Farms: Hybrid Worm Bin (The Best DIY Worm Farm)
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I wanted to show you my Hybrid Worm Bin. This bin was designed to service multiple functions very well, hence it's called a Hybrid. I was looking for a worm bin design that would be easy to build but would allow things like proper air flow, water drainage, easy emptying of worm tea, a way for the worms to get back into their habitat, and an escape prevention ring. I needed the worm bin to do all of this at a fraction of the cost of a commercially available (in the store) option. Additionally, because this is a home built Hybrid Worm Bin, I could have the tendency to be a but ugly and not be very aesthetically pleasing. So, I wanted to build this worm bin with aesthetics in mind as well. I plan on making a How To Build A Hybrid Worm Bin video very soon. If nothing else, even if you don't build a worm bin quite like mine, at the very least, you'll know how to build a worm bin, you can modify it how you like. Larry Hall - http://www.youtube.com/larrylhall I hope this has been helpful and informative, more to come soon. God Bless, Wayne Website - http://www.aworld4change.com My Blog - http://www.aworld4change.com/blog AWorld4Change WebTV Show Channel - http://goo.gl/ONYbKX Seed Savers Community On Google+ - http://goo.gl/dFQmKI Pay It Forward Community On Google+ - http://goo.gl/L5f0MM Pinterest - http://www.pinterest.com/aworld4change/ Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/wmeador Recorded With - Canon VIXIA HF R400 - http://amzn.to/1kBgq9z Thumbnail Image Created With - Tube Slicer - http://rfd913fire.slicerapps.hop.clickbank.net/?pid=youtubeslicer See A List Of All Slicer Apps Products - http://rfd913fire.slicerapps.hop.clickbank.net/?pid=slicerprosuite
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Do you have these available for sale?
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Dude, those holes on the bottom sides will leak all over the first time some one doesn't drain it on time. Other than that, it looks like it might work.
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look at this guy over here using his brain and thinking, this is murica dude no thinking! just buy stuff and watch tv and quit being all smart n stuffs lol
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very neat, i wish i had watch your vedio befor i made mine, but who no, it might work. if not i will keep checken on it every day,,
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Nice- I am starting my journey from scratch. I want toBe a vermeculturist!!! Question?... how did it work. Have you made upgrades? How long do you keep them in bin?. Do you put bedding or compost in with them? What temp? ( inside or out)? How do you store the tea? An your u add water to make more tea?... love to chat!.. cheers
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thank you for making great video's. I am learning so much. stay blessed.
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Be sure to send the worms a memo to use the foam block to get out of the water, otherwise they will probably crawl up the sides and on to the floor to dry up.
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the 1/8 at very bottom will leak the liquids
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I continue to see videos on home-made worm bins and not one of them discusses the type of bins that you need to use. The cheap $5-10 storage bins that you can get from Lowes/Menards/Home Depot are NOT OK to use for food storage or composting. The food industry uses HDPE plastics for a reason. If it doesn't meet the NSF/ANSI Standard 2 for use in food handling and processing then people shouldn't be using it for anything food related. This includes compost that you are going to be growing food in.
Food safe plastics are considerably more expensive (closer to $22-30 depending on the size. An example from Amazon.com is https://amzn.com/B001HTGD36. An alternative to using plastic products would be to build this out of hardwood, preferably cedar (making sure no metal fasteners/glue are not exposed to the compost on the inside). For the construction with wood you could consider using food grade wood glue and pocket screws (on the outside, not exposed to the inside). Treated lumber, plywood, etc. is also NOT safe for anything related to food.
Unsafe Plastics:
PVC (chemicals such as DEHP used in the making of PVC can leach out of the plastic), BPA (research links to early puberty along with other serious health problems), PS (styrofoam, contains and is produced with known carcinogens).
*Note: After hearing PVC is unsafe some of you may be feeling concerned about PVC water pipes in your home. Don't be, PVC piping is OK to be used in drains and that is where it is commonly used). You should not expect to find any PVC piping in the supply side of your water piping.
Safe Plastics:
HDPE, PET, LDPE, PP -
How do I install a spigot? Did I miss something or was it not mentioned?
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Very cool... I've been using a large Rubbermaid container for the past couple of years - but have been needing an upgrade! I think my Wormy Friends are gonna get a new abode today! Thanks for sharing!
(E.T.A. a link to a picture of my beautiful new bins!) https://flic.kr/p/GjKVpx -
Wow, this is very well thought out. Thank you very much for sharing your design.
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the holes along the lower portion of the sides are too low. The water will run out so the tap is pointless. not being rude or mean to you, just pointing out a design flaw bro
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Season's greetings. Just wanted to say thank you from Africa for the great idea. As a fishingholic I'm always buying worms for bait, thanks to you now I'm harvesting my own worms and using the by product on my house plants. Thanks again and God bless
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my nigga
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I like your effort, but I dont like this bin. I like the top guard to keep the worms from coming out (If it really works), but if you weigh down the top, the worms cant get out. The space between the 2 bins is where the worms will escape. That space is also where the bugs will enter the bin & breed there. The light screen at the bottom is too expensive. Holes in the bottom of the top bin are too big. Just drill 1/8 holes in the bottom for drainage & support. The PVC pipes I like because they help support the weight of the top bin so that it doesnt cave into the bottom bin. The top bin is too deep. You might need more space for worm tea at the bottom. The bottom air holes in the bottom bin are too close to the bottom. Worn tea will drip out. The spigot is optional as it is a weak link to the bin. If I needed it, I would turn it 45deg and keep a hose on it at all times. just open the valve when needed. Having things at the bottom of the bin is great so that the worms wont drown. God Bless You!
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god bless you too :)
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Sorry, but I'll try to give you my critiques in the nicest way possible, PLEEEASE GET RID OF ALL YOUR DAMN ADS-LOL It's very hard to see/watch your video with all those windows/ads and crap all over the place. This is the worst one I've ever seen in all my years of watching videos. How-ever, your presentation was very well done and one of the best DIY worm bins I've seen, good job and thanks for sharing it with all of us. I think you should patten this and sell whole kits with bedding and worms all together. Cheers man
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tell me the truth,u are so stoned that u are always thinking about your weed plants getting worm nutrients as u made this vid.u earned a subscriber.
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Would love to see a list of all the material you used to build this that would help a ton