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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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