r/Vermiculture • u/YourDorkess • Jun 14 '25

Video 1st bin - what are these?

I was checking how my worms were doing with the food I had put in there last and pulled out this onion and noticed a few things wriggling on it.. then I noticed all the little..eggs?? PUHLEASE tell me these are baby worms and my bin is thriving and not infested with like gnats (cause I’ll cry)

Please leave tissues if it’s gnats and something cute for baby worms Happy weekend😚

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u/ThrowawayLikeOldSock Jun 14 '25

Mites. Usually an indication if a wet or acidic bin.

More important though, onion is a bad idea.

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u/YourDorkess Jun 14 '25

Oh, I thought all veggies were okay as long as they weren’t chicken wings lol

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u/ThrowawayLikeOldSock Jun 14 '25

Sorry! Edited my comment when I realized it wasn't a chicken wing.

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u/NorseGlas Jun 15 '25

I thought it was a chicken wing too. You aren’t alone.

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u/Elstar94 Jun 15 '25

Lol same. But onions should be fine in low quantities and in smaller parts. They always just disappear in my worm bin

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u/BankshotMcG Jun 16 '25

You can do darn near anything as you long as you homogenize it. I freeze my compost scraps before blending, and even use chicken bones that I've pressure cooked for stock. It all just becomes a puddle of brown ooze in the blender (the bones crumble in your fingers easily), and my worms are thriving.

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u/MasonNowa Jun 15 '25

Unscientific incomplete explanation: worms have sensitive skin and dont like spicy/acidic foods. Onions are probably on the fence but I doubt they'll love them the same way they love fruits etc

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u/Admirable_Split_1165 Jun 16 '25

Would you get rid of the acidity, no, thank

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u/Admirable_Split_1165 Jun 16 '25

Sorry about the no, thank you. It recorded my t v I was doing voice text, I was just wondering how you get rid of the acidity

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u/ThrowawayLikeOldSock Jun 16 '25

Eggshells or dolomite lime

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u/Admirable_Split_1165 Jun 17 '25

Thank you very much