BuildASoil: BUILD A WORM BIN - How To Vermicompost 

I'm going to use a cast iron bathtub for my worm bin

I’ve said it before but I absolutely love how informative these vids are!

I love the idea of having “veg” castings and “flower” castings! Really looking into doing this

Steadily dropping gems, great stuff Jeremy!

Thank you Jeremy, greatly appreciate all that you do.

Beautiful video!! Thank you

Realy liked the info I was just thinking last nite I wonder what's up with the tent and the pheno hunt take care 👍

Perfect 👍 Thanks for the info, as always

Hey!! 10x10 update?? Please I really love all of the content. Just wanted to see how much did you pull on that run. Much love! Totally took advantage of the 4th of July sale. Thanks for all you do. Keep it up.

Tried making a soil mix from cardboard,sand and some leaves at bottom of pot .transplanted some tomatoes I sprouted into the pots and they are doing as well or better than the ones in conventional potting soils (different varieties as experimental)

Most pet stores sell red wrigglers as feed for pets

CLtv RESPECT!

I’ve got a 5 year compost pile. Maybe next grow I’ll test some out. Lots of composted chicken bedding and manure.

YES Missed you guys!!

Excellent video and info! Thanks as always for sharing!!

Here’s why I would never recommend one: 1. As the bag gets heavy the weight tends to crumple the frame. My cousin’s frame collapsed but he actually built his own sturdier frame. 2. If you tend to feed too wet there is really no way to extrude the liquid which accumulates at the bottom. It becomes very sticky and messy. 3. Zippers!!!! Do not age well especially at the disposal end of the process 4. The bag stains and as it ages is extremely difficult to sanitize. 5. The more you use it opening the bag at the bottom requires more effort and frustration. Definitely not for the elderly or those with limited mobility. In retrospect, I wish I would never have bought one. Like most American stuff, it looks good on purchase but does not live up to normal use. I personally prefer having a quality build that shows much better thought. The frames for sure could have been solid square tube aluminum instead of the quick snap joints. Anybody contemplating buying one of these because it looks cool should really look at the YT reviews after a few casting runs

You have literally taught me through my whole entire first grow. Thank you for every thing Jeremy I'm forever grateful and maybe just maybe one day I'll get a chance to meet you and chop it up with you. Thanks again man. 🤗

yo old bartender trick, adding any aged spirit to your ACV/dish soap trap will make it far more effective and last much longer. fruit flies are drawn to the esters which are a byproduct of yeast and present in decomposing fruit, so you're just doubling down on the vinegar acetic acid appeal. dish soap is mostly for removing surface tension, my go to is castile soap because you can still compost the trap itself at the end; insects exoskeletons are made out of chitin and there's lots of chitinase-producing microbes in your vermicompost, they'll break down super fast especially after their vinegar soak. YMMV of course. thanks for all the great videos dude

Here's hoping for an update in 2022 on the worm bin.

Avocado TEK for beginners: please understand there are two kinds of Avocado Tek 1.0 and 2.0 which refers to the end results you want in worm composting. Avocado tek 1.0 you take a yellowish Avocado which has become soft. Cut two slits in the Avocado in the shape of a tiny X. Place it down into the worm bin. Doing this will cause the worms to gather to feed and work their way inside. In doing this since worms are hermaphrodites they will mate and create foam that will become what are called cocoons or baby worms. Which can double the population in 60 days to 90 days. Avocado tek 2.0 requires the exact same yellowing or brown old Avocado and instead of cutting a X shaped slit you cut it completely in half. Then lay both pieces face down. This will effectively cause those beneficial predatory soil mites to gather and mate. Double their population at a much, much, MUCH faster rate at about twice the amount in two weeks or even faster. This is extremely beneficial as a over populated environment of freshly breed and hungry predator soil mites. Will be very good to add to your garden or cannabis grow. Not to mention making the likelihood that any fungus gnats or thrips or any other soil breeding insects will not stand a chance to survive will be very high and in your favor. However doing either of these techniques must be planned ahead and especially Avocado tek 2.0 for breeding predatory soil mites. Because once this takes place in a very short time the bin will be over run with soil mites. Which will not kill off but will deter the worms themselves from eating in those locations near the surface. So with this in mind while the results are great to add to your garden. It's best to plan ahead and know how to manage the rise in soil mite populations. By inducing them to breed an gather using the Avocado tek 2.0 and being sure to do so only about 5 days to one week in advance of a planned transplanting event. As aforementioned the hoards of soil mites will gather and breed under the cut halves of Avocado. So knowing this you can prepare a ready mix of soil then removing the Avocado. Will reveal thousands of soil mites, that you can then scoop up and adding them to the top layer of your freshly transplanted soil and plant mix. So use caution when trying these methods. As well for anyone interested in how or why this works. It's because the Avocado has not only naturally occurring enzymes that promote mating but the Avocado has essential oils and fatty acids that are typically found in rotting flesh or meat. But you truly never ever want to add actual meat or fat to your worm bins. But doing it this way will surely come in handy for both reasons. Of doubling the worm population and making your own soil mites in the process. So depending of your desired results you can actually use one bin or bag for worms only and then another smaller bin for predatory soil mites. This is something the guys in the soil mite game do not want you to know. Ass you could quickly put them out of business and truly start your own soil mite populations. By buying just one small container of predatory mites from them and then breeding them. Infact if you were to add it purchase a blend of soil mites. They can be just as beneficial as the worms themselves when you breed them in high numbers. Like the organic fertilizer called insect fras well now you also know how to make your own at home. I hope this helps you ❤😇

