Below are some of the items I use for vermicomposting & my channel's videos. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you if you use these links. Thank you for supporting this channel! Worm Bins I use: Vermihut 5-Tray Worm Compost Bin amzn.to/3Xs1eGe Urban Worm Bag V2 amzn.to/3XE9QsT 20 Gallon Fabric Grow Pots amzn.to/3EBYhdr 3 gallon Rubbermaid Roughneck tote amzn.to/3eKDLhO Other Worm Bins: Worm Factory 360 3-Tray Version amzn.to/3AHnjqK Worm Factory 360 5-Tray Version amzn.to/3tYfWY4 Bus bins amzn.to/3fd8AvP Equipment I use: 12 Sheet Cross Cut Micro Shredder (I use it to shred cardboard) amzn.to/3xYZKYu Magic Bullet Small Blender (to pulverize egg shells) amzn.to/3gwEzb4 Indoor Outdoor Wireless Thermometer for worm bin amzn.to/3wIdXbO Additional thermometer sensors 433 MHz amzn.to/41juD7v Please make sure Thermometer & sensor are the same MHz Additional thermometer sensors 915MHz amzn.to/3WTFgua Please make sure Thermometer & sensor are the same MHz Kitchen scale to weigh worms & food: amzn.to/3HnOQjg Blue gloves amzn.to/3XsBg5n Digital handheld Thermometer amzn.to/3EWfC2j Compost Tea Bags amzn.to/3fCb5o1 Solar powered light amzn.to/3nOucAq Reusable Keurig Coffee K-cups amzn.to/3FNXvt6 Other useful equipment for worm farming: 5 stackable sifter with different sized mesh: amzn.to/3S2k184 Cameras & camera equipment I use: GoPro HERO11 amzn.to/3jkRpLa Flexible Tripod amzn.to/3CGTjcF Insta360 GO 2 camera amzn.to/3oxCc80 Insta360 One X2 camera amzn.to/3nqV6hp iPhone 13 Max Pro amzn.to/3nq52aU Canon EOS Rebel T8i amzn.to/3HcBuX6 4 Ocean bracelets I wear Multiple colors to chose from bracelets amzn.to/3HMbHEx Books on worms & worm farming Worms Eat My Garbage amzn.to/3L4FXN2 Where to buy worms: www.TheGardenAndWormLady.com

Everyone is busy! The kids are making list.❤

@Vermicompost

12 күн бұрын

😁 I think every kid should have a worm farm!! They are so much fun!! Thanks so much for watching!!🪱🪱🪱

@JJamiah

12 күн бұрын

@@Vermicompost I agree. I watch all your videos. Thank you & the executive director for all that you do.

@Vermicompost

11 күн бұрын

Thanks so much for the kind words!! It means a lot to us!!

That is really large feeding indeed. I'm glad you mentioned not adding that much if the bin is young. Useful info for beginners.

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Whytedavy!! It is amazing how well an older bin does compared to a new bin with the same amount of worms!! Thanks so much for dropping by to watch!! I hope you have a Happy New Year!!🪱🪱🪱

Fantastic feeding, the tower system is really doing well. Your correct, the moms really do the bulk of wrapping/work during the Christmas season.

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

Moms are the best!! Hope you had a great Christmas and Boxing day!! Thanks for stopping by to watch Mikko!!🪱🪱🪱

The Amazon Basics is a strong quality shredder. Thank you for recommending it to me. I appreciate the shout out. Merry Christmas to you and the Executive Producer.

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

I can't think of a better video, (worm video or otherwise) to demonstrate just how sturdy those shredders are than your video!! I hope you had a wonderful Cajun Christmas!!🪱🪱🪱

I always wondered after watching so many of your videos why you only wear one glove, question answered 😆

@Vermicompost

8 ай бұрын

😂 It is a bit odd and I should address it more often! As you found out I just don't like to see my dirty finger nails on camera and since my right hand is the only one really digging in...we get the Michael Jackson effect!! Thanks so much for watching Roy!!🪱🪱🪱

Its amazing how they treat the toilet paper rolls as a hang out spot. Hope you had a blessed christmas

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!! Merry Christmas to you!! I love how they gather for a toilet tube party!! So fascinating to me!! Thanks so much for taking the time to watch!!🪱🪱🪱

