WORMbox | Wormery Worm Farm composter 3 Black Trays + Planter | 48 liters | Organic Waste Compost, make your Worm Castings

Product Information

READ NEXT: The best lawn mowers to maintain small gardens What different types of compost bin are available? Ventilation: The lid has a row of tiny ventilation holes all around which doesn’t quite seem to be enough for more moisture to evaporate and more air to circulate. We enlarged them a little and it seems to be working better with less moisture trapped inside. The worm compost, known as worm castings or vermicompost, makes a great all-purpose soil conditioner, or add them to your own potting mixes to give them a nutritional boost.

Our runner up recommendation is the Original Organics 4 Tray Tiger Wormery. Constructed from recycled plastic, this one stands out instantly because of its terracotta red colour, which is a good choice for those looking to make a design statement in their garden. Colour Choice: Basically all the colours of the rainbow are available to choose from to add a touch of fun to your home. Not really. If you’re doing it right, your wormery should have an earthy scent at all times. If it smells bad, then it’s probably too wet with an insufficient airflow.

Making a Wormery

Wormeries are usually emptied when they are full; this takes about 8 to 12 months. You must separate the worms before using the compost.

Once the top tray’s full, swap it round with the empty middle tray and start filling that instead. The worms will migrate up through the holes to where the food is, leaving the full tray empty of worms and ready for collection. Repeat this process each time the active tray becomes full up. Worm tea or worm wee makes a nutritious liquid feed for your plants Using Worm Compost and Worm Wee Design: The Wormbox is easy to use right out of the box. Assembly is easy. The recycled plastic has a sturdy, reliable feel to it.

You might not be able to add all your food waste right from the beginning but add only about half of what your worms weigh. As the bin becomes more established you can add more food waste. Each tray holds up to 10 litres of compost and/or worm casts. The WormMaster range of products has been designed and built to a modular form to allow the combination of other Renold products to extend the torque, ratio and speed range. Each unit is designed for use with IEC and NEMA electric motors, with B5 and B14 flanges. Basically, our wormery contains a series of composting trays, each one has small holes in the base. We have independently measured some of our competitors’ wormeries and know that the common 2, 3 or 4 tray wormery that are sold measure just 32, 48 litres and 64 litres respectively. The best types of worms are red wigglers (Eisenia fetida) and more commonly used tiger composting worms. These species prefer compost environment to plain soil and they are very easy to keep. Worms that feed on food scraps, organic bedding and compost produce a richer end product than those that feed on plain soil. Red wrigglers can grow as long as 2.5 inches and can also consume up to half their weight on a daily basis. These worms also produce over 5 cocoons each week. Tiger composting worms live near the surface which makes them ideal for the lifestyle of wormeries. What do you feed worms in a wormery?

This model isn’t the cheapest, but still looks and feels more premium than the price would suggest. You’ll have to put it together yourself – and be prepared to set aside a few hours to do so – but you’ll end up with a brilliant bit of kit that will leave you wondering how you ever did without.READ NEXT: Keep your lawn luscious with our favourite garden sprinklers The best compost bins to buy in 2022 1. Forest Garden Beehive Composter: The best wooden compost bin for the garden They will not tolerate extreme acidity and dislike being waterlogged because this restricts their supply of air Investing in a HotBin composter is a great move for anyone wanting to take composting seriously. These composters reward effort, persistence and a willingness to learn how to use them with brilliant compost that can be produced in record time. Durability: Using stainless steel means that this will last you forever. The tap has an reassuring industrial feel, too.