Wormcity Wormery Review - My composting little friends
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
- When another youtuber got a wormery I thought "hey, awesome, I want one", so I did some research (loads and loads of pedantic research) an settled on the wormfarm from a family run company called Wormcity. I chose a 4 tray, 100 litre wormcity wormery and I decided to review the thing...
The verdict is very good - I order the thing online and received it within 24 hours, which in and of itself was impressive, but it is very very simple to put together, its very well made, and its good value. There are also ethics which have gone into its construction - its made out of recycled plastic, where none of the other wormfarms seem to be. Also its manufacturer in the UK, so the carbon emissions from source to destination are far far lower than the likes of the Tiger Wormery which I believe is made in asia.
I never ever link to stuff from my video descriptions, but I was very impressed with this product, and if you are going to buy a wormery I'd really like to push you towards the green option. Sooooo... and I never do this.... their website is www.wormcity.co.uk
I hope you enjoy the review - my wife was laughing at me and my new little friends - but I'll have the last laugh when I growing awesome veg with this awesome compost.
my mum and dad run this business
Do you know how long it will take until the juice comes out the bottom?
I remember watching your setup video after your Wormcity had arrived, around the time I bought mine.
Here we are 5 years on!
I thought it was a great piece of kit then, now having changed my method of using it I think it’s even better.
I won’t take any credit for my new method as I discovered it on another video from a guy in Florida who has a channel titled ‘Vermicompost Learn by Doing’.
It’s very clever, you always keep the bottom 2 trays for future feeding trays and they contain nothing but shredded cardboard which gets inoculated by the moisture that descends from above, ensuring they are full of microbial life and are already decomposing when you need them. The top tray is, obviously, the feeding tray and when full drops down a level to spend 2-3 months maturing. New bedding tray gets added on top, harvested tray is refilled with new bedding and goes on the bottom. Bottom bedding tray moves up a level.
An ingenious way of getting the worms to migrate from the harvest tray is to sit it on top of the new feeding tray to which you have added food. Agitate the castings and the worms will descend to the feeding tray by themselves as they don’t like the light nor being disturbed. Repeat the process at 15 minute intervals until the majority of the worms have migrated. Genius!
I got my friends niece to go through the tray taking the worms out and putting them in another tray . she was kept busy for hours. even naming some of the worms. I kept her supplied with drinks and treats. id say she got about 80% out. the rest went into the garden with the compost . keeps the garden healthy.
Would love to see this wormery set up from the ground instead of on top of a table. Would be easier to see the different stages of the process more clearly. Also so sad to not see any replies to queries posted by people who have commentated on the video.
I love that it is made from recycled material and the worm steps is a big plus too.
We bought one and just set it up yesterday, we had several escapes but the worms seem happier today. It's a great thing!
I have just got this Wormery and found your video very helpful thank you for sharing.
I used to have a Can-o-worms but gave it to a friend when I moved into a flat - didn't have the heart to ask for it back when I got a small garden again, so have ordered one of these. With the Can-o-worms it took a fair old while to really get the colony nicely established but then it was surprising how much waste you could convert - so went for a Worm City 125l this time to really get a good yield.
Mine delivered today, will go out tonight with a torch like a prison guard watching for escapees 😂
I haven't found any problems to be honest. I did hear about one guy that was having trouble, but that's because he left his wormery in full sun = baked worms. Still going strong, I've only aerated the bottom tray once, but I'm not sure it needed it.
Worms are sneaky little buggers - and I would say sure, they are just plastic trays, but the hole size, the tray height, the correct size sump, the right height sump tap, etc etc etc. You could just buy a cheap old rusty car, but it won't do the same job as a nice new modern car.
Nothing like a handsome, softly-spoken gardener :)
Knappa22 and that's exactly what he is...nothing like one
These are amazing critters and do a wonderful job. It's your job to take it seriously and keep them alive. To not research first is a tab irresponsible
I like your concern for the worms! I’m the same! 🙂
Great review RVS, I will look into that company for sure, my veggie plants sure Love the worm castings!
Cant wait to see an update on those little composting friends of yours! Great vid.
Yup! I'm planning one - they are doing really really well. Extremely happy! none escaped. I'll do a video soon.
That is a pretty fancy worm farm you have there :)
I am sure they will do very well in there.
Put a couple layers of damp newspaper on top of them it keeps the bugs out and the worms in. I got mine in the spring and have never had any get out I lalso started keep the extra trays on top and when I did the worms started going up into them so I put damp paper layers and now they stay put.
