Boost compost worm growth using DIY dry food, more worms mean more poop :)

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Have seen a few folks chat about how well a dry worm food works in their farms in boosting growth & numbers of worms so thought I would try some myself.. Found a few dry goods in the pantry during a clean out the other week so have been using them to make up what looks to be a very tasty blend.. Have also started to wet down the dry feed with a 1:20 molasses & water mix.. This will add some sugars to feed the bacteria & add trace elements for richer castings.. Molasses can be bought very cheaply in bulk from farm feed/produce stores.. I have seen a friends post about making his dry feed up from chick starter pellets, Thanks Steven, & have also found a few other recipes on line that may interest some.. http://www.thegardenforums.org/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=1133 http://texasredworms.com/2011/10/12/diy-worm-chow/ http://www.gardenguides.com/86413-fatten-compost-worms.html https://www.facebook.com/groups/wormfarm/526171267482135/ There are also other great tips, hints as well as helpful folk in the Vermicomposting/ Worm Farming group if you like to hang out on Facebook.. https://www.facebook.com/groups/wormfarm/ For more regular updates from the chooks, worms, aquaponics & wicking gardens come visit us at http://www.facebook.com/Bitsouttheback or http://plus.google.com/u/0/+RobBob/posts Have a great one everyone... worm chow,DIY worm chow,compost worm food,how to worm farm, worm food,how to fatten up worms,dry worm food,red wriggler,red worms,African night crawlers,blue wrigglers,European night crawlers,worms,night crawlers,compost worms,organic gardening,urban homesteading,vegetable gardening,self sufficiency,garden update,vegetable Gardening (TV Genre),Vermicompost,Do It Yourself (Website Category)

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The VitaMix dry blade is excellent for grinding the likes of oats, rice, etc. The VitaMix is most often sold with the wet blade for smoothies, but you can buy the dry blade separately. It's well worth the money.

I couldn't remember where I saw the wirm foir slushues done until I ran into these old videos! I love this idea! I have a very old bkendercwhich is exclusively for composting. I add the scraps a littoe at a time and because it looks so gross that it drives my family crazy. They're always happy when I blend and dump the compost food! I really like the blue bin with the lid on it! It looks so very much neater than many of the worm bins I've seen. I also like hiw you put the food on one side at a time. Simple, yet brilliant! Thanks so very much for making your videos! I really like the

Rob thank you for the videos alot of information. I'm new to the vermiculture I have couple question for you. on the egg shell- I take them out to the garden and i let them sit for a day, or two in the sun then i use a coffee grinder and i get eggshell power I hope this is okay to kill the bacteria ? I the second question before i start buying red wrigglers I decided to dig my ground in my backyard not in my garden and found plenty of worms in one area. can I use these worms to start vermicompost instead of buying red wigglers. Also when using vermicompost what else do we add to the garden like Epson salt, lime, miracle grow, or we don't use these any more. I'm in zone 7 in the USA. Thank you for your time.

you have white fly's no good

Rob, do you live in New Zealand?

where do you buy that

Sorry, Rob, what brand is your blender? It's so quiet, I really need to get one of those. Could you tell me, please! Thanhs Rob.

I just start to set up the worm bin today. Thank you your video.

is there a video on what not to feed to the worms?

I feed my worms peach scraps from a peach tree. What do I do if I overfeed them?

thanks for the sharing sir 👍👍👍

Spoiled rotten worms, lol, give them fiber for more poop. :)

Range cubes for cattle, if finely ground, might be another choice for worms. Would you look at the ingredients and give your opinion on using these cubes? Better yet, would you experiment with them? About $9 for 50#.

Please clarify me, are nightcrawlers incapable of eating food scraps? Is this why you grounded oats wheats eggs?

excuse me what material?

Do you wash your eggshells before you blend them? Is this important to do?

try feeding your worms some blended seaweed or unsalted kelp, let me know if they like it.. worm processed kelp is the best fertilizer.. has all 72 minerals i heard

would u plz show by video how do u get benefit of these worms ?

What brand is your blender? It's so quiet, I really need to get one of those.

Great video. The first I've seen with this suggestion. Thanks for the advice.