DIY wormery

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Recycled crate wormery

I went to a Master Composter event at the weekend, and we had a demonstration of a home made wormery – as you can see, it’s made of recycled crates. These crates came from the Orinoco Oxford Scrapstore, but you might be able to find something similar local to you.

In fact, anything stackable can be made into a DIY wormery. The bottom tray needs to have no holes in the bottom, so it collects the worm ‘tea’ that drains out. You can fit a tap if you want too, but you could also just tip the liquid out as and when necessary. The upper trays need to have holes drilled into the bottom so that liquid drains down and the worms can move through the trays.

Depending how snugly your trays fit together, you may need to drill smaller air holes in the sides, so the worms don’t suffocate. A lid prevents too much rainwater from getting in, and the worms from escaping.

The instructions for this recycled crate wormery are downloadable as a PDF file from CAG Oxfordshire.


Robert's recycled wormery

This is another recycled crate wormery; Robert is using an old wool jumper as a top layer to keep moisture and heat in and the worms happy.

If you don’t fancy making your own wormery then you can buy one – they are quite expensive, but the good ones last years and years (I’ve had mine for at least 5 years and it’s still going strong) so they make a good investment. Wiggly Wigglers have a new design on sale – the Worm Cafe*, and until 31st October they’re selling it at £10 off. Plus the fact that they’re currently giving away a free bar of Divine chocolate with every order over £50…!

*that’s an affiliate link – if you buy something using it, I get a little bit of money. Thank you!

Posted 18 September 2009, 16:41.   Posted in .
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3 Comments for DIY wormery

  1. Beautiful. I’ve got a polystyrene effort but this is much prettier. One idea I tried was a shallow crate on top as a ‘roof-garden’ – not as posh as it sounds, but still fun. Wish I still lived near Orinoco….

    Frugliegus · Sep 24, 05:26 AM

  2. Have you built one? I assume they need to be kept inside…times like this I wish for a cellar. gail

    gail · Sep 24, 10:03 PM

  3. I haven’t built one, Gail, because I already have two wormeries. However, they don’t need to be kept inside. An outdoor wormery needs a lid to keep the worst of the rain out, and some protection from the worst of the weather to prevent the worms from freezing in winter. But I believe Robert usually keeps his wormery on top of his regular compost heap.

    Emma · Sep 25, 12:28 PM

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