I just harvested 40 pounds of castings and I'm happier than a worn in manure

I just wanted to share my setup so other newbies don't get scared to start a bin

Last fall I found a 35 gallon rubbermaid laying around poked it full of holes I put a hole with screen over it on the bottom for drainage in the basment I had an old table that takes a center leaf so I opened the center and put the bottom drain over a pail it never really had much to drain though

The bin was started with wet shredded newspaper somecardboard an old bag od peat moss and a handful of sand and two pounds of worms off Ebay I wish I remembered the seller they were great worms

I wasn't shy about feeding them the bin being so big there was plenty of space I gave them everything I had from a egshell to a few pound of trimmings a day odor wasn't a problem I did have to increase the top layer of bedding to keep the fruit flies away

It has been a simple and carefree experience thanks to all the people on here so go out and get a bin going

I'm going to work on a barrel flow though for the summer

Thanks All

Jonas