Hungry Bin 5 Month Review - First Harvest 2022
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2022
- J&D Gardens reviews Hungry Bin 5 months since they started and shows you the 1st harvest of worm castings.
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I’m been raising worms for years and your doing great. I recommend buying a micro shredder and shred cardboard boxes. Every time you feed you need to add carbon I use mostly boxes and dead leafs. It helps with smell and moisture a lot. Freeze your food scraps will help the worms eat it faster also add a grit for the worms I use oyster shell flower and azomite. It helps the worms but also adds minerals to the garden and control ph in the bin
Hi Paul: Thanks for the comments. Glad you enjoyed the video. I too, use leaves to help keep down odor and moisture. As far as the smell, it really doesn't have a bad smell - I just have a gagging-reflect so any kind of pungent smell can get me going, even when I'm at my compost bin making regular compost. But it's not a rotting or sulfur smell. I like to use coffee grounds for the grit. I get them in great abundance from my local StarBucks ;-) . Thank you so much for your suggestions & for watching! Jackie and Dan
What kind of shredder are you using and where can I get one?
Hi @@vickibee8451. Thanks for the comment. I think you're talking about the sifter that we use to separate the worms from the soil "Hercules"? That's actually a homemade sifter that we designed. In the future, I will be doing a video on how to make one, so keep an eye out for it. Thanks for watching! Jackie and Dan
😅🤣😂🤣😂 you are too funny “ ok let’s close this up” your facial expressions are hilarious
Great video thanks for the info and the laughs
God Bless You 🙏
Hi @JuliaRtv50 . Thanks for the comment and glad Dan was entertaining you ;-) . I'm glad he's the one sticking his hands in there ... 'cuz I'm not gonna do it ;-) . Thanks for watching! Jackie & Dan
@@jdgardensnj4563 Hi Jackie
! They’re not that bad I keep worms as well and in the beginning I was gagging or poking bug you get used to them 😅 But your husband is too funny 😂 God Bless You and your Family 🙏
Thank you for this video. I'm new to growing my own food, this helped a lot. You explained things very thoroughly.
Hi Van Robertson: Thanks for the comment. Glad the video helped! Also glad you're growing your own food, it's a great feeling to harvest your own crops, and it will give you a newfound respect for all the hard work that goes in gardening/farming. We hate wasting anything here at J&D, so we compost everything or add it to our worm farm. As you get more into gardening you will find you have the same feeling towards wastage, look into composting or vermicomposting, you will be glad you did. Thanks for watching! Jackie & Dan
Thanks for your sharing your thoughts on this project 😎
Hi @teresaholland4790: Thanks for the comment. Glad you enjoyed the video. We'll be doing our 1 year review soon. Be sure to keep an eye out for it :-) . Thanks for watching! Jackie & Dan
Great video. Raising worms for the first time is a great learning experience. It’s my getaway.
Love what you guys are doing. Keep it up. 💜
Hi For the love of worms. Thanks for the comment - Love your handle :-) . Thank you so much for your warm words. It's an interesting experience for us too. We'll actually be putting out a video on our 1 Year Review on the Hungry Bin so ... keep an eye out for that. Thanks for watching! Jackie & Dan
@@jdgardensnj4563 thank you.
awesome. Definitely will be keeping an eye out.
Take care 💜
I like your shaker set up. Thanks for sharing. Any way you can show us how to make it or show plans how to build it. That’s a really smart idea. This will help a lot of people. Thanks for your time.
Hi @Changing_the_game . Sorry for the delayed response. I actually get that alot of questions about Hercules. I have a bigger sifter called Zeus (are you seeing a pattern? ;-)) I am planning on making a video on that. We're trying to get a 3D Animation of it's assembly. It's taking a little time. So stay tuned... ;-) If you want to check out Zeus, you can see him in one of our compost videos: ua-cam.com/video/ASnfhjtkPlI/v-deo.htmlsi=I7bLXqDc5W49lxtG . Thanks for watching! Jackie & Dan
Worm tea and worm castings are the best.
Hi S R: Thanks for your comment. Sorry for the delay in responding. :-) Yes, worm tea and worm castings are great! Such an awesome process ... discarding all of your food scraps and able to make great fertilizers for your garden. We're actually going to be doing another update video this weekend on our worm bin - so keep an eye out for it. Thanks for watching! Jackie and Dan
Do you have any videos on that sifter you made and links on the motor and pedal and controller I would love to make one for myself.. I told you Great Video although I just got this on my stream, thanks for sharing 😊(Upstate NY) originally from the BX.
