Maintaining your wormfarm. 

I have used a commercially made worm farm for several years. I like your model as it is inexpensive and easy to make. A few things I have noted: 1) too much moisture forces the worms out and they collect along my lid which slides inside - they eventually go back in - I think onion tops might force them out too. 2) I grind all my kitchen waste - about once a week and the worms break it down faster and there are fewer large bits after they finish - however this releases more moister so you need to drain frequently.

Thanks, mate! It's one thing to read about this method but it sure helps a lot to see it in action. It's not just "how-to" but motivational to see how well it can be done!

Great! Thank you sooo much for your speedy reply!!! My worms arrived today so I am assembling as we speak!! I will be checking in regularly on other garden tips as well!

I've seen a lot of videos on vermicomposting and have my own been but wanted to find a good set up. your video is very easy to follow and explains most of what it takes to maintain the farm. thank you very much for your video and descriptions:)

Thank you for getting back to me on this. It's greatly appreciated.

THANK YOU! Much more practical information than other worm farm videos available.

I have looked at a lot of videos on homemade worm bins and yours (as well as your information for upkeep) is by far the best and easiest!!! Thanks so much!!! You have inspired me to start one this spring. I have subscribed to your vids. Peace.

Thank you for going to the trouble to make this John. I can now go out and get started.

I bought my wife a worm farm because I always wanted one. Your clips on how to build a unit and how to maintain it have been very helpful. 'Great job, thank you.

Awesome video! I've seen ton on how to build worm farms but I'd been looking for one like this. Thanks!

I love the valve and the multi tiered set up. Looks like it works very well and with ease. Thanks for posting!!

Great video! Thank you for taking the time to explain how to maintain your worms. Just the information I was looking for.

awesome I can wait to make one.i looked at other videos on how to make a worm farm but i didnt feel confident on making one until i saw your videos in which you have explained it very well.thank you.

Thanks for the feedback Allan. I am glad you enjoyed it :) Thanks for watching :)

Thank you very much. It is great to hear that people finding my videos useful. :)

Looks like a healthy & active farm... Thanks...

We watched your video on Saturday. The next day my husband built it to your instructions. We found a source for worms very easily and we are pleased with the result. Thank you for an excellent demonstration with easy to follow instructions.

These are the best worm videos on youtube.

Great video! I didn't realize it is this easy! Thank you for the information. Gonna start a worm farm this week!

at the moment I've been feeding my bin once a week a banana peel and a bit of other stuff like potato or tomato and to cover I use either or both shredded newspaper and cardboard to soak up as much moisture to prevent worm drowning. This is my third weekend with the worms but I had the bin going for just over two months. Your video along with a few others has helped thank you for sharing.

Thank you so much for sharing. I enjoyed your video and the one on creating a worm farm.

Thanks James :) Even in my tubs compression can happen. Whether the weight in your tubs will result in too much compression I am not sure. You can always see how it goes without the pipe in the corners and add it later if you feel it is nessecary. Worms are surprisingly strong and can burrow through fairly compact soil. I hope that helps. Thanks for watching and commenting :)

Awesome Video! I just started a bin about a month and half ago. Like your setup.

I am glad you have your worms :) I use a small watering can to wet the hessian. It only needs about 1 cup of water at first, maybe not even that. Once it has been wet it should stay wet pretty well. If it needs a bit more from time to time then a good guide is to turn the hose on with the nozzle closed and trun the hose off. The pressure that is left in the hose will give you enough to wet it down. I am glad I have been able to help and I am sure your worms will continue to be happy :)

Hey there and a great video! I thought I've already subscribed but it seemed I have not so just did it. Can't wait to see more videos!

Thank you :) It is easy to make and I am glad to have inspired you to make on as well. It would be great to see how it goes. Thanks for watching and commenting :)

At last I found your channel! I looked at other worm farming videos, and I found them intolerable to watch. They were either too slow, too rudimentary, or not comprehensive enough. Your video is great; now I know what to do. Thank you :)

Thank you So So much!!! Now I know what I was doing wrong with my past attempts at composting, and failing my worms as well. In future, with your guidance I'll be a much better at maintaining a healthy worm bin. Your instructions have truly made a difference.

Thank you so much for explaining this so completely!

Thanks you very much. I am glad I was able to help. Thanks for watching and commenting :)

Awesome Video!!! thanks for showing how to maintain a worm farm! I have just brought one and there where a few aspects I found a little confusing as a first time worm farmer! ;) you soon cleared up my confusion so thank you so much keep up the good work! :D

Subscribed & thumbs up. I am from India & was wondering about this subject. Looking forward to more. Thank You.