Great tip about the chopstick for finding the hatched babies, Patrick. I use an 8" bamboo skewer to pick worms off floors, etc., so I'll expand its scope to finding worms in castings now too. Btw, garlic is antimicrobial (not as much as ginger though), which is probably why it takes longer to disappear. Also, I think you used the word "mushy" at least 6 times! I like it! All the best in 2023, Patrick. ~ Sandra

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

😂🤣😂 I think I was shocked at how "mushy" it was!! Not sure why I thought it would be hard still...I forgot about it's antimicrobial properties....that explains a lot!! I bet it last through at least one more feeding. Great minds think alike!! A bamboo skewer is another great "worm tool" I hope you had a Good Boxing Day!! Happy New Year!! Thanks for all your support over this last year!!🪱🪱🪱

Merry Christmas Patrick and Autumn ❤️❄️🎅🎄🤶❄️❤️

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas Peggy!! Thanks for making 2022 such a great year for our worm farming community!!🪱🪱🪱

@peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920

Жыл бұрын

@@Vermicompost I'm always here for you or anyone else who needs me. 🪱❤️🪱

I'm seeing this on Boxing Day, so I hope you, and yours had a wonderful Christmas day, and wish you a blessed New Year!

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! Happy Boxing Day to you!! And Happy New Year!! Thanks for all your support over the last year!!🪱🪱🪱

Hi wormie friend!!! 🪱🪱🪱 Oh yeah toilet rolls = worm balls!! They love it!! Oh wow! Only 4 feedings & 6000 worms!! What a powerhouse!! 💪💪 Garlic hasn’t impacted them at all!! I hope you guys & the wormies are managing ok with the cold Patrick…. I know you’ve had it pretty bad over there!! Merry Christmas guys!!! 🎄🕊♥️ Take care guys!! 💐💝🌷🪱🌼💪

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

Hellloooooo Anita!! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!! This worm tower really is a powerhouse!! I had totally forgot about garlic's antimicrobial properties, so I'm glad it hasn't slowed the bin down at all!! Thanks for all your support this year and thanks so much for watching!!!🪱🪱🪱

Can't wait to see what Santa gets you for Christmas 😁

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

😂🤣😂 Let's just say the Executive Producer, against her better judgement, got me exactly what I wanted!!! Unboxing & start up video to follow in the New Year!! Thanks so much for stopping by & Merry Christmas to you and yours!!🪱🪱🪱

Cocoon nurseries are fun 🙂Hope you had a Merry Christmas! Have a great New Year!

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! I always seem to get a lot of babies at the 4-6 week mark. Thanks so much for watching!! I hope you have a fantastic New Year!!🪱🪱🪱

Merry Christmas to u n the ex. Producer from me in goa. Nice to see the bin with the castings.

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Sandy!! Merry Christmas to you as well!! I would love to visit India & Goa one day!!🪱🪱🪱

Merry Christmas!

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! Merry Christmas to you as well!! Thanks so much for supporting my channel over this year!!🪱🪱🪱

Have a New Year ✨️

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

Happy New Year AJ!! I hope it is a good one full of more of your awesome videos!!🪱🪱🪱

Merry Christmas!! 🪱🪱🪱🪱🥂🍾

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Ann!! Merry Christmas to you as well! Thanks for all your support over this past year!!🪱🪱🪱

Merry Christmas Patrick! It’s neat seeing how the worms go crawling through the toilet paper rolls. Nice big feeding! I seen the quarter that went through Joe’s shredder. 😮

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

That was so crazy seeing that quarter on Joes video!! I can't believe it didn't absolutely wreck the shredder!! I'm really liking the interaction of the worms and the toilet paper tubes!!! Thanks so much for watching!! I hope you got some good garden or worm stuff for Christmas!!🪱🪱🪱

@GardeningwithBarchuckin

Жыл бұрын

@@Vermicompost definitely some neat tools and equipment

@GardeningwithBarchuckin

Жыл бұрын

@@Vermicompost plus some bowling stuff 😂

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!!! 💯💯💯

How cool - thanks for sharing my video link! Like you said, the wormies came out in droves to get into the yummy foods they were given within the tubes :) Merry Christmas! PS: Cool behind-the scenes photo showing your lighting setup 👍🏻

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed those videos!!! It's like opening a present on Christmas when you uncover a tube to find tons of worms in it!! This was my first try with the new lights (got them off of Newell's suggestion). I've been trying to get rid of our shadows, especially when the Executive Producer takes pictures right over the top. It should also give me more control when I do the outdoor bin outside as well...what I really need is a basement for my "studio"😂 Thanks so much for watching and for all your great videos you produce!!🪱🪱🪱

