Countertop Compost Worm Bin

Yesterday, I felt like being creative and adventuring into making a countertop compost worm bin so that I don't have to keep running outside to throw my small amounts of veggie and fruit scraps into the bigger composting worm bin.  I had these really nice square cracker containers.  I love the square look.

Anyway, I was keeping them for some kind of future use when I got the idea.  A one tier (for now) mini counter top composting worm bin.  Then, when I empty another container I can move on to the two tier container.

I wanted it to look pretty on my counter top so I spray painted it a beautiful pearl blue.

Then, cut out the top of one of the container covers, big enough to allow the second container to sit in it without slipping through to allow for the excess moisture to catch into it.

I knew I didn't want a fly population problem in there so I decided to make a lot of extremely small holes with finishing nails.  But big enough for air to pass through.  I don't even see the nats flying around that little holes.  I hate those things.   They always get up in my nose.

Anyway, I'll post the video I made at a later time.  It's kind of late at the moment and I need to get to sleep soon.

After I made the bin ready, I got some brown paper bags and an egg carton, tore them in to pieces and soaked them in water.  Squeezed out the water and placed them into the worm bin to use as bedding.  I don't even know if these are good bedding material.  The ones I had before this were coconut husks.

We'll see if this one works or not.  I gave them some food that will last a few days and grabbed a handful of worms which included some cacoons and some of their original living environment and placed them in the container.  Then covered again with some of that bedding and a damp paperbag.

Anyway, I hope these worms can survive.  I think I'm a worm fanatic.  I just can't leave them alone.  I'm amazed at the cacoons they make and the way they multiply.  I'm entranced and I actually want more of them.  Probably even thinking of getting more to turn my back yard into a worm farm.  Now that would be lovely.