Worm boxes are excellent additions to the garden.Vermiculture(the process of using worms to decompose organic food waste) is a method of composting that’s been used for centuries. This is a guide on how to build a worm composter.
This is the final product. I didn’t want to paint my worm composter, so I took extra precautions to prevent warping. I also used Marine Grad Plywood, a higher grade of plywood made with water-resistant glue. If you plan to paint your worm composter, a less heavy-duty design could suffice.
如果你不想走胶合板路线，你可以用雪松板来做框架。雪松板不会变形，由于木材纤维中的油脂，它们可以在自然环境中使用数年。
Worm Bin Tools & Materials
- A 4’x8’ piece of plywood
- About 30’ of 2×4 or any material good for framing of the box
- A way to cut the plywood (circular saw, skillsaw, table saw)
- Screw driver (preferably an impact driver as well)
- Screws
- Measuring tape
- A combination Square
- A ¼ inch driving spade
First up, you want to start with some plans. These simple plans are effective in that they use an entire 4’x8’ piece of plywood to create a 4’x2’x16’’ worm box. Let’s get started with cutting.
Cutting Wood For A Worm Bin
Cutting tips: you don’t want to use a jigsaw. It’s too long of a cut and the blade will bend, leaving you with a lopsided cut that won’t end in a square box.
Acircular sawortable sawis much better at getting long straight cuts accurately.
You want to end up with cuts of wood that look like this. If you mess up and make out-of-square cuts, you can either roll with having a not perfectly square box, or you can shave down the edges until they are square again. This results in a slightly smaller box.
Framing And Assembling A Worm Bin
Now that you have your plywood cuts, you want to use acircular sawor table saw to cut your framing material.
The framing is meant to add strength and structure to the box, holding the plywood cuts together in their final form. Drill into the plywood, into the framing. 1 screw on each corner should do that job, but 2 never hurt if you have the screws.
你会想要一个额外的strip穿过长度的顶部以及。这将防止弯曲和扭曲的蠕虫箱安顿到它的最后位置。它也有帮助，因为它让盖子有更多的东西来支撑。这都是为了减少盒子变形的能力。
Drilling Holes For Drainage
Use your 1/4 inch driving spade to cut drainage holes on the bottom and sides.
正如你所看到的，底部有一些2×4腿，以防止它接触地面;this improves drainage and airflow, which helps reduce rot.
Adding Handles For The Lid
你的箱子盖上需要一些把手。在这里什么都可以，你可以发挥创意。对于这个盒子，我从几个砂块上取了一些把手。
如果你想把螺丝藏起来，就从下面拧进去。只要确保你得到正确的对齐!
By now you should have a fully functional worm box of your very own. All that is left is filling it up.
You can make a worm composter box out of any material. I used wood because it’s what I know best. If you know how to weld, sheet metal might be a good option. If you have worked with plexiglass, you can use that to form the walls. Because of all the natural fermentation and other activity going on, your worm bin isn’t going to last generations anyway, so get going with the materials you can find and like to work with.
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