@A-V

Жыл бұрын

I feel so old skool using a couple of drop lamps - haha! I'll just stick to addressing shadows in post-production :)

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

@@A-V I've got a lot to learn about post production...I have you to thank for getting me to figure the basics out when you asked about the black rectangles on either side of my early videos😀All the lights I've ever had were the ones attached to my roof, the sun, and a couple of low power solar camp lights🤪...I'd love to have some rafters to hand stuff from like in the basements you all have up north!!

@A-V

Жыл бұрын

When I watch some of the video editing wizards on KZread 'fix things in post', I am in complete awe. In part by what the software can do, and in part by how skillfully they use the software to achieve the looks they are after. If only I knew a fraction of what those people know.... Like you, I too have a lot to learn on the subject :)

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely!! Sometimes it's overwhelming when I watch them!!

Merry Christmas to you and your family.

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Janice!! Merry Christmas to you and yours as well!! Thanks so much for watching!!🪱🪱🪱

@cheersmeme

Жыл бұрын

@@Vermicompost I have watched every video you have made. Thanks to you and your wife for all the hard work you do to help all of us keep our little odd pets going.. Lol cheers

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

@@cheersmeme Wow!!! Thank you!! That is so awesome you have watched them all!! Sorry about the quality of the early ones😂It was a steep learning curve!!

We call them coffee beans, but they are actually seeds not legumes. None the less, they are great for compost. Love your videos. Thanks

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

Great point!....Don't tell my old Botany professor I said that 😂🤣😂 Thanks so much for the kind words and thanks for watching!!🪱🪱🪱

@WhiteWolfeHU

Жыл бұрын

For whatever reason all the decomposers seem to specifically really love coffee seeds. Maybe they get residual caffeine highs 😂

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

You might be right!!😂🤣😂 Thanks so much for stopping by!!🪱🪱🪱

That cocoon nursery looks pure !! Big feeding !! Did the temps come up today ? Speaking of which Merry Christmas to you and the family Patrick!! 2023 is gonna be a blast!! Cheers Jason and Colleen 🪱🎅🪱

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

We were back down to 30-29℉ for the second night in a row...I think we have one more night of this cold snap before my house is no longer a terrarium 😂 2023 is gonna be awesome!! Merry Christmas and thanks so much for watching!!🪱🪱🪱

@clivesconundrumgarden

Жыл бұрын

@@Vermicompost 🎅🤞🎅👍

another great video! I have two bins of worms. one is red wigglers and the other is my original earth worms. I'm upgrading to a bath tub vermicompost bin. can I combine the red wigglers and earth worms in my new bin? if not, then I'm thinking I might just release the earth worms in to my garden and concentrate on the red wigglers. ty

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the kind words!! I think you can add both sets of worms to the new bath tub worm bin if you want...especially if they are both epigeic (compost) earthworms. If the earthworms were originally from your garden they were most likely not compost worms, but will still eat food scraps, they just aren't as social or prolific composters as epigeic earthworms. If you got them from a compost pile or within a pile of leaves, then there is a good chance they are composting worms. And of course if you got them from a source you know is compost worms then a mix is a great option for the new bin. I run a red wiggler and blue worm mix in my VermiHut and Urban Worm Bag and both species are doing well and making lots of vermicompost for me!! I hope this helps!! Thanks so much for watching!!🪱🪱🪱

What would you recommend as far as the maximum amount of red wigglers in a standard Rubbermaid tote. I would say it's about 2 ft wide by 3 ft long by a foot and a half tall with 8 to 10 in of bedding material? As of right now there's probably roughly 2000 in each tote. I have three other separate totes with roughly 2000 wigglers in each. A part of me feels like I should add a fourth tote and disperses equally among the four totes in total? Please excuse if my question is confusing. After my brain injury alot of times it's hard for me to relay my thoughts and questions without being long-winded. Thanks

@Vermicompost

4 ай бұрын

Not confusing at all!! I have a very small tote, about a mens large shoe box size and it has 1,000 worms in it: kzread.info/head/PLimznaPXKV09y9X94Q4aNpNzwUoLoVXug I start most of my bins with 2,000 worms and then let them reach their carrying capacity. With the size bins you have, that could be well over 4,000-5,000 worms!! Compost worms never outgrow their bins because they will slow down reproduction to fit the size bin they are in. But if you want to keep expanding your population then it is a great idea to split the populations when they get to 4,000+ I hope this helps!! Thanks so much for watching!!🪱🪱🪱

@C-Mo_PuraVida

4 ай бұрын

@@Vermicompost Perfect. Thanks so much. Take care man👌✌️

What does the cocoon look like? I am super new at this.

