Drain-Free Home Worm Bin Composting

This design uses a drain-free bin, ideal for indoor worm farming. Instead of having a drain, scraps are placed over a bed of organic soil. Night crawlers or earthworms keep this layer aerated and alive. Food scraps are first collected in a separate container and mixed with sawdust. This allows the scraps to give off some of their moisture and heat (decomposition creates heat which could threaten the worm habitat) before going in with the worms. Always cover your food scraps with leaves, paper, cardboard, or sawdust to prevent flies and fungus. The red wigglers are above ground worms that like drier conditions. You should keep your bin in a place that stays between 50 and 70 degrees for happy, healthy worms. Your bin shouldn't smell bad at all. If it does, add more sawdust. If it continues, you may want to consider starting over. Good luck with your worms!

Step 1

1. Build or buy a bin big enough to hold the food scraps your household creates in two months.

Comments

[fidgety2]

hello all i wish to ask a question on the behalf of my mother why is using earthworms from my yard not reccomended?

thankyou.
fidgety2

[amiller41]

I read somewhere that the worms need to be able to handle the heat in the bin. Earthworms from the yard probably would prefer colder soil.

[mangokiller]

Is it fine if I use an old aquarium as my compost bin. That way I can keep it inside without worrying about worms escaping. I do plan to cover the panes so they don't get too much light

[BlackHoleMan]

There's only one image, but it's a very good one, it shows what to put first, second etc, so I don't think more is needed.

[gramie63]

 Yes Please!!  I was born a ''visual",  So I dont process or learn as well without my eyes.   Would be very APPRECIATED. 

[lemonie]

You need more than the one image. Can you get the use of a camera and show this in steps? L