Pacific Northwest Gardening: Speaking of Worms, 1 by katie59

katie59 wrote:
Finished the worm bin. It took about an hour; much less time than it took me to find the parts. The only downside is that the plastic fumes have given me the worst headache. I can't imagine the worms will like it either. I should have done it outside.

The top bin, which is where the worms will live, has 20 1/4" holes in the bottom for drainage, 5 1" holes on either side and 2 2" holes in the top for ventilation.

The bottom bin will catch any fluids and the spigot is to periodically let the fluids out.

The hardest part is the spigot - the hole didn't drill cleanly because I put the spigot too close to the bottom. I'm hoping that the rubber/plastic o-rings will seal it. The instructions say 1/2 " up, but you should make sure that you are drilling above the "corner".