How I started my worm bed to collect worm castings for the vegetable garden. Visit The Bayou Gardener in Avoyelles Parish Louisiana – Cajun Country at www.thebayougardener.com
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How I started my worm bed to collect worm castings for the vegetable garden. Visit The Bayou Gardener in Avoyelles Parish Louisiana – Cajun Country at www.thebayougardener.com
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@eegj1 … Soon as it stops raining down here and it drys up a bit? I’ll start shooting videos again. It’s been a real wet winter. The worms are doing fine, the more I feed em the more casting I get. lol……Donald
Donald, can you do an update on your worm bin?? How much castings do you get?
@210twhite … The tub is in the shade most of the day. The heat doesn’t seem to? bother them at all……Donald
what do you? do with them in the summer time during the heat?
@jamisonbrooks … I would say on average? 1-2 times a month……Donald
How often do you make compost tea?
@webcajun thank? you
@jamisonbrooks … It’s said that a worm will eat half its weight every day so it depends on the size of the bin and the number of lbs. of worms in there. I harvest castings only when I need them which is when I? make compost tea or a starter mix for seedlings………Donald
How often do? you harvest castings
How often do you harvest? the castings
@jamisonbrooks … I feed them 1-2 times a month. Most times? when I feed I fill the bin to the top……Donald
How often do you feed? your worms
@TheGrayman1234 …This will be the second year? for that bin in the same location. Maybe the cast iron tube helps keep em cool…..Donald
@webcajun Hmmm, my last batch died within like 48 hours. Researched that? temps above 90 can kill them off. Better watch that.
@TheGrayman1234 …The bin is in the shade, the high temps don’t seem? to bother them…….Donald
What do you do when the temperature reaches over? 90 degrees?
@webcajun LOL !! didn’t quite factor in the size of your garden, I guess it would be expensive. We have a small? garden, it really didn’t cost us more than $6.00 for the end caps to the pipes. We used some french drain pipes left over from when our house was built, that the construction people just tossed to the side. We didn’t read/hear anything about not using them. And the worms, well there are plenty of those wiggling around our yard and don’t seem to have any problems finding the food.
@WithurShield …Kind of expensive.? Never used one so I can’t comment good or bad……Donald
What’s your opinion on the Worm Tower? We decided to give it a try because it’s seems to require less maintenance (no turning, watering, or filtering) and we needed something a bit bear proof, even though I have no doubt if the bear was? hungry enough it would dig the tower out.
Thanks? Very much!!
@TheMrsVolfie … I don’t think this type of setup will work in Canada, the worms and castings will freeze during the winter. Some may crawl out but most stary cause you’re feeding them. I don’t use the? drippings, I use the castings to make tea……Donald
I am canadian..can I put this kind of bin outside here? I mean..will it be ok in the winter? And do they not escape out the drain hole? or did you put in a piece of screen? Someone also said save? the liquid that drains..it is called “worm tea” and is apparently AMAZING fertilizer as well?
@Hectorsgarden1 …I have mine under a shade tree and they do ok. Make sure you have lots of air circulation.? No sure how much heat they can take but I’m sure I’m pushing the limit…….Donald
@ Webcajun I made myself a worm bin out of a plastic bin. Its all? ready and now i am waiting for my new shippement of worms to arrive. My question is can i put my worm bin in the garage but it getts pretty hot here in GA. Is that goingto be ok or whats the most heat they can deal with. Thank you for all your help.
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