Warming Up Your Worm Bin In The Winter! Red Wiggler Vermicompost Worm Farm

Using rice & a big feeding to heat up your worm bin in the winter helps to keep them actively making natural fertilizer & soil amendments in the form of worm castings. It can be done safely if your worm bin is big enough to have a temperature gradient away from the heat.

In this checkin of my outdoor worm bin I show the various temperatures in different parts of the bin and spread out the feeding after 5 days to help keep the temperature in the appropriate range for my red wiggler compost worms. I run into several warm balls & also find zones without worms in the hottest parts of the worm bin. I also add chick peas or garbanzo beans to the bin to see if, and how fast the worms will turn them into worm castings.

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00:00 | Intro & taking the bin's temperature
01:10 | Lot's O' Worms!
03:05 | Temperature control in your worm bin
04:30 | History of this outdoor bin
06:00 | Chick Pea mini experiment

[Bowadventures]

Mr.Worm😁You get more & more worm 🪱 now in the bin. I can see the worm babies a lot there. Have a great day ..ok put more bedding on 😆

[PlantObsessed]

Yep that is hot for worms. It's good to give them space to get out of the way. Rice makes such a pretty mold.

[evergreengardenM]

I can see more babies... Wow
Mangoes are best for them

[clivesconundrumgarden]

Cool to see the similarities between our outdoor bins. It's much colder here, but the results are relative. Definitely less worms in the cooler exterior areas.
Cheers J&C 🪱🌱🪱

[AJsGreenTopics]

You have some nice weather for your worms. 😎

[homesteadaquarius]

Beautiful worm bed you have going there. Scrap breaking down machines, they will make quick work of those beans.

[paulsgreenspace]

Love the video mate 👍
The worms look very happy
I always Bury my used tea bags in the garden 🍵☕

[deewormsvermicomposting]

It's amazing how much difference the temperature is from the center and the outer edges of the bin. Great way to warm up a bin and easy!

[Pixics]

Those are some happy worms. Your garden must be so full of nutrients. I haven't researched the science behind worm bins, I didn't think paying attention to the temperature really mattered that much.

[sandyjoao]

So true if one has an outdoor worm bin, can always be sure if anything goes wrong with the indoor bins, u always have a back up of worms. I too love outdoor bins. Great job there at keeping d worms warm.

[MelurthHowtogrow]

Really good tips and a great video. A new sub for you!

[vesgardens]

Good video! I was wondering how to keep a worm bin warm since it started to get cold, but I have small bins. I plan on putting them in the greenhouse instead.

[A-V]

At 03:36 was that steam rising from the hot bed or was it mold spores rising from the disturbed moldy food scraps?

Bag looks great. For some reason outdoor worm systems always - to me - seem healthier and just better overall :)

[nysigal]

I'm so glad I found this video. I have my bin in the basement, which isn't heated. I don't think it gets lower than 50 F, but I've been concerned about keeping the bin warm. Rice it is! Do you cook the rice or put in dry?

[WaysideWade]

Have you ever misplaced your ring in these beds...🧐🤔
Curious like a cat at times. 🐈

[yurathablake]

My work bed is also outside. Mine is made from plywood 5/8in thick 18 in x24" with a lid it ranges in temp 65f to 75f I live in Mid GA since it winter does it need to be warmed up

[kingtekken]

Quick question
Can I put Cowpea (black eye beans/soybean)
In my wormbin? Non cooked

[joesoutdoorplaces]

I am sure that the worms will appreciate some heat.

[Vermicompost]

Below are some of the items I use for vermicomposting & my channel's videos. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you if you use these links. Thank you for supporting this channel!

Worm Bins I use:

Other Worm Bins:

Equipment I use:

Other useful equipment for worm farming:

Cameras & camera equipment I use:

4 Ocean bracelets I wear

Books on worms & worm farming

Where to buy worms: www.TheGardenAndWormLady.com

[kingtekken]

Maybe you put too much green stuff🤔
Which is causing high nitrogen and that leads to heat.