We often refer to the liquid that you get out of your worm composter as worm tea but technically it’s leachate – the run off from making your worm casts. [more...]
The great thing about a tray system wormery is that a: It's off the floor so very unlikely to be attacked by rodents and B: Worms compost waste as you add it so they really help to neutralise the odours. We have had no problems with rodents with Urbalive or other tray system worm composters.
No. Woodlice are primary composters so eat organic waste and produce compost so they can live along side your worm population.. [more info]
The worms you need for domestic composting are still earthworms but are often termed surface litter worms:..[more info]
They can consume their own body weight per day in food and so this means that they are processing 90 kilos a year..[more info}
Using your Compost The compost is very rich in nutrients and organic matter and can be used as an excellent medium to grow plants.. [more info]
If you cut a worm in half you do not end up with two surviving worms [more info]
If you are using a tray system and are feeding at a speed the worms can cope with, then the bottom tray should be ready to harvest .. [more info]
The flies are attracted to food, in particular meat, and lay their eggs directly on the food waste.. [more info]
Volumes of Waste It will take a few months for the worms to make their first usable batch of worm compost .. [more info]
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.