Introducing the EWWI Worm Bin: Everything Wrong With It London Worms & Garden 2021-01-28 | For 2021 I'm going to be running a EWWI worm bin. EWWI stands for Everything Wrong With It. I have two aims with this experiment. To test out some of the things we hear all the time about worms - you must add grit, you can't add onions or acidic scraps, you have to keep the temperature at certain degrees, you must insulate your bin if it's outside etc but perhaps more importantly, I want to use this series to reassure those new to composting with worms or considering it, that worms are tough and they can handle just about everything we and nature throws at them. I'm not going to be adding grit, the worm bin is outdoors in a lean-to with no insulation, and I'll be adding acidic material and checking the ph of the bedding regularly. We'll look closely each month at how the worms are doing and how healthy the bin is.Join me on this little journey of investigation, discovery and reassurance.
EWWI Worm Bin Sour Crop? London Worms & Garden 2021-11-15 | Welcome to the penultimate look at the EWWI (Everything Wrong With It) worm bin. I don't think most of the information out there on sour crop, or protein poisoning, in worms, is accurate. With that in mind, and considering the size of the EWWI bin and the number of worms in it, I set out to see if the feed it was given would induce sour crop. It was a high protein high carbohydrate feed that was too much and very wet. But I was certain the worms would be fine and there would not be a mass exodus or a mass outbreak of sour crop.As always, thanks for watching. I'll update the bin in another few weeks and I'll bring all the threads of this ewwi series together and also tell you my thoughts on what's really going on with sour crop.
No Rules Worm Bin November Feed London Worms & Garden 2021-11-07 | The wind fall apples are a distant memory but we've just celebrated Halloween so pumpkins and squash it is!Also a quick look at the 600 litre worm bin ... which has grass added! I hope everyone is keeping safe and well.As always thanks for watching. My new years resolution is more regular updates, use a tripod, fix the audio ... but I say that every year πThanks for bearing with me!
Tomato Blight (timelapse) London Worms & Garden 2021-10-18 | My first attempt at trying to do a timelapse.And most likely my last! This is what I got before the battery finished. i couldn't change the battery without removing the camera from the tripod so I stopped there. It's curious to see the blight spot start on the 2nd tomato at the 14 second mark. Almost like it waited for the first tomato to be decimated then 'jumped' π#shorts music credit:Author: Kevin MacLeodWebsite - http://incompetech.comRoyalty Free Link - http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-...Genre Link - http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-...Song - "Classic Horror 1" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
WINNER #potatochitchallenge London Worms & Garden 2021-10-10 | A massive thank you to everyone who took part in the inaugural #potatochitchallengePlease check out the following channels who all participated. It was a challenge in many ways not least because because of the very variable weather we had in 2021 but I hope everyone enjoyed it and had a bit of fun along the way. And of course ... there's always next year πCheck out the following lovely people and say hello:A VDigwell GreenfingersLondon Patager GardenBabette is in the GardenSkippy's FarmKimmy's Kitchen and GardenWorm WeirdoWild EdiblesLittle Bean's Garden Jacko's AllotmentTroll Forge/Troll FarmPlant Obsessed Cara's TitbitsTerry King's Allotment Gardening on a budgetGreta's GardenAllotmentalPrincess Lilian's GardensCindy Squirrel Off GridAlaskan Sourdough Worms Garden etc (Cathy) Jennifer JuniperAnd an honourable mention to Jennifer who entered via instagram(If you did take part and I've missed you off the list above, either because of a # failure or because I'm just generally incompetent, let me know in the comments and I'll edit the list.) Let's do it all again in 2022 ππ
No Rules Worm Bin and EWWI Worm Bin Updates - Issues? London Worms & Garden 2021-10-02 | A long overdue update on the EWWI (everything wrong with it) worm bin and a look at the No Rules worm bin.
Soil Microbiology Test London Worms & Garden 2021-09-28 | This is a little experiment to test the amount and activity of the microbiology in the soils and composts I use in the garden and containers.
