To get started with any grow box or raised bed, you need dirt. Now my pots always sit on a saucer, cardboard, bricks, or something so the ants are deterred. You need some way to keep pots and boxes elevated so fire ants won’t set up house in your bed! I had a large pot – shown to the right in the photo below – which became filled with ants because they came up from underground directly into the pot. This type of box has wheels, which allows it to sit up off the ground. It’s also where I mix soil for small pots when I plant seeds. Now that I have a few grow boxes set up in the yard (similar to the Earth Boxes on this Amazon page – this is an affiliate link), I don’t use them all for planting. Once you have bunches, move them elsewhere to improve another area of soil. Keep them outside in their element, but also keep them enclosed so they can be found. I’m not into growing worms artificially indoors in a bin, and it’s not necessary. If you can create an area that appeals to them, they will multiply readily. One thing about worms is that they are particular about where they live.
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