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Wormery - Description
- Junior Wormery Compost Bin
- For Making:
- Nutrient Rich Vermicompost
- Liquid Plant Feed
- Capacity: 18 Litres
- Diameter: 35cm
- Height: 36cm
- Contains:
- 1 x 18L Junior Wormery Bin, Lid & Seperator Tray
- 1 x Coir Block for Wormery Bedding
- 1 x Lime Mix
- 1 x Instructions
- Brass Aeration Vent for Airflow
- Can be Placed Indoors or Outdoor
- Quick & Easy to Erect
- Comes With Full Instructions
- Colour: Grey
- Worms Not Included
Wormery - Uses
- Junior wormery is ideal for small gardens
- Perfect for balconies, flats or studios
- Used for composing organic household waste
- Note: Do not add meat, fish or animal waste
Wormery - Advantages
- Wormery produces liquid plant feed
- Liquid feed is produced more quickly than compost
- Can be used around 6-8 weeks
- Wormery produces vermicompost
- Vermicompost is a rich nutrient-rich fertiliser
- Will be ready to use 8-10 months
- When compost is emptied worms can be reused
- It saves money on refuse charges
- It saves money by turning a waste product into a valuable organic compost
Wormery - What Can Be Added
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
- Onions, leeks or citrus (They make wormery too acidic)
Wormery - Advice
- Sit wormery is safe location
- Countertop or out in the garden on a brick wall or table
- 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 months only add 1-2 handful of food waste a week
- Worms take 3 months to mature & start breeding
- Then your wormery will be established
- Wormery will be then able to deal with 1-2 persons kitchen waste
- Turn your compost every now & then to keep good airflow
- Check the moist levels weekly
- Drain liquid by using the tap (dilute 1 part liquid with 10 parts water)
- Please read attached instruction carefully
Wormery - Worm Suppliers
- 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