Potato Harvest by the moonlight. London Worms & Garden 2021-09-18 | Harvesting some of the remaining potatoes in the garden.IMPORTANT PLEASE NOTE: During the video you hear me converse with Miss Sprinkles about slugs causing damage to one or two of the potatoes.It's blight damage. Not slugs. But I didn't want Miss Sprinkles getting the idea there was something off about the potatoes she was harvesting for her dinner and then not eating them. We picked her up quite late and she was tired but she was determined to pick the potatoes for tomorrows dinner before she went to bed. Of course we'll have a conversation about blight and how it affects leaves stems and tubors and I'll show her all the stages but just not tonight π Potato blight needs a host so once all the stems leaves and any affected tubors are removed it has nothing to survive on and will disappear. And she's going through that funny fussy stage they all do and after seeing the mush and smelling that smell I didn't want her to get the idea all the tubors would be affected like that. Which of course they won't be and weren't. The ones we harvested will be eaten tomorrow and Monday as they most likely won't store well although I mention they will in the video. Sorry for the confusion but I hope you read this before watching the video so it makes a bit more sense.Sorry Miss Sprinkles I know you'll read this eventually but it was late, you were tired, it was dark and I didn't want you going off those lovely potatoes we just harvested πI also have a horrible cold and chest infection so please excuse the rasping, sniffling and snorting.At the end of this month I'll have a new computer and software and audio so I can get back to doing essential edits and make better videos, or at least ones as bad as before the great laptop disaster, rather than just straight out of this ancient phone.As always I hope everyone is keeping safe and well. Thanks for watching.
Theres a worm in my apple π³ London Worms & Garden 2021-09-07 | About two weeks ago I dumped a large bag of wind fall apples into the No Rules Worm Bin. A more detailed video will follow soon but when I checked on the worms recently they seem to be thoroughly enjoying the apples. They're eating them from the inside out!#shorts
Watch out for Earwigs π³ London Worms & Garden 2021-08-30 | Earwigs and sweet corn seem to go well together. Every harvest we find some and it's the only place either in the back garden or the allotment we ever see them. Thankfully each year so far they've caused little to no damage to the sweet corn. #shorts
Potato Reveal And the weight is ... #potatochitchallenge London Worms & Garden 2021-08-29 | After a break out of blight we couldn't wait any longer. Here's our potato harvest for this years #potatochitchallenge How's yours doing?I have one result in from Jenneken8 who clocked in at 750g. She's in the lead so far. I'll be putting together a leader board this week and posting to the community tab. Watch out for that. Check out the other videos showing how we got to this point in the Potato Chit Challenge Playlist.In the meantime until normal service can be resumed I hope everyone is keeping safe and well. And as always, thanks for watching.#potatochitchallenge
Making a New Garden Part 8: Reviving the Pond. London Worms & Garden 2021-08-21 | Welcome to part 8 of the Making a New Garden mini series. Today we revive a very old pond.
Big Blackberries for Breakfast #shorts London Worms & Garden 2021-08-20 | One of the simplest pleasures in growing your own fruit and veg is you can literally walk out the back door and pick a handful of big fresh blackberries for breakfast. :)#shorts
No Rules Worm Bin in 30c Heat and 3kg of Jelly Beans London Worms & Garden 2021-07-19 | We're experiencing actual hot weather here in London. In Summer! Amazing! πI took a look at the Dalek No Rules Worm Bin and gave it a feed while I was at it. It was hot to the touch and not many worms to see. I initially thought Uh Oh! But the clever little worms had gone down much deeper in the bin where it was actually cooler than at the surface. I appreciate you all bearing with me during this time of technological challenge πThe video and sound is not what I'd hope for but it's the best I can do for now with an ancient phone. I'm working on getting a new computer and software so I can go back to recording with the camera and do some editing so the videos will be at least as bad as they were, not worse like now πI hope everyone is keeping safe and well. As always thanks for watching. Bye for Now.
Ants Protecting Aphids on Potato Flower London Worms & Garden 2021-07-10 | Aphids leave behind a sweet substance known as honeydew. Ants love this stuff, so they will gather up and move aphids to a spot where the aphids will be happy and the ants will get their honeydew. The ants will also move in and protect colonies of aphids when they discover them. They keep the natural predators of aphids away. I was removing the flowers from some potato plants in the garden this afternoon when I spotted these three ants looking after their aphid workers.
