Worms and Wormeries (Merged Discussion Thread)

Jude123

Hi i recently purchased a 45l wormery and followed the instructions to set up. It advised not to put any food in for the first2 weeks just feed the worms with the feed taht they provided. Now I have read tales of over feeding the worms and as my wormery is quitre small I wondered how much food waste, apple cores, peelings etc I could put in and how often. Also there didn't appear to be that many worms with the wormery, how many shoudl i have for that size?

Thanks for your help.

consumermonkey

From what I can gather (a wormery newbie too) once the thing gets established, it will slowly self populate and breed as necessary.

consumermonkey

I have bought one from ebay which turns out to be a bit of a home made job, 21 litre red and blue bin from Wilkinsons, a few plastic nuts and bolts, a large pot saucer and a tap at the bottom.

I can find all items in Wilkinsons except the tap. Any CHEEP suggestions greatly appreciated.

happy_gardener

YOU CAN BUY WORMS FROM A BAIT SHOP FOR YOUR WORMERY. THEY MUST BE DENDROBENA WORMS - NICE RED WORMS WITH STRIPES. THEY WILL COSTYOU ABOUT £4 FOR ABOUT 50 OF THEM ARE THEY ARE GREAT. I HAVE THEM IN MY WORMERY AND MADE MY OWN WORMERY TOO AND I LAUGH TO MYSELF EVERY TIME I SEE ONE FOR SALE AAT ABOUT £90 AS MINNE WAS UNDER 310 AND WORKS A TREAT!!
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1jim

Hi
Wigglywigglers have a sale on these at the minute, I was planning to buy one of these in the spring but am tempted to buy now....the problem is these come with the worms to set up now and I am a little worried that with it being cold now that this is the wrong time to set up a wormery. Can anyone give me some advice on setting up a wormery and if I set it up now am i likly to kill off all the worms?
thanks
Jim

gmgmgm

No it won't kill off the worms but they will work slowly. So don't overload it on day 1.

Treacle_Toes

I've had one of these for a few years but it ended up getting neglected after I had a baby 18 months ago. Recently I've decided to get it back on track so I decided to clear it out - I was surprised to still see some worms in there but the compost was definately frozen! So I put it in the shed to defrost whilst I waited for my new lot of worms, bedding, food to arrive.

I think they arrived 2 days ago but I was out and my neighbour has signed for them - I've not seen her since so I've got visions of 1000's of worms wriggling up and down her hallway trying to escape their packaging.

So, back to the point, if my worms can survive not being fed for 18 months and being frozen I'm sure now is a great time to order (especially if they are in the sale). But as said before, don't overfeed too quickly, as they need to get through the bedding material first.

Good luck and enjoy!

ethansmum

I have the can o worms too. However i got a voucher for the worms, so all I had to do was, when I was ready for them, to send the voucher off and they came within a couple of days.

My wormcity is kept outside but my can o worms is in the garage. Both are doing fine and although its cold they are still muching away. As long as you keep them next to the house (sheltered area) they will be fine.

ethansmum

Ring wiggly wigglers they are a very friendly bunch and I'm sure they could send you the worms at another time

The only thing I will say is that when you first set up your wormery, all the worms will try to escape. So you will need to watch out for escapees and put them back.

I lost more worms in the summer when they got too hot and cooked than in the winter when they can burrow down into the warmer depths of the vermicompost.

PeterLoader

I have two worm farms both home made 13ftx3ftx18inches kept in my shed the other 8ftx4ftx4ft in the open on my allotment both are working well with plenty of young worms To set up give them about 2inches of compost or the contents of an old grow bag top this with a bag of horse muck often sold on the roadside mahe sure it is damp but not wringing wet cover with newspaper and let them get on with it. Have fun and enjoy tasty produce.