http://www.wormbincomposting.com/wormbincomposting-com-blog.html A blog discussing all things about worm bin composting. en-us wormbincomposting.com Fri, 17 May 2013 23:12:29 -0400 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:12:29 -0400 wormbincomposting.com http://www.wormbincomposting.com/findawormfarm.html946a9941db459bd8769a55d009881253Find a worm farm near you to start your own worm composting bin Fri, 17 May 2013 23:12:27 -0400 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/redwormsforsale.htmld2ab00c88abb9b55d7594a28e9a0cd58Red Worms for Sale shipped direct from Texas Sun, 12 May 2013 18:37:39 -0400 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/bin-vs-bucket.htmlbfab6ca558a13c09ad0145cb92c00986I have my worms in a 5-gallon bucket - is there any problem with this vs. a 5-gallon bin? Thanks Liz! Answer from BigTex Worms: Absolutely not, they Wed, 8 May 2013 18:13:41 -0400 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/why-red-worms.html9eec6b82c12c57eda79e4a40917c46b2Why red worms and not European or Canadian night crawlers? I live in Montana and want to raise worms for fishing. Thanks Kenny W Answer from BigTex Wed, 8 May 2013 17:57:54 -0400 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/worms-escaping-the-bin.html487d530c528c51ba7ae4ba4bc478518cI read another post here about worms escaping the bin, and your answer was basically to shine the light on the bin to force the worms back down into the Wed, 8 May 2013 17:41:25 -0400 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/palm-tree-leaves-worm-bedding.html9e220eade2120e8a9f9e947aeaf341f5 I saw on your video to start with coconut fiber. I have palm trees which has a lot of fiber that looks like coconut fiber. Could I cut it up and soak Wed, 8 May 2013 17:37:11 -0400 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/todays-worm-feeding-video.html06f9388e6ae7c9999bebf1ff0ba2a924Liz, Good, instructive video. It occurrs to me, however, that one might be killing good decomposition microrganisms, nutrients, etc. in the freezing of Sun, 5 May 2013 20:33:24 -0400 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/my-worms-arent-getting-plump.html7c57b635ed8989e6f22aa768e7b4425bAbout 2 months ago I set up my worm bin with approx 2,000 red wigglers. They were very thin when they arrived and I was told they should get plump within Wed, 1 May 2013 15:13:21 -0400 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/booth-at-ecofair.html265b6b797842a171da67e1658a56bc40Hello, I work for PepsiCo in Plano, TX. We are holding an eco-fair in May and I'm looking for people to man booth in the area of recycling and composting. Wed, 1 May 2013 15:08:19 -0400 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/worm-food1.htmlf8ae0b5c4e3da118e46601a8974f0d81I have a massive amount of live oak leaves that I shred and compost but it takes a while. Can I feed these shredded leaves to worms? Also have lots of Wed, 1 May 2013 15:05:57 -0400 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/worms-under-the-starter-bag.html9394ebb0e5e47e3ca37ceb8ae1f48156When I received my worms, the box was so badly dented that I didn't want to disturb the worms any more so I just tore the starter bag and put it into the Wed, 1 May 2013 15:04:11 -0400 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/wormcompostingquestion.htmlda0c371a169537db740fb485a31a2631Worm Composting Question and Answer session Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:55:38 -0400 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/wormstarterbags.htmle9ddd908b97990f2e91c56429f542b93LORDY LORDY I'm turnin 40! I will be 40 on Monday, so in celebration, I'm having a worm sale. $40 for a worm starter with 1 pound of worms or $20 for a small starter bag with 1/4 pound of worms. If you do not know what a starter bag is please visit the link at the bottom of this blog post. All orders include a free worm composting ebook and access to my online worm composting course. Happy Birthday to me :) Liz BigTex Worms SOLD OUT OF SALES STARTERS! Wow, sold out in under 4 hours Thanks so much! Read more about worm starter bags by clicking the below link: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:39:26 -0400 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/coming-out-at-night.html719d0d01676948855d61dea9c02f63e5I have followed all of your instructions and videos to the T, however every morning (the first 2) I have found anywhere from 8-12 worms that have escaped Mon, 8 Apr 2013 14:56:08 -0400 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/solder-flies-in-compost-bins.html84cf7de0dc75dd50433ed5cd26ad2193Hi. Last summer I had what I think were solder flies in my Can-O-Worms. The previous summer the same large hungry larva were present and I tried to Mon, 8 Apr 2013 14:47:17 -0400 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/slender-salamanders.html362513cda00ba665c3cc9ca8f18494daI have found a bunch of California Slender Salamanders in my worm bin recently... Are they just eating the fruit flies and spiders? Or are they possibly Mon, 8 Apr 2013 14:39:55 -0400 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/flies-in-my-worm-bin.htmle7abf7d3d5e566c97cc2b8d07645ed2eI have some sort of small flies...not fruit flies in my bin. We kill them and they turn to dust on the wall or whatever. I did take most of the castings Mon, 8 Apr 2013 14:36:01 -0400 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/coconut-coir1.htmlb6917e8d6b785ea42dc59a26e613fe03Do you purchase your coconut coir locally? If so, where? Yes, I