@Vermicompost

11 ай бұрын

Great question! This video shows what they look like and how small they are...you'll also see two baby worms wiggling out of their cocoons: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gaSXz7CtlpDLZpc.html Congrats on beginning your worm farming journey!! Thanks so much for watching!!🪱🪱🪱

Merry Christmas 🎉🎉. Did you get more worm bins ??

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Merry Christmas to you as well!! I was gonna keep it a secret until I published a video on it......but yes I did!!! I got an Urban Worm Bag from my wife Autumn (The Executive Producer)!!! How about you? Thanks so much for watching!!🪱🪱🪱

@GLG_YT

Жыл бұрын

@@Vermicompost I did not get one but I got a hydroponic setup to grow plants

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome!! Can't wait to see the video on it😉

What shredder do you use for your bedding?

@IjeomaThePlantMama

Жыл бұрын

From Amazon, link in the description! It's awesome

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

I have a link to it in the pinned comment and in the description to this video. It is the AMAZON BASICS MICRO 12 sheet cross cut shredder...I think the link gives you choices of sizes based on the number of sheets, but if you want the size cardboard shreds you see in my videos it is the MICRO one. I'm not sure if you can click it from this comment but here is the link as well: amzn.to/3L2xOJ4 I absolutely love it and have been shredding cardboard in it for more than 2 years!! Thanks so much for watching!!🪱🪱🪱 I have a demo of me using it with cardboard versus 12 sheets of paper in this video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pIaMudaHhJy2g9I.html

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! I love this shredder too!! Thanks so much for watching!!🪱🪱🪱

Is the food you give them your waste or do you also get waste somewhere to feed the worms?

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

Great question! The food waste I feed them is just my family's waste (my wife and I and a teenage son with an occasional other two adult sons visiting) and my mom sometimes gives us her food scraps. I am just now to the point where my worms can eat all my food scraps with 4 worm bins. Before this I was putting some food scraps in my regular compost pile. I have about 10,000 worms total if that helps you gauge how much food they can consume. Thanks for continuing to watch my videos!!🪱🪱🪱

@KoLuX57

Жыл бұрын

@@Vermicompost Because I'm wondering what I will give them to eat, some waste will be found but not much, I will have to mobilize my friends from the neighborhood.

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

@@KoLuX57 The good thing is they will not need much food scraps at all at first. As the population grows you will be able to slowly add more food scraps.

Newby here. Why do we want a worm ball?

@Vermicompost

4 ай бұрын

Purely for the enjoyment of seeing them all bunched together!! Compost worms are the only earthworms that behave like that! If you don't see any worm balls, it doesn't mean anything other than you didn't catch them discovering the food all at once. Overfeeding is a major problem for new (and old) worm farmers, so there is a fine line between a worm ball and a fermenting worm bin!! I've got lots of videos that will probably answer any questions you might have like how to get started: kzread.info/dash/bejne/h6d8lc1yYq7Oico.html or how often to feed: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iWug0pmonpvIhJc.html Feel free to ask any questions in the comment section of any of my videos and I'll share my experiences worm farming. Thanks so much for watching!!🪱🪱🪱

@mlee40738

4 ай бұрын

@@Vermicompost Thanks! The wormballs are really fascinating. I've been watching several of your videos and finding them helpful.

@Vermicompost

4 ай бұрын

@@mlee40738 Thank you so much for watching our videos!!

So, did you get the Vermibag you were hoping for ?

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

I did!!! I got an Urban Worm Bag! I'm gonna do an unboxing video & set up video some time next month...The executive producer says it has to be an outside bin so I've got to come with how I want to utilize it & how many worms to start with!!

@-ChrisD

Жыл бұрын

@@Vermicompost Fantastic! I'm happy for you👍🏻. Can't blame the EP for wanting it outside 😄

@Vermicompost

Жыл бұрын

@@-ChrisD 😂🤣😂