Serendipity... I just got this exact worm bin put together and set in it's place, took a break, came to the desk to have a seat and see this video pop up in my feed. I don't know how you know Jeremy, but damn you're good, sir.

What about adding the Bokashi mix to a worm bin... it's that beneficent? If so, how? Or, is it harmful since the bokashi is anaerobic?

I currently have four worm bags. Two are gen 1 and two are gen 2 bags. I keep two red wiggler bins, one European night crawler and one mixed night crawler and red wiggler. Couple things I would advise: 1. Add crushed egg shells. 2. Add bio char. 3. Leaf duff might be the best input. 4. Add dried and fresh leaves and grass. 5. Research avocado tech 6. Create and add bokashi fermentation. That captures your meat and dairy waste.

whens the 2nd part coming?

Oh my, I just thought today about how long it's going to be before a new video! I hope the July 4th sale was successful! I know I got some stuff I needed and wanted! Much love to BAS

Do you have trouble with the Chapin sprayer felt washers. Hard to find replacements. I bought some rubber washers at Home Depot to see if they would work. The Chapins work so much better now. No drips. Problem solved. Hope this helps someone. 😎

I love your Honesty and Humility. Thumbs up and subscribed.

Your soil and relevant methods have made me a full blown worm lover!

Great video, I got my worms from Jim's Worm Farm and I was quite happy. Started with 250 for under $30 with shipping. They came way faster than I anticipated and so I actually started them out in a small styrofoam cooler I purchased at Dollar Tree. I used some organic seed starting mix I had and just dumped them in as they came with the the little bit of castings and I guess compost or dirt they came in and I fed them. I didn't allow anything to acclimate and the only holes were in the top of the lid which I put in with a soldering tool where i just melted the holes into the top. They thrived, and I moved them into another bin with only holes in the lid again, and just yesterday moved them into a much larger concrete mixing bin without a lid. Mostly shredded newspaper and whatever they were in and fed them and topped with some brown paper bag and newsprint. Making another set up with more holes for aeration and a spigot for getting out any leche but quite frankly I don't see that much moisture in my bin as I kept is moist but not soaked and no fruit flies or anything I didn't want in there. For a 1st time Worm Mom I am proud of myself for what I have achieved. I am sure I have more than doubled my worm population since just just 2 months ago on the 13th of this month and I have some pretty big worms in there and some very teeny tiny ones in there I am sure were born in the setups I created to keep them in.I still would love to know more about what the actual castings are supposed to look like though to be honest.

What I love about Jeremy is that he honestly just wants everyone growing naturally. Doing what is good for us and the environment. Not just saying anything to sell. Bravo Jeremy Silva.

Jeremy, upmost respect for your hard work, dedication and passion to your craft. Many thanks for sharing your wisdom and experience. Enjoying your videos immensely at 0.75 speed!! Much love!

that whole pallet of oly mountain tho!!

WORM POWER!!!!!!