purchase it at my local pet store in the reptile section Sat, 6 Apr 2013 17:34:59 -0400 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/when-do-i-harvest-my-worm-bin.htmledc6b900cff45ecf484b5786b0e23f4e I have made worm bins using your method from youtube and my question is when using peat moss I can't tell when to harvest because when you wet peat Sat, 6 Apr 2013 10:57:40 -0400 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/ratio.html074bc0e2f757dbf767d0b08bb0fde29cIf we start our bin with 50 percent peat moss and 50 percent shredded newspaper how much water should you add? Answer from BigTex Worms: Moisten it until Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:46:01 -0400 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/buy-worms-in-keller-tx.html55f922c68e17fe0dc1578d8365d3d3c8I am interested in buying worms ASAP. Just bought a feeding trough that the guy there said he raised worms in the same thing for years. I read everything Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:44:11 -0400 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/pine-shavings.htmlec2012ed518809976f4273ea3cf962bbHi, I raise quail and I keep them on pine bedding. Can I feed this (or cedar bedding) to my worms? It's full of quail poop which I would like to be composted Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:15:55 -0400 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/liquid-gold-from-the-worm-bin.htmle7c9fc22bb0069953ffbcce808a0f8c7I've been worm composting for three years and in the beginning the liquid forming at the bottom was rich and dark. I've noticed over the past few months Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:55:29 -0400 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/worm-bin-vs-worm-bucket.html562f0ffbb01a045427b5c113ea65ae75Hi Liz, How do you feel about keeping your composting worms in a 5-gallon bucket vs. a bin? Secondly, I've been feeding my worms for several months now, Sun, 3 Mar 2013 22:17:15 -0500 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/flow-through-worm-bin.html34a6eda10c172d956ce317f3e56d56a5Hi Liz, I saw your flow through bins in a few of your videos. I like the concept and seems as though harvesting might be a little easier as well as overall Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:14:40 -0500 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/shipping-to-hawaii.html4521fe09914617e1b2803f46b18d616dAloha Liz, Can you ship worms to Hawaii? I hear from my local worm farm (who are charging a pretty penny) that it is illegal to purchase worms out of Wed, 27 Feb 2013 19:48:28 -0500 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/perfect-bin-but-worms-trying-to-escape-.html06233b5b4539799c88714c1327150adbWhy are my worms trying to escape the bin? I have my bin in a well ventilated garage. The bin has a mixture of food, soil, newspaper, and cardboard - you Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:27:46 -0500 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/shipping-to-chicago.html486e6ba1b984b29a131a3b5cdfc506d7We are looking to do worm composting with our 5-6 year old girl scout troop in Chicago, IL and would like to have them experience a full cycle of composting Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:29:27 -0500 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/easy-harvesting-worms.html6446c139a302b27ac6cc1cbaafc6c7f3Is there an easy and fast way of harvesting worms when you don't have a worm harvester? I just started to only feed them in one spot for a few weeks so Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:54:32 -0500 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/cockroaches-in-worm-bin.html1767b3ecca2692b499e77b3c72361634how do i get rid of cockroaches in my worm bin? Answer from BigTex worms: I've found food grade diatomaceous earth to work well. Its safe for the worms Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:51:10 -0500 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/tours.html7bceb0f5c4702bee77c5f7eb53f59b1aI am going to buy a starter of worms from you. My daughter lives in South Lake near you and I would like to come by and pick up the worms and hopefully Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:13:32 -0500 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/shipping.html833ea72e97ea53317b94ae87bcdb1fe9I am anxious to begin vermicomposting, but what about shipping? Will they freeze in transit? I'm in Northern Wyoming (right next to Yellowstone Park) Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:14:29 -0500 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/its-hot-in-texas.html8ea59e78c291c1c25bc4c09e4d12dce3 I am planning to keep my worms in a building, it gets hot here into triple digits during the summer. Do I need to put an AC unit for the worms? Donald Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:40:13 -0500 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/worms-and-citrus-onions-garlic.html4c74ca7d76021115390d9cd179355c21Hi Liz, Thank you for your videos, I've seen most of them! Good tips and even better advice :) I just have a question about the citrus / onion / garlic Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:14:13 -0500 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/horse-trough.htmlfd135469a56b4e190169e9c189e63d8fI have a worm bin in my garage and would like to move it outside into a horse trough. I am live in Hurst. Do you have any good suggestions on where Sat, 9 Feb 2013 17:51:13 -0500 