DIY Worm Compost, Better Than Black Gold

DIY Red Wiggler Worm Bin

Red wiggler worm bins are easily DIY constructed using recycled materials.  

Here we've dug out a 4' x 5' hole approximately one foot deep and lined the bottom with two layers of heavy duty black window screen.

Once the window screen was pressed flat I used a bag of regular mortar from the home improvement store to lay a 2" pad for the concrete block perimeter, then laid one row of regular concrete block, mortaring in the sides and filling the block holes.

While the mortar was drying we constructed an 'angled' frame for the top lid and built the lid itself from scrap lumber and used roofing tin.  A set of heavy duty galvanized hinges were purchased from the local hardware store.

DIY Red Wiggler Worn Bin with Lid Closed

We then mortared the top lid frame onto the concrete block and let the mortar dry before attaching the hinges and lid.

A friend (Ashley) gifted us with our first batch of red wigglers, we added compost and the rest is history.  Today we have all the black gold compost one would ever need for a garden, total cost about $50.