Slugs can be a challenge in your wormery so good to address them
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When your worms are weighed and packed here at the farm they are sent with some bedding of wheat bran.
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}
The worms you need for domestic composting are still earthworms but are often termed surface litter worms:..[more info]
No. Woodlice are primary composters so eat organic waste and produce compost so they can live along side your worm population.. [more info]
If you cut a worm in half you do not end up with two surviving worms [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]
The main thing to ensure your worms work well for you is to feed them regularly with kitchen scraps. Usually adding waste every couple of days is the most efficient way of ensuring they are working. They don’t like a glut of waste, and underfeeding means you won’t get them working to their optimum level.
Assuming you are adding your food scraps every couple of days as you lift the moisture mat you will see the worms working just below the surface.
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.