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The liquid produced by water and condensation running down through the wormery makes an excellent plant feed, it is no more than that, it MIGHT have collected a few bugs and a tiny amount of nutrient but the time you have diluted by the “20:1 ratio” recommended every where you might as well just water the plants! Maintenance for a can o worms worm farm is made easy, as harvesting the castings from worms is trouble-free. I wouldn't advise it It's an effective micro-organism compost bin that you fill with layers of any kind of food, including cooked, meat, fish, catfood etc and sprinkle with layers of EM bran. I just add half an inch thick layer then spray it down while fluffing it and repeat until I reach the desired depth.As an advocate for environmental education, I’m thrilled to share how schools and educational institutions are turning to educational composting projects to enrich their […] Read more. Composting Worms – worms will be sent out with your wormery unless you specify you would like to receive a voucher. When the tray is full right to the brim add a new tray, the bottom of this new tray must be in contact with the surface of the full tray below, this now becomes the feeding tray and you just continue putting your waste into this tray.

Until January the can o worms was outside in the rain (with a raincap on) but has since been moved into a shelter. It says that it can take 3 months to reach working level 2, but makes no mention of adding a little food to working level 1 after x time. This user-friendly unit comes in a tray stacking system, has five legs, and also has a spigot by the base (for where to collect the liquid from the bin). Each wormery has a detailed list of pros and cons for clarity and has been rated according to set up, value for money, ease of use, and storage. After this you can put it in your wormery or compost bin or can dig a hole and stick it in the garden.We were also impressed by the well-planned design which features a V-shaped sump and stepped interior.

Other than that, it’s very handy to have at home, since you can easily place it indoors (beside your kitchen counter, under your sink, by your balcony) or outdoors. This conical shaped wormery (60cm x 65cm x 95cm) sits on a metal frame which is on wheels to make it easier to manoeuvre. Now when it comes to the can o worms composter, coit’s a worm composting bin that’s actually easy to look after.Full instructions are included, please note we supply this with or without the exclusive Worms Direct worm and bedding kit.

Once you have filled this second tray with waste (again on a daily basis) then the first, lower tray will be ready for the vermicompost to be harvested. Getting the best wormery for you means ensuring it has the correct size, number of trays and volume. When it comes to making a worm farm, also make sure that the food that you put into the composter remains loose. Kitchen scraps (teabags, potato peelings, eggshells and so on) are put in the top, and the worms convert this into nutrient-rich fertilizer.Black is the best colour for absorbing heat, but avoid this if you don’t have a shaded spot to keep it in. I'm about to start adding Bokashi compost so I'll get back to you on that one but as a general principle you shouldn't add masses at any one time. This womery by WormCity has a large tray capacity of 25 litres, which is impressive considering its size on the ground (75cm x 43cm x 43cm). A lot of absolute rubbish is written and repeated about worm composting, equally there is also information that many people involved in the industry are not so sure about, after 23 years in the worm game, preceeded by 15 years in the nursery trade, preceeded by 10 years in the “Topsoil” game I am happy to stand by my own views however much they contradict others, so……….