Bin. This bin was designed to service multiple functions very well, hence it's called a Hybrid. I was looking for a worm bin design that would be easy to build but would allow things like proper air flow, water drainage, easy emptying of worm tea, a way for the worms to get back into their habitat, and an escape prevention ring. I needed the worm bin to do all of this at a fraction of the cost of a commercially available (in the store) option.
Additionally, because this is a home built Hybrid Worm Bin, I could have the tendency to be a but ugly and not be very aesthetically pleasing. So, I wanted to build this worm bin with aesthetics in mind as well.
I plan on making a How To Build A Hybrid Worm Bin video very soon. If nothing else, even if you don't build a worm bin quite like mine, at the very least, you'll know how to build a worm bin, you can modify it how you like.
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I hope this has been helpful and informative, more to come soon.
God Bless,
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You made quite an elaborate worm bin that will keep the worms well aerated and moist, rather than anaerobic and wet which makes worms want to escape. Good job.
Season's greetings. Just wanted to say thank you from Africa for the great idea. As a fishingholic I'm always buying worms for bait, thanks to you now I'm harvesting my own worms and using the by product on my house plants. Thanks again and God bless
Proud to see your faith shine. Nice worm bin
Nice worm bin Wayne. I'm looking forward to seeing a lot of castings for your gardening.
Thank You Ann, I appreciate your support. Hopefully soon, the worms will arrive! :-)
Great video and I like your attention to detail with the polystyrene steps for the worms that might fall into the bottom.
Wow. You did a great job on the worm bin and thought about everything.
Thank You paperweightgirl, there was a few things that I wanted to do but couldn't work it into the design...but that's ok, I think that this will work very well! :)
***** That's an innovative design that deals with most of the problems folks have with this sort of worm bin. I might give that a try. We have a Worm Factory 360 that neither Cheryl nor I can make work very well. Her worm bins made from totes do much better...and this looks like it will be even more productive.
Thank You for the kind words nov51947, I'm really hoping it does well and I don't have to modify the design much...it would make me REALLY Happy! haha I've always wondered how the Worm Factory 360 works...sound's like not so well. :) I'm going to be doing regular updates on this Hybrid Worm Bin (like the name?) as things progress...thank you for the support brother!
Dude awesome design and i like how you worked out some of the issues others had wih their systems. I cant wait to see it in action!
Thank You Guy Brown, I appreciate that you were paying attention to some of those things... :) I can't wait to see it in action as well, should be a fun and easy bin to run...right?
Amazing design. Good job and the worms are going to love it.
I think they will too, thank you for the awesome support *****!
Great idea with the lattice. Very well done. Best worm dyi yet.
This is awesome, one of the best worm bin I seen here. You got your own spin of so many other bins here on UA-cam. Thank you for the easy instructions.
This is truly fantastic and incredibly well thought out! I will be trying to re-create something similar in my own garden soon. THANK YOU
That was such a kind and loving comment Rozzie Mistry, thank you so much! I hope I've inspired you to try new things and together we can make a difference in the world. Blessings!
Great worm bin Wayne I will be keeping this video so I can build my worm bin ;)
that is a BAD ASS worm bin!!
Thank YOU Darryl Griffin for helping me out with it man! :)
I had fun, my bad on the poor camera poor, one thing is for sure I can't get any worse
Camera work*
Nice set-up. Very interesting.
Thank You *****, I'm trying to come up with something different that works better than some of the others... :)
Very well though out!
Thank You Rainbow Gardens...just because it's thought out, doesn't mean that it's going to work! :)
***** It will!! :)
Looks very good . I am building a horizontal worm farm compost . But this one is the best on this kind.
