Worm buckets! December 8, 2018

Sophie just finished helping me make our first worm bucket.

After watching a few videos and having a fire lit under me by @thetreeoflife, I had to make a worm bucket today. It helps that it's a fast project that can be completed in a few minutes in the shop on this cold, rainy day.

Things you'll need:

1. Two buckets. I get buckets from work, so I've got almost twenty. They're not all gonna be worm buckets yet. Just two for now.
2. Drill bit. Check. Somewhere...
3. Hole saw. The key with hole saws is to use yours sometime this past summer and not know where the heck it is. Look for it for half an hour and have your daughter tell your wife that you need more tools.
4. Oh yeah, One bucket lid.

That's it! And a drill, of course.

I don't have screen yet, but I've read it's a good thing for the lid and bottom holes to keep fruit flies out and keep the worms in. I'll get some when I can.

The bucket lids I get often have a hole already drilled in them. Most folks don't put in the effort to change the lids, but I do whenever I'm in that work station. That's when I take buckets, and they're usually discarded in the garbage.

I drilled that many in the bottom because it was easy to space them out and my OCD likes it. The holes in the bottom will allow the worm tea to drain into the bottom bucket.

I checked, and this will allow three or four inches of drainage space. I wonder if I could put comfrey in it to make comfrey worm tea...

It also doubles as a seat for princesses I suppose. At least until we get worms. Anyone know a good place to get some? And how many will a five gallon bucket accommodate? Things to learn after a quick 20 minute project!

Now if only Melissa would let me incorporate rabbits...

Anyone else keep worms or know where to look? Hook the new kids up with the 4-1-1!