I've been wanting to make my own wormcastings and tea's for a while. Buying a worm farm for £70 just didn't seem viable to me so I decided to make my own. This is a trial but I can't see why it wouldn't work, materials cost under £20.
Very simple to do and took me about an hour to put together.
Here is what you will need:
2 x plastic storage boxes with lids (find these at most office/discount stores)
1 x 3/4" water butt tap
2 x bricks/pots whatever you can find to raise the main box
Drill and drill set
Good quality organic compost/manure etc
Firstly drill some drainage holes in the bottom of the first box. This will allow the excess juices (worm pee) to drain into the second box.
You will also need to put some holes in the top so the worms have fresh air-this is very important.
In the second box you will need to drill a hole at the base big enough for the tap to attach. Be careful not to crack the plastic as you do this or the seal will not be water tight. I used a small drill bit, moving up in size gradually to make the hole bigger.
Test it with water to make sure it's water-tight.
You then need to put your bricks or whatever you are using into the base and put the main box inside resting on them. So now your juice can collect in the bottom and be dispensed through the tap to make teas to feed your plants.
Now it's time to fill it up ready for the worms.
I used a layer of shredded newspaper and dampened it down with rainwater. The next layer I used regular sand to give it a granular base that would allow moisture through.
For the final layer where the worms will live you will need some high quality organic compost or manure. I used a 50/50 mix of 2 year old leaf compost and some recycled Biobizz soil from previous grows. The leaf compost is super rich and even had a bunch of red worms in there already.
The final step was to add some kitchen scraps I had saved from last night, add a little more rainwater to moisten the whole thing up and that's it. Leave it for a few days to settle and get going, then add your worms-red wrigglers are what I'm ordering.
Wormery completed!
Dazed..
Very simple to do and took me about an hour to put together.
Here is what you will need:
2 x plastic storage boxes with lids (find these at most office/discount stores)
1 x 3/4" water butt tap
2 x bricks/pots whatever you can find to raise the main box
Drill and drill set
Good quality organic compost/manure etc
Firstly drill some drainage holes in the bottom of the first box. This will allow the excess juices (worm pee) to drain into the second box.
You will also need to put some holes in the top so the worms have fresh air-this is very important.
In the second box you will need to drill a hole at the base big enough for the tap to attach. Be careful not to crack the plastic as you do this or the seal will not be water tight. I used a small drill bit, moving up in size gradually to make the hole bigger.
Test it with water to make sure it's water-tight.
You then need to put your bricks or whatever you are using into the base and put the main box inside resting on them. So now your juice can collect in the bottom and be dispensed through the tap to make teas to feed your plants.
Now it's time to fill it up ready for the worms.
I used a layer of shredded newspaper and dampened it down with rainwater. The next layer I used regular sand to give it a granular base that would allow moisture through.
For the final layer where the worms will live you will need some high quality organic compost or manure. I used a 50/50 mix of 2 year old leaf compost and some recycled Biobizz soil from previous grows. The leaf compost is super rich and even had a bunch of red worms in there already.
The final step was to add some kitchen scraps I had saved from last night, add a little more rainwater to moisten the whole thing up and that's it. Leave it for a few days to settle and get going, then add your worms-red wrigglers are what I'm ordering.
Wormery completed!
Dazed..
