I am thinking of getting these worms to use in a rubbermaid 18 gallon tub to compost. I read that drilling air holes around the top is enough. Is it?
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I did this once. I drilled holes in the bottom to let excess moisture drain out. This leaking worm tea can be quite messy. It worked really well otherwise.
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Don't consider myself an expert but, it depends on how vigilante you are with the moisture content throughout the bin. You might have trouble collecting the excess moisture " liquid gold"
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I, too, kept mine inside. I do know that the worms don't do well with prolonged very high (90+) temperatures. I would definitely keep them in a the shade, or perhaps in a garage, during the hottest part of the summer. Good luck.
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Worms need bedding (newspapers, cardboard, coconut coir, peat moss, ect) for the majority of their habitat. Kitchen scraps exclusively would be too hot. I live in TX and my worms do fine in the heat, just keep them moist (wrung out sponge).
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I didn't buy mine from Walmart, but there were a bunch of big ones. I don't think I kept it wet enough, the compost. when I sift the compost, it take out any worms I see and put back before I nuke the compost to sterilize it. I guess they doing there job. Good Luck, Mike
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I have worms in my compost barrel but I never put worms in my K100 bucket since the food only stays in there 30 days then I transfer to my compost barrel and it really gets hot in there and worms do not like it too hot- will kill them but hey, I never tried it.
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Yes. I broke my batch up into 1/3's even though it indicates to put them all in one spot, put 1/3 in the garden box, 1/3 in the right hand non raised bed and 1/3 in the left hand non raised bed and this year I have a huge colony in each bed and they are all a lot richer now than last year. (last year 2 of 3 were mud. Between 80 pounds of used coffee grounds and the worms they are black dirt now. I just poured the coffee grounds on top of each of the clay beds during the winter and the worms worked them into the soil.)
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If they are what I think they are, they are called pot worms. They thrive in low PH and high moisture conditions. They wont hurt anything but they mean that your bin is too wet for the red worms (which are red when born). Add some newspaper, straw, dry leaves or finely ground egg shells (or even a combination of all) then mix in with current bin contents to help dry up excess moisture. Bin bedding should only be as wet as a wrung out sponge. After correcting give it a few days to get back to normal. White worms will dissolve into your compost so no need to remove. Hope this helps. Good luck! If they are what I think they are, they are called pot worms. They thrive in low PH and high moisture conditions. They wont hurt anything but they mean that your bin is too wet for the red worms (which are red when born). Add some newspaper, straw, dry leaves or finely ground egg shells (or even a combination of all) then mix in with current bin contents to help dry up excess moisture. Bin bedding should only be as wet as a wrung out sponge. After correcting give it a few days to get back to normal. White worms will dissolve into your compost so no need to remove. Hope this helps.... » Read More If they are what I think they are, they are called pot worms. They thrive in low PH and high moisture conditions. They wont hurt anything but they mean that your bin is too wet for the red worms (which are red when born). Add some newspaper, straw, dry leaves or finely ground egg shells (or even a combination of all) then mix in with current bin contents to help dry up excess moisture. Bin bedding should only be as wet as a wrung out sponge. After correcting give it a few days to get back to normal. White worms will dissolve into your compost so no need to remove. Hope this helps. Good luck! « Show Less
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Hi John, I would recommend watching Larry Hall's video on easy cheap way to raise worms, with just a bucket. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VET7nzkuy8U
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I'm not sure. They may get sick and toss their cookies each time you tumble the composter. The instruction/directions don't mention worms, so I would keep the worms in the garden soil.
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The spigot is just for the excess moisture in the worm casing/food scraps. Ideally you shouldn't see anything come out of the spigot. The worm casings should be what you find in your first tray, the bottom one, it should look like really dark soil and there should be no visible food scraps left. If you started in Jan. I would say you are probably looking at April before you have some nice worm casings in your first tray. I was a solid 5 months before I collected my first tray of worm casings, but I probably could have collected a month earlier, but I forgot about my worms. Adding water will just dilute your worm casings and make a habitat that your worms are not going to enjoy.
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I believe they come in from the ground? so you need to treat the whole surrounding area. Mine where in a wall in the tool shed I treated the whole circumference of the shed, and drilled holes in my shed floor every 18" and sprayed 1/3 of a gallon in each hole. This item makes 25 gallons for use, I even mixed some in a 5 gallon bucket and dug a trench around the area where they where and pored the mixture. Just sprayed inside the walls there, haven't seen any more ( but they usually swarm in the spring) Hope this helps Rodo
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That is actually exactly what I purchased and used it for. Well, the worms anyway. There are a few different sized sieves in the kit. I started with the largest one to get the larger chunks of soil and worms out of my compost material, and then reduced the size of the sieve until I was left with uniform pieces of soil. It worked like a charm for me. I would definitely advise that you dry the kit after each use. Mine rusted much faster than I was expecting. I'll be buying another one soon, but take it as a word of caution.
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The holes are pin sized. The end to attatch the hose is very short. You could probably bury it, but no more than 3 inches down. Get an extender or longer attachment for the hose part. Otherwise you wont be able to attach it. Also, the blue regulation piece falls out easy so be wary of this. You wont need the extender change out if you plan on burying the hose. I have done this in my other garden and it works great. Hope this helps out.
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There are no holes in this storage container, I think it would work well as a small garden pond. Good idea, never thought about using one or teo for that. Tks for the great idea.
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No -- it is really meant to ferment kitchen scraps and should be kept relatively airtight while it is "cooking." I am pretty sure worms would die in there.
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yes. it would be great for that. if you use it for bulbs, i would recommend a drill with a handle, when it bites it hurts, but for breaking up garden soil or compost any drill would work great.
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Yes, these should be fine if you want to put them straight into a gardening box. When the worms arrive, they will be a little dehydrated but after they receive some moisture, they will plump up. It would probably help if you add a little bit of damp shredded newspaper into the bed before adding the worms. Also, you don't want to put them into dry or soggy dirt, just moist.