Matt Wiles

That's a good point Brian. I should have thought about that. Thanks!

Thanks for the reply and welcome! Yes, I'm in Z 7. Winters don't get too cold but I guess cold enough to hurt the worms. Summer is usually pretty warm. Is cold worse than heat for the worms? I do have a shed but it's not insulated, so it does have extreme temperature changes. I have a unfinished basement that stays in the 70's in the summer and doesn't freeze in the winter but does get well below 55. Could I do something in there? Maybe in the house in the winter and in the basement in the summer? That would be a pretty consistent temperature.

Hi everybody! I need some guidance on how to keep a worm bed outdoors. I want to use the worm castings for making tea and top dressing plants ect. I've read a lot of articles online that say you can't keep your worm bed outside because of extreme temperatures. So can I? If so how should I construct the bed and maintain it in hot and cold weather(I live in North Carolina)? I know I can do small scale indoors but that wouldn't be enough for what I need. I don't mean I need a really large scale system, just something big enough and simple. Thanks in advance for any help! I am clearly very new to this.