It is important to maintain the level of waste in the lower trays of the wormery as the waste is reducing.
This is not needed.
Worms breathe through their skin which must remain moist to absorb oxygen from the air.
A really good soil has up to 1 million worms per acre!
Worms are hermaphrodite which means they have both male and female reproductive cells. However, it still takes two to tango… if you know what I mean!
The amount of food that worms can eat depends on the size of your worm bin and the number of worms you have. As a general rule, worms can consume about half their body weight in food per day.
Normal earthworms, also known as "garden worms" or "lob worms," are not typically suitable for composting.
Maggots are the larvae of flies and usually gain access via eggs laid on the food scraps you put in.
Ants in a vermicomposter can be a nuisance, but they are not harmful to the worms or the composting process.
This liquid is a very potent fertiliser or drain cleaner and it can have a really strong smell so the best way to avoid this is to drain it regularly and use it.
Our composting worms are mixture of species (mainly reds and dendras) selected for their composting ability
The Urbalive Worm Composter is a home wormery kit that can be used indoors or outdoors for composting kitchen waste with the red worms. The perfect wormery for households, classrooms or offices.