Hi @JuliaRtv50 . Thanks for the comment. We get that alot. We're actually in the process of coming up with a video. I think we'll probably have to take it all apart to show everyone piece-by-piece to show everyone how it's assembled. Or we're going to have a friend of ours create a 3D animation of it ... Stay tuned! Thanks for watching! Jackie and Dan
@@jdgardensnj4563 Great Thank you 🙏
I've been feeding worms for about 3 years. I'm using 3 storage containers. They are a pain and quite heavy to arrange and re-arrange. I put a couple of pounds of kitchen scraps in per week. But mine never smells. The strangest thing is even after putting a couple of pounds of scraps in per week the level of soil in the bin never goes up! It's freaky.
Hi @timothyhargadon752 . Thanks for the comment. Ours doesn't actually smell bad, I'm just particularly sensitive to any kind of earthy smell. It's a nightmare when I start turning my compost pile :-) . As far as feeding it, I'm with you! Our worms are ferocious eaters, especially when it starts getting hot. I can't keep up with them. They really love all the suckers from all the tomato plants, that's their chocolate ;-) . Thanks for watching! Jackie and Dan
How will you store your worm castings? I have used a 5 gallon Home Depot bucket but it gets moldy. Some people use a burlap (or jute) bag but I have heard those deteriorate (if worm cocoons are present and hatch perhaps worms will eat it) and are messy leaking out contents. Probably the same for cotton or canvas bag. Would a woven polyethylene bag be a good material? Thanks.
Hi @markowensby3662 . Sorry for the delayed response. Thanks for the comment. We make alot of potting mix throughout the year so I usually it right away ... so the moisture isn't an issue. But for the times I do store it, I'll sift out all the worms using Hercules, the way I show in the video, and then I'll let it dry out for a few days, before I store it. And it's usually in some kind of plastic container or bag to stop any moisture from getting to it. If you dry it out correctly, you shouldn't have any problems with mold and it'll still be fine to use in your potting mix in the spring. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching! Jackie and Dan
You may want to add less food at more frequent intervals. If the food is sitting long enough to rot and smell bad, you may be feeding them too much? Idk, still a noob at this, burying 5 gallon buckets in my raised beds.
Hi @Billbarker57 . Sorry for the delayed response - thanks for the comment. I get this alot from that video. It actually doesn't smell bad (from rotting), it's just that I'm actually very sensitive to strong smells, even fresh compost. Its gets me gagging a little. Be sure to check out the 1 year review to get a little more insight on the Hungry Bin: ua-cam.com/video/iJDiRoUEYh8/v-deo.htmlsi=1RVvEgxhagJUSTKe . Also, pretty soon I'll be coming out with the video on How to keep your worms safe and warm over the winter while outdoors. Thanks for watching! Jackie and Dan
I’ve just started a hungry bin, following the instructions mine is almost full to the top from the get go. Did yours start out that way too and just settle once the worms started to do their thing?
Hi @gityerkneedahn . Thanks for the comment. When I first started it, I didn't fill it to the top because you want to get your worms acclimated to the new environment and you don't want to overfeed them. But yes, most of the stuff that you're probably putting in is pretty airy so once they start eating, especially in the summertime, you're going to see how it all compacts down. Also, it depends on how many worms you have. The more worms you have ... the more food you can start off with. But you should be fine because worms are extremely active during the summer months. Just a tip: If you find that during the really hot days, worms are trying to climb out of the bin or are all hanging on to the bottom of the lid, then you might want to consider freezing some of the scraps that you're going to be putting into the bin. This will help cool down the environment for the worms. One worm farmer even told me that he uses frozen water bottles and switches them out during those hot days and just keeps re-using them. Hope this helps. I'm actually going to be doing a Year Review video soon ... so keep an eye out for it. Thanks for watching! Jackie and Dan
Are you using shredded cardboard as bedding? If so, what shredder are you using and where can I get one?
Hi @victoriabonnington8451 . Thanks for the comment. We actually don't use carboard or any paper products we keep everything organic. But I have heard people using cardboard products like egg carton crates and such. If you're interested, we just posted today, our 1 Year Review of the Hungry Bin. I think you might find it interesting. You can check it out here: ua-cam.com/video/iJDiRoUEYh8/v-deo.html . If you have any other questions, please feel free to reach out to us. Thanks for watching! Jackie & Dan
Just watching your channel first time. I'm sorry to tell you the liquid your getting is leachate and it's actually not good. It's the rotten liquid from the vegetables and clippings so to speak....it's not worm juice. You can add this to trees especially pines or cedars.
Worm tea is from taking castings in water and aerating it with a bubbler for 24 to 48 hours. Needs to be used immediately on your plants leaves stock and dirt.
I've never used hungry bin but have about 100k worms.
Your worms crawl to the top like they did is because they're over heated and a frozen bottle of water will aid in cooling it down. As for the compressor it actually puts off a ton of heat.
Bins should never smell, should always smell like dirt. The smell means it's annorbic and causes problems.
You should always add carbon to the bin when you add food. That should help with the smell. I always put the food under the castings and add shredded cardboard on the top.
Just a few thoughts
Hi Tammy: Thanks for the comment. It's interesting what you said about the worm tea ... I've gotten alot of people commenting Pros and Cons against it. Luckily enough that our plants seem to love it and we've noticed a difference. But I do understand what you're saying about using a bubbler. We actually do that process when we're making our compost tea ;-) . This summer, we'll probably try it with the worm castings.
It was such a crazy hot summer in NJ this past year, I thought I would leave the bin by the compressor because it radiates heat but it also blows alot of air towards it. But I like what you said about the frozen bottle of water ... I think I'll try that this summer. As far as the smell, it's really not a rotten smell - I should have explained it in the video. I just have a gagging reflex and any kind of pungent smell can get me going. Even if the smell is a pleasant one. We do tons of regular composting here at J&D, we've been doing it for years and whenever we get a fresh batch of some nice earthy smelling compost, I start up with the dry-heaves, lol.
Thank you so much for all of your advice. Sounds like you've been doing it for awhile. It's been our first year with the Hungry Bin. So far, so good. We've gotten several bricks from it and we're so happy that we never throw food scraps away - it goes right to the worm guys. Thanks for watching! Jackie & Dan
Does worm tea smell? I’m considering buy and keep the hangry bin inside my house to manage crazy and extreme North TX weathers 😓
Hi Dario: Thanks for your question. Generally NO, the worm tea doesn't let off much of an odor but if you were to put your nose right to it, I'm sure it wouldn't smell like roses, lol. But it won't stink up your garage. As for as the bin itself, as long as you're doing a good mixture of food and carbon materials, your worm bin will be fine and won't stick up the joint. ;-) Thanks for watching! Jackie & Dan
What thoughts now about 10 months in the hungrybin
Hi Family J: Thanks for the comment. Actually, it's still doing great! Just harvested another brick, just in time to start making my potting mix. And I'll actually be putting out a new video soon on how I kept the worms going throughout the winter, with the Hungry Bin left outdoors. They'll be some good tips and possibly Giveaway! ;-) Keep an eye out for it. Thanks for watching! Jackie and Dan
The air conditioning that they are next to throws a lot of heat.
I’d be worried about baking them.
Hi @rickdavid1795 . Thanks for the comment. Sorry for the delayed response. Actually the condenser throws out alot of air but not necessarily hot air. I actually keep it next to it to help cool down the Hungry Bin. The worms seem to like to like it - they're happy, healthy, and getting fat, lol :-) . Thanks for watching! Jackie and Dan
Nice video. I thought it shouldn't smell that bad. Would it help if you added more carbon (paper, cardboard, leaves, peat, etc)? Also, I thought it would be filled closer to the top. 12 lbs seems like a good amount of worm castings.
Hi Ray Ray, thanks for the comment. It really doesn't smell that bad, more like a strong compost. I just have a gag reflex, any strong smell good or bad get me going LOL.
I actually do fill it to the top most of the time, the worms are incredible eaters, they chew everything down right away... I can't keep up with them :)
As far as the amount of casting I got, I agree 12 LB is very good. I uploaded that video in the middle of Sept. and I should be getting another brick or batch this weekend (first week of Nov.) So not bad at all.
Thanks again for the comment and thanks for watching! Jackie & Dan
How much did you purchase that bin?
Hi @milagroslluisma3153 . Thanks for reaching out to us. We paid $360 a few years ago. But we just saw it on Amazon for cheaper (as of today, 6/9/24) for $339. You can check the link in the description in the video. Thanks for watching! Jackie and Dan
I'm curious that your bin smells. I've been worm farming for a maybe four years and there is no smell. Maybe you put meat in there? I'm vege.
Hi @debzeb6899 . Thanks for the comment. It actually doesn't smell bad. I'm just really sensitive to any kinds of smells at all. Even when I do regular composting, that fresh earthy smell can get me gaggy. My worms are totally vegetarian too. Thanks for watching! Jackie & Dan
the harvest not wet ?
Hi Iklan: Yes, the worm castings were very wet which is why we left them out to dry so we could store them better. Thanks for watching! Jackie & Dan
Add less food at a time it won’t stink
Hi Mark: Thanks for the comment. It's actually not a rotten smell, it's more like a very strong smell like you would get from a compost pile. I'm just more sensitive to strong smells: good or bad. Thanks for watching! Jackie & Dan
If you put the scrap food in a blender and made a puree, the worms would eat the food a lot faster. Cover it up and no stink.