God bless
Hi, Wayne. Many ways to skin a cat! Seems like an endless number of posts, describing endless ways to build worm bins! Bought some 18 gallon bins on sale for $3.99 at Ace Hardware. Building a hybrid-hybrid enclosure incorporating design ideas from you and from Daemach, in his very short and concise video. Instead of using a drop-in plastic grid, I drilled 3/8" holes in each rectangular sector, incorporating your cross for reinforcement. I also drilled a series of 1/4" inch holes around the perimeter of the bin, about 21/2" up from the bottom, for ventilation. Instead of PVC support pipes, I support the inner bin on spacer blocks secured to the bottom of the outer bin with hot melt adhesive. This will allow stacking an additional bin later, bee hive style. The PVC support pipes would interfere with being able to stack bins.The cover seems to be a good fit, so going to try it without incorporating the worm excluder baffle.From what I have read, the consensus seems to be to control the moisture level in the bedding to minimize liquid dripping into the bottom bin.
Initially set up with European Crawlers, obtained from Norm LeBoeuf, LA. Hope to make another setup with Alabama Jumpers, when available, using culture suggestions from Larry Hall.
Looks good, Wayne! Please post a follow up so we can see how well it works.
I will be fore sure keyplayr61! I have a playlist started so be sure you keep an eye out on that one and hopefully you won't miss it. :) So far it's looking pretty good overall, no big complaints. Thanks for the support!
well thought out Wayne. im' doing my research and your worm high rise is very impressive
Interesting design.
Thank You Jim S!
The bin looks great! Hope it works out well for you.
I hope it works out well for me as well, thank you for watching and commenting! I appreciate the support greatly... :)
Won't the worms "byproduct" leak out the ventilation holes around the bottom tub? They seem to be the same height as the nozzle.
Yes it does look like that but the holes are slightly higher than the top of the spout. So far I have no byproduct in this bin because of the amount of air flow that I'm getting through it. I'm having a hard time keeping it moist enough. That said, I'm liking it! :)
I really like your compost design.
I love it when you see some real creativity..
The worms won't even try to leave as long as living conditions are within their preference range. They don't like to starve, be too cold or too hot. They don't like soil that's too acidic or too alkaline. They like damp, but not soggy or dry ground to live in. If you don't remove some now and then, they get overcrowded and begin to starve. The anti-crawl-out ring is unnecessary and won't work as intended. Even if it keeps worms in, they'll just begin dying off and worm-type decomposition disease will kill the rest.
That looks like a great "blended" design on the worm bin. It'll be fun to see how much worm poo goodness you can get out of that!
Thanks Blake Kirby, I think it's going to work out nicely....I'm ready for some poo goodness too, believe you me! :)
Some really great design ideas, ***** ! I especially like the ring that helps keep the worms in the bin. I look forward to seeing the bin in action.
Thank You Patrick, that means a LOT coming from you...it really does. I hope that the ring does work out, I'm not sure if it will but keeping my fingers crossed. Do you have problems with worms climbing out of your lid or getting out through the bottom large hole you have cut in the lower bin?
Great video! Look like should work well. The 1/2" tubes would also help holding a second tub as you worms multiply.
Thank You potteryworks ., I think it's going to work nicely as well. I've thought about stacking the tubs...I'm not sure if it would work with this design, probably not...but I may consider redesigning them a bit so that I can stack them. That said, I'm also not certain if it's necessary to begin with.
OneYardRevolution, based on your experience, do you think that there is every a need to stack the bins like a Worm Farm 360 does?
***** The worms will migrate up if you stack the bins. One problem I ran into using this approach was that there wasn't be enough air flow in the lower bin and the contents turned anaerobic. If you can ensure enough air flow, it should work great.
OneYardRevolution - Ok, that's very interesting. Thanks for the insight Patrick, I appreciate it greatly!
Nice looking set up *****.. Looks like a lot of thought has gone into that mate.. Think it will work well for you...
Cheers sir..
Thanks for the Word! love it. Going to build this system! God bless and Happy New Year~
In my experience, a night light is a simple fix to prevent worm escapees. They won't climb out of a lit dry area. Only when it's pitch black will they begin to explore other worlds.
very neat, i wish i had watch your vedio befor i made mine, but who no, it might work. if not i will keep checken on it every day,,
thank you for making great video's. I am learning so much. stay blessed.
