You can either buy a worm box or make your own. You can purchase a plastic storage box from a local retailer. Common bedding materials include shredded newspaper, corrugated cardboard, and coarse peat moss. Worm boxes should be filled with bedding to provide the worms with a balanced diet as well as a damp aerated place to live.
A 5-10 gallon storage bin with a tight fitting lid A hammer and large gauge nail Black and white newspaper ( no colored inks) or cardboard cut into 2" strips One to two pounds of worms
1. Punch 3 rows of of ventilation holes (spaced 1 inch apart) in the sides of the box 3 inches from the bottom, another at the center, and another 2 inches from the top of the box, using the hammer and nail.
2. Soak the newspaper strips in water for 5 minutes; then wring them out until they feel like a damp sponge. Fluff up about half of the strips; mix in the soil, sand, or ground eggshells; and fill the box one-third full.
3. Sprinkle the worms evenly into the bedding. Add the remaining newspaper strips until the box is just over half full.
4. Put on the lid. Each week, add organic kitchen waste (such as vegetable peelings) to the bin and make sure the bedding is still moist.
