Wormeries – or vermicomposters to give them their scientific name – are the storage systems used to house worms that are fed on household scraps and garden waste.
We already have a trio of compost bins in our garden, but wormeries can serve a similar, but also different, purpose. Just like our compost bins, a wormery produces nutrient-rich organic compost. This takes as little as 6-8 weeks. This material is perfect for use as top dressing and blended with leaf mould and sand/perlite to make seed, potting and container composts. In addition, the worms produce ‘worm tea’ or leachate after a mere 3-4 weeks. This is a highly concentrated liquid feed; simply dilute it in water using a ratio of 10 parts water to 1 part worm tea.
I’m really impressed with the example (which is available in a range of colours) from Original Organics as you can dispose of and recycle dog poo. If you decide to use it for this purpose, it’s recommended that you don’t add any organic matter or use the biproduct to fertilise your vegetable crops.
#1 and #2 are both delivered with the tiger worms included in the kit. #3, even though it doesn’t, is by far the most expensive!
I really want to embark upon vermicomposting – I just need to get over my slight fear of handling these little wrigglies!
- Original Organics Original wormery: £69.99, Garden Street
- 4-tray standard pet & dog poo wormery – dark, orchid purple: £75.99, Original Organics
- Urbalive indoor worm farm organic compost vermicomposter, green: £132.99, Amazon
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