Make a worm bin out of a bath tub

Original post from The Cheap Vegetable Gardener.

Over at LifeBoat Farm they have created this great DIY Worm Farm out of an old bathtub.  What I like about this build is they could have easily taken the bathtub propped it up on some cinder blocks and have been done with it.  They took the extra effort with the wood enclosure (with bonus storage shelf) and proper drainage making use of the actual drain it almost appears that this is the true use for this bath tub.

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Comments

[Lydia Cruz]

This is one great idea. I have an old tub in my yard and that's the answer I was looking for. Thanks from Connecticut.

[PregoMom]

What a great idea, I have been thinking of just using regular containers, but we just changed the sink in our bathroom, I think we'll use that.

Prepare bedding for the worms by shredding Newspaper into 1 inch strips. Worms need bedding that is moist but not soggy. Moisten the newspaper by soaking it in water and then squeezing out the excess water. Cover the bottom of the bin with 3-4 inches of moist newspaper, fluffed up. If you have any old leaves or leaf litter, that can be added also. Throw in a handful of dirt for "grit" to help the worms digest their food

Worms vary in size from microscopic to over a metre in length for marine polychaete worms (bristle worms), 6.7 m (22 ft) for the African giant earthworm, Microchaetus, and 55 m (180 ft) for the marine nemertean worm (bootlace worm), Lineus longissimus.

Historical English-speaking cultures have used the (now deprecated) terms worm, wurm, or wyrm to describe carnivorous reptiles ("serpents"), and the related mythical beasts dragons.

Various types of worm occupy a wide variety of parasitic niches, living inside the bodies of other animals. Free-living worm species may live on land, in marine or freshwater environments, or burrow.

[miramar puntarenas lots costa rica]

I am new in this but I heared that Vermicompost is ready for harvest when it contains few-to-no scraps of uneaten food
I will try it
thanks for this information

[bv]

Worms live in almost all parts of the world including marine, freshwater, and terrestrial habitats. Some worms living in the ground help to condition the soil (e.g., annelids, aschelminths). Many thrive as parasites of plants (e.g., aschelminths) and animals, including humans (e.g., platyhelminths, aschelminths). Several other worms may be free-living, or nonparasitic. There are worms that live in freshwater, seawater, and even on the seashore. Ecologically, worms form an important link in the food chains in virtually all the ecosystems of the world.