{"id":12413,"date":"2015-01-22T00:19:37","date_gmt":"2015-01-22T07:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=12413"},"modified":"2015-01-19T02:32:11","modified_gmt":"2015-01-19T09:32:11","slug":"diy-worm-bin-or-organic-wormery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/gardening\/environmental-gardening\/diy-worm-bin-or-organic-wormery\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Worm Bin or Organic Wormery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A juicy tip for good fertiliser. Collect the liquid from a wormery, dilute it and use as a foliar feed.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/naturewise\/1351860896\/\" title=\"Wormery Top Level: Food Waste by London Permaculture, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1126\/1351860896_346ddc3734.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Wormery Top Level: Food Waste\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Why have a Worm Bin<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Worms can efficiently convert kitchen waste in to compost. <\/li>\n<li>A free, liquid, organic fertiliser is also produced. Dilute it 10 fold and use on crops and flower beds.<\/li>\n<li>Worms bins should be treated as fun. The tiger or brandling worms need feeding and looking after like other pets.<\/li>\n<li>A three tier worm bin allows access to finished compost without disturbing the worms good work<\/li>\n<li>Read and be enthralled by<a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/gardening\/pests-problems\/worms-and-tips-for-gardeners\/\"> The Worm Book<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/naturewise\/1351860912\/\" title=\"Wormery Mid Level: Food Waste &amp; Worms by London Permaculture, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1265\/1351860912_6a4dcd38e5.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Wormery Mid Level: Food Waste &amp; Worms\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Make your Own Worm Bin<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>To avoid buying a wormery or worm bin you can modify an old water butt or similar plastic container.<\/li>\n<li>If the bin has a tap you can drain off the liquid fertilizer. <\/li>\n<li>If there is no tap drill a dozen half inch drainage holes at the base and stand the bin in a deep saucer to collect the juice.<\/li>\n<li>Drill air holes at the top near the lid for ventilation.<\/li>\n<li>Add a 4&#8243; layer of grit, gravel or coarse sand to keep the drain holes clear.<\/li>\n<li>Cut to shape  a piece of old carpet or wood as a divider. Make sure it has holes so liquid can drain through to the grit level. <\/li>\n<li>Add 4&#8243; of bedding material (partly rotted garden compost will do). You need plenty of worms (circa100) in the compost, more the merrier<\/li>\n<li>After a week gradually start adding kitchen waste including egg shells tea bags, pasta, bread rice, fruit and veg peelings etc.<\/li>\n<li>Cover the kitchen waste with damp newspaper at all times to discourage fruit flies and keep worms moist<\/li>\n<li>Cover with a tight lid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/naturewise\/1351860926\/\" title=\"Wormery Lower Level: Worms &amp; Compost by London Permaculture, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1275\/1351860926_ff3a904ce0.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Wormery Lower Level: Worms &amp; Compost\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Operating Your Own Worm Bin<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>When the bin is full spread the contents on a large plastic sheet.<\/li>\n<li>To coax the worms from the compost place damp newspaper over some of the compost where the worms will then congregate and you can collect them to start a new wormery.<\/li>\n<li>Unpleasant smells or dead worms could be caused by over feeding too much waste in one go. Lack of ventilation may be another cause.<\/li>\n<li>Small black fly infestations can happen if the bin is left uncovered.<\/li>\n<li>Worm bins can become acidic so each month you can add a handful of ground limestone. Do not compost too much citrus peel.<\/li>\n<li>Worms have a diet of Dairy Products, Fats, Meat, Feces and Oil.<\/li>\n<li>Red worms live and eat in the top six to eight inches of material.\t<\/li>\n<p>Oils<\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/naturewise\/1351130455\/\" title=\"Tyre Wormery by London Permaculture, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1128\/1351130455_5c29afa46c.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Tyre Wormery\"><\/a><br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nPhoto credits<br \/>\nWormery Top Level, Mid Level and Lower level: Food Waste by London Permaculture  CC BY-NC-SA 2.0<br \/>\nTyre Wormery by London Permaculture CC BY-NC-SA 2.0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Woprm-Bin-Book.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Worm Bin Book\" width=\"330\" height=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Woprm-Bin-Book.jpg 330w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Woprm-Bin-Book-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><br \/>\nFor more help read <a href=\" http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0898159946\/richardpettin-21\">Lorene Nancarrows book<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Tiger Wormery: Easy Access Composter, includes Worms available  from<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Tiger-Wormery-Access-Composter-Worms\/dp\/B005UNG7SG\/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1329067646&#038;sr=8-16\"> Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A juicy tip for good fertiliser. Collect the liquid from a wormery, dilute it and use as a foliar feed. Why have a Worm Bin Worms can efficiently convert kitchen waste in to compost. A free, liquid, organic fertiliser is also produced. Dilute it 10 fold and use on crops and flower beds. Worms bins should be treated as fun. The tiger or brandling worms need feeding and looking after like other pets. 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