Worms 2
After sourcing a suitable wormery, what happens next??
Day 1; I got the wormery home, placed it in the garden and read as much information as I could get hold of. This is where I hit my first problem as some the advice given can be conflicting, depending what you choose to read; in general, citrus additions are unwelcome, so no orange peel, lemons or other similar fruits. Cardboard and newspaper can be shredded then placed into the feed chambers, and most other organic waste can be used too; there are the odd confusing exceptions such as teabags and eggshells, so I thought I’d just finish my reading, then think again to make sure I got it right before adding anything..........
Day 2; having been advised by the seller to line the worm tray with newspaper, I did just that. I then picked a more shaded spot and placed my wormery on a slab supported by bricks to allow plenty of air flow and to keep it out of any surface water so it won’t rot. It has been treated, but I still don’t want it to sit on wet ground. I’m still at odds with conflicting information, so thought I’d better speak to someone who knows what they are doing. There are literally hundreds of suppliers of both worms and wormeries all eschewing that their product is the best, so I had to trawl through loads of websites before I remembered that last year, I had contact with a company called ‘Green by Nature’ so found their number.....
Day 3; I gave them a ring and whilst viewing the website (which goes through to www.wormsonline.co.uk) I was advised to order the large worm pack at £25.97 and an additional coir block at just £1; with VAT it came to around £32 which may seem expensive, but they have a g...