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/wormcompostingclass.html844d3e52323ae7da7d3e99a8993c2d8cWorm Composting Class : online class and local classes in the DFW metroplex of Texas Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:17:49 -0500 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/wormharvesting.html776d3b4bd65f1da0d9016b734de7ff18Worm Harvesting : explains how to harvest worm bin castings Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:16:44 -0500 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/how-many-worms.htmlc46008da4f09f2847f30453e90ddf3e1Hi Liz, I've become interested in worm composting, and since our weather is so cold here in Pa.and I'll have to keep them indoors, I've decided to start Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:45:15 -0500 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/jackson-st-garden.html2214a64da7aeb4239d46b89e4d8eae88I learned how to do gardening organically from my Grandmother and have prepared a garden that way every time I had a new garden. I have learned new things Sun, 27 Jan 2013 22:37:49 -0500 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/what-worm-system-do-you-recommend.html05e4dc6a9dc33c4d1e4fa508720ac986I have watched your videos and appreciate your experience! I heard what you said about the Worm Factory 360. We currently compost about 3x what you do Sun, 27 Jan 2013 22:16:50 -0500 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/rain-in-my-worm-bin.html05cf5ec71d1c33f03e6e6188430b822eThe worms I received from you about 3 weeks ago are doing just fine. However, it rained for the past three days and I just looked in my bin and it was Sun, 27 Jan 2013 17:01:07 -0500 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/winterizing-my-worm-factory-360.htmlae349216d10d28a4ea995a0f7e0a1d3cI have a Worm Factory 360 and I leave it on the covered patio for the Summer. In the Winter I bring it into the garage where I have a small electric heater Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:45:17 -0500 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/winterizingawormbin.html049ebc33d11c874db490ea538c0c5388Winterizing a Worm Bin: how to get your wormbin ready for winter Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:58:16 -0500 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/too-cold.html1e086aef467fd47119b402e742d61525I am writing from nothern Wyoming, where we have a whopping 7 degrees today. I would like to start my worm farm, add compost, and get my greenhouse ready Sat, 12 Jan 2013 20:13:28 -0500 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/when-to-order.html2b5102d53fa6cb7627fdcb8f90bbab79When would be the best time to order worms for this area of NW West Virginia? We normally get a few day of warm weather at the end of Feb, but by march Sat, 12 Jan 2013 20:11:25 -0500 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/info.htmleb63124e4345bb55995f13d9a5422fe3Could you tell me what is a reliable ph meteri have 2 and they mostly all stay at 7 but i think one of my beds of ENC has protien poisening i was finding Sat, 12 Jan 2013 20:08:56 -0500 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/moisture.htmlee01c9cf54b04acec9f1a5231bc85972i have a worm bin in an old ice chest.(plastic) many holes in lid & bottom. the bed is very wet to the point of mud. i've added paper, peat moss etc. do Sat, 12 Jan 2013 20:04:19 -0500 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/do-you-sell-larger-amounts-of-worms.html0976ab2e4a49462efd7a8d137a8beafaI have a 3 tier worm farm and it said i should have 2# of worms per squuare foot is thi correct if so 1# would not be enough so do you still just sell Sat, 12 Jan 2013 20:01:55 -0500 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/how-to-get-crumbly-compost.htmlfa8eaa3c0991d6591eed3e87dc080354My worm compost looks nothing like this. It's much more slimy and I would never be able to lay it on my kitchen counter. What am I doing wrong? Answer Sat, 12 Jan 2013 19:59:45 -0500 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/wood-chips-and-worm-composting.htmle9127144b43e0c78fdcab3dfcbd041b1i have wood chip from tree companies that dump om my property would that be good for bedding for raising worms and do you have the Canadian earth worms Sat, 5 Jan 2013 20:32:32 -0500 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/mites-and-worms-not-eating.html3ac709bb171e49cec0b267334abcad8dI know you have an article on mites I have read it but now that I need it I can't find it. Also, I have had my worms now for 2 weeks and they still haven't Sat, 5 Jan 2013 20:29:06 -0500 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/wormcompostingforkids.html5d4a4870398c4442a6039baa955b2889Worm Composting for Kids and Grownups too! Sun, 30 Dec 2012 21:21:58 -0500 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/horse-trough-worm-bin.html2d73dcc71f5d4461be147d2264f5895dI am going to use a horse trough for my bin. How deep do you dig for the castings? How do you know when the castings are ready for harvest. Can I fill Sun, 30 Dec 2012 21:02:31 -0500 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/adding-worms-to-plant-beds.html51f209356b6cfa776a98879bc2df0816I liive in Dallas. I am transforming my front yard into large beds for native plants (flowers and grasses). Should I add worms to my soil? If so, should Sun, 30 Dec 2012 20:58:36 -0500 http://www.wormbincomposting.com/giftcertificate.html2252a258e23fb3f30c2e3aba5a9eb44cGift Certificate from BigTex Worms Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:09:50 -0500