Allotment Update - Garlic Harvest London Worms & Garden 2021-06-29 | So the usual problems I have with the allium family continues. If you have any idea what's happening with my garlic I'd love to hear your opinions in the comments. Garlic has performed reasonably well for me all things considered but this year's harvest leaves a lot to be desired. We also have thriving corn, struggling onions, happy potatoes, hungry slugs, rampant weeds and a 30 foot invisible bunny to contend with. It's all go on the allotment in June.I hope everyone is keeping safe and well and as always, thanks for watching.
Isopods enjoying a Strawberry London Worms & Garden 2021-06-25 | It's quite common to find holes in home grown strawberries. Very often isopods are the culprits. Slugs and snails damage the skin and isopods then move in and bore into the centre enjoying a nice juicy strawberry on a warm summers day. And who can blame them? Incidentally I still eat these ones ... a quick rince and you'd never know π
2nd transplanting for the #potatochitchallenge London Worms & Garden 2021-06-21 | Sorry everyone I'm so behind with everything but I should soon have a new laptop so normal wobbly production will be resumed shortly π This update is just direct from my old phone. In the meantime here's me potting on for the 2nd time in the potato chit challenge #potatochitchallenge I was pleased to see when I took the plant out of the 10 litre pot it was in there are actually signs of some potato growth. My top secret potting on mixture is just well rotted horse manure at the bottom which has quite a few worms in it and the sides were packed with cheap commercially bought compost. It was then given 4 litres of rain water to wash it all down and settle it in.Remember to use the hashtag #potatochitchallenge so we can all find each other and see how we're all getting on. See the potato chit playlist for updates so far and to refresh the rules πAs always, thanks for watching.
First Strawberry Crop of 2021 London Worms & Garden 2021-06-18 | After the total loss of my laptop and everything on it including tons of updates and the program I used for editing and audio, there's no intro, no outro and no fancy editing π (not that my videos ever look polished and edited!!!)Just harvesting our first crop of strawberries of 2021. We've been picking a few at a time every day for a couple of weeks but the plants are really producing in bulk now so it was time to get serious about harvesting πI hope everyone is keeping safe and well and as always thanks for watching.
1st Transplanting of the Potato Chit #potatochitchallenge London Worms & Garden 2021-04-17 | 2 months ago the Potato Chit was sown, on the 14th February 2021. Now, 2 months later, on the 14th April, it's time for its first potting on. #potatochitchallenge Potato Chit Challenge Use the hashtag #potatochitchallenge Challenge = who can get the most weight in potatoes from one potato chit 1. Use one potato chit, cleanly broken off the potato with no peel attached. 2. Plant the chit on - or any time after - the 14th February 2021.3. Harvest on - or any time before β 26th Sept 2021.4. Grow only in a container, not in the ground.5. The container can be any size up to 35 litres. 6. No more than 3 βpotting onβ to larger containers allowed. 7. Use whatever growing medium you like, including your own top secret recipe ο 8. After harvesting wash the potatoes clean and weigh. All potatoes can be weighed including the pea sized ones.9. Weigh in kilo and grams not pounds and ounces.10. Publish your weight with pride.Weights will be collated after the 26th Sept and the winner and prize giving announced on 1St October. music: www.bensound.com endless motion
Earthworms in the Garden responding to Vibrations London Worms & Garden 2021-04-10 | Just a lighthearted video going into the weekend πWhile planting this patch of garden I noticed a lot of earthworms near by moving out of the soil. I guessed it was the vibrations from the disturbances that was doing it. So I inserted a small garden fork and vibrated it in a patch I hadn't yet planted and sure enough out came the earthworms.Funnily enough the composting worms that live on or very near the surface weren't the slightest bit bothered by the vibrations and didn't move at all. Hope you all have a great weekend.As always thanks for watching.Music by Bensound.com jazzyfrenchy
The EWWI Worm Bin March Update London Worms & Garden 2021-04-06 | Last month the worms in the Everything Wrong With It (EWWI) bin were fed lemon, rhubarb, spring onion, tomato and grapefruit. Did these foods turn the bedding acidic as you will often see written? Did the worms leave because the bedding is now too uncomfortable for them?Let's find out ......
