Building A Wooden Worm Composting Bin

By kelly coyne and erik knutzen july 25 2011.

Building a wooden worm composting bin.

While these may all vary in small ways the plans tend to share similar features a wooden frame with wood slats chicken wire or hardware cloth. So i started building a single compartment worm bin made of bed slats to replace my fragile horizontal migration bin pictured above. Constructed compost bins can make an attractive addition to the garden while containing composting operations. Additionally you may want to put the bin in a basement or other out of the way space since you will be producing compost and worm tea in the composter.

If you have access to wood nails and other materials grab those if not take a trip to home. Make sure that you use untreated wood. You can easily build a worm compost bin worms help to create nutrient rich soil by the way. You can make worm composting bins for home and garden use yourself using the following steps.

Start with the container and drill twenty inch holes in the bottom. Diy vermicomposter for the home bring your kitchen waste and scraps back into the cycle of life using this. Bed slats are great because they are much thicker than wooden pallet boards and for building a worm farm it is better as it would last longer. 10 ways to build your own diy worm farm 1.

There are quite a few compost bin designs available in manuals and on websites. This particular bin has three tiers so it holds loads of soil and worms and it is really simple to build. Each bin is comprised of 2 48 inch sidewalls and 2 20 25 inch sidewalls. Watch this first as it will give you a good sense of why and what you are building.

Diy worm compost bins grab the 10 gallon storage bin the redwood square rod of 60 in length 9 x 15 fiberglass. You will need a power drill and a saw as well as a few other minor tools and supplies. Set another container under this that leaves a gap for the worms to move into after they are finished with the contents of the top layer. Build a wood worm compost bin this weekend video tutorial.

Redwood however is probably your best choice of wood for a worm bin as it will take much longer to break down compared to other woods. It is also possible to purchase worm composting bins. Wooden worm compost. You can make a wooden worm farm using simple plywood.

Make a worm bin for a great small space composting setup that will yield free nutrient rich compost for your garden.