Really can’t get more simple that this barrel farm.. I call it a dump & walk barrel as that is how I feed it.. A catcher or 2 or lawn clippings get dumped in…
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Hope it helped some 🙂 Hope your having a great weekend 🙂
what i did now is put a jersey shirt on the top of my bin and tighten it
around with a rubber band to keep them from going out and letting the air
get in, i dunno if im doing the right thing but their great escape seems
not normal to me…the 2nd day was so great, i saw the castings started to
form like a ring on the top of my bin and getting wider each day, what
happend on the 4th day was a tragedy for me, hope i see it improve or back
to normal by tomorrow.. thanks for your time rob 😀
I used to age the manure but not so much now as the manure we get is taken
from large heaps & already looks to be semi composted to me.. Compost worms
are surface feeders & breakdown organic matter faster than earth worms..
Best way to see if they are composting worms is to try & trap some I think.
Maybe you could get an open bottom bucket/container with a lid, fill it
with horse or cow manure & see if any worms make themselves at home in it..
Never know, you might save yourself a few dollars.
Last Wednesday actually Brendan **nods** Your not interested in trying a
rocket mass heater or the like ?? I think I do remember hearing the fuel is
rather expensive over there.. BTW, I asked my dad about letting me whip up
a dibber on his lathe & he wasn’t too happy about the idea.. Then he
remembered he found a lump of aluminium that might do the job **facepalm**
I think I might let that offer pass as I think wood is better.. He has to
over engineer everything 😀 Have a great one sir…
The only other thing I can think of is the pH may have been too high or low
but if they have stopped dying it may have been the handling.. Hope they
are the only deaths you have with them..
Still takes them some time to chew through it but I think the castings you
get are well worth it.. Would be good to see how you go if you set them
up… Have a good one..
We bought red wrigglers to start with but there may be other types that
were introduced since.. We have found a few lots of horse manure with loads
of worms in them when we empty them out so there may well be other
varieties in there now.. I was looking at getting some night crawlers but
need to save up for them first..
Works great for us.. Need to go source some more manure so we can split our
last barrel & start all over again 🙂 Cheers Marty & have a great one, Rob.
Has the tap at the bottom clogged up or is it just too wet from what has
been added do you think ? When it has happened to us before I took ½ the
farm out, saved as many worms as I could & added them back in with the
rest.. Then added some dryish screened horse manure to help soak up the
moisture from the remaining bedding.. Coconut fibre is another great option
that is available in most places.. You could add some garden lime but I
really wouldn’t add to much.. Hope that helps..
I was told that growing mustard & marigolds as green manure crops & digging
them through the soil works the best.. Bianca & I sowed both out in a few
beds & the barrel that the okra plant in the clip came from.. Shall dig
them through once they get about a foot tall.. Also have been growing a few
large marigold bushes so I can save the seeds from them which is good as I
used all f what I had saved up today 🙂 Thanks for the tip on adding them
to salads.. Hadn’t seen that before.. TBC
I really like this video. It’s not like your others where you are walking
around showing whats new with a wobbling camera. It had you talking/
explaining and it was really informative. I really like your channel and
it’s channels like yours that i really enjoy because it’s like we truely
know you. Keep up the good work!
Hope it helped some 🙂 Hope your having a great weekend 🙂
Rob Bob
April 25, 2014 at 10:33 pm
what do you think is the problem? i thought before that they ran out of
food but there is still a little left.. hope you can help, thanks. 😀
HB TINGSON
April 25, 2014 at 10:55 pm
Will do for sure, Thanks Rob. I will be posting vids as I progress with
each project. Cheers.
Wayne Meador
April 25, 2014 at 11:32 pm
what i did now is put a jersey shirt on the top of my bin and tighten it
around with a rubber band to keep them from going out and letting the air
get in, i dunno if im doing the right thing but their great escape seems
not normal to me…the 2nd day was so great, i saw the castings started to
form like a ring on the top of my bin and getting wider each day, what
happend on the 4th day was a tragedy for me, hope i see it improve or back
to normal by tomorrow.. thanks for your time rob 😀
HB TINGSON
April 26, 2014 at 12:16 am
I used to age the manure but not so much now as the manure we get is taken
from large heaps & already looks to be semi composted to me.. Compost worms
are surface feeders & breakdown organic matter faster than earth worms..
