Wheelie Bin Worm Farm - Make Your Own - A Step By Step Guide
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- Transform an unloved wheelie bin into a magic manure making machine, using the Wheelie Bin Worm Farm DIY Kit from The Urban Worm CIC (theurbanworm.co.uk)
Ideal for keen gardeners looking to make the most of those kitchen scraps, turning them into lovely organic plant fertiliser and compost
I have 3 wheeliebins - started with 5 red wigglers 2 years ago & now I have thoooouusands.
Started giving out tea and vermicomposting to the community - getting everyone to grow their own veggies an herbs.
Sounds like you're going gangbusters!! My missus looks after ours now, but we don't seem to be generating that much compost. We seem to have loads of healthy wurms but maybe she's not feeding them enough???
@@handyman-at-home Rice lol - I did something by accident: rinsed rice and tossed the water on top of the brown leaves in the bins. They bred like crazy after that - I swear it's like catnip to the worms haha
Thank you
Thank you for the clear explanation. Would love an update on how the worms are doing!
~ Sandra
Hi Sandra, Thanks for the feedback on the video. The worms are doing well thanks - my wife is the "chief wormer" though 🤣 We only purchased a small amount of Tiger worms to start with, but then added a slightly larger quantity of dendrobaena worms, both ordered from Yorkshire Worms. To be honest, the wheelie bin is a bit too big for us, although I guess we might build up over time - I think they're probably more suited to someone with an allotment or a community group. But we'll see how we get on.... Cheers, Chris
great video, very clear
Glad you liked it. Cheers
I raised my wheelie bin worm farm up onto some bricks so I can get the leachate out easily. I didn't bother with a door or tap, i just dig it out. I got 75 litres of worm castings from my last harvest. Good video & kit.👍🤠
Thanks for the feedback. Yes, we raised ours up on some timber blocks too. Do you mind me asking ... how do you dig out the leachate without taking the worms out as well?
@@handyman-at-home I drilled some small holes in the bottom and I leave a container underneath to collect the leachate. I didn't bother with a tap at the time because I couldn't find it, I found it the day after I drilled the holes😂 I empty the leachate into my watering can when needed. When I dig out the castings I take the top portion of decomposing material away and keep separate until I get to the castings. I dig out what I can then tip the rest out onto a tarp on the lawn and sift it. The bin is mega heavy and it's difficult to manoeuvre when full so I put back on the bricks when empty and tip all the siftings and the bag from the top material back in with lots of cardboard. 🤠👍💩🪱
Can you please show the finished product and how to use it . Thanks!
40 odd quid for that kit ? they must have seen you coming, you perhaps should have used an angle grinder to cut out the front hatch then reused it by fitting a hinge to it at the bottom and a bolt latch at the top and for the raised bottom use use a piece of plastic like the the for sale sign and four wood blocks for the feet or plastic pipe
🤣But then I'd have to pay 40 odd quid for an angle grinder ..... 🤣. More seriously, although our worm farm is doing fine, with the benefit of hindsight I'd start with a smaller capacity container.
Hello, Im looking for the sliding doors/ openings you installed, do you have a name for it or a link I could use? I have a flat front can. and have been looking everywhere for one... does it go by a special name? Please and Thank you!
Hi, I ordered the kit from the following people ....
theurbanworm.co.uk/product/wheelie-bin-worm-farm-diy-kit/
To be honest, after having our worms for almost a year now, I think we would have been better off starting with a smaller container instead of the wheelie bin. It's really too large for our needs.
Cheers, Chris
That's a lot of work for a sliding flap..
Why not use deck plates?
Yes, and it doesn't work that well in practice - too tight fitting 🤦♂️ What do you mean 'deck plates'? Cheers, Chris
@@handyman-at-home hi Chris, deck plates like on a yacht to access compartments
@@handyman-at-home plastic marine deck plates