Worm Bin
| Worm Bin | |
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| Produces bait on a regular basis. The worms are self-sufficient. | |
| Information | |
| Source | Crafting |
| Sell Price | Cannot be sold |
| Crafting | |
| Recipe Source |  Fishing (Level 8) |
| Ingredients |  Hardwood (25) Gold Bar (1) Iron Bar (1) Fiber (50) |
The Worm Bin is a craftable item that can be used to create 
Bait for fishing. The crafting recipe is unlocked at Fishing Level 8.
It creates 2-5 pieces of bait approximately once per day (see bug note below).
Worm bins outside the farm
It is possible to place chests and other crafted items outside the farm. Chests are useful for storing gifts close to the homes of Villagers who prefer them or to allow additional storage when Mining, Fishing, or Foraging. Worm Bins can be placed near fishing spots, Furnaces can be placed at the entrance to the Mines, and entire sections of the Valley may be utilized for Keg or Preserves Jar processing. Common Trees can be planted in tillable soil and tapped.
If a villager walks through the square where a crafted item was placed, the item will be destroyed. Below are player-created maps to indicate which tiles on the map are safe from villager-pathing. The tiles with the Rotten Plant should be safe.
Safe-pathing images of the interiors of homes and buildings can be found in the complete image gallery located at https://imgur.com/a/JlRXGlc
Note that items placed on the docks at the beach may be destroyed by villagers during the Dance of the Moonlight Jellies, Night Market, or by Emily if married to her. The image below is accurate for players who do not attend the festivals and don't marry Emily.
Note: These images are accurate as of v1.4; they do not include any of Leo's paths outside of The Mountain.
For updated images, please see this reddit post or this imgur album.
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Pelican Town as of v1.4 -
The Mountain as of v1.5
Bug
Only Worm Bins placed (or harvested) after 3pm on a given day will be ready at 6am the following day. Otherwise, the earlier the Worm Bin is placed/harvested, the later it will be ready (similar to Tappers and Bee Houses). Every one hour delay in start time causes the worm bin to be ready 40 minutes earlier (i.e., processing time is reduced by 100 minutes). Some specific values are provided in the table below. All worm bins placed during the same hour (e.g., 7:00 to 7:50 am) will be done at the same time; the 40 minute jump happens at the start of a new hour (e.g., 8:00 am).
| Start Time | Ready At | Total Processing Time |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1, 7:00 am | Day 2, 12:00 noon | 1900 mins |
| Day 1, 10:00 am | Day 2, 10:00 am | 1600 mins |
| Day 1, 4:00 pm | Day 2, 6:00 am | 1000 mins |
| Day 1, 1:00 am | Day 2, 6:00 am | 100 mins |