My last worm bin feeding of dates & marshmallows did not go as planned!! Mites conquered & multiplied as I made the mistake of feeding pasta then sugary foods, 2 of their favorite foods, back to back! See how I'm getting this Tiny Worm Bin back in order so my red wiggler compost worms can make me beautiful organic fertilizer & soil amendments in the form of worm castings for my garden.
I continue the ping pong style feeding, but make it a light one of just carrot peals & small carrot pieces. I also aerate the bin, find a small worm ball, and check on the moisture. Wait until the very end & you will see what I do to control mite populations that get out of control.
Epigeic worms or composting worms are fascinating natural composters & fertilizers that are in most homesteaders bag of tricks to make free organic fertilizer & soil amendments as well as fishing bait. If you've ever thought about vermicomposting or composting with worms to make organic fertilizer & natural soil amendments with your plant based kitchen scraps or food waste, this is the channel for you. I have 3 worm composing bins which you can watch from start to finished worm castings on the 3 playlists following each worm bin. If you haven't started yet, get started now and vermicompost with me!🪱🪱🪱 Visit my Channel at [ Ссылка ]
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Worm Bins I use:
Vermihut 5-Tray Worm Compost Bin [ Ссылка ]
Urban Worm Bag V2 [ Ссылка ]
20 Gallon Fabric Grow Pots [ Ссылка ]
3 gallon Rubbermaid Roughneck tote [ Ссылка ]
Other Worm Bins:
Worm Factory 360 3-Tray Version [ Ссылка ]
Worm Factory 360 5-Tray Version [ Ссылка ]
Bus bins [ Ссылка ]
Equipment I use:
12 Sheet Cross Cut Micro Shredder (I use it to shred cardboard) [ Ссылка ]
Magic Bullet Small Blender (to pulverize egg shells) [ Ссылка ]
Indoor Outdoor Wireless Thermometer for worm bin [ Ссылка ]
Additional thermometer sensors 433 MHz [ Ссылка ] Please make sure Thermometer & sensor are the same MHz
Additional thermometer sensors 915MHz [ Ссылка ] Please make sure Thermometer & sensor are the same MHz
Kitchen scale to weigh worms & food: [ Ссылка ]
Blue gloves [ Ссылка ]
Spray bottles to mist bedding [ Ссылка ]
Digital handheld Thermometer [ Ссылка ]
Compost Tea Bags [ Ссылка ]
Solar powered light [ Ссылка ]
Reusable Keurig Coffee K-cups [ Ссылка ]
Other useful equipment for worm farming:
5 stackable sifter with different sized mesh: [ Ссылка ]
Cameras & camera equipment I use:
GoPro HERO11 [ Ссылка ]
Flexible Tripod [ Ссылка ]
Insta360 GO 2 camera [ Ссылка ]
Insta360 One X2 camera [ Ссылка ]
iPhone 13 Max Pro [ Ссылка ]
Canon EOS Rebel T8i [ Ссылка ]
4 Ocean bracelets I wear
Multiple colors to chose from bracelets [ Ссылка ]
Books on worms & worm farming
Worms Eat My Garbage [ Ссылка ]
Where to buy worms: www.TheGardenAndWormLady.com
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00:00 | Intro & recap of last feedings
00:48 | Marshmallow zone
01:19 | Tiny worm ball
01:55 | Dates zone
02:05 | Mite time lapses
03:15 | Are mites bad for a worm bin?
04:19 | Aerating & digging for worms
05:26 | Setting up new feeding zone
06:39 | How I bait out mites
07:12 | Mite removal demo
07:48 | A few hours later…
