Frequently Asked Questions

When your wine barrel is getting full of worm casts and you wish to remove some for use in your garden follow these steps.

1.  Open the worm farm lid and remove any cover you may have over the food and worms.

2.  Remove any food that is on top of your worms casts, or move it to one side inside the barrel.

    Your tiger worms are very senstive to light so they will rapidly move down into the worm casts.  

3.  Remove the top layer of worm casts till you get down to where the worms are.  Leave for a few  minutes to allow the worms to go down again.   Remove another layer of casts.  Keep repeating this till you get out the amount of casts you want - remembering to leave a sufficient amount for the worms to keep as a bedding.

4.  Put the food back on top and you are ready to go again.

We sell worms by weight rather than numbers. The average gardener starts by buying half a kilogram.

Vermicast is produced by the feeding action of compost worms. The worms ingest organic matter, fragmenting and grinding it into reusable worm castings, which is high in Nitrogen, Potassium, Calcium and trace elements. These nutrients are why Vermicast can be used as a natural fertilizer in gardens, pot plants, hydroponics and vineyards.

Vermicast contains billