amzn.to/3lQSOXk Grinder for chow amzn.to/3GrmZhr Oatmeal i use amzn.to/3Gw87y0 Bus Bins for worms amzn.to/3lUw4WA Alfalpha pellets i use amzn.to/3PNJj90 Beetroot powder amzn.to/3a4xtqE Oyster Shell for grit amzn.to/3wYTU8q Worm Nursery Tubs amzn.to/3MYTwxI Straw for bedding amzn.to/3lZkJUV Pine shavings amzn.to/3wVtSnM Fruit fly bottle traps Want to treat me to a diet coke? I would love one. :) paypal.me/Treatmetoadietcoke?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US

@WorldComposting

Жыл бұрын

Great video just a recommendation pin this comment so you can find the amazon links!!

@TheGardenAndWormLady

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tip I appreciate it😊

I love putting avocado in a breeder bin. It gets them close to each other, which leads to other activities. 🙂 Even after they have eaten all of the avocado from the shell, you will find worms clustering together within the shell. It's a worm no-tell motel.

@TheGardenAndWormLady

2 жыл бұрын

LOL!! yes it is

@stevierysie

3 ай бұрын

Avacondo!

first year gardner here ,I love her taking such care of her worms. inspiring to this level.

@TheGardenAndWormLady

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@svelanikolova5776

2 жыл бұрын

The whole point isto not spend any money. They get enough from the leftovers and bedding we feed them.

Also people don't think about the cost of the grain mill and the time it takes to make it. Looks good.

I have been loving your videos. But watching you make this blend is incredible

@TheGardenAndWormLady

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, worms love it!!! The beetroot I add gives them nutrients. My worms swarm around it

Thanks for the input on amazon's commission requirements; just ordered one of these! Excellent video on worm food prep!

@TheGardenAndWormLady

Жыл бұрын

It’s a beast of a machine! You’ll love it 😊

Greetings, Vee, from Windermere, Florida zone 9b USA 🇺🇸 Happy Memorial day weekend to you and Joe. I love this set-up. HAPPY WORM CHOW 🪱 💓 🪱

@TheGardenAndWormLady

2 жыл бұрын

Happy Memorial Day to you too

If you attach a shop vac near were the dust comes out u should be able to use that inside I do it when I cut tile inside

I feed my world green herbs from kitchen cabinets.. They love it!!!! I also give them a One a Day vitamin water once a month.

@TheGardenAndWormLady

3 ай бұрын

That’s awesome! I’ve never heard of anyone giving Worms a vitamin pill before.

😊😊Thank you for a useful share. stay in touch we are strong together

@TheGardenAndWormLady

2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome :)

Your worms look great Vee. 🙂

Have Joe cut a hole in the back of the cover. Make it big enough to put a vacuum hose in it. Run the vac when grinding and it will collect the dust. so it doesn't seep out. Just make sure it has a good bag with low micron capability. Or even better. Get a dust collector from Woodcraft and hook that to it.

I think if you put the grit in the machine along with the oats or something else bulky, you won’t get as much powder.

@TheGardenAndWormLady

2 жыл бұрын

Great idea!!! Never thought of that I’d have to try it

Thanks!!

You are on the right track with the beet powder, what I do is use 50# bags of dried molasses which is beet sugar. It is the ingredient that really puts a shine on the worms. Dried molasses is also the 1 ingredient that allows worms to stay in a container long past harvest and keeps them healthy which is worth it, especially in the wintertime. A good source of vitamins is milk replacer.

@TheGardenAndWormLady

2 жыл бұрын

I knew about the dried molasses I didn’t know that it allowed them to stay a little longer, thank you for the great info. There is a type of straw That I buy here that has molasses in it. I gave that to them occasionally and they like it. In my next video I’ll show you guys. Beets are incredible, I was poisoned as a child and eating beets saved my life, true story

@troydunn6228

2 жыл бұрын

How do you feed your's molasses? Do you mix in with your feed or just sprinkle over the bedding?

@wormsforlife7352

2 жыл бұрын

@@troydunn6228 It is mixed in with the ground grains. It is also used in worm casting tea, which is used to inoculate the worm bedding. The worm chow is top fed daily and lightly misted with water and BTI. The dried molasses is also mixed with grains for breeding in buckets @ 14 or 21 days (depending on species) the recipe is a little different for the advanced procedures. For a top feed 2/3 cup of D.M. to 4 cups ground chow is a good mix.

@troydunn6228

2 жыл бұрын

@@wormsforlife7352 I appreciate the reply. I also use the dry molasses. Somewhat have stopped due to the worms loving the Sweet Feed I have been giving them. Of course it is full of molasses. Do you find the BTI helps with pests? I think I can learn a lot from you! Just building a wormery.

@wormsforlife7352

2 жыл бұрын

@@troydunn6228 The BTI is a wonderful product. It is used always, from the start with the worm tea inoculation for bedding to the daily top feedings. The BTI is also great for eliminating fruit flies by spraying down food scraps and coffee grounds. If you are serious about worms and the production of worms and castings. The best advice I can give you is to get in touch with and talk to your local landscaper suppliers a lot of them have old recipes for making worm peat, if not good compost or peat works very well too. Buy the stuff by the yard, shred it so it falls thru a 1/8 screen, inoculate it with casting tea containing BTI.

A great idea. I've recently been moving from fresh to powdered feed and appreciate your recipe item info.

@TheGardenAndWormLady

6 ай бұрын

I spray the surface with water then I feed the chow, and I don’t feed again until it is gone.

Thank you for the information happy nee year and god bless

I've never seen anything better for growing red wriggler worms than a pile of horse poop. Take a scoop out of the bottom of the pile and you will be amazed.

@TheGardenAndWormLady

Жыл бұрын

Yes you’re right 😄 since my operation is indoors I won’t bring it in. I have used rabbit poop inside and buried it and they love it.

That's a cool setup. Your man's a prince. ❤

@TheGardenAndWormLady

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!! He has is😊

Very nice recipe and set up 💪

@TheGardenAndWormLady

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I haven’t showed the rest of the wormery yet but it’s coming along. I see your set up too is coming along. Lots of work

In your recipe, you say 2 parts Oats (Oat Meal), but your buckets hold maybe 4 times the volume (1-gallon buckets and then 1 qt for the other containers). If that is so, you have 8 parts Oats (2 gal), 1 part Alfalfa (1 qt), 1 part Bird Seed (1 qt), ... And your oyster shells and chicken crumbles look like 1/4 part (not 1/2 part) and maybe 1/4 part whole wheat flour

@TheGardenAndWormLady

Жыл бұрын

When I tell you is the recipe for you to make at home but when I make it, I make it in huge quantities that’s why you see different measurements in my buckets. I guess I should have specify that.

@dfouad

Жыл бұрын

@@TheGardenAndWormLady Even huge quantities should have the same proportion differences. The truth is that it really looks like more than what you recommend. Now it's really confusing whether to stick to your proportions or what we observe. Please specify.

@TheGardenAndWormLady

Жыл бұрын

@@dfouad you can make as much or as little as you want. It goes according to your set up and how many worms you actually have I have made as little as 2 cups and I have made as much is 30 pounds.

@dfouad

Жыл бұрын

@@TheGardenAndWormLady My dear lady I meant the proportion difference not the weight. In general you are more than generous to give us your own secret recipe, I'm working now on applying it to my worms. Many thanks to your generous knowledge and experience.

@TheGardenAndWormLady

Жыл бұрын

I guess it all depends on how many worms you have. When I only did the chow for my pet worms, I did it by cups one one part meant one cup to Me. Have a part was half a cup a quarter part was a quarter cup. But I make it by the pounds here now.

Nice

Maybe A 8” plastic duct on the end will keep dust down and help guid in tote.

That is a worm buffet

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing. Have you ever feed your worms nutritional yeast?

@TheGardenAndWormLady

Жыл бұрын

I have, surface only because I’m not sure what It will do

I have a lot of Hibiscus flowers every day. I add the dead flowers to the bin. I did try to grow beets. It was laughable. I will be feeding it to the bin.

Thank you for sharing your recipe for worm chow. I'm a gardener. I spread compost and I mulch, but I've been thinking about how I might attract even more worms than I have already. Worm chow seems like it might be just the thing to do that. I was very impressed with your generosity in sharing your knowledge and in gratitude, I plan to becometh a customer, and perhaps order your worm castings. Today I went onto your website to check the size and price. Unfortunately I could not find worm castings listed among your other products. I did get the impression that you sell worm castings. (Different video, I think.) Am I wrong? Is it a seasonal thing? I'm sorry to trouble you, but perhaps a bit of guidance will help. Thank you in advance for any help you can offer!

@TheGardenAndWormLady

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so so much I really appreciate that. I just went on my website and you have to click the button that says shop worms and supplies. If you scroll down you’ll find the worm chow there. It’s the worm child that I make here in the warmer he and what I feed my the herd of worms

If you would mix the grit with something like the bird seed the dust would be minimal

@TheGardenAndWormLady

2 жыл бұрын

Great idea!!!!!

Thank you very much for showing us your product made of. I wanna know where can i buy the grinder, I'm actually in Montreal Canada

@TheGardenAndWormLady

Жыл бұрын

I’m not sure in Canada. They have them on Amazon

@elieeid8865

Жыл бұрын

@@TheGardenAndWormLady thank you

do you prewash the burlap before putting on the worms? sometimes it smells like a petroleum product. thank you.

@TheGardenAndWormLady

Жыл бұрын

No I don’t, I’ve never noticed a weird smell on them, I’ll pay closer attention next time I cut one

Nice recipe,,, I have also gone to the dry formula as opposed to kitchen scraps which draws too many unwanted thing.s I use chicken crumbles , wheat flour, corn meal, and oats. Since I started doing this seems like the worms are always on top feeding on this mix. Works for me on my small scale operation using the factory 360 . I have 6 trays but usually only use 3 or 4 but with changover may go to more as the worms are more active and are producing more worms.

@yes350yes

Жыл бұрын

I use a grinder for the oats and crumbles to make that into a flour. Currently doing a separate mix crumbles vs the other dry mix to see if there is a difference.

@TheGardenAndWormLady

Жыл бұрын

I love all my worm towers. I show those more on my other channel the composting worm lady. I do notice something though when I put larger worms in my towers in time they shrink and I don’t know why strange right?

I just started my worm keeping about 2 weeks ago. I got a pound of European nightcrawlers. I just have a question I'm feeding banana sliced up thin, used coco coir, newspaper strips, dead leaves and eggshells grinded into powder. Lol to my question I have them in 4 different containers like 14 inches long 6 wide and 4 deep. There's mold growing on the banana and was wondering if I should put them all into one bin or if it's best to start out with it like I am.

@TheGardenAndWormLady

3 ай бұрын

I sometimes see mold growing I just take it and bury the moldy food

@emptyjar02

3 ай бұрын

@@TheGardenAndWormLady Thank you for the advice I appreciate it very much. That's what I was doing but didn't know for sure.

I have a choice of buying course or fine corn meal. Which should I get? Thanks!

@TheGardenAndWormLady

Жыл бұрын

Whichever is cheaper. I always choose the fine though. But if it’s cheaper to get the course and you can grind it yourself, I would do that.

Pot worm are worms though… they belong to Annelida / clitellata ..

@TheGardenAndWormLady

5 ай бұрын

They are are they’re skinny little white things they don’t hurt anything. They can grow in huge amounts though and heat up your bin a little bit so when I see too many of them, I just dry my bin out and they disappear.

Do you feed this just to make the worms bigger or is it also good for making vermicompost?

@TheGardenAndWormLady

Жыл бұрын

Both But the best castings I get when I feed the worms dry leaves

@annsmith2520

Жыл бұрын

@@TheGardenAndWormLady ok, thank you! I'm seeing that as well with the leaves

I didn’t find the recipe listed, not in the transcript either.

@TheGardenAndWormLady

Жыл бұрын

Sorry I didn’t write it down I just verbally walked through the video making the recipe

Hi, in case of chow only bins. If a bin has 2 pounds of red wiggler worms. Are they supposed to be fed 1pound of Chow daily? Someone told me that they eat half of their body weight daily.... bcos vegies are mostly water where as chow is dense... thanks

@TheGardenAndWormLady

Жыл бұрын

You know that’s what they say but I believe it only applies to veggie scraps. Chow is different it’s a lot more higher in protein. I have a tray of red wigglers right now that I have on the table I’m sure you’ve seen them in the video. They are eating the chow that I put on there every day. They usually eat it every two or three days. I would think that those are just estimates. I have also seen 2 pounds of red wigglers that are already established in their home devour a large amount of food. I have never put 2 pounds of chow.

Thank you for the lovely video... I am from Kanyakumari, India. Am going to start my first vermicompost tank day after tomorrow. I have been filling the tank with layers of dry mango leaves and then fruits/ vegetables for more than a 60 days. I have made 6 layers till now. After each layer I add diluted cow dung on to the layer. I am going to introduce the worms day after tomorrow(African). My question is do I need to add work chow for my tank? Is it mandatory?

@TheGardenAndWormLady

6 ай бұрын

If you’re asking about the worm chow no you don’t. They will eat all the fruit and veg. African nightcrawlers also love a lot of carbon, such as paper and cardboard and newspapers and wood shavings and straw.

@karthikr177

6 ай бұрын

@@TheGardenAndWormLady thankyou for your quick reply. 😊🙏🏻❤️

I am a newbie. Some my worms cral up the sides. How to prevent? How do i know if the bib is wet enough? Can a bin be too big?

@TheGardenAndWormLady

6 ай бұрын

When you squeeze your bedding drops of water should fall out. Worms usually like to explore the bin and they will crawl up the walls and even on the ceiling. The problem is when hundreds of them are crawling out then you know something is wrong. I don’t think a bin can be too big because they will multiply.

You seem like a very nice person sweet and sincere so I picked up some of your worm chow and see if you can help fatten up my babies. Thanks for everything will report back =)

@TheGardenAndWormLady

Жыл бұрын

Aw!! Thank you I really appreciate it. I just package your worm chow up a few minutes ago. ☺️

@Bongwell420

Жыл бұрын

@@TheGardenAndWormLady haha this is awesome technology who would of thunk

Muy buen trabajo kisiera poder aser todo lo k tu ases pero mi trabajo no m deja tengo algunas lumbrises tenia 2000 ase 7 meses no se cuantas tenga aora solo les pongo la comida desperdicios d la cosina y ya aber k me sale saludos

@TheGardenAndWormLady

Жыл бұрын

Que bueno!!! Lumbrices son incredible ☺️

what is the diameter of where the stuff comes out on your grinder?

@TheGardenAndWormLady

Жыл бұрын

Not sure not very big, it’s like the shape of a rectangle

I like know where you got your grinder

@TheGardenAndWormLady

2 жыл бұрын

eBay, They also sell them on Amazon

Where are you getting oatmeal from? I can’t find large bags of it.

@TheGardenAndWormLady

11 ай бұрын

amzn.to/3Y5JK1m I have bought this one I have it linked in my Amazon store. But lately I’ve just been buying oats from the feed store. Producer's Pride Whole Oats Horse Feed, 50 lb. www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/producers-pride-oats-50-lb Buying this want to tractor supply is a lot cheaper

Oops! Sorry about the biblical typo!!

@TheGardenAndWormLady

Жыл бұрын

It’s ok

Where is the link to the nursery bins

@TheGardenAndWormLady

2 жыл бұрын

Tomorrow morning I will link everything down below.

How often do you feed them this recipe?

@TheGardenAndWormLady

Жыл бұрын

Are usually shoot for twice a week, but if I see food left over, I wait until the next feeding to feed again the worst thing you can do with Worms is over feed them

Do you have your recipe on paper or doc you can share ?

@TheGardenAndWormLady

Жыл бұрын

No sorry but I have a video where I made it

Please help!!! Just came across your channel! I started worms from a worm farmer, & now 3-4 months later, I have some white looking fat short worms taking over the worm bin😖😫☹️. I’m not sure what they are & how they came into this bin? Please help if you can🙏🏼 kc

@TheGardenAndWormLady

25 күн бұрын

Email me at Veecolantonio71@gmail.com When you do tell me who you are and send me pictures. Up close pictures.

@kcconaty5270

25 күн бұрын

@@TheGardenAndWormLady okay will email now. 😊

Where can I buy the chow

@TheGardenAndWormLady

Жыл бұрын

In my website but it’s out of stock at the moment

I can’t seem to get my worm farm to multiply like you have. Don’t know what I’m doing wrong. Maybe I live In The tropics where it’s too hot for them?

@TheGardenAndWormLady

Жыл бұрын

Can you give me more details? You can email me if you’d like veecolantonio71@gmail.com

@nguont

Жыл бұрын

@@TheGardenAndWormLady thanks for the quick response. I’ll send through an email

cant access your website or amazon page...I want some worm chow!!!

@TheGardenAndWormLady

2 жыл бұрын

TheGardenAndWormLady.com

@TheGardenAndWormLady

2 жыл бұрын

I’ll have to look into it to see but I just linked my website

Your worms eat better than me,lol. Are you feeding this to European crawlers, D.hortensis?

@TheGardenAndWormLady

Жыл бұрын

Yes🤣 all my worms eat the chow that I make.

@donteague614

Жыл бұрын

Do you monitor ph. and how. Open my container some were trying to get out, so it seems. Also some were very skinny and almost dead.The majority are plump.

@TheGardenAndWormLady

Жыл бұрын

Get yourself a pH meter. They sell them on Amazon. You need to add dolomite lime your pH should be 7. 6 is OK but kind of low eight is OK but a little high seven is perfect. I had like a tablespoon and then I measure the pH and go from there. If your worms are thin, they are probably lacking in moisture. Usually my Wormser chunky because I keep the bins at about 80% moisture.

Ви! От такого рациона как у вас, черви мальки сколько набирают в весе за месяц!?

@TheGardenAndWormLady

Жыл бұрын

не всегда еда заставляет их набирать вес, а влага. Когда ваши мусорные баки очень влажные, ваши черви становятся пухлыми. Я положил четверть фунта червей в мусорное ведро и через 3-6 недель вытащил полфунта или больше. ты русский православный?

@user-uf6nh5ee2g

Жыл бұрын

@@TheGardenAndWormLady Спасибо Ви!! За ваш хороший ответ.. Буду придерживаться вашему совету!! Ви!!!!Я русская православная!!!

How much are you selling your feed per pound

@TheGardenAndWormLady

2 ай бұрын

Visit TheGardenAndWormLady.com

What are your swamp worms?

@TheGardenAndWormLady

2 жыл бұрын

They are very similar to the red wiggler they are just darker in color but they behave the same way. They do take a little longer to mature but as they’re young they still have huge appetites.

Do you sell your worms also?

@TheGardenAndWormLady

Жыл бұрын

Yes, the worms should return in the spring right now. I am giving them a chance to reproduce. You can visit my website if you’d like. I also have an Etsy shop I sell things in to help raise money for the Worms. TheGardenAndWormLady.com www.etsy.com/listing/1294510110/super-cute-gardening-shirt-unisex-heavy This link will lead you to my Etsy shop☺️

Why do a video that the audio is so poor quality that you can not understand what is being said?

@TheGardenAndWormLady

Жыл бұрын

Sorry, I just got a new microphone

we need to hear what you are teaching so peak in to the microphone so us who are not line can hear what your saying and so we can refer more people to your channel`=-

@TheGardenAndWormLady

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the suggestion!

I am not eating that at least not this year. Next yr., who knows the way world food shortage is.

@TheGardenAndWormLady

2 жыл бұрын

😂

please get yourself a microphone so we may hear you.

@TheGardenAndWormLady

Жыл бұрын

I got one 😂👍🏾

@MrSaltwaterReef

Жыл бұрын

@@TheGardenAndWormLady nice.. You have so much to share and my wife and I were having a lot of problems hearing you. sry if I came across 'gruff', I just want to gain the information you were sharing and .... well, it will be good to hear what you have to say.

Nice tats!! Is alfalfa meal all right to use if that’s all I have?

@larrygeran6964

Жыл бұрын

Also thank you for sharing your recipe!

@TheGardenAndWormLady

Жыл бұрын

Yes you can but only sprinkle a little bit on the surface because it heat things up. Do your best to find another source of food whether it be food scraps or a natural form of food like dry leaves or some thing. You can also use oatmeal or cornmeal. The other day we had grits for breakfast and I had like a teaspoon leftover that I didn’t cook. So instead of throwing it away, I just sprinkled it on top of the worms and they went crazy.

@larrygeran6964

Жыл бұрын

If I used alfalfa sprouts would that be better?

And when you reference one part or two parts or half part, you mean by weight correct?

@TheGardenAndWormLady

Жыл бұрын

It could be weights or tablespoons or teaspoons whatever your measurements are. Like if I do one part corn, and one part oats for example, if I use cups, I’ll measure 1 cup oats and one cup corn. Just make them equal. I just make mine and huge amounts. But most people only need a little bit so if you use cups or half a cups and stored in a container, you’ll have it for a while.