Wormeries

A wormery is a form of composter in which worms break down kitchen waste and produce a very fine compost and nutrient rich liquid to feed your plants.

Anyone can keep a wormery, but they are particularly useful to those with only a small garden or limited amounts of garden waste.

Put these into a wormery:

• Fruit and vegetable peelings
• Cooked vegetable, pasta and rice leftovers
• Coffee grounds
• Teabags
• Scrunched up newspaper
• Shredded paper
• Egg boxes and cardboard
• Occasional small amounts of meat

Keep these out:

• Citrus fruits
• Dairy products
• Large amounts of meat
• Fish

Tips:

• Only feed worms small amounts at a time, otherwise they can get too hot.
• Be patient it can take a while for your worms to get up to full speed, sometime up to six months when they should be able to work their way through a fair amount of food per month.
• Drain off the liquid fertilizer produced and dilute with ten parts water before using on your garden.

DIY:

Follow the link to find out how is it is to build your own wormery.