Red worms are hermaphrodites which means they are both male and female (although it does take two to tango). [read more]
Creating quality composts takes approximately 2-3 months. It mainly depends on the number of earthworms and the quality of 'food'. [read more]
The worms like to eat the food when it has gone soft, but before it rots. [read more]
Our composting worms are a mixture of species (mainly reds and dendras) selected for their composting ability. [read more]
Without predators to chomp them in the wormery worms will live for upwards of three years! [read more]
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]
Volumes of Waste It will take a few months for the worms to make their first usable batch of worm compost .. [more info]
Whilst ants don’t harm the worms as such, they will take the worm eggs.. [more info]
A Worm’s Diet… Try lots of different foods. Just like us they do not thrive on just one food, so all sorts of fruit, veggies.. [more info]
Worms in a wormery sometimes try to escape. If it’s just one or two adventurous worms, it’s best not to be concerned.. [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.