Great to see a new video, Jeremy! Steve from the @urbanwormco is awesome and also has some great info on the official website. His newsletter is legit as well.

Hey I got a question wich I cannot find an answer to. If I feed cuttings from the plant in the wormbin that has fungul disease or something I don’t want on my plant... Will it damage the worms? Or will they love it? Like in Jadam, cut and drop, it’s the worms that he is referring to with this technique right? Let nature take care of it? Or does the disease return with the wormcastings I feed my plant? Hope you can answer. Nice content. 👍🏼

Is there a follow up on this? Like now that we have our urban worm bin up and running what’s next?

Yo what happened to the last batch? Pls do a on cam taste test

What about fall leaves for carbon ?…. Deciduous Appalachian forest ….. really dig the content …all of it … the q bro the q

Worm castings are the bomb diggity

Can you use promix instead of coco coir??

Can anyone help me out u ha e a worm bin already that I feed food scraps I'm looking to start another that I want to feed my homemade compost question being can I feed them compost also how much do I use it as there bedding I'm stuck

Uncle Jim's worms are great! Check them out!

You guys never did a update on your harvest or you're ending yield just curious

went to the local worm guy sells worms for fishing huge buggers i was pleasantly surprised that they were in fact red wigglers in the end i payed 1 dollar for 20 worms lol huge healthy worms

Earthworm farms are also a great c02 generator.. seriously!

I follow quite a few vermicompost channels on RU-vid and would love to see more play by play from a purpose driven perspective. If you could do regular follow up videos on what your feeding to direct the compost toward use in vegetative phases verses flowering phases that would be awesome. Most worm farmers are posting video on keeping worms for recycling and the compost is a great benefit to their gardens but they're not specific to canna applications.would also like to see your take on a frugal or free building of soil from/ for your geological region and how your outdoor thermophilic compost, vermicompost and other systems and practices might play into that.

incredible information

Ever thought about using high gear aka milo ? That seeds amazing and like sugar cane it makes its own sugars

The Worm Nerd (florida) has the red wigglers you like

1250worms not 250 worms your font was off I just wanted to let you know. Great video what do you do with all your dated products?... great videos

Is it ok to use gro kashi? I add some to mine but the worms seem to cling to the sides and avoid the food and such

Are future episodes going to focus on bacterial and fungal bins or veg vs flower bin?

You must have taking a communication class...i watched a few of your videos and i love them they are always so informative

Great work guys! LOVE IT

Never thought I would ever be excited to grow worms lmfao

Jeremy... This video... Hell the entire series is golden info sir! Thank you all for what you do!

I'm slowly but surely going totally organic. The outdoor is. Ive been wanting to do a compost pile or something for a while. This is just more motivation so thanks . and thanks for reading the tips for bugs in the directions .ha

Also how much craft blend should I be using when top dressing?

Can I add nematodes to my worm bin to combat fungus gnats?

Can you bed in straight worm castings

The flow through worm towers on Amazon for a couple hundred dollars are too small. "A V"'s vermicomposting channel is a really good resource here on youtube, time lapses and good info. I might have to pick up one of those flow through bag bins youre showing off - looks nifty. Currently im using yellow black totes with no drainage like A V does.

You mentioned eden blue gold fusion flwr before. I grabbed some from the site have been using it at very low rates as the soil has most of what I need. However the dosage rates seem to be more towards per acre or hydro systems. Any advice or tips using this stuff in small batch? A baseline or anything? I'm sure I'm fine using a small dose one day a week for now with the build a soil kit soil.

I've had mine for a year now, love it! Best to try to keep the synch and cord out of the bottom of the small catch on the bottom because you can get leche and it get's nasty. it def works great but i need another to capture more of my organic waste. Thanks so much for all the content and products! Can't wait for my 12 plant bundle, tank n bake and a few other goodies to arrive!

Research is what I'm here for, ASN this far I'm blown away, everything I would have found a problem with you have covered it, but now I'm a bit confused on liquid vs dry amendment's

Great topic and well done video with easy to digest information! ✌️

Keep up the great work Jeremy! So much grow related knowledge that I can go back and find. Starting my first bin.

Just ordered Tumbleweed’s Worm Café.

do you ever add rootwise or kashi into your worm bin?

Love the channel. Keep up the great work!

