Worms Will Eat ...

Worms will eat a wide variety of food and garden waste. It is not the waste that worms consume but the matter produced during decomposition.  Wormeries are simply a secure space that worms can live and breed in conditions that wormeries promote.  Wormeries speed up decomposition by increasing the humidity and heat so causing waste to break down quicker allowing worms to feed. 

We suggest turning the surface every 4-6 weeks and then adding one handful of calcified lime evenly on the surface.  Calcified Lime is supplied with all our wormery systems and is a great way of reducing acid levels and controlling smells. 

What to feed your worms.

• Bread and pastries
• Tea bags and coffee granuals/filters
• Egg shells - great source of calcium
• Vegetable and fruit peeling's
• Plate scraps and leftovers
• Mature compost material - produces very high grade compost!
• Contents of the hoover bag
• Hair
• Shredded paper and cardboard - a great way of soaking up excess moisture
• Dead head flowers, bulbs
• Pet poop. Not during the first week after worming your pets.
• Discarded sandwiches
• Crisps
• Cooked meats
• Raw meat - bury small pieces under the surface
• Soil and wood chips
• Horse and cow manure - after 3 months standing
• Kitchen & toilet roll tubes
• Leaves & mulch
• Rice & pasta
• Cereals and animal feed
• Pet food
• Soil

What not to feed your worms!

• Raw garlic
• Raw onion
• Grass cuttings in large amounts
• Hot foods & liquids
• Cooking Oil
• Raw eggs
• Milk & milky drinks
• Cordials
• Wood
• Cleaning cloths & kitchen towels that have been used for cleaning with chemicals
• Chicken litter if under 3 months
• Medical products or waste
• Nappies
• Building rubble, glass, plastic, rubber
• Animal carcus

If feeding garden waste..

• Allow garden waste to stand for a month before placing in wormery.  This will kill off all the bugs and go through the heat stage prior to going in your wormery.
• If you suspect red mite on waste, do not place in wormery
• Never place large amounts of grass cuttings in the wormery- composted grass cuttings can go into the wormery
• Do not use slug pellets in the wormery
• Large thorns should not be placed in the wormery
• Do not use garden waste if within seven days of weed spray or insecticide treatment

The list is not exhaustive and we are happy to supply a full comprehensive care plan on request