What is a Wormery? A Wormery is an easy, efficient system of converting ordinary kitchen food waste into liquid feed and rich organic compost through the natural action of worms. How does it work? The wormery is divided up into a number of chambers. In one of these live the Tiger Worms (it's OK, you don't have to touch them - you probably won't even see much of them). All you do is drop your daily kitchen waste into the bin and forget it. The worms feed on the food waste and convert it into concentrated liquid feed and Bio-rich organic compost. What can I put in? Wormeries will accept your ordinary kitchen waste such as peelings, cooked and uncooked scraps, tea bags, eggshells, paper kitchen towels, even shredded newspaper etc. In fact virtually any organic kitchen waste can go into a wormery. What do I get out? From your wormery, you will get a strong, nutrient rich liquid feed, which you dilute with water prior to use as an excellent plant food for house plants, garden flowers, shrubs, vegetables or as a lawn feed. Also, a rich organic compost known to keen gardeners as "Black Gold". Why Worms? Nature has provided us with the perfect waste disposal unit in the worm, and Tiger Worms are simply the most efficient at dealing with organic waste. They live their whole lives in the dark, moist atmosphere of the Wormery; eating the waste material you put in and converting it into liquid feed and compost. The worms are native to the UK and occur naturally outdoors wherever there is organic waste such as an old compost heap. All we have done is harness their abilities more efficiently by producing the ideal environment for them to work in. Does it smell? No. Well designed wormeries should not smell at all. As the waste material you put in starts to decompose in the wormery, it is consumed by the worms thereby effectively eliminating the possibility of odor. The rubberised compression seal around our wormeries also helps to minimise any risk of odor as the food starts to break down. How many Worms are included? The short answer is plenty! Wormeries are supplied with a voucher for a plentiful initial stock of Tiger Worms (Eisenia Fetida) in pristine breeding condition. After lengthy research and trials, these have proven to be noticeably the best native species of worm for use in a wormery and in over 20 years of using them, they continue to be our species of choice. They breed exceptionally well and are more tolerant of a wider temperature and moisture range than their close cousins Dendrobaena. When it comes to worms only the best will do, so don’t settle for second best!
