Scott's Vermi Adventure

This is the first video in what is planned to be a 4 part series on starting a new worm bin. In this video, I explore different options for a worm bin.

Shredded cardboard is a popular bedding material in a worm bin. But do you need to remove the tape before you shred it? If the tape is plastic, then yes. But what about the tape that Amazon uses to seal their boxes? Some people remove it. Some people don’t. Amazon Box tape has fibers in… Continue reading Amazon Box Tape

In October of 2024, I started a long-term worm feeding experiment. I have not blogged about the results, since I am not sure what to make of them myself. The idea was to run a bin using only shredded cardboard as bedding and feeding nothing but animal protein, i.e. eggs, dairy and meat. I ran… Continue reading Animal Protein Experiment

One question that is often asked on the worm forums is whether you can use shredded office paper as bedding. You can, but… Let’s take a look at the pros and cons. Pros: Shredded office paper is a readily available compostable carbon source. Cons: Shredded office paper clumps badly, and the clumps can become a… Continue reading Shredded Office Paper

Some time ago, somebody posted an infographic about composting on a worm composting forum. It included a list of things you can put in your compost. In that list was jams, jellies and preserves. I was surprised to see that in the list. My own experience shows that worms will not eat anything that is… Continue reading Strawberry Preserves

Can composting worms really double their population every 90 days? A lot of people make that claim. However, what I have heard is that they don’t double their numbers, but their biomass, every 90 days.  And since most of the new biomass is juvenile worms, the total number of worms will be far more than… Continue reading Will Composting Worms Double their Population Every 90 Days?

A question often comes up about putting composting worms in soil, perhaps in a garden bed. My personal experience says that worms will live quite well in a garden bed, provided there is a very thick layer of organic mulch. Composting worms live in the decaying mulch, not in the soil. But is that really… Continue reading Will composting worms live in soil?

One of the items that is often on people’s do not feed lists is citrus. If you have been reading this blog for long, you know that I like to feed worms foods that they are not supposed to eat. I had to give citrus a try. The reason people give for not feeding citrus… Continue reading Will worms eat citrus?

I have done a lot of experiments feeding worms all kinds of things you are not supposed to feed them. If something is on a do not feed list, I have probably fed it to my worms successfully. But there are a small handful of things I have found that my worms would not eat.… Continue reading What NOT to feed your worms

I use a lot of onions in my cooking, so I wanted to know if I can feed them to my worms. This is one of those tests where I already knew the results, I just wanted to document the results on video. I have been feeding my worms onions from the very beginning, before… Continue reading I cook with a lot of onions. Can I fed them to my worms?