Worms will always find a way out. I find I have escapees when the population explodes. That's when I divide the bin into two and most of them then stay put. Also, yer gonna have a mess with those holes in the bottom. Your spigot is higher than the holes. If you tilt the bin, the water is gonna spill through the holes rather than the spigot. Worms will also come out those holes. Ask me how I know? I've been vermicomposting for a long time. Speaking from experience, the design is ambitious, but full of unnecessary work and several design flaws. Yer better off stacking two bins of the same size inside one another, the top one has all those holes (around the bottom and a few in the bottom corners for drainage), the bottom one does not. The bottom one only has holes near the top so that there is no mess coming outside the bin. When run-off starts to collect, drain it by removing the top container. Then make worm tea!
I've never needed to drill all those holes in the lid because the lids on those containers are so loose fitting, air exchange is not an issue.
I would be interested to know how it worked out for you.
Very cool Wayne!! Thx for sharin. =)
You bet Ziva, thank you for supportin'! =)
***** great looking worm bin, Wayne! I think its great that you took several ideas and made it your own - you are unique and will have different things that work best for you and your gardening set up! Good luck with the worms - I think it will be fantastic. I need to drill some more holes in the bottom of mine as it is getting a little soggy.
Thank you for the very kind words CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY! I appreciate the feedback about the moisture, it's really something I was concerned about!
You make a good point, everyone has a unique gardening setup that works for them individually...well said.
Great overall design! Do update us when you introduce the worms.
Thank You Diana Reiss, I appreciate it. I plan on keeping everybody in the loop and sharing with you my successes and failures! :) Please toss any more ideas my way, I'm open to them.
I have been toying with the idea of doing a worm bin, so I, like you, have viewed a number of you tube videos. Just remember to keep the mix you put them in light and balanced. Something I saw said to feed them in various spots each time you put kitchen scraps in the bin, and put a small layer of shredded newspaper/paper on top of the feed area.
No need to drill small holes in the lower bin with the spigot. The space between the bins provided with the PVC pipe supports provides more than adequate air circulation.
John Binnie - I agree with you here for sure. In my next worm bins, I'll be building them slightly different. :)
Excellent info Wayne. Thanks. I believe I can get started this spring using your set up.
***** - Thank YOU so much for your kind words Barry! Let me know if you have any questions. :)
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Will do Wayne. I'm now "retiring"..lol...so hopefully I can get on some the things I've always wanted to try. Be blessed my friend.
***** - As long as you never "retire" in your heart! ;)
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Never will....my youngest grandson is making sure of that...LOL
That's awesome! :) Hey, did you see the latest video I uploaded? We started a screen printing company and just released the first run of gardening shirts to the public today.
Here's the video. ua-cam.com/video/hxBGhCPi8BI/v-deo.html
Would love to see a list of all the material you used to build this that would help a ton
virginia ebert - I have a playlist for everything vermicomposting, right here on my channel. Please take a look at it, and see the "How To Build A Hybrid Worm Bin". I don't have a full list of materials, but if you watch that video through....you should be about to put it together easy enough. Thanks for asking and for the comment! :)
NICE work!
dafrogtoad - Thanks Brother, Thank You so much for watching!
Well done Wayne ! Well thought out & I love adding worm castings to my raised beds.
Thank You *****, I appreciate the vote of confidence! LOL I hope it does work, I've never used castings before so I'm really looking forward to it! :)
UA-cam is so stupid... I was subscribed to you for the longest time and then thought you just stopped uploading videos, only come to find out I was unsubscribed from you without me knowing... Glad i found your video again! lol.
ps: love the worm bin, and I definitely can't wait to see more from your channel. Keep the great videos coming!
Hey man, thanks for the props, that's happened to me a couple of times too in the past but for the most part I think they have it all cleaned up now...let's hope! It's no worries Luke, I appreciate the kind words, I really do!
Cool I was thinking of making me 1
thank you for your insight and the worm latter is a good idea as well love and light brother and thank you for the knowledge
You bet MrVoidbringer2002, I'm sure happy you found this to be a good video brother! Come on back any time you like, I'm all about spreading the good word and sharing my passion with the world. :)
Gidday Wayne, looks like some really good modifications there on a basic worm bin. Thanks for the vid
Happy Gardening
Marty Ware
My pleasure Marty, you're a good man with many ideas yourself! Keep up the incredible work you're doing!!!! martysgarden
Thanks Wayne for the kind words, much appreciated Marty
since the bottom of the inner tub has been cut surely if the worms wanted to escape they would go to the bottom of the inner tub and crawl up the sides of the bottom tub and get out of the sides at the top ?
