The new worm bed

I purchased a plastic 28 gallon bin to start the new worm bed. I know rubber is better and will last longer but to try for the first time I saved a few dollars and went with plastic. I first drilled 1/16 inch holes all around the top edge of the bin. They were about a 1/4 apart. I made a drain at the bottom of the bin by cutting of the top of of a plastic water bottle and then drilled a hole at the bottom of the bin and glued in in. Since we live in Southern Arizona I don't we will have to much moister but its better to be safe than sorry. The bin is slightly lower on the drain side so the water can easily drain if needed. Then I made a 2x4 box for the bottom of the bin with a wire grid to provide space at the bottom of bin for air flow and to gather excess water. I then places a layer of news paper about 3-4 pages. I then ripped up a few Sunday papers into strips and added some finely torn up plain cardboard. I added about a pound of leaves and other clipping form my back yard. I soaked the paper with water so it was a wet sponge. I topped that with some soil from the first worm bed and then some more papers. and then some more water. I added household clipping every week since then. There is about 3 pounds of household clipping and about another 1/2 gallon of water. There is no moister at the drain so I know it is not too damp.