Thanks so much for all your instructions and help.I've learned alot. I am hoping to make one too.

great explanation, very clear for the beginners, thanks

You are very right in what you say. I do have plans to get an old kitchen blender but a garbage disposal unit like you have described would be great as well. The pulp from a juicer is also very good to use. Thanks for watching and commenting :)

Thank you very much. I am glad you found the video useful.

sounds easy enough. thanks for your great videos

Thank you for your video, neat and practical.

Great tips there David, thanks for sharing them. Thanks fro watching and commenting :)

Companion planting sure does work in my experience. Planting some thing with the right plants can be of great benefit while planting something along side the wrong plant can be very detrimental. It is interesting that your beans started producing again after getting the worm juice. It just goes to show the benefit it can give.

This has been great. I bought a worm farm and it only came with instructions on how to set it up. It needed to include instructions on how to maintain it and rotate the bottom layer.

Thanks :) Yes they do but having some thing porous they can climb up supporting the tubs allows the to climb back most of the time. Thansk for watching and commenting :)

Great information i like how you keep it simple wonderful thanks mate.

Hi, Great video thanks for sharing its been a help! I started a worm farm in the new year so I'm a newbie at this :)

Enjoyed your video and I just subscribed to you. Interesting concept. I need to go and watch the video on building a bin. Thank you very much! I may have some questions later. I live in Frostproof, Florida USA.

I really enjoyed this video. Very well explained. Thank you very much for this video.

That is fine. I am happy for my videos to be shared with anyone who might want to see them. Thanks for that :)

Making farm today. Thanks for the video

Hey a great wee video thanks, I am off to buy and build your worm farm with my kids...cheers!

I have never had a drop of water come out of my bins. The castings are great for getting worms out because they are not soaking wet.

Great, informative video, thanks so much.

When you put a container on top of one you have been filling there will still be some uneaten or partially eaten food. This will fine. The worms will usually finished this off before too many move up to the next container. I hope this helps.

I've not yet started my farming. I've grandkids that love to fish. How many worms can you say harvest before a weekend of fishing? Now we buy our red wiggle about 30 to container. $3 US dollars and 4-6 containers a week. Adds up!!! Awesome videos on how to. We also have a lot of tomato plants that could use that casting. Again awesome videos. Great job. Best I've seen so far!!

Thank you very much. I am glad you have found my video useful :) Thanks for watching and commenting :)

well i got the worms before the worm bedding stuff so i have put that in this morning when it came as all they had b4 was what they where packed in and from the looks of the worms they where ya know as most where stuck together at the ends so i think they may be happy also to wet ur hessian do u use a spray bottle / gardening can or do u just pour rain water on it? thanks again for the info you have helped alot

Great informative video, your worms look very healthy 🪱🌱

Thank you. Yes I got them from Bunnings and I started with 1000 worms. You may have to wait until bunnings get some suitable containers in but they usual have some with soild coloured sides that will block the light out. Thanks for watching and commenting :)

No problem. Thank you for watching :)

Thanks. They do seem to enjoy it in the wormfarm.

just another few questions how long did it take for your worms to start laying eggs & that? as i have done a wormery but its clear plastic (its all the shop had) but its in a dark place where no light gets to it, also how many worms did you start off with as i have about 100 small worms to go in it and im wondering if it would be enough to start it off or would i need more? as i have done it for 2 reasons 1 is so i know what my axolotl is eating is 100% safe and for my sister in-laws garden

Thanks for the videos. Your method seems different from others in that you don't add side ventilation holes. Did you try that ? Or does it not make a difference?

very well explained. thanks mate

Brilliant! Great vid and easy to follow...so doing this :D Cheers!!

Thank you very much, I am glad it has helped and inspired you. I am sure your worm farm will do well :) Thanks for watching and commenting :)

Im thinking about building a few worm farms this spring with my kids. I like vid and plan on building one like yours and use the normal material for bedding. I have a garden on my back porch every year and at end of year i have to haul off all that used potting soil. Hate to waste all that money but dont have area big enough for a compost pile. I was wondering if I could make a worm bin for just the old potting soil and just add my veg scraps and stuff. any input would be great. ty jay

Hi, i watched both of your video and thanks. However, i have couple questions. I live in Florida and weather is pretty hot during the day, so my question is can i keep worm bins in my shed (without AC) or can i keep it outdoor under tree shades? how do you know it is time harvest those worms? thanks

Hi, I have a worm farm I bought through local council. Similar to yours. But just came with only one spare tray that I haven’t had a need to use. But I just noticed today that I can see the mesh bottom showing through where there was once soil. How do I replenish this soil and what can I use? I did put some dirt in months ago when the soil got down but it seemed to wash through as fine mud in bottom box. I don’t know what I’m doin* wrong. Mayb3 adding too much water? Please help.

So ... you are rotating the 3rd bin (the one above the liquid) where the castings were, to being the top bin where the food and sack will go. Do I have this right?? Thank you.