Strictly Cardboard Only Worm Bin - 2 years Later London Worms & Garden 2021-03-22 | This bin was set up on the 27th Feb 2019 with 27 worms. It was set up with carboard, nothing else, and was fed only moist cardboard, nothing else.Now, two years later, it's time to end the experiment.
First Potato Harvest of 2021 London Worms & Garden 2021-03-19 | Last year I grew some lovely hot orange wonder chillies under the MarsHydro TS600.I annoyed me a little after harvest that I wouldn't be using the grow light again until spring.So I broke off a potato chit, shoved it in a 3 inch pot, and brought it indoors under the light... I was very pleased with the result. Especially considering the chit only had from December to the middle of February to produce anything as the chillies I've sown are now transplated into bigger pots so I needed the grow light for them.It was just a bit of fun to wile away the cold dark winter hours.But it also answered the quesiton I had in my mind which was would tubors grow under the MarsHydro?So far I'm very impressed with this grow light. This is my own personal experience using it with so far chillies and potatoes. If you're interested in checking out a grow light for 2021 I'll leave some links in the description. They're not affiliate links and I make no money from them. Just my honest opinion of the growlight so far. MarsHydro TS600US: amzn.to/2CAngP0CA: amzn.to/39nu5mqDE: amzn.to/3eVLVy0UK: amzn.to/3kxb4m8 AU: amzn.to/3hJ1oDzAlso check out the links at the end to the #potatochitchallenge As always, thanks for watching.
Turning an old metal trolley into a greenhouse. London Worms & Garden 2021-03-13 | I thought Miss Sprinkles had really upped her gardening game when she said she had an idea for turning an old metal trolley we found in a skip into a greenhouse.Turns out her teddy is allergic to rain apparently so it was really a shelter for teddy when gardening but I'm allowed to use it as a greenhouse when teddy isn't sheltering from the rain!Hope everyone is staying safe and well and you all have a good weekend π
The EWWI Worm Bin February Update London Worms & Garden 2021-03-12 | Hello again, So the Everything Wrong With It Worm Bin continues to thrive.The bin was started in October 2020.It was started with approximately 30 worms.It lives outdoors and the weather has ranged between cold and freezing.The bedding is horse manure and hasn't yet reached double digit temperatures. (in C)No grit of any description has been added.The worm population has increased at least 5 fold throughout the cold Autumn and Winter months.For this update I'm adding acidic food scraps.I predict three things that go against the most common advice you'll come across in books and on the internet:1. The scraps won't distress the worms 2. The worms won't leave the bin3. The acidic scraps won't change the ph of the beddingSetting up the EWWI Worm Bin:youtu.be/8NVFrdMP0vUI hope everything is keeping safe and well and as always, thanks for watching.
Sow Tomato Seeds like an Expert. London Worms & Garden 2021-02-21 | Do you struggle with sowing tomato seeds? Can't get them to germinate? Today we have an expert gardener to show us how she does it. As always, thanks for watching. We hope you enjoy.
Sowing the Potato Chit #potatochitchallenge London Worms & Garden 2021-02-17 | Valentine's Day, better known as #potatochitchallenge Day. :-)So I finally got going. The chit was removed from some very very old potatoes that were left in a bag at the back of a shelf in the lean-to. I suspect they were from the 2019 harvest as I know no potatoes were left over last year! This years seeds potatoes don't have chit's I could use. I could have waited a few weeks but I wanted to get going with this challenge.Check out these channels who have already started:Wild EdiblesBabette is in the GardenAlaskan Sourdough Worms Gardens EtcUse the hashtag #potatochitchallenge that way all your videos and updates will be available whenever you click on the hashtag. Have fun :-) Have a look at the videos at the end of this video for how my previous two harvests from just a single potato chit turned out. The Rules:Potato Chit Challenge Use the hashtag #potatochitchallenge Challenge = who can get the most weight in potatoes from one potato chit 1. Use one potato chit, cleanly broken off the potato with no peel attached. 