People, the purple beast has been tamed. I hit a bit of a snag the other day when I realized that, even though the dresser is made up of sturdy, worm appropriate wood, the bottom of the dresser drawers are made of particle board. Argh.
The worms thrive in a moist, dark, damp atmosphere, and those conditions don’t mix with particle board – the thing would bottom out in a matter of months. Luckily, we had extra wood left over from our swing project, so I got to work.
I had my own little power tool day at home and felt like a bit of a badass – I cut out another drawer bottom and drilled it in, drilled some holes in the bottom, realized I need a pedicure…
I then drilled holes in the top of what I found out is the world’s thickest dresser so the worms can breathe, and then came the gross part. The worms needed to be taken to their new home. And I needed to take them there. This was the point when I knew I’d have to upgrade to a manicure and pedicure. The worms are happy in their new home with fresh bedding, and our garden benefitted from lots of worm castings, mulched in today! Happy worms…
That’s like the coolest project I’ve ever seen.
I’m so glad you like it – it’s one of the most satisfying projects I’ve done!
Genius! Pure Genuis!! I was looking at buying a wormery and/or biodigester the other day … now I’m just eyeing up the an old set of drawers instead 😆
Good for you, Alasdair! It’s a tough habit to break – I almost picked up another discarded dresser yesterday in the alley, but had to hold back until I’m done with this one!
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