1. Fascinating Facts
Worms never sleep, so are producing compost all the time.
A worm has 5 hearts!
In the right environment, they can eat and digest between half and all of their body weight in a day.
Some wormeries are suitable for indoor use
Worms are most active between degrees C
Worms do not have lungs, they take in oxygen through their skin.

2. What do they look like?

3. A plastic or wooden container that contains composting worms
What is a Wormery?
A plastic or wooden container that contains composting worms
A compost worm is not the same as a normal garden worm as it stays on the surface and lives off decaying food there. An earthworm burrows deep into the ground.
It is an easy way to convert kitchen food waste into liquid fertiliser and rich organic compost.

4. Frequently Asked Questions
Will it smell?
Not at all. As the waste material you put in starts to decompose in the wormery, it is consumed by all the worms effectively eliminating the possibility of odour.
What type of worms live in a wormery?
The most common worms used are tigerworms, also known as brandling or redworms.
What happens to my worms in the winter?
When it gets colder the worms will slow down and not be able to digest as much. You will probably have to cut down the amount of food you are feeding them.

5. Frequently Asked Questions
What do worms eat?
The guidelines for what you can put in a wormery are basically the same as for composting, however it is a good idea to keep to fairly small pieces and to feed them little and often.
Do I have to keep buying more worms?
No worms will expand their numbers to suit the conditions they find.
What happens when the bin is full?
When the wormery is full the worms should be at the top in search of food. Remove the top third and place to one side. The remainder can be removed and the compost used . Then just put the top third with the worms in it back in again.

6. What Can I feed Them? Yes Foods No Foods
Vegetables Vegetable Peelings Fruit / Peel Coffee / Tea Bags Bread Rice Pasta Cereals Crushed Egg Shells Cakes/ Biscuits Sugar Cheese Cardboard / Paper Hoover Contents Baked Beans Pet Faeces (Rabbit / Gerbil Etc) Leaves
No Foods
Meat Bones Pet Faeces (Cat / Dog) Garlic Spicy Foods Eggs Dairy Products (milk, yoghurt, butter) Insecticides / Pesticides Salt Oils Weeds