Ritika is a home gardener who writes WormBin and keeps a worm bin at home — one bin, under the sink, fed with the kitchen scraps of a small household. The bin was not bought as a project; it was bought because the rubbish bin smelled, the garden soil was tired, and a neighbour with a thriving vegetable patch said, quite simply, “get worms.”

How the Author Learned

The learning was slow and practical. The first bin was overfed in week two and smelled for a week. The second attempt used too little bedding and the worms tried to escape. The third attempt — less food, more bedding, a damp sponge test every few days — worked, and it has worked ever since. The guides on this site are written from that experience: what was tried, what failed, what fixed it, and what the numbers actually were.

What the Author Believes

Three things guide every article on this site. First, start small: one bin, one pound of worms, and less food than you think you need. Second, bedding matters more than food: three parts bedding to one part food, by volume, solves most beginner problems before they start. Third, say the number: how many worms, how many pounds, how many days, how many dollars — so a reader can check their own bin against a real figure, not a vague promise.

What the Author Is Not

The author is not a vet, a soil scientist, or a lawyer. The articles are general information based on public sources, manufacturer guidance, and widely published composting practice. Where a rule or a safety question is involved, the article points to the official source and asks the reader to check it.

Get in Touch

If you spot a mistake, or if your bin is doing something the guides do not cover, write through the Contact page. Reader corrections are how this site gets better.