So lovely of you to write that - just what I needed to hear. I haven't made a video for a few years but I think I'll get back into it. So much fun and big sustainability to be had.

Glad you enjoyed!

My pleasure!

Absolutely. It was a mistake I won't make again! Little wormies couldn't get through it.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks so much. Glad you liked it.

Glad you enjoyed it!

LOL ... it's the worms. They are my muse!

Thanks so much!. I'll try the cornmeal trick. I wonder why they love it .. maybe it's like roughage to help grind up their food?

Go for it!

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks Barry - glad it worked. I'm also in Australia. Perhaps I need to get a few cockatoos to help me out in my videos!

@@GIYGreenItYourself LOL you are so clearly an Aussie (& definitely no Kangaroos loose in your top paddock). Loved your introduction of Graham & giving him & his cronies due credit. A most entertaining & very informative presentation thank you! =)

Glad you enjoyed it

Glad you enjoyed it

Pleased to hear it.

I have a lot of physical and cognitive challenges, but they haven't stopped me from (very slowly) building a mini farm. If I can offer you a bit of advice, spend some time studying soil science. You'll save yourself a lot of time, money and grief - as 80% of problems in the garden are a result of bad soil. I highly recommend The Living Soil Handbook by Jesse Frost and Soil Science for Gardeners by Robert Pavlis. I hope this helps and good luck with your garden!

Nematodes have to work!

Aren't they the best gloves! My mum makes them for presents .. worms would love it under the shade tree. Where do you live?

They are magnificent! I dig your groovy dress as well!

I love it!

The best! The gift that keeps giving.

Great idea! My bad but wasn't prepared to redo the video singlehandedly and all!!!

Welcome!

Sure thing! I use some old folded towels which I can soak with water in hot weather

Thanks. Glad it was helpful! Reminder to make some more. I just use what I've got around ... some old towels folded up to fit work well as they keep the farm cool in summer if you wet it, but also protected from vermin.

They will rise up. You watch!

As long it has been digested (ie looks like chocolate mud cake/soil) it's good to go on the garden ...it doesn't burn plants. Good luck.

Absolutely. I regularly empty it and use in the garden but knowing that the worms are all through the garden bed means that their casting are not just in the worm farm. This is just one layer of the worm farm and I do put extra holes in the sides to give more spots for them to access. Glad you liked the video!

Thanks for the tips!

Best . Pet. Ever!!

I'm not sure about how dog poo comes out the other side of a worm. It's like a 'poo-converter' from one animal to a nematode. I think if you use the dog poo castings maybe use it around 'non-edibles' if you are concerned. Also .. and probs stating the obvious ... don't feed the dog poo to your worms for a couple of weeks after you wormed them!

Oh yes - great idea.

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Not as much as in a standalone worm farm as they spread the castings through the soil. Still enough to scatter around in potplants through

Agree! That plastic is going nowhere!

YEs ... and it's a long story but lets just say I had a bucket of 'synthetic snot' as a prop!

Of course you can just put it in the ground. I must admit I haven't tried it but I will. Give it a go and let me know. Cheers.

Great 👍 thanks I will

Worms don't eat veggies per se. They feed on the bacteria from decomposing organic matter. Your worm population will remain stable as long as you keep up the feeding.

Thanks for this great answer. All power to the worms.

Got to admit, I'm not worried but know I should have drilled it out on a mat and disposed of the shavings. Not ideal I know.

Microplastics are a big issue - not just a looming issue but a current one - that affects every aspect of our environment and our own health as well as the health of plants, animals and organisms. They are pervasive now. Almost every living thing now contains microplastics. It is not just the filings, but the use of the plastic bin. (Don’t worry, I’m preaching to myself first of all as I use a black plastic worm tower) Plastics are so difficult to get rid of and so easy and simple to reuse that us gardeners can find a million uses for them. Imagine trying to garden in today’s world, especially on a domestic scale, without any plastic inputs incl. fertilizer bags, containers, pots, handles, shade cloth, weed mat etc etc. I know I think I’m keeping them out of landfill by reusing again and again, but finding multiple uses for plastics throughout our gardens is actually spreading microplastics throughout our own systems. Let’s face it, most of us grow things ourselves to have some control over the chemicals used etc. plastics seem to be a chemical group with the longest half life. We really do need to try to be more aware.

@@kathynix6552 Well said. I make every effort to keep microplastics out of my mini farm, but it's a loosing battle. All you can do is fight the fight to keep it at a minimum.

Good question. A couple of ways. Can take it all out gently and put in a big pile in the sun ... the worms will all wriggle their way to the bottom and you can take worm free compost from the top (I'll make another video soon). Or starve them for a week (they wont actually starve!) and then add food in one corner of the worm farm ... they'll go in that direction to gobble it up and leave the rest worm free-ish!

@@GIYGreenItYourself how awesome! thank you.

Funnily enough they do. It's like anything ... not too much of them. They are used as part of their grinding mechanism in their crop.

I'm not quite sure the worms would eat it before the weevils hatched and you might have more which could be frustrating. It also might need lots of extra moisture to help worms live in it. On the other hand could be good for absorbing some moisture! Not sure what kills the weevils - although they might be delicious food for chooks/chickens. Maybe someone from the community could help.

@@GIYGreenItYourself Thank you for taking time to respond. I appreciate your time and help.

UV radiation works very well for this. Spread the bran out in a very thin layer and put it in the sun for three weeks.

Well noticed! It was for a science show I was doing on 'Grossology'! You can make up 'bucket loads' of very convincing looking snot with soap flakes (I use lux) and mix with water until it looks ... well ... you know!!!

I just use old towels on top. The worms might even eat them if they get hungry!

I know ... not great but I'll fix it in POST!

I use a few old towels or an old lid. It's there ... somewhere.

It was a left over from a science show I did. The show was called 'Grossology' all about the human body. I made a bucket of snot out of LUX soap flakes and water. Surprisingly realistic!

@@GIYGreenItYourself Hilarious! :) Thanks for the explanation. You're a humorous person...great.

Not best practice. Agreed

Thanks. Agreed! As soon as I did this I regretted doing it in the garden! Was quite the clean up of plastic 'worm holes'! Recommended to do in shed/corncrete to sweep up!

a technical fail on that .... agreed! I spend a long time picking the little spirals out. Thought it would be good to do in one shoot but should have done shed snd garden!