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Wormery Compost Bin - Description
- Standard Wormery Compost Bin
- Model: 3 Tray Standard Tiger Wormery Terracotta
- 3 Tray Wormeries Are Our Bestsellers
- Suitable For a Family of 3-4 People
- For Making:
- Nutrient Rich Vermicompost
- Liquid Plant Feed
- Capacity: 45 Litres
- Each Tray Holds 15.5 Litres
- Quick & Easy to Erect
- Measurements:
- Height: 53 - 74cm (Approx. 21 - 28 Inches)
- Width: 42cm (Approx. 16½ Inches)
- Depth: 42cm (Approx. 16½ Inches)
- Colour: Terracotta
- Contains:
- Tiger Wormery With 3 Trays
- 1 x Drainage Sump Tray (With Hole)
- 1 x Holding Tray (Looks Like a Normal Tray But With a Hole)
- 1 x Pack of a Lime Mix (1.5kg)
- Coir Worm Bedding
- 1 x Tap With White Nut & 2 Washers
- 1 x Lid
- 4 x Screws With Wing Nuts
- Stand to Raise Wormery Off The Ground
- Full instructions & Handy Information Booklet
- Odour Free, Can be Placed Indoors or Outdoor
- Quick & Easy to Erect
- Worms Not Included
Wormery Compost Bin - Uses
- This compost bin is suitable all gardens
- Can be used year after year
- Worms eat though your household waste
- Note: Do not add meat, fish or animal waste
Wormery Compost Bin - Advantages
- Wormery produces liquid plant feed
- Liquid feed is produced more quickly than compost
- Can be used around 10 weeks
- Wormery produces vermicompost
- Vermicompost is a nutrient-rich fertiliser
- Will be ready to use 8-12 months
- This is an environmentally sound way to handle your house waste
- Save money on refuse charges
- Turns a waste product into a valuable organic compost
- When compost is emptied worms can be reused
Wormery Compost Bin - What to Compost
Wormery is designed to deal with kitchen-generated organic food waste
Green Material
- Household: Fruit / vegetables scraps, cooked / uncooked scrapes, eggshells,
- Tea bags & coffee grounds, peelings, bread
- Garden: Odd handful of leaves, grass or similar garden waster
Brown Material
- Household: Dampened egg boxes, Kitchen paper towel, crumpled single sheets of newspaper
Do not Include
- Glossy magazines, cooked food, meat or diary products
- Onions, leeks or citrus (They make wormery too acidic)
Wormery Compost Bin - Advice
- Sit wormery is safe location
- Out of direct sun
- Settled from frost in the winter
- Only add a handful of food waste in the first week (worms take a little time to settle)
- After a week check how much food has been digested
- Apart colder weather the worms should be active
- Worms rely on food decomposing slightly
- For the first 2-3 weeks only add 3 - 4 handful of kitchen waste a week
- Increase over time thereafter
- Wormery will be then able to deal with waste from a family of 4
- Once your first tray is full, place anther empty tray on top
- Start adding your food waste to this tray
- Worms will follow the food up into the next tray
- Then you do the same again with your third tray
- By the time your third tray is full your bottom tray should contain compost ready to harvest
- Drain liquid by using the tap (dilute 1 part liquid with 10 parts water)
- Please read attached instruction carefully
Wormery - Worm Suppliers
- Tiger worms are used in wormeries
- Worm supplier we recommend is James Austin
- Search online for Worms.ie
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Note: We don't ship plants on Fridays due to the extended period they would remain without light & water
Shipping Options & Rates
FOR IRELAND & NORTHERN IRELAND
Standard Delivery on Plant Orders currently taking 6 working days
- Currently Plant orders are taking 6 working days to ship
- If you choose express we will fast track your plant order
- Standard Courier Delivery With Fastway (5-7 Working Days)
- Cost is €4.95 on Orders Below €75
- Free Delivery on Orders Above €75
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- Express Courier Delivery With Fastway (1-2 Working Days)
- Cost is €5 extra for express delivery
- This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- Express Delivery With DPD (1-2 Working Days)
- Cost is €11.45 for orders below €75
- Cost is €6.50 for orders above €75
- This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- This services comes with email tracking
- 'Seed' Postal Delivery Option ***
- Cost is €2 - Packet of Seeds ONLY Orders
- Note: Does Not Apply to Seed Potatoes, Bulbs or Sets ***
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- This is a non-trackable service
MAINLAND ENGLAND & SCOTLAND & WALES (Currently Unavailable Due to Brexit)
- Standard International Courier
- Cost is €10
- UK shipping fee covers parcels up to a total weight of 20Kg
WESTERN EUROPE & WORLDWIDE
- Standard International Courier
- Delivery rates vary, please see chart below
- Note: There is no free delivery for Western Europe Deliveries
Bulk Bags & Large Item Pallet Deliveries
- Bulk bags & large orders are shipped via pallet couriers on a rigid lorry
- Delivery is to kerbside only
- If road access to your site is tight, then please advise us before purchasing
- Please Note: We cannot guarantee next day delivery on pallet deliveries
- Also, we cannot guarantee delivery on a specific day (Please allow 1-3 days for delivery)
- It's always best to order well in advance to avoid disappointment
- Cancellation of pallets when items are already in transit will incur a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee (To cover return delivery costs)
- Where pallet delivery can not be made due to site access, a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee will apply (To cover return delivery costs)
International Delivery Prices & Times
- Please note max weights below, heavier orders may require additional payment
- We will contact you to discuss, if max weight of order exceeded
Terms
- The shipping fee is fixed for an order, regardless of the number of items bought
- All courier orders require signed proof of delivery & the customer must be contactable by phone
- We do not offer a weekend delivery service (Mon-Fri Only excl. Bank Holidays)
- * Our courier achieves a 98% success rate on next day deliveries
- Once your parcel is shipped it will be placed on works courier's next day delivery service
- ** Seed postal option applies to seed ONLY orders & is available in all 32 counties of Ireland
- *** Does not apply to seed potatoes, bulbs or sets