2. Plant the chit on - or any time after - the 14th February 2021.3. Harvest on - or any time before β 26th Sept 2021.4. Grow only in a container, not in the ground.5. The container can be any size up to 35 litres. 6. No more than 3 βpotting onβ to larger containers allowed. 7. Use whatever growing medium you like, including your own top secret recipe ο 8. After harvesting wash the potatoes clean and weigh. All potatoes can be weighed including the pea sized ones.9. Weigh in kilo and grams not pounds and ounces.10. Publish your weight with pride.Weights will be collated after the 26th Sept and the winner and prize giving announced on 1St October.#potatochitchallenge
Canada! Im Sorry! #potatochitchallenge London Worms & Garden 2021-02-02 | Ryan from A little Dirt never hurt ... please go check out his channel ... raised a good point on my last video about the #potatochitchallenge.Canada apparently will be under snow for the next 4 months.To try and be fair I've extended the harvest date to the 26th Sept.Don't forget you don't have to start on the 14th Feb to enter ... start any time you like on or after this date depending on how your chits are coming along. Potato Chit Challenge Use the hashtag #potatochitchallenge Challenge = who can get the most weight in potatoes from one potato chit 1. Use one potato chit, cleanly broken off the potato with no peel attached. 2. Plant the chit on - or any time after - the 14th February 2021.3. Harvest on - or any time before β 26th Sept 2021.4. Grow only in a container, not in the ground.5. The container can be any size up to 35 litres. 6. No more than 3 βpotting onβ to larger containers allowed. 7. Use whatever growing medium you like, including your own top secret recipe ο 8. After harvesting wash the potatoes clean and weigh. All potatoes can be weighed including the pea sized ones.9. Weigh in kilo and grams not pounds and ounces.10. Publish your weight with pride.Weights will be collated after the 26th Sept and the winner and prize giving announced on 1St October.Anthem:Music By: Beta Records Link: goo.gl/peHHCXAnd yes ... I know Canada isn't a continent, (1:50) :-) At 5am, and being so upset at having upset Canada, my brain was scrambled :-)
The Potato Chit Challenge 2021 London Worms & Garden 2021-02-01 | Are you up for the #potatochitchallenge? Think you're gardener enough to beat the combined world and universe record of 3 pounds of potatoes grown from just one chit by me last year? Ok, then. Prove it by entering the great Potato Chit Challenge of 2021.Potato Chit Challenge Use the hashtag #potatochitchallenge Challenge = who can get the most weight in potatoes from one potato chit 1. Use one potato chit, cleanly broken off the potato with no peel attached. 2. Plant the chit on - or any time after - the 14th February 2021.3. Harvest on - or any time before - 26th Sept 2021. (updated date)4. Grow only in a container, not in the ground.5. The container can be any size up to 35 litres. 6. No more than 3 βpotting onβ to larger containers allowed. 7. Use whatever growing medium you like, including your own top secret recipe 8. After harvesting wash the potatoes clean and weigh. All potatoes can be weighed including the pea sized ones.9. Weigh in kilo and grams not pounds and ounces.10. Publish your weight with pride.Weights will be collated after the 26th Sept and the winner and prize giving announced on 1st OctHave fun :-)
Sowing Saved Sweet Pea Seed London Worms & Garden 2021-01-20 | I saved some seeds from the sweet pea plants that I grew last year.I wanted to grow sweet pea from my own saved seeds this year.Here's how I went about it.
