Worm composters, also known as worm bins or vermicomposters, produce a liquid known as worm tea or leachate.
Maggots are the larvae of flies and usually gain access via eggs laid on the food scraps you put in.
What to do if the worms try to escape from your worm composter! There could be several reasons why your worms are trying to escape on the first night:
This is not needed.
There are a few methods to harvest worm compost without the worms:
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It allows you to compost directly in your garden allowing the worms and microbes to distribute nutrients into the soil.
Avoid grass clippings (as they heat up), glossy printed paper and cardboard (lots of chemicals) Non Biodegradables (of course), Dog and Cat droppings (can carry human pathogens) and raw meat. [more info]
To keep the worms happy while you’re away, buy a pumpkin (or use one that is starting to rot), cut it in half and lay the open sides face down on the top of the bedding of the Subpod.
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.