Thank Vince, that would be great. I have a bit of stuff planned in the garden with our spring fast approaching here in Australia so that means more videos coming up as well.
I am trawling through your videso also so expect a few more comments :)
Have you done an update video for this? How did it work out long term?
Do the worms migrate up through the trays as you fill each level with scraps?
Silly question but do you continue to feed them once your compost gets going properly
I have the same wormcity system. I've had it for 16 months now and its been great. Loads of worm tea to feed my plants and I've been saving up the worm castings / compost as I'm going to make up my own compost mix for my tomatoes this year.
Great video btw :o) Chris
I found your set up video more helpful than Wormcity's so thank you.
Hi when adding a 2,3,4 trays should i first put newspaper in the bottom of each tray and follow steps of first tray you demonstrated ? Also since the top lid doesnt have any vent holes do u think its a good idea to drill a few holes just incase its a very hot day?
It is fancy isn't it! I did literally buy the best one I could find, so I hope the little buggers are happy with it :-)
Just checked out your channel, I like your videos... might make it into a "this weeks best gardening videos" at some stage ;-)
Yes they did.
Looking forward to the update .....
Like you I research and after watching your video I have decided to invest in the wormcity, I was just wondering how things are going with the product now?
lol that happened to me too...i was about to write a comment about it till i read your comment......haha
How many worms are supposed to be in that bag? How many or what weight?
Just wondering, was there any problems you came across while establishing your wormcity worm bin?
how do you find the tray system sitting on top of the other trays? does it squash the castings/worms? or make it anaerobic? would you recommend supporting the weight of the tray so not to cause these problems? or is it fine just the way it is?
Thank you for this review, you're just the same as me I have to know what's the right way and most efficient, you've saved me a lot of time, I have to have one now, there's a great one just released but it's in India and postage seems to be a problem, look it up on CZcams it's called vermiterra but this one seems just as good if not better.
While we crawl on a tiny hole. We could use a partner.
Very nice
suggest to make such videos without music....otherwise fantastic
My sentiments entirely :)
No the worms start off in one tray, the others are added later
Great thanks for sharing!
Two questions: Will worms slither up the sides if only 1/2 filled w/compost?
I am having a problem with moth and Japanese beetle larvae infestation? Got a cure? (I know I can use my Jumbo Cajun barbi boiler and sterile the soil but that means i have to spend the whole day picking out the live worms before i euthanize the larvae ...?
Could use material from a paper shredder all your mail shredded
There are multiple trays so you can keep adding food waste to it :-) If you put them in different trays they would all end up in the same tray anyway :-)
How long does the liquid stay good for once you have drained it off great video Thanks
about a year, but dilute it 10 to 1 as its powerful stff
u dont need worm food. worms feed on food scraps(they eat fruits and vegtables and only eggshell,not the egg.No citrusfruits)
Can you give us an update on how your worms are going?
hi...did the worms came with the package?
just got mine :) ebay, 5 tray £50!!!!!! BARGAIN A+ SELLER lol
cat alert!
is he from New Zealand ? isnt Britain full up by now ? , just watch Sky news every expert isnt from Britain ...... did you get this free for your Review ?
i have heard of a can o worms....
interesting hope none take a walk or a crawl even :) I'm glad my bin only cost five bucks but it's much smaller then you outfit.
um is that last comment a joke? hehe you may be handsome but I'm afraid you are either so softly spoken that you're nearly inaudible or there has been some sort of technical error with this vid as I literally can't hear your voice at all! All I could hear was the music...that's not intentional surely? I wanted to hear what you had to say about the wormery! I've got the same one, it seems to be going fine but i've only had it a week and i was impatient to see what it will look like hehe
don\t think you were supposed to dump all the worms in one tray. That's why they gave you 5 trays. :-)
The worms will travel upwards to follow the food, they stay in the bottom tray until the food is more or less turned into castings. Once you add the 2nd tray they will go up, you then process the bottom tray, so remove all the lovely compost. Some worms may still be there so you add these to the 2nd tray (which is now the bottom tray) Its a continual process. great fun. The worms are not stupid. You have 5 trays so you have different stages of compost going on.
Looks like the one from Asia is a knockoff of the one you got
Sensible people do read manuals and secondly real men are not insecure and weak to admit their weaknesses and so on. Lol.
I am very disappointed about this wormery. Not only they escape from the top but also drop at the bottom one where the liquid is collected and then drown! It is badly design.
The product is good, but you bored me within 2 minutes, nothing personal. If you were to get animated you would be a great asset to this product and wormeries. Keep at it sunbeam :)