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fizzel81
fizzel81 Posts: 1,623 Forumite
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sorry if this has been posted before, oh would like a wormery(to use the worms as bait for course fishing) but looking on the internet they are all around 90.00 (not very dfw style) is there anyway these can be done from scratch as such without costing a small fortune any advice gratefully recieved
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  • iwanttosave_2
    iwanttosave_2 Posts: 34,292 Forumite
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    This looks ok if you are good with a drill

    http://www.troubleatmill.com/wormbin.htm
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  • WeirdoMagnet
    WeirdoMagnet Posts: 1,015 Forumite
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    You don't have to have a womery - you can just buy the worms and put them in your compost heap. They'll be fine as long as it's free draining at the bottom.

    There are the original wormeries, and you can buy the worms there too - look under accessories.

    My dad had a womery, but I think he gave up and the worms live happily in his compost heap now. The MIL has them in hers too.
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  • fannyadams
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    I read somewhere I think in the sunday paper that you can use mustard to get worms to come out of the ground.
    here's a site that explains it:
    http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/spring/WormHunt.html

    so you could make the cheap wormery from wanty's post and get yer own worms with mustard and put them in the bins.
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  • mehefin
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    You could go to your local stables and ask for some of their muckheap - 2 benefits - loads of worms and some poo for the garden. Make sure you take it from near the top though as the worms tend to be in the newer material if my muckheap is anything to go by.Stables will probably grab your arm off as its always a problem for them to dispose of the stuff.
  • MrsTinks
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    Being the proud owner of a wormery (about £60 I think including delivery) then there are a few things you need to bear in mind...

    Compost heaps generally generate more heat than a wormery so the worms might not be very happy chappies if you throw them in a compost heap and expect them to act like they were in a wormery...

    You can build your own wormery from loads of stuff including old tyred but the general consensus is that if you throw out kitchen waste you need to make sure you seal the joints between the tyres... I'd personally do a search on google on how to make a wormery (there are loads of links) and see which one suits you best. I like my bin/wormery and think it's money well spent even if not DFW then long term it will save me on compost for the garden and fertilizer for the plants AND it's very OS in being organic and so on :)

    If you want worms then you can buy them from the Wormery providers or even on Ebay I think :)
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  • Rachel021967
    Rachel021967 Posts: 1,015 Forumite
    You might be able to get a discounted one via your local council. Our local council used to provide them at a discount. I think with the discount you could buy one from a company for £30-40. Good luck.
  • doddsy
    doddsy Posts: 396 Forumite
    The only downside to my wormery is that it does tend to fill with flies during the summer, if you remember to stand well back when you open it, and don't position it too near the back door :D then I think it is worth it. I occasionally buy worm treat from Wiggly Worms, and empty a couple of times a year. The liquid that comes out of the bottom (through a tap on mine) is really evil smelling, but diluted makes a good liquid fertilizer.

    ps the flies are little ones, not gross bluebottles or anything like that!
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  • Al_Mac
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    I have a plastic compost bin, 100ltr, open at the bottom, currently only kitchen waste, very little garden waste.

    Having read it should be OK, although warm, no sign of it yet. How many worms should I look at getting? 150/450/1000. I'd err on 150.

    Thanks
  • black-saturn
    black-saturn Posts: 13,937 Forumite
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    If you go to any good toy shop theres a child version of a wormery on sale along with an ant farm. I think you get starter worms with it. Yuk!!
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  • RacyRed
    RacyRed Posts: 4,930 Forumite
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    Downside is the little flies, I think they are vinegar flies, ad the smell from the worm tea, which I just couldn't get used to.

    Al I would think for that size composter you would need at least 1,000 worms to start. Apparently they self regulate their breeding to match the space they are in, but if you have too few worms in a bottomless composter they might just leg it, out of loneliness :rolleyes:
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