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My worms are eating the moisture mat, is this okay?

Your moisture mat is just there to encourage your worms to work in the surface of the waste and as it is biodegradable the worms will eventually eat it.

How do I keep ants out of the Subpod?

Ants are attracted to dry conditions, so this is usually an indicator that your Subpod is too dry.

What’s the difference between worm leachate and worm tea?

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...]

Where Are Your Flowers?

All our flowery orders have now moved from Wiggly Wigglers to our sister site The Great British Florist https://www.greatbritishflorist.co.uk/

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What to do with worms that have gone down into the sump/ bottom section?

Sometimes some of your worms migrate to the sump which is mostly more distressing for you than them to be honest.

What can you not put in a worm compost bin?

Do not put intensely spicy foods into your worm composter, such as ginger or an excessive amount of citruses, as well as milk products, meat products, bones, oils, lard and other fats.

What to do if there’s white mould growing in my bokashi bin?

This is good news. The white mould is actually a fungi and shows that the food waste is fermenting rather than putrefying.

Why use worms to compost.

In the UK it's estimated that households throw away about a third of the food they buy.. [more info]

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Our composting worms are mixture of species (mainly reds and dendras) selected for their composting ability

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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.

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