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Building a Worm Bin – Raising and Composting With Red Worms
7 June 2008
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How To Make A Worm Bin
Items You Will Need:
- 10 gallon rubbermaid container
- X-Acto Knife
- 8 kitchen sink scrap catchers
- 5 pounds of Shredded newspaper
- Fine Wire
- Hose Washers with screens
- 4 feet to elevate your worm bin
- Red wiggler worms
- Cut 4 holes the size of your drain guards in the top of your bin
- Cut 2 holes the size of your drain guards on each long side of your worm bin
- Attach the drain guards with fine wire
- Cut 8 holes the size of your hose screens in the bottom of the bin
- Fill the bin with shredded newspaper
- Add water to moisten the newspaper
- Repeat until you have used and moistened all 5lbs of shredded newspaper
- Add your worms
- Add some worm food
- Revel in the beauty of your home made organic soil!




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