Thank's for the video! How big are the holes in the bottoms of your bins? In my farm there are always some worms coming into the lowest bin. There they die because they can not climb up again and start to smell. Are my holes to big or is this a common problem?

Great video and demonstration. My farm only has three layers.... is it critical that I get another layer.... The other thing is mine has all those little holes on the bottom of the top layer and the worms go between. Is this correct procedure. My casting tray is very wet however.I am now to this and everyone has different ideas. Another question- is it critical to periodically rinse the whole thing out..... or just keep moving the top two trays around. thanks in anticipation of some guidance.

Great Job, thanks for the video

I am building my farm and wondering about bedding. So after the first go around do you have to also replace bedding. So as I throw in my initial scraps, should I also include the shredded dampened newspaper?

Thanks Huw. I have some more videos planned very soon :) I have to get into the habit of doing them a bit more regularly I think.

The tubs full of worm castings can get a bit heavy but it is great for your plants especially potted plants.

Are there any plants that don't like worm tea? Excellent video! I just made my worm farm today. here's hoping....

Great video thanks man!

excellent video thanks for sharing

Cont.from above: We have have now used the same grated kitchen waste to add to our worm bins & crushed dry leaf and to balance any excess moisture and it works GREAT! Yes it is little bigger scale for most folks but the main point is that smaller sized Kitchen scraps are the key to making composting or vermiculture

About how long after starting your worm farm should you wait to start draining tea? Does it matriculate fairly quickly or should you expect to wait a few weeks?

Does the bin give off foul smell? I am planning to place mine near the laundry area. It's the only shaded area I have besides the garage.

I haven't moved mine to the multi bin set up yet so I still have them in the single one. I try to bury to the food to keep smell down. I reached in and the bedding was fairly dry, I thought I was misting them too much so I added some wet papers. Tomorrow before work I'll have to check to see if I need to wet it down. I might be letting it dry out too much and need to keep moist better. I kept some scraps in the refrigerator...started smelling phew!

Great videos..silly question, but do the worms ever drop into bottom bucket with water? Or the stay in upper trays?

Yes that sure can help especially if it is stuff that is a little woody. Thanks for watching and commenting :)

I empty the bottom bin when the top bin gets full. The bottom bin then becomes the new top bin and the process just keeps going around. Thanks for your question.

Another really helpful video! Thank you :)

Thanks very much, I am glad you found the video useful. Thanks for watching and commenting :)

Hi mate, I blend my scraps up in the thermomix - sometimes til it's a slush, other times just chopped til quite small pieces. I noticed you didn't chop up- any reason for that?

How did you get so much worm tea ? The bottom bucket of mine is moist but no liquid to drain

Thanks for the great information.

You can freeze it if this is a concern but I would let it totally defrost before giving it to the worms as they dont really like freezing cold. I dont worry too much about gnats in a worm farm. I realise some people find them unpleasant but they are really just part of the natural flora and fauna of a worm farm. Thanks for your questions :)

Thanks for your videos, they are very helpful! I am starting my worm farm late in the season here in the United States ( Georgia ). Should I bring my worm farm in during the winter, or will it harm the worms to keep them outside? At what temperatures should I start bringing them inside?

I have a pair of bins that I stacked, the bottom serves as the worm tea reservoir. The top bin has peat moss, brown leaves, brown pine needles, shredded cardboard, coffee grounds, and worm castings and a fair amount of worms (well over 1000). I add food scraps every few days chopped and mixed into My questions is, I don’t think I got the bin wet enough when I started it up. Is it okay to add water until it leaks into the bottom bin? I don’t know how else to gauge an active bin if it’s got enough moisture.

Great information, thank you. My worm farm has got spiders in it. should I remove them?

Nice information and video. My question is, Is there any holes in your lid?

That is great that you started your own worm farm. They are a great way to convert organic scraps into useful nutrient rich castings for your plants. Thanks for your comment.

Great video, most effective desugn i've seen. Had mine going for a week now :D. I used 40L tubs on mine and people are saying the bedding will compress too much unless I hstop it sinking using pvc pipe or such in corners? Do you think that,may be a problem (you mentioned worms will aerate bedding)

Thanks video was great. About to set mine up right away. Can you buy extra trays? My farm has 1 less tray than the one you used.

great video kkep up the good work

Well, I have had my worms in the worm farm for about two weeks now and I have a problem. Gnats have moved in the worm bed and they are everywhere!! I have applied one coat of DE on them and this did not apear to help. Should I continue to add the DE or should the one application be enough? I have also heard that putting a top layer of dry material in the worm bed would help with this issue, Have you had this issue? If so, what did you do?

did you just leave the 3rd bin on top or just leave it there so the worm will come up?