Can i Put a bunch of soil in a storage bin (plastic) and put a bunch of worms in there and put a few pieces of vegatble/fruit waste in the middle and just have them live in there?
to make worm castings too

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RON PAUL 2008

yes, ive heard about it a worm farm

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Yes you can, I have been doing it with much success, but don't fill the bin with dirt. 1/2 fill it with shredded newspaper. The concept is called "vermicomposting". You could google "vermicomposting" or read this thread Growing With worms
or
1. order some worms. "Red Wrigglers" are the best worms for composting. I bought mine from New York Worms-Your Live Feeder Superstore. A pound or so should do.(don't use worms from you back yard !!!)
2. buy a "sterilite" or similar brand plastic storage tub.(the biggest you can find)
3. drill holes ample holes in the bottom of the bin and in the lid for drainage and airflow.
4. shred a bunch of newspaper.(don't worry about the ink, most newspapers use soy based ink)
5. wet the newspaper and wring out the excess water.
6. 1/2 fill the bin w/ the wet newspaper.
7. add a few hand fulls of potting soil. The worms need this for roughage and to help w/ digestion.(again, don't used soil from your backyard)
8. add worms
9. the worms need time to get adjusted to their new environment so don't feed for the first 7 days.
10. after the week you can start to feed them. There are things you should feed your worms and things you should not.(I suggest you research to find out what these things are since they are too numerous to list here). I simply feed mine leaves and harvested plants from my garden as well as green leaf vegetables and oats. Bury the food under the newspaper. They eat the newspaper as well.

Vermicomposting is an excellent way to recycle your plants and reduces the chance of cops finding anything if they rummage through your garbage. Plus it also helps you to get rid of household food scraps.
Hope this helps you out.

why cant i use earthworms in my backyard?????

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Because..." A variety of parasites and pathogens have been shown to infect earthworms. These include bacteria, fungi, protozoa, rotifers, platyhelminths, mites, parasitic fly larvae, and nematodes."
Besides as I said b4 "Red Wrigglers" are better composters. Earthworms should be used as bait.

Please believe me... Follow my directions and you won't be disappointed. I'm talking pounds of castings... I'll explain how to harvest the castings too if you want. There's a couple of ways to do it.

Good post. I always wanted to try that, but havent yet... Ive read some where that you can actually put them in the soil with the plants...Im to scared to do that.

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When you harvest the castings, some of the babies that are too small to throw back in the bin get inadvertently mixed in. It doesn't hurt the plants one bit though.

Good to know. .

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what is casting harvesting???????