Best way to see if they are composting worms is to try & trap some I think.
Maybe you could get an open bottom bucket/container with a lid, fill it
with horse or cow manure & see if any worms make themselves at home in it..
Never know, you might save yourself a few dollars.
Rob Bob
April 26, 2014 at 12:58 am
Great video, thanks for making it! Do you make holes in the bottom of the
bins to let the moisture out?
Mary Ann Mann
April 26, 2014 at 1:25 am
Last Wednesday actually Brendan **nods** Your not interested in trying a
rocket mass heater or the like ?? I think I do remember hearing the fuel is
rather expensive over there.. BTW, I asked my dad about letting me whip up
a dibber on his lathe & he wasn’t too happy about the idea.. Then he
remembered he found a lump of aluminium that might do the job **facepalm**
I think I might let that offer pass as I think wood is better.. He has to
over engineer everything 😀 Have a great one sir…
Rob Bob
April 26, 2014 at 2:17 am
I’ve noticed a large number of small white bugs on your handful of worms –
what are those? Are they black soldier fly larvae?
Scott Baker
April 26, 2014 at 2:17 am
The only other thing I can think of is the pH may have been too high or low
but if they have stopped dying it may have been the handling.. Hope they
are the only deaths you have with them..
Rob Bob
April 26, 2014 at 2:31 am
You too my friend. You are a very generous guy sharing all that wriggly
love!
groovesme
April 26, 2014 at 3:13 am
enjoy watching your channel.
TheBuddy1939
April 26, 2014 at 3:45 am
Exactly what I was after, thanks buddy!
Gigglebyte Aquaponics and Backyard Farming
April 26, 2014 at 4:05 am
All too easy really 🙂
Rob Bob
April 26, 2014 at 4:56 am
Still takes them some time to chew through it but I think the castings you
get are well worth it.. Would be good to see how you go if you set them
up… Have a good one..
Rob Bob
April 26, 2014 at 5:55 am
We bought red wrigglers to start with but there may be other types that
were introduced since.. We have found a few lots of horse manure with loads
of worms in them when we empty them out so there may well be other
varieties in there now.. I was looking at getting some night crawlers but
need to save up for them first..
Rob Bob
April 26, 2014 at 6:43 am
Thank you.for the video and explanation
bo nawaf fmhalhd
April 26, 2014 at 6:53 am
Works great for us.. Need to go source some more manure so we can split our
last barrel & start all over again 🙂 Cheers Marty & have a great one, Rob.
Rob Bob
April 26, 2014 at 7:34 am
Pb I knew from school & had an inkling.. Cheers 🙂
Rob Bob
April 26, 2014 at 8:14 am
Ya gotta love So. Cal
JimTcarver
April 26, 2014 at 8:17 am
Great job!
Indoor Harvest Gardens
April 26, 2014 at 8:38 am
😀 They need to feel some love too:D Hope its warming up there.. Cheers..
Rob Bob
April 26, 2014 at 9:26 am
My worm bin is too wet I think, and smells BAD. Should I add lime to
freshen it? Thanks
Nita T
April 26, 2014 at 10:04 am
Has the tap at the bottom clogged up or is it just too wet from what has
been added do you think ? When it has happened to us before I took ½ the
farm out, saved as many worms as I could & added them back in with the
rest.. Then added some dryish screened horse manure to help soak up the
moisture from the remaining bedding.. Coconut fibre is another great option
that is available in most places.. You could add some garden lime but I
really wouldn’t add to much.. Hope that helps..
Rob Bob
April 26, 2014 at 10:38 am
I was told that growing mustard & marigolds as green manure crops & digging
them through the soil works the best.. Bianca & I sowed both out in a few
beds & the barrel that the okra plant in the clip came from.. Shall dig
them through once they get about a foot tall.. Also have been growing a few
large marigold bushes so I can save the seeds from them which is good as I
used all f what I had saved up today 🙂 Thanks for the tip on adding them
to salads.. Hadn’t seen that before.. TBC
Rob Bob
April 26, 2014 at 11:16 am
I really like this video. It’s not like your others where you are walking
around showing whats new with a wobbling camera. It had you talking/
explaining and it was really informative. I really like your channel and
it’s channels like yours that i really enjoy because it’s like we truely
know you. Keep up the good work!
Tony Park
April 26, 2014 at 11:25 am