My First Worm Bin, the Purchases Required

As I said in the About Me and This Blog tab, I started with one worm bin. Which then became two, then three, and soon, six.

Let's start at the beginning. When I decided I was ready to start my own worm bin, I researched the various types available. The best one for me would be a homemade plastic bin as they are cheap and won't break down over time, compared to wood. The downside of plastic is that they don't breathe. Holes take care of that, no problem.

I bought, and continue to buy, all of my worm bin purchases (except worms) at Big Lots.  Everything there is dirt cheap.  As I was going to be producing "dirt", dirt cheap was perfect. My first worm bin consisted of:

• Two blue 10-gallon Sterilite brand plastic totes with lids: $3.75 each (now $4.25)
• One 8" Village Green 3-pronged garden cultivator: $2
• One 32-oz spray bottle: $1.20

Total cost for the worm bin materials including tax: $11.64.

From Flowerfield Enterprises, I purchased a pound of red wigglers and a brick of coir (the coir I found out later was not necessary, but I was paranoid about killing the worms): $31, including shipping.

That brought the grand total to $42.65.  Had I not purchased the unnecessary coir, it would be more along the lines of $35.