In the bin: It ferments in about 10–14 days, depending on the temperature.
If your Subpod smells, it indicates that food is rotting before the worms can eat it or there is not enough oxygen in the system.
There are clear signs your Bokashi bin is fermenting properly: Smell: A tangy, pickled odour (not a rotten smell). Appearance: The food waste will look slightly discoloured but not decomposed. Liquid production: You should be draining Bokashi tea every few days.
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!
Absolutely! In fact, it’s ideal.
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.
Bokashi composting is an anaerobic (oxygen-free) process that uses beneficial microbes to ferment food waste.
To claim your worms, simply go to this page and fill in the form including your worm voucher code. https://www.wigglywigglers.co.uk/pages/i-want-my-worms
You don’t need to chop everything up small for the worms, but it does speed up the process so your food will break down even faster.
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.