Worm Composting 101 - Memoirs of a Failed Worm Farmer - BroBryceGardens

1. ya can't be lazy you have to watch everything and put in the effort to maintain it ..it's only as good as your effort
2. Any video you watch or read about on line tells you to never put in protein and citrus.
3. its coir from coconut husks
4. Egg shells are good for them but wash them first then crush them. Great for grout for them
5. I only use fruit and vegetable scraps, ground rinsed eggshells, coffee grounds, and some shredded newspaper (not glossy papers) a little sand, a little wet compost.
6. Microwave the egg shells to kill eveything, also no meat or bone products. Can sprinkle cornmeal and oatmeal over the top also.
7. Instead of using coir try using fiberglass screen window screen material. I use it on the bottom of my garden pots to keep the soil from flowing out, while allowing the excess water to pass through. I doesn't rot, should keep the worms from getting through, easy to work with and is fairly inexpensive.
8. thank you for sharing!
9. keeping the temp under 90 here in Florida isn't a possibility anytime other then winter so I guess it's no go for worm fertiliser here
10. There are a few things you can do when food scraps are low, you can feed them Purina worm chow they go crazy for the stuff spay a tiny bit of water on the surface of your bedding and sprinkle the worm chow on top then cover with whatever you use. I've also used rabbit pellet food (very cheap)!! I take one cup of pellets and add three cups of water and let the pellets expand squeeze off excess water then add a tablespoon or so of molasses, they go nuts for it!! But what I usually do is take the pulp from my juicer and use that in the bin. I usually freeze everything first to kill off any insect eggs. I used to blend everything then freeze before introducing it to the bin also.
11. I haven't heard of anyone freezing eggshells before prepping for the worm bin but it would be interesting to see if that would work. As someone mentioned below about cooking for 10 minutes to kill bacteria, a frost free freezer will do that too by drying out the shells. This would save more energy than turning on your oven or skillet for 10 minutes.
12. Thanks for the info
13. bro,by the way ground egg shells is the best roughage for worms cook egg shells in a 300degree oven for 10min to kill bacteria. used coffee grounds will also help keep soil right and dont over feed.
14. COIR-Like Coors Beer!
15. You don't need that overpriced coir. I just cut up cardboard for my beds and the worms love it.
    The worst thing that can happen to your worm bed is if you get carnivorous flatworms in them. look out for those. They are striped down their length and have a triangular head. About the same size as compost worms or a little longer.
16. I am watching videos because I'm going to start one of these in my kitchen. I have a very small kitchen, but I recycle a lot of scraps. I have a compost pile in my backyard that is not aerated. but I'd like to have something indoors for winter. I am leaning towards something I can make myself so I can control the size for my kitchen. I wish they sold something make of wood, instead of plastic. Any suggestions?
17. I had the same thoughts as you when I started my first little worm condo. The meat products are definitely a no no. If you really wanna use those bones up, build a fire, burn the meat off, and then pulverize the bone for bone meal. Coffee grounds, tea grounds... bag and all, veggie waste, but no meat. The temp thing is a big deal for sure. I keep mine inside the house and feed 'em about once every week or two. I never in a million years thought I'd be using a blender to chop and mix up leftover garbage, but it works. Picked up one for five bucks at the local thrift store and make worm smoothies for 'em. I don't go too heavy on the water. I quickly found out that the excess water ends up in the bottom. The worms going to the bottom don't drown too much on my end. There's just a ton of poop and what have you in the bottom. Like you, I didn't have a clue per the instructions either. It's taken me about a year to get where I am now and have a second condo started. I'll be ordering two more. I'm not very handy with construction so that's my option. It's fun to clean and sift these critters. I refer to my worm condos as supplemental government housing. :D That's not "pc", but then again, neither am I. :)  Good luck, Man, and good thoughts on the vid for people wanting to learn about this stuff. Saves a ton of money too.
18. hey nice vid. just about the shredded paper... I use shredder paper also in my bins and they love it but you said you take it out when it gets wet or damp? you can just leave it in there and let them eat it all they just love it and when it get low just top it up when you feed them with the food scraps
19. Thanks so much. That's why I showed this video. I think I have a much better plan for how I'm gonna do it this year. Here in the Pacific NW we have some interesting climate so it will hopefully not be too much of a challenge and keeping it simple will hopefully be the key.
20. I like your bins that you have however you got them, but I will just be doing the bucket system being on a limited budget. Im a true newbie and have been watching all the video I can on youtube to learn and see everyones ideas and everyones mistake and hopefully learn from it thanks-- Steve