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What is a Wormery?
A wormery is a composting unit that has been specifically designed to contain worms, who, in return for a good dose of waste and scraps, will produce a nutrient rich liquid feed and compost for your garden.
How Does a Wormery Work?
The wormery unit will consist of separate areas, each is designed for a specific purpose and the design will be slightly different depending on your chosen size and shape of wormery. Worms live on a combination of green matter and natural (uncooked) kitchen waste. Worms are not carnivores, so please do not feed them meat or fish, they will be very happy with your other kitchen scraps such as raw peelings, fruit and vegetables, egg shells and even plain cardboard and paper.
Why Choose a Wormery?
By enlisting the natural waste disposal tendencies of a whole army of friendly garden worms, you will save both time and money as well as helping the environment. Composting can be a long procedure, with a whole compost bin taking up to a year to mature, but with the help of worms you can cut this time in half, meaning that your compost will be ready for use in as little as six months.
In addition, the worms will excrete what they have consumed in a highly concentrated form, creating a nutrient rich compost that contains as much as 5 times the amount of bio enriching fuel as normal compost. Choosing a wormery with a liquid collecting facility will also allow you to collect vital compost juices that can be diluted with water and used to feed your plants. The wormery will therefore reduce the need for you to buy compost from the garden centre, saving you valuable time and money for years to come.
Another advantage of having your own wormery is that by adding your waste to this facility, instead of to your bin, will reduce the amount of waste you send to landfill. This vital lesson in Reduce, Reuse, Recycle can also be used to teach children about the importance of environmental protection.
Which Wormery to Choose?
There are many varieties of wormery, ranging in size so that you can pick one to suit your garden. If you have a child, visiting grandchildren, or are inquisitive yourself, choose a wormery with viewing panel so that you can enjoy watching the worms doing their work preparing your compost.
Wooden Wormeries
The WOW!™ Wooden Observation Wormery will allow you to do just this, as well as providing the natural insulating properties of wood. Easy to assemble and available in various sizes, including the smaller Compact WOW™ Wooden Observation Wormery version, this wooden wormery will subtly weather to fall into the natural background of your garden environment. If you want to create a bigger amount of compost however, the Waste Buster Wormery plus Worms - Maxi will also perform well, enhancing the volume of compost production considerably.
Plastic Wormeries
If you don't have too much space to spare, you can still enjoy the benefits of a wormery by choosing a moveable plastic design. The 21 litre compact wormery, is a good value kit if you would like to try your hand at this way of composting, before committing to a larger version. Conatining all you need to get started, this wormery is suitable for any home as the sealed lid means that you can even keep it inside if necessary. The larger version, capable of containing 95 litres of compost is the Original Wormery , this will suit most gardens and is also great value for money, making it perfect for families or those with outdoor space.
If you prefer the appearance and style of a modern garden feature, The Worm Café Wormery - 161 Litres will not disappoint, weather proof and easy to assemble this will provide a good compost production for many years to come. A similarly stylish choice is the Can-O-Worms Wormery Plus Value Pack - 227 Litres, containing everything you need to get started, including a voucher to send off for the worms as soon as you are ready to start your worm adventure.
Wormery Accessories
Many wormereys come as a complete kit, with all you need to get started on your composting. However if you choose create your own wormery, are looking to top up your current wormery, or add to one you have had for a while, the Dendrobena Composting Worms are ideal. Sold in weight quantities, these will work hard to create the compost you need for your garden. Getting your worms off to a good start will also be easy by choosing the Composting Worms & Beddingkit. Containing the perfect bedding habitat for your worms, you can be sure that a healthy and active compost making production will begin as soon as you start feeding these little wrigglers.