Never got the updated flower video? Been way past 16 days lol

I just recently set up a worm bin in the last couple weeks I ordered my worms from Uncle Jim's worm farm online I've heard a lot of I've heard his name come up a lot watching RU-vid videos on worm bins it was just under thirty bucks for a hundred worms and they came in a cloth bag that was inside of a box and I like the idea of the cloth bag because I can use it as a strainer for making my worm tea

More episodes plz😭😭😭 we need that clone run

Great content enjoying ever min of it cherrs

the worst thing about the shredded mail is the plastic from the envelope portal other than that it is pretty ok to use

Jeremy, can we get an update on the worm bin??? About to start my own and would love to see what it looks like after all this time. Thanks!

Great episode I started a worm bin 3 moths ago due to not being able to get castings at a good price and rather than throwing food scraps away I am now making my own and yes an awesome idea to make make specific casting sounds great, keep the great content coming and stay safe everyone.

I searched for Saponins in the UK and could only find a product sold for washing clothes, organic Soap Nut ground down into a powder. When watering my plants I use it in a similar way that you use your Q saponins and see the foam forming. I don't see any negative effects on the plants. I wonder if you have heard of soap nut powder and know anything about it? Thanks.

💚👍 great info, I'm building a 3 bucket system. Just need too go get the 🪱. Can you do a up date on this or whatever you are using. Shop and farm , Thanks !!!✌

any tips for those of us in the southeast for keeping geckos from having a buffet dinner in your worm bin?

I've been meaning to watch this... I really was suprised how much I remember from my grandparents on this. Mine have been chomping away for a month now.

Get your worms from Revival Gardens Orlando. The owner Mark is so kind and full of information and will spend time answering your gardening or worm questions.

Can we get an update video on how the worm bags doing and what your feeding them?

I love mine ♥💗I have 5 bins and 1 basement sink that I ended up making a worm 🪱bin and using the spout to harvest the liquid but definitely love mine I us snake beding and hedgehog beding for mine and feed them fruits and vegetables ❤

Hey brother I have a question for you I have had an issues with fungus gnats and have tried everything under the sun I figured Dr zymes would do the job with some mustard seed meal spread out across the bed but this only seems to have made them grow like double in population over night they are literally having a party dancing on the plants lol what do I do

Really won’t to get one of these , worried that my cats might scratch it up ..

can we get that follow up video?

Again, knocking it out of the park with another excellent topic!

My wife’s gonna hate my new hobby !

Just wanted to say for anyone battling fungus gnats, try Diatomaceous Earth before trying neem oil. It adds a little silica as well as killing the gnats

I guess it's time to get mine out of the box. Lol

Thanks for sharing this valuable information with us. Really appreciate the time and effort you put into these informational videos. 🤜🌟🤛🌾🌾🌾

I have a warm bed in my greenhouse and I use cornmeal sometimes they seem to really like cornmeal plus it breaks down

So glad this is the topic you chose! Thank you!!!!!!

Would rabbit poo be good to add to worm bin/and 100-gallon living soil fabric pot? Also, how many worms to add to 100-gallon pot? I have 100 red wigglers coming and plan to immediately begin both projects.

That wouldn't last 2 minutes in Australia, and that bottom release thing seems like a bit of a disaster, nice concept sort of, zippa could become an issue to getting clogged with worm castings they will Sh?T on the roof of that thing and everywhere else..... 🤔

It'd be cool to see an autoflower run in a quadrant in the 10x10. Show us how to optimize yields without setting them back please.

Is it okay to have perlite in there instead of pumice?

Awesome video man! I recently found your channel and I'm really loving all the knowledge you have plus your generosity/willingness to share it!

Hey, Jeremy! Big fan. Curious if you’ve ever used Bacillus Thuringiensis Israelensis (BTI).. typically bought as Mosquito Bits (R trademark)… (usually sprayed on corn kernels and applied to top soil). From my understanding it’s natural and will kill gnats in their larvae state, but will do nothing against their eggs, pupae or the adult gnats. That said… is BTI safe to use and “build a soil” approved in my worm bin? Appreciate you!

Awesome I love the worm bin idea I think I might start one I use lots if worm castings in my garden between teas and top dressings it would save money in the end plus with green food waste its a win win