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Task · part of 8. One 90-day project of six, and none of them is quick

8(b). Build a vermipost bin and maintain it for 90 days

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A worm compost bin. It can live indoors, which makes it the route least disturbed by the season, but it needs worms, which have to be obtained before day one.

Note. A worm bin can live indoors, which makes this the route least disturbed by the weather and the shortest to start in autumn. It does need worms, and they have to be obtained before day one of the ninety.

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  1. Gardening Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-09-19), Requirement 8(b)

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