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
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
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. 🤠👍💩🪱
Hi, we keep ours just outside the back door of our garage. I don't know where you live, but we tend not to have very cold winters here, but for the last couple of years we've wrapped the wheelie bin with a couple of layers of large sized bubble wrap, with another piece to go over the top (which can be easily removed if needed). That seems to have kept the temperature inside above freezing whenever it has got cold. We leave it on from around mid November through to late Feb. / early March. We also have a thermometer hanging inside to keep an eye on the air temperature. So far, we've not had any problems and have a thriving wormery. In fact, we tend to suffer from the bin getting too warm during the summer months, even though it's in the shade, so quite often have the lid propped slightly or fully open. Hope that helps, Chris
@@handyman-at-home I live in England, Yorkshire, sometimes we get down to -5C during the cold snaps, do you have any issues with worms trying to escape? Also can I ask what size your bin is? For reference as I’m thinking of trying it myself Thanks for the reply :)
Hi, I'm over in West Lancashire, near Ormskirk so I'd suspect we've got a slightly milder climate, but not too much 🤣 We occasionally get some worms 'climbing' up the inside of the bin, and onto the underside of the lid. Never more than half a dozen when it happens, but they do sometimes wiggle their way underneath the bin lid lip and make a bid for freedom. Usually happens during/after heavy rainfall - probably the sound on the bin lid. Think our bin is 240 litre - not sure if I say that in the video. Give it a go - it's surprising how interesting it is - my wife does most of the looking after them 🤣 The only thing I'd say, based on our experience, is that I personally think a wheelie bin is too large to start off with. Maybe consider a smaller tub or crate. There's plenty of options if you google 'worm farm bin' or 'worm farm crate' etc. Cheers
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
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.
Thank you
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 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
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. 🤠👍💩🪱
great video, very clear
Glad you liked it. Cheers
Where do you keep yours? I’m wondering how the worms do over winter with the freezing temperatures
Hi, we keep ours just outside the back door of our garage. I don't know where you live, but we tend not to have very cold winters here, but for the last couple of years we've wrapped the wheelie bin with a couple of layers of large sized bubble wrap, with another piece to go over the top (which can be easily removed if needed). That seems to have kept the temperature inside above freezing whenever it has got cold. We leave it on from around mid November through to late Feb. / early March. We also have a thermometer hanging inside to keep an eye on the air temperature. So far, we've not had any problems and have a thriving wormery. In fact, we tend to suffer from the bin getting too warm during the summer months, even though it's in the shade, so quite often have the lid propped slightly or fully open. Hope that helps, Chris
@@handyman-at-home I live in England, Yorkshire, sometimes we get down to -5C during the cold snaps, do you have any issues with worms trying to escape? Also can I ask what size your bin is? For reference as I’m thinking of trying it myself Thanks for the reply :)
Hi, I'm over in West Lancashire, near Ormskirk so I'd suspect we've got a slightly milder climate, but not too much 🤣 We occasionally get some worms 'climbing' up the inside of the bin, and onto the underside of the lid. Never more than half a dozen when it happens, but they do sometimes wiggle their way underneath the bin lid lip and make a bid for freedom. Usually happens during/after heavy rainfall - probably the sound on the bin lid. Think our bin is 240 litre - not sure if I say that in the video. Give it a go - it's surprising how interesting it is - my wife does most of the looking after them 🤣 The only thing I'd say, based on our experience, is that I personally think a wheelie bin is too large to start off with. Maybe consider a smaller tub or crate. There's plenty of options if you google 'worm farm bin' or 'worm farm crate' etc. Cheers
This is where we got our worm bin from ... theurbanworm.co.uk/
Can you please show the finished product and how to use it . Thanks!
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
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.
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