How To Start A Wormery

Screw it tightly into position then secure with the back nut. Carefully cut out or drill a hole to snugly fit the thread of the faucet.

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A few day before harvesting is necessary feed plenty of the favourite food you should know this by now but any soft fruit always encourages the worms after a couple of days choose a bright day quickly remove all the uneaten food waste including worms from the surface and put to one side in a bucket on a clean sheet either on the ground or preferably on a large table up end the box or if its too big carefully dig out all the compost and pile it into a.

How to start a wormery. Move the wormery to a frost free place during winter as worms may die if left outside. The worms live in the top compartment. Set up a wormery covering the worms with vegetable waste and moisture mat.

The top compartment is where the worms live and eat and is also where your compost will be made. So let s assemble the wormery starting with the bottom tray. The best way is as follows.

We re creating a wormery with three compartments. Using three trays instead of two makes it easier to collect the worm compost. Many people enhance worm tea using a fish tank air pump to increase bacteria.

Drop air stone and let it bubble overnight to make worm tea. The bottom compartment collects the liquid which can be drained and mixed with water to use as fertilizer. This can really give your garden a boost.

Make a simple wormery. A liquid fertilizer called worm tea can be created by steeping a few handfuls of worm casting in a bucket of water. A wormery is made up of at least two compartments.

The bottom compartment collects any liquid that is produced. Fit it as low as possible in the tray so that liquid isn t left at the bottom when you drain it off. Regularly drain liquid from the bin and dilute it with 10 parts water to use as a fertiliser.

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