[beansticks]

Has this been covered before? this time last year i built myself a wormery from info i found on the net,it has been a great success.I started with 3 plastic stack-able containers  bought from b&q,the sort you put kids toys in.I then cut a square out of the bottom of two containers and placed small grid wire mesh over each cut out,the other container is used for the reservoir,and you need to fit a drain tap to this.Stack the containers 3 high starting with the reservoir on the bottom,place another container on top and half fill with manure(this will already contain enough worms to get you started),add your kitchen waste to this and slowly it will be converted to compost,once full add the 3rd container on top.Mine has been going for a year and i have just drained 20 ltrs of liquid feed,which will be diluted and used this summer.Anyone done anything similar.To buy one would cost around £85,i made mine for less than £20,and dont be conned you dont need to buy worms

[muntjac]

shauns got tonnes of free werms ....i just use my  compost worms  

[shaun]

2 pence a worm and its pick your own  

[Eristic]

But why not just make a compost heap? :?

[beansticks]

HI ERISTIC,i have two compost bins going all the time,the advantage of the wormery is you get this really potent liquid feed as well,the amount of compost is negligable,but the liquid feed is something else

[wellingtons]

... and it didn't do too well ... after a couple of calls I spoke to a guy who said he thought my worms were depressed ...  :shock:

How can a worm be depressed, it's a blooming worm! What can it possibly have to be depressed out??

I fear I gave up and am sticking to a compost heap from here on in.

[ytyynycefn]

I have had two failed wormeries so far - one home made one, and one of the commercial ones.  Worms snuffed it on both occasions.  I'd try it again but can't justify the cash for the worms!

[beansticks]

Sorry to hear of your failures,mine is so crudely constructed i did not think it would work either,in fact nothing seemed to be happening with mine for ages,so i reduced the amount of waste i put in,and slowly it began to happen,cant say i have ever seen a depressed worm either wellingtons,unless of course they had been watching the news.