I like the basic flow design. Maybe try without the grid. Also throw away the tap and just leave a collection jar
This is amazing 🤘🤘🤘
Smart mine may not look like this but I will try thanks I'm new to this still don't have a house but big apt stay bless thanks
with the bins being lifted by the pvc, what keeps the worms form climbing out the side?
I took an old paint bucket drilled big holes on the bottom (Pictures on my google+ page) so the worms can come and go as they please thus aerating the soil and moving nutrients. Also drilled smaller holes near the top. I filled the bucket 1/3 with the same dirt I dug out which is kind of dry/clay-like and muddy when wet.I used the scrapes left over from my juice machine, microwaved it for a minute let cool and put it in the bin. I planned on looking for earthworms around my yard. I actually found little babies while digging the hole for the bucket but I dont see them anymore?? Did they die? I had them in a smaller bucket while I let their food rot for a week. I had the smaller bucket inside the wormbin. But the food got moldy within 3 days. I found a huge earth worm put him in, checked on him and he was still there few days later i dont see them?? D; Any advice? Am I doing something wrong? Am I using the wrong worms? Thanks in advance!
Excellent!
Well, thank you for watching and for your feedback Kennethe Miller. Much appreciated! Don't forget to subscribe to my channel for more videos like this too. :)
What a cool worm bin Wayne. I really like the hybrid design your built. Are the worms very expensive? My son has been asking for a while to build one, I might as well give it a try.. Thank you for sharing!
Thank You *****, I think it's going to work out nicely for sure. I bought one pound of Red Wigglers for $32.00 from www.redwormsexpress.com. I was told by a very knowledgeable worm farmer that this was the place to get them online. The Alabama Jumpers I'm going to get from www.thewormdude.com/ but they are $80.00 for 1,000 of them. I just need to find somebody to split that order with me as I don't need more than 500...I could even probably start with 250 Alabama Jumpers.
I know nothing about worms other than to use them fishing. Design concept seems solid but won't the spickett get clogged with the worm goo?
That's a good point boyinblue823, no not really...the dirt stays in the top bin and watery liquid falls into the bottom bin but it's runny enough to work in the spickett. Thanks for watching brother!
So, after three years, how has this worked out for you?
Interesting video. Aieee!
Thank You Chef Bourque, think you could work a few of these into a commercial kitchen? :-P
***** Heck yeah! Let's get it. Aieee! LOL!
Dude, those holes on the bottom sides will leak all over the first time some one doesn't drain it on time. Other than that, it looks like it might work.
Nice- I am starting my journey from scratch. I want toBe a vermeculturist!!! Question?... how did it work. Have you made upgrades? How long do you keep them in bin?. Do you put bedding or compost in with them? What temp? ( inside or out)? How do you store the tea? An your u add water to make more tea?... love to chat!.. cheers
Looks like a great design! How's it working out?
Thank You so much Heidi Tighe! It's working VERY, Very well and I'm so pleased with it's performance for Red Wigglers. :) Once I figured out how much moisture to keep in the bin it's been fine ever since. I've had to add bedding 3 times and they eat a LOT. I'll be separating them into two bins in a couple weeks and harvesting the castings using the worm casting separator that I built. See Link Here: DIY Worm Casting Separator 1.1
I continue to see videos on home-made worm bins and not one of them discusses the type of bins that you need to use. The cheap $5-10 storage bins that you can get from Lowes/Menards/Home Depot are NOT OK to use for food storage or composting. The food industry uses HDPE plastics for a reason. If it doesn't meet the NSF/ANSI Standard 2 for use in food handling and processing then people shouldn't be using it for anything food related. This includes compost that you are going to be growing food in.
Food safe plastics are considerably more expensive (closer to $22-30 depending on the size. An example from Amazon.com is amzn.com/B001HTGD36. An alternative to using plastic products would be to build this out of hardwood, preferably cedar (making sure no metal fasteners/glue are not exposed to the compost on the inside). For the construction with wood you could consider using food grade wood glue and pocket screws (on the outside, not exposed to the inside). Treated lumber, plywood, etc. is also NOT safe for anything related to food.
