Make Your Own Worm Powered Compost Bin for Cheap!
Make Your Own Worm Powered Compost Bin for Cheap! This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a small commission for purchases made through these links. Hi folks. Today the project I'm trying out is building a very basic (and cheap) composting system using worms. Or simply, vermicomposting. The main benefit of vermicomposting is getting the worms to speed up the entire process. They eat the materials given and provide worm castings for your garden. It's a win/win! There are worm bins at box stores or online selling from $30 to upwards of $500 where everything is provided and ready but you can build your own for a lot less. The make-your-own bin is extremely easy to make as well. So let's get into it. The things you'll need are: Three 5-gallon buckets One bucket lid A drill and a 5/32" drill bit or a way to make holes in the plastic Cardboard or newspaper - not glossy Redworms (used - not pictured) or Red Wigglers Step 1: I took my first two bucke