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!
A holiday is no problem. The worms easily manage even two-week fasting. However, they can survive without food up to four weeks. [read more]
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!
Sometimes some of your worms migrate to the sump which is mostly more distressing for you than them to be honest.
It allows you to compost directly in your garden allowing the worms and microbes to distribute nutrients into the soil.
The external dimensions are: 750mm (29.5 in.) L x 450mm (17.7 in.) W x 430mm (16.9 in.) H, including the lid.
When you add your food scraps and carbon material to the Subpod, you'll need to mix them through using an aerator. This takes a few minutes each time you feed the worms.
You'll need a minimum of 1000 worms, but 2000 is better. If you really want to kick start your Subpod, you can add up to 4000 worms.
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.