First Time Live From The Allotment London Worms & Garden 2021-01-09 | First time testing out livestream from the allotment. We went to the allotment to just have a look over it with Miss Sprinkles and decided to try out the livestream thingy. All a bit impromptu and unplanned but it was lovely to interact with those who caught it and we'll plan something better in the near future now I have a rough idea how it works. The name of the two garlics I couldn't remember are: messidrome and germidour.Apologies if you commented and I missed it on the stream. Comments appeared and then faded before I could get to read some. But all the interaction was greatly appreciated as it was our first time trying this and as you can see, I really didn't know what I was doing π
Prostomium London Worms & Garden 2021-01-06 | A new series of short videos looking at one part of the worm's anatomy each week. Videos will be stored in their own playlist - Worm Word of the Week.This week we take a look at the prostromium. Credit for Material Used:Thakur Singh Samrendra and Yadav Shweta, 2018. Exploration of Earthworms of India through Online Digital Library,Earthworms Sajal Ray, IntechOpen,discoverlife.org β¦..β¦β¦Bruce A. SnyderOdum School of EcologyUniversity of GeorgiaWith assistance fromPaul F. HendrixUniversity of GeorgiaMac A. CallahamUSDA Forest ServiceSam W. JamesKansas University Museum of Natural Historyabundantnature.comHeidi & Hans-Juergen KochEARTHWORMS OF MISSOURIHENRY W. OLSON,State Teachers College, Mansfield, Penna.Hannah G Watson, Andrew T Ashchi, Glen S Marrs, & Cecil J Saunders of the Wake Forest University Department of Biology (http://biology.wfu.edu/). CC BY 4.0.Ben Crabb
Happy New Year & Shout Out Sunday #8 London Worms & Garden 2021-01-04 | Happy New Year to you all. I thought I'd kick off the New Year with a Shout Out for some of my favourite channels that I think you will also enjoy.... And yes ... I know it's Monday now not Sunday ... Just couldn't get myself organised in time to get this upload yesterday ... Some things will never change I guess πPlease note the link to Ac S's channel is now: youtube.com/c/AcS-ExploringNatureTogether/videos and not the link in the video. I'll update the script for the next Shout Out Sunday. Be sure to check out Chris's channel. Her photography is simply stunning.The link to Bill and Val's Allotments is now also corrected to:youtube.com/channel/UC4ZuXa-Oxgh7ueenNjno-lw
3k Sub Draw Book Winner London Worms & Garden 2020-12-06 | We almost had a La La Land moment... πMusic by Mixkit.co
3K Sub Book Giveaway and Thank You London Worms & Garden 2020-11-30 | To say thank you to you all for helping my channel reach 3000 subscribers I'm giving away a copy of Monty Don's Down to Earth. To get your hands on this wonderful book, 1, be subscribed and 2, drop a comment down below. Miss Sprinkles will draw the winner from the names of the people who comment at midday on Sunday 6th December 2020. It's open to all subscribers wherever you are in the world. Good Luck and Thank you once again for supporting my channel.
I was Tagged: 40 Questions Challenge London Worms & Garden 2020-11-23 | Scott of North Coast Organic tagged me in Granny Moreno's 40 questions challenge so here's my answers.I needed to check who had already been tagged before tagging my six channels so you'll find the ones I've tagged below, not in the video itself. Hope you're all keeping safe and well. As always thanks for watching.North Coast Organic: youtube.com/channel/UC-JeKWNkdje5YxnoxSfe4bAGranny Moreno: youtube.com/channel/UCUs7qoxRxZeyE2b39xdrTSQMusic used in this video supplied by Bensound Music: bensound.com/royalty-free-music The 6 channels I'm tagging:Allotmental: youtube.com/channel/UCWPu0VKb1GFgc-LiNcAs3fw/videosPrincess Lilian's Gardens: youtube.com/channel/UCAGo2hpEM1gJzdQVDjqI3TQ/videosSoulFoodQueen: youtube.com/c/soulfoodqueennet/videosDigwell Greenfingers: youtube.com/c/DigwellGreenfingers/videosBabette is in the Garden: youtube.com/channel/UCik1nv9gy0miQC12zgaPKqw/videosA V: youtube.com/channel/UCv5VpUmPmarRvJ_hhoymYxAIt's all a bit of fun so don't feel obligated in any way to accept the challenge if this isn't your kind of thing.
Worms Dig My Garden Not Me! London Worms & Garden 2020-11-08 | You'll have heard me say I don't dig my garden, my worms do that for me. Here's a very short video to show you exactly what I mean.
Fully Compostable Tea Bags - The Results London Worms & Garden 2020-11-06 | Six and a half weeks ago I added 7 PG Tips tea bags to horse manure and worms to test their claim their tea bags are now plastic free and fully compostable, even in a home composting set up. This is the results.
Composting Clothes with Worms A Final Look at this bin. London Worms & Garden 2020-11-04 | This bin has been operating now for 11 months. It has horse manure as bedding and was fed items of clothing to see how the worms would get on with composting them. This is a final look at the bin. I'll harvest the vermicompost and the remaining worms and bits of clothing will be added to one of the bigger bins. The video will be added to the Worms Ate My Clothes playlist so complete the series.As always, thanks for watching and I hope you've enjoyed this little worm bin experiment.
Halloween Worm Compost Horror London Worms & Garden 2020-10-30 | A lonely, environmentally aware woman is left to manage the allotment, worm bins and compost on her own. A short horror film based on worms and composting for Halloween.I hope you all enjoy.Happy Halloween Everyone.
Compostable Wrapper 15 Month Summary London Worms & Garden 2020-10-15 | A final look at the compostable postal wrapper. I suspect it would have composted down completely by now in a hot composting system but in a worm bin where clearly we do not want those high temperatures? Not so much!
Record Breaking Potato Harvest London Worms & Garden 2020-10-12 | Last year I got 1.5 pounds of potatoes from sowing one potato eye. This year I repeated the experiment.Did I break my previous world record :)I hope you are all safe and well and as always thanks for watching.
NO RULES Worm Bin London Worms & Garden 2020-10-08 | It's too wet, over fed, too acidic, never aerated, never had grit and has never had ground up eggshells added ... all the guidelines, best practice and rules are completely ignored ... and it's thriving!
Beetroot and Turnip Harvesting and Storing for Winter London Worms & Garden 2020-10-05 | Harvesting and storing the beetroots and turnips for winter and how I prep the raised beds for Spring.
Plastic Free Fully Compostable Tea Bags? London Worms & Garden 2020-09-17 | If you've watched any of my videos you'll know I compost tea bags in worm bins, and you'll also know the skins of these tea bags last for years in the compost pile. If you watched the 600 litre bin harvest you'll have seen skins 3 foot down in the pile that were at least 4 years old. They contain plastics. PG Tips now claim their tea bags are plastic free and fully compostable. In this video I'm going to set up a little experiment to test their claim.
Composting Clothes with Worms Weeks 29 to 40 London Worms & Garden 2020-09-06 | An update on the experimental worm bin that is being fed with old clothes. The cotton and elastincine shirt continues to be processed and wait until you see what they do to the denim shorts! The video is in two parts the first how the bin looked up to the beginning of August and the second part how it looked on the 3rd of Sept which is week 40 since the set up of this worm bin.This is the 4th video in the Worms Ate my Clothes playlist. Check it out to see how the bin was set up and what the worms did to the 100% cotton shirt!As always, thanks for watching.
Mars Hydro TS600 Update We Have Chillies London Worms & Garden 2020-09-01 | The final update on comparing how 2 Hot Orange Wonder chilli plants grew, side by side - one under a generic led grow light I had and one under the Mars Hydro TS600 grow light. I continued to have the same issues with both plants as mentioned in the earlier updates, mostly around aphids, but in this video you'll see just how dramatic the differences in the two plants ended up being.I ordered these lights from Amazon and I have to say having grown a plant from seedling to harvesting, they really are impressive. If you want to find out more I'll leave some links below. TS600 AMAZON LINK:US:amzn.to/2Jolq7sCA:amzn.to/2MSn3MI UK:amzn.to/2lXpH91 DE:amzn.to/2BLoPJnThe light unit is silent as it doesn't require a fan, it's lightweight, it very powerful and it offers the full light spectrum. I've been incredibly impressed with these lights. I think if you watch the grow light little mini series, you will be too. As always, thanks for watching.
Mars Hydro TS600 Update Chilli Comparison London Worms & Garden 2020-07-15 | The second update to compare how two chillies are growing side by side - one under the Mars Hydro TS600 and the other under a generic LED growlight.The results are quite dramatic to date.You'll also see in this video the issues I'm now having with both plants... aphids and pollination problems. I ordered this light from Amazon and if you're interested in finding out more you'll find these useful:US:amzn.to/2Jolq7sβCA:amzn.to/2MSn3MI UK:amzn.to/2lXpH91βDE:amzn.to/2BLoPJnIt's light weight, silent as there's no fan, gives out incredible light, and is cheap to run. Overall I've been incredibly impressed with this LED grow light. I'll do another followup at the end of the month. As always, thanks for watching.
Composting Clothes with Worms Weeks 16 to 28 London Worms & Garden 2020-06-30 | An update on how the worm bin being fed with clothes is doing. Another shirt is fed to the bin, and take a look at how the first cotton shirt turned out. As always thanks for watching.
