Bubble House Worms

During October 2010, local Master Composters visited Bubble House Worms in Bransford near Worcester to find out more about how worms can help us manage food waste.

Ken and Woody at Bubble House Worms make many of their own unique wormeries for sale to the public, as well as stocking the usual favourites such as the Worm Works Wormery.

Bubble House Worms also breed their own worms fed on ingredients such as food waste, shredded paper and card.  Worms are sold with wormeries to get started and also to help rescue sorry wormeries.  Local fishermen also call by.

Interestingly there are four differing types of native worms bred here. A mixture of Eisenia Fetida, Eisenia Rubellus and Dendrobena Venata are supplied with wormeries, they all have slightly different likes and dislikes so a combination works best for gobbling up food waste. They also breed Lumbricus Terrestris, deep burrowing worms for soil improvement.  We also learnt that worms will only mate with worms of the same type length and thickness.

It is important to keep your worms happy in the right environment, not too warm and not too cold in the winter.  They are also particularly fond of water melon and horse manure!!!

"It is a real eye opener to realise how we depend on such humble creatures as worms for the health and fertility of our soil, and hence the food we eat.  Following this visit, I am even more protective of my worms - the chickens & birds can have all the slugs they want, but keep off my worms!"  Maureen Martin, Master Composter.

"The world of worms and wormeries at Bubble House Worms was fascinating and highly entertaining." Angie Hill, Master Composter

For more information why not pay Bubblehouse Worms a visit or if you live in Herefordshire you may find Wiggly Wigglers closer to you.