[RuthG]

I've read that worms are really good for helping to produce compost, andyou can even make worm compost tea (for the plants, obviously!) Is it worth getting a seperate wormery, or is it worth just chucking a load of worms in a compost bin?

[Aidy]

Thinking of building some wormeries meself, done some research on them, the advantage they have over compost bins is the liquid by product you can use as feed, I am trying to find out just how much of this liquid they produce.

[nipper31]

Thinking of building some wormeries meself, done some research on them, the advantage they have over compost bins is the liquid by product you can use as feed, I am trying to find out just how much of this liquid they produce.

Well none at all if mine is anything to go by  

I've had my wormery for a couple of months now and there doesn't seem to be any activaity in there whatsoever - no worm wee and no compost being made. I've given them some eggshell, grapes and cabbage leaves but nothing is happening... :?

How long does it all take to get going  :?:

[Aidy]

From what I have read its a few months to get them happy then it all kicks off.

[iwantanallotment]

It was about 6 months before my wormery produced compost & tea.
The first tea appeared then, and the coir bedding had become lovely crumbly compost. I bottled the tea and moved the worms (and eggs) to a fresh coir bed, saving the old bedding to use as compost. You can tell when its ready, because the texture of the coir bedding changes cnsiderably.
The conversion is now much quicker than that, producing in around 2 months instead of 6.
A tip for getting more tea is to keep the bedding wet (but not a swimming pool!) - especially in hot, dry weather like we've had -  any surplus runs through the bedding to make more tea.
Hope that helps  

[RuthG]

Wow, thanks everyone, thats another thing to add to my list then!