Vermicomposting FAQs | Learn about worm composting at home with Cathy’s Wrigglers

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Have you ever tried worm composting? Vermicomposting is the process on how to make worm compost. Aside from the usual outdoor composting you can also do vermicomposting indoors. And if you are new to vermiculture, watching this video will show you how to start vermicomposting, the different composting methods and the advantages of vermicomposting. Also, Cathy of Cathy’s Composters will show us her multi-functional vermicomposting bin.
• Vermicomposting FAQs |...
Intro - 00:00
What kind of worms should you use? - 1:39
Can you keep the bins indoors or outdoors? - 5:53
Is there any prep work before bringing it indoors - 7:32
What makes vermicomposting better than backyard compost - 10:09
How do you prevent worms from escaping? - 12:40
How can you prevent bad odors? - 16:06
What should you feed the worms? - 17:57
How small should you chop the food before adding it? - 21:09
How does the tray system work? - 22:34
What are the best carbon sources to feed the worms? - 26:15

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@EmbracingHarvest 4 жыл бұрын

Want to skip to a specific topic? Here are the timestamps: What kind of worms should you use? - 1:39 Can you keep the bins indoors or outdoors? - 5:53 Is there any prep work before bringing it indoors - 7:32 What makes vermicomposting better than backyard compost - 10:09 How do you prevent worms from escaping? - 12:40 How can you prevent bad odors? - 16:06 What should you feed the worms? - 17:57 How small should you chop the food before adding it? - 21:09 How does the tray system work? - 22:34 What are the best carbon sources to feed the worms? - 26:15

@madil5974 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video. This is the first video that explained everything that I truly understood!!

@CathysComposters 2 жыл бұрын

How wonderful Madi. Happy to answer any questions.

@princessgardenswormfarm 3 жыл бұрын

Great video!! Thank you

@EmbracingHarvest 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@AJsGreenTopics 4 жыл бұрын

Great information. Thanks you.

@EmbracingHarvest 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@majh8red 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, very informative.

@EmbracingHarvest 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it.

@u.synlig 3 жыл бұрын

If you’re in North America, using coconut coir as a substrate - a long-traveled product (unless produced in your local coconut groves?) - is counterproductive to the wholeness concept of renewability and viability.

@samteria434 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this

@EmbracingHarvest 4 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

@frenchandpinayssimplelifei1174 4 жыл бұрын

That is so interesting, my husband tried one time but it does'nt work, thanks for sharing! new here

@EmbracingHarvest 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, and welcome! Hopefully you and your husband got some new tips if you decide to try again :)

@FernandoGarcia-iz3ni 3 жыл бұрын

Hello, I am thinking of getting into vermiculture, I have no knowledge of the subject or anything, in the future I would like to be more friendly to the environment and have my organic garden. Can I practice vermiculture in buckets with holes and mesh and / or wooden boxes with geotextile mesh so that the worms do not escape? Can you give them the sun or do they need only food, shade and water? What percentage or ratio of substrate, green matter and brown matter should I provide them? As green matter, can I use peels, tea, yerba mate, freshly cut step, etc? As brown material, can I use grass that I would let dry, cardboard from toilet paper rolls, cardboard from which eggs are brought, etc? I hope you can help me with this, thank you.

@u.synlig 3 жыл бұрын

Budding vermiculturists should be aware that, although crumbled autumn leaves are a great supplemental bedding compound, you risk introducing mites (particularly the explosively breeding, tiny red mites) to your wormery when you add the tree leaves. The leaf surface may appear dry, but the moisture of the wormery seems to activate dormant mites - almost instantaneously.

@castafioreruby9937 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I absolutely loved this video! But I still have some questions before I start my first vermicompost bin, and I guess a follow up video would be great! 1. Are potatoes with a bit of fungus or mold safe for the vermicompost? Or could the infection spread to plants later? 2. You say the worms store toxins in their bodies, eg heavy metals. Since the dead worms stay in the compost, wouldn't that be toxic to the potting mix again? 3. How do you store vermicompost for future use? 4. I'm hearing about the pest-resistance properties of vermicompost. Could you elaborate? I live in a really hot and humid tropical area, so antifungal properties are really important. Ric and Cathy are just great! Thanks.

@nancynoname5979 4 жыл бұрын

Great information. Thank you. Where can this tray system be purchased? I didn’t see a link for it

@EmbracingHarvest 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! There's a link to their website in the description and over on my blog post if you want to buy it :)

@DarwinBent 3 жыл бұрын

How is everyone in Hort Therapy doing today!!!

@kaiyuwang5548 3 жыл бұрын

great！（I gess you also are a student by Abbey）

@syedali8005 4 жыл бұрын

I hope you wouldn't mind me asking a question. Although wood mulch or tree branches has high carbon and low nitrogen, is it safe to use ONCE it does break down and turn blackish for making soil for let's say planting new grass or gardening?

@EmbracingHarvest 4 жыл бұрын

Not at all! I've used wood shavings and twigs in my compost for years and haven't had any issues. However I've always mixed it with other plant sources. I've never tried using compost strictly from wood sources. If you mix it with another type of soil I don't see any issues. Straight up - I've never had that experience so I can't say for sure.

@strelitzia7564 4 жыл бұрын

I can't find the tropical worm. It sounds like 'perionics' to me. Have I got the name right? Very informative conversation. Thank you. Worms are a passion of mine. Hope to be buried in a wormery one day.

@EmbracingHarvest 4 жыл бұрын

Ha! Worms are pretty amazing for sure. I'll ask the experts to confirm that name for you.

@CathysComposters 4 жыл бұрын

The tropical worm is perionyx excavatus. Ha ha me too about wormery burial

@strelitzia7564 4 жыл бұрын

@@CathysComposters aah...thank you very much