worm bin

Worms For Sale:
tips for growing worms to sell

How do I grow worms to sell?  You’ve got a bin, maybe it’s a plastic tub, maybe it’s a Worm 360.  Your worms are doing well, multiplying.  How do you scale so you can grow worms for sale? I am by no means a major player in the worm world, but here are a few [...]

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Flow Through Worm Bin Update

The flow through bin has been set up and functioning for about 6 weeks now.  You can see a video of it in a previous post.
This is how I set up the inside:

4 layers of newspaper, overlapping, and up the sides a little bit
4″ of peat and finished compost
contents of 4 plastic tub worm bins
2″ [...]

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Wooden Flow Through Bin

I just had a wooden flow through bin built.  I’m so excited!  I based it on Larry’s pictures over at vermicomposters.com.  My specific dimensions are 36″ long and 18″ wide.  The depth of the hopper is 30″ and the depth of the lower bin is 12″.  The inside grate is PVC.  I specified rebar or [...]

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Is My Worm Composting Bin Too Wet?

Is my worm bin too wet?  It’s a common question, especially for beginners.  It’s hard to tell if your bin is too wet or too dry.
This week’s Worm is a bin check.  I have many, many plastic bins full of worms.  More than you want to know about.
I made a video of a bin check.  [...]

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Why I Want You to
Build a Worm Composting Bin Today

You’ve been researching worm composting.  You found this blog.  You’ve found other worm composting blogs.  You’ve been thinking about doing it, building a worm composting bin, that is.  What are you waiting for?
List of Worm Composting Excuses

I don’t have room. Can you find room for a 10 gallon plastic bin?  I don’t recommend anything too [...]

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Why Newly Arrived Worms Need a Baby Blanket

Newly arrived worms are restless. They will escape the bin if they can and will dry up and die on the floor if you can’t get to them soon enough.  One of the things I’ve found quite helpful to alleviate this situation is to wrap the newly arrived worms in a blanket, similar to [...]

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Build a Worm Bin Class San Antonio

Spring is coming and with it worm composting classes.  I have a class scheduled with Northside ISD in February.  It’s called Build a Worm Composting Bin.  In the class we will discuss worm composting and build a bin from a plastic tub.  Every participant will go home with a complete worm bin including worms.  So [...]

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5 Critical Elements to Worm Composting Success

Red wiggler worms are not your ordinary garden worm.  They specialize in processing decaying organic matter and can process at least their own body weight in waste a day.  Red wigglers are not difficult to raise or keep.   By following just a few simple rules, you will be guaranteed worm composting success.
Keep Composting Worms [...]

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Which Type of Worm Bin is Best?

If you’re just getting started with worm composting, you may be wondering which type of worm bin is best.   There are basically 4 types:

bins
flow throughs
stackables
beds

Bins

Under this category fall any box-type container you might use to contain worms.  Bins can be plastic, lumber, plywood, a plastic outdoor composter converted to worm hotel, garbage can, and old [...]

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How Wet is Too Wet for Worm Bins?

A common problem for worm bins is that they are either too wet, common with plastic bins, or too dry, common with outdoor setups.
If your worm bin gets too wet you risk cutting off oxygen and causing the bin to go anaerobic.
If it’s too dry, you risk killing off your worms and bacteria.
The optimal moisture [...]

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