I like this presentation on how to make your own worm bin. The only problems that I have with this is the plastic storage bin as a container and the newspaper as a worm bed. Newspaper can break down, but I'm not sure if there are toxins in the ink; plastic containers, as many of us know, aren't green. Plastic doesn't break down which makes it a hazard to the environment; therefore when I can avoid it, I do.
Instead of the newspaper, I will be using coconut fiber bricks (below). You just soak them in water and you have a nice, moist, non-toxic worm bed. It is also has a consistency closer to real dirt so our squirmy little pets will be at home. As in the previous post, I feel that a wood container is better than the plastic, however, plastic is the most suggested container for DIY worm bins. If you purchased the Geoff Hamilton book on Organic Gardening; pg 32 gives step by step instructions on how to make a worm bin using wood.
For those of you who are just looking for something simple for now; here is a step by step guide on how to make a worm bin.
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