Unsafe Plastics:
PVC (chemicals such as DEHP used in the making of PVC can leach out of the plastic), BPA (research links to early puberty along with other serious health problems), PS (styrofoam, contains and is produced with known carcinogens).
*Note: After hearing PVC is unsafe some of you may be feeling concerned about PVC water pipes in your home. Don't be, PVC piping is OK to be used in drains and that is where it is commonly used). You should not expect to find any PVC piping in the supply side of your water piping.
Safe Plastics:
HDPE, PET, LDPE, PP
How do I install a spigot? Did I miss something or was it not mentioned?
Be sure to send the worms a memo to use the foam block to get out of the water, otherwise they will probably crawl up the sides and on to the floor to dry up.
Ouch... a Roundup ad on your video! LOL.
I would "thumbs down" this comment if it would affect the RoundUp add campaign Blake Kirby! Wow, let's hope my subscribers are smart enough not to click on that one... lol
***** Correct!
They seem to take the theme of your channel and advertize everything in opposition to what you are about. One reason I don't do ads and use an ad blocker.
Oh NOOO THEY DIDN"T
LOL keyplayr61!
This video is a few months old... Have you had any success using this setup ? I'd love to know if or how well it's worked for you... Thanks for sharing
Hi Tim, yes I've had pretty good success for sure! I ended up just leaving the lids off and that prevents them from even attempting to climb the walls of the bin. Thanks for asking. Let me know if I can help you out in any way...would love to. Also, there's a 10% discount at www.redwormsexpress.com for my subscribers. Put in "AWORLD4CHANGE" as a code. Let me know if it doesn't work and we'll get it fixed for you as well. :)
***** Excellent... Thanks again for sharing your video & for providing feedback about your success and also for the promo code! :)
Tim Huffman - You got it man, please share! :)
god bless you too :)
+Judy Elk - Thank YOU so much! I appreciate hearing from my viewers very much. Don't forget to subscribe if you haven't already! :)
I like your effort, but I dont like this bin. I like the top guard to keep the worms from coming out (If it really works), but if you weigh down the top, the worms cant get out. The space between the 2 bins is where the worms will escape. That space is also where the bugs will enter the bin & breed there. The light screen at the bottom is too expensive. Holes in the bottom of the top bin are too big. Just drill 1/8 holes in the bottom for drainage & support. The PVC pipes I like because they help support the weight of the top bin so that it doesnt cave into the bottom bin. The top bin is too deep. You might need more space for worm tea at the bottom. The bottom air holes in the bottom bin are too close to the bottom. Worn tea will drip out. The spigot is optional as it is a weak link to the bin. If I needed it, I would turn it 45deg and keep a hose on it at all times. just open the valve when needed. Having things at the bottom of the bin is great so that the worms wont drown. God Bless You!
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So is it still working ?
Well followup and show us if its working...
tell me the truth,u are so stoned that u are always thinking about your weed plants getting worm nutrients as u made this vid.u earned a subscriber.
Paulie vids - No I'm not stoned and thinking about weed plants getting worm nutrients. I am however, a proponent of Medical and Recreational Marijuana and am looking forward to the freedom of human rights.
Do you have these available for sale?
Hard to understand how your worried about worms climbing thru the crack on top but not thru the 1/2 inch holes in that bottom lattice, really ?
the holes along the lower portion of the sides are too low. The water will run out so the tap is pointless. not being rude or mean to you, just pointing out a design flaw bro
the 1/8 at very bottom will leak the liquids
Totally overly "enginerded." Thanks for posting...
Seems like a re-invention of the wheel...whatever works for you I guess...
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nice worm farm. I like mine better though.
Tynan Larson-Caldwell Thanks man, please do share how you've made yours!
isn't that water ,worm tea?
Yes it is
my nigga
look at this guy over here using his brain and thinking, this is murica dude no thinking! just buy stuff and watch tv and quit being all smart n stuffs lol