Converting Old Freezer Into Outdoor Worm Bin 

"Is this a mama worm?" "Is this a dada worm?" Have fun explaining that one! lol This was great content. The freezer seems like a perfect bin. Thanks.

What impressed me the most about this video is that you are including your son in the experience and what he is learning about raising worms. Memories that will last a lifetime. Quality time.💟

I have had one of these going for several years, our old chest freeze was repurposed, now I have 2 on the go. After the one is full I make a second batch, and move the complex one onto our raised beds. I use alfalfa pellets and peat moss mix, for the base , or even used a bale of hay, I mounted a 2" valve on the drain, let the original hay/peat soak for several days, then drained into a large 400gallon tote, and filled with water to use as a watering tea, then let the alfalfa compost usually takes a week + and when heat is gone dump grocery store veggie scraps, Starbucks coffee waste. and bump some of my soil on it, and if needed a few handfuls of worms from bin. My 0.5 organic matter Arizona desert soils are alive with worms, cover crops, wood chips, manure, alfalfa hay, pellet plant wastes. And neighbors get to benefit from my food forest. It sure is better than watching Fox News getting mad at the blame for food prices, get to share and bring cheer and good tasting food to neighbors. Let's ask what can I do for America, not what Gov can do for me. Cheers.

My parents gave us their deep freeze when they sold there house and went to work on the road. I’ve had it for 5 years and it’s finally gone. In the time I’ve had it we’ve built a house, had a third kid, and started a homestead. I’m going to be composting scraps, yard debri, and rabbit poop with worms in this freezer. Over 20 years and it’s still serving our family and helping us keep food on the table when things get tough.

Don’t forget to put a lock on the freezer. In Florida the law says you have to remove the door of throw away refrigerator and freezers because kids can climb in. My grandmother put a paddle lock on her freezer so I couldn’t climb in and get stuck.

I have an old freezer that I was planing to take to the dumps. Thanks to you I have a good repurpose worm bin.

Thanks for this just acquired 1 of these today and will be building a hydro dip tank out of it. You are the only person on youtube converting a standing freezer instead of a chest. Gave me a starting point.

Wow!! I wish I had your skills! Thank you for the detailed instructions. God bless you and your family!

Hello from my northwest Florida homestead. I was looking for videos on repurposing my chest freezer that quit working. I have vermicomposted on a small scale before and that was the first thing I thought about to repurpose the chest freezer. My second choice is to use it as a large ice chest, my third choice is possibly a root cellar, but not really sold on that idea, and I also saw some people using theirs as a raised bed but not sure about that one either.

Growing up in Florida an old refrigerator is one of the most used items for a worm bed that and a bathtub. Refrigerators were good because they kept out the 100 degree weather.

Great vid! Folks on a tight budget can mix one part peat moss with two parts coir.

I just love getting to see my friend again - awesome job Josh. 👏

Wonderful idea! I was looking for a bath tub but have decided on a freezer instead. Thanks so much.

I am amazed with your creativity abilities! Thank you for posting!

This video was a year ago. I hope there is an update video someplace. 🙏😁I'll be looking. 👍👍🐝🐞🦋🌻

Great video, thank you. I hope you and your family are well! I am also wondering like the people above me of an update. I randomly found your video and it's quite interesting. I have an old freezer that I would like to try with. Please when you are able, update us on the success or even mishaps, I would like to learn as much as possible.

I was in the market for an old bath tub But now changed my plans thanks to your great vid cheers

OMG! I have a broken very large old freezer I planned to take to the dump! Thank you!

I shared with a group if your in a cold area, you could save the internal wiring for the defrost cycle and provide moderate heating for below zero and not freeze. A real simple timer or thermostat could easily operate it.

Thank You! You show us the best steps.

They sell soffit vent caps with screening that would fit into your holes depending on what size you use and they are decorative.

Great video. Great project. Great idea! Thanks for sharing.

Damn what a briliant solution!! I love it, thx for sharing this!!

awesome idea and very informative. thanks for sharing!

Smart. This can work all seasons outdoors.

You could use plastic canavas same way as hardware cloth. I have some so that would work. People get them in craft stores as they make tissue boxes or ornaments out of plastic canvas etc etc. They have different sizes, too. I cut circle ones and put them on top of my shaker in my kitchen.

Worms are cool

HEY do you have a update on this? thanks

If you farm black soldier flies eggs, larvae, and maggots, their compost, compost tea, they will help your compost and also collect it for sale. If you sell the worm eggs etc. Both species will give you a decent income if sold in the right place

I use shredded paper. Get it from the local bank. Like it better than cardboard

Those worms have it good, nice work!

Great way to use an old freezer!

Thx for sharing!

Aww Really helpful. 😊 thanks. Love your American accent and cute boy 😍 ❤

tip for future if you hole saw a 3inch hole in a piece of wood you can lay it on top of your mesh and hole saw your circles out using the wood as a guide instead of a pilot bit

How has the worm bed done. This is 3 years old now and we just found it. We are wanting to do the same..But knowing any new update would help

love the idea of reusing the freeZer...

[thank, you for you're video and info]👍

Damn dude, this is a bad ass worm farm!

Last time I put that much effort into a freezer, my Mother-in-law turned up missin'.

Thanks, u just answered my question

Very Cool!🌳😁👍🌳

If you juice the food scraps and add the juice to cardboard with rain water and add the food pulp from the juicing process to the damp cardboard, and coffee grinds and tea leaves, ground banana, it helps speed up the process.

Saw the Plexi and thought for sure a viewing window was going to be installed. But then the thought of the condensation.

Love this! Subcribed! Currently adding it to our little homestead. Can you use other moss? What alternatives do u for leaf grow, and organic regular compost? Also, shredded cardboard is surprisingly very hard to find. Do u shred your own? Can't wait to watch more to learn more! Thanks!

Have you tried putting coco coir at the bottom and separate with a weed cloth, or burlap? Then add the worm grow medium on top. I have not done this but will do it today in a 17 gallon worm bin.

This will be a first for me and I was wondering what would I be using eggshells for, if it would be helpful. Thanks, James

Great 👍 Been doing that a long time. At least were I live all I do is put a pice of plastic whit a drain They live plastic

I have a tiny deep freeze that apparently can't be used for human food anymore because I once stored a dead fox in there... Anyways this seems like a really good purpose for it now.

There's an old freezer in the shed of the old cottage I just purchased...this is what I plan to do with it.

This is a good idea

I’m looking for the follow up to the freezer bed. Where is it at? How’d it do? Were there issues with the temp or moisture control?

Hi im looking forward to your update on the freezer bin. What do you use for the worm food powder?

Was just wondering how the bed was after that couple of weeks? Are you still adding to it?

Any updates on how you harvested the compost ?

How do you shred the cardboard

Be Careful when setting up a worm bin like this. I went from 4 - 28 Gal totes that I did well in to a freezer like this. Hoping to increase out put and have less work. I'm not sure where I went wrong but the freezer bin built the way they show all looked good. I set up the freezer bin like I would a 28 Gal tote proportionally for the size. The freezer bin ended up getting way to hot and killed about 2 thousand worms. I would like to see a play by play youtube video on how this works in the 80 to 90 degree temps. The 28 Gal totes never got to hot! Any Ideas?

I been looking around for good paper shedder that would do cardboard. What shedder should I get?

I did something similar, but it was with black soldier fly larvae.

How would the worms do in the heat? It’s 100° quite regularly here in the South. I could put bins in an out building that would keep direct sun off the bins and maybe a little cooler, but not much. We’re go too much to try swapping out ice jugs. I need a set it and forget it system that can handle idle periods.

good idea.

Great way to recycle a fridge and awesome size for a bin. Great Job brother. Keep Crushing It!!! Stay HUMBLE, Stay HUNGRY, Stay FOCUSED...~The Jarhead Entrepreneur

i did a ice chest freezer for my worms ,,what type of wire and size did you use to make you strainers out of also do you use it to strain your worms when harvesting you soil ? also if ordered please provide ..thnks

Much appreciated. Subscribed. Do you recommend using heating pad during winter or will it do fine as is? I live in Ocala Florida zone 9a. We drop to 25 degrees sometimes. Your knowledge appreciated

I seriously appreciate your detailed video. Thank you.

Why do you need to put it through a sifter is that for rocks or large pieces of wood

will you make a updated video on this?

do you have any tips as to how I can stop mold from growing on top of my inside worm beds??

Also I'm using 500 uncle Jim's nightcrawlers to start in mine, should I add something special since they will just be getting started?

How'd it go with this project?

Have u done update on freezer bin of worms

Hi, great idea! Unfortunately, I do not understand English! can you tell me what kind of white powder that was? Approximately how many worms did you put in the box? Thank you in advance for your answer!

Wonder if you could do something like this with a medium size mini fridge

Are you going to keep the lid open or closed

No update on this?

So do you keep it outside for winter. Or would it work in a winter state

Great idea. Just wondering if this will protect them from -45 winter. Definitely want to try this out.

Would there be any harsh chemicals to worry about, Holding the cardboard and paper together ?

I'm going to be using a a giant cooler that has no wheels or cart anymore Sidenote* 1 CUBIC YARD fills up a pickup truck so... I think you meant FEET😉

Can you please tell me your average winter temperature? Thanks!

how do you keep bears away from it ?

What kind of a shredder do you have that can handle cardboard, please?

How long has it been running for now and have you had any problems with it.

Gooood

I just received 500 red wigglers and 500 European night crawlers how long before I can harvest the worm castings

How are the worms?

What kind of worms are these. Sorry very new but want to learn. Are they meal worms? Or earth worms? Hoping to use an old standing fridge for this to help with poultry feed

Have any update videos on the worms like the video

U have v good son one day may we ask him about how we do worm farm put my quastion now how we ventelated the box and how we ajusti ng the teemprature

I would have made the mesh circles, square. it would have been easier to cut.

whats the white dust that you put in 26:20 ?

How was the farm after three years?🙂🙂🙂🙂

Update pls !!!

Will the worms survive in a freezer during the winter ?

Can we get some more worm vids I'm just learning

How did the freezer worm bin turn out kinda sad that is the last video on this channel 1 year ago

Update please😁

The music at about 22 minutes is much cooler on 1.75 speed.

FYI please make the old fridge easy to open in case some curious child was to get inside,,heard horror stories about kids suffocating in old freezers..my dad had one of these back 65 years ago,,he even had a old wooden boat he used,,we always had plenty bait and lot of fisherman would buy from dad worms and crawdads

does anyone know what's happened, no videos in a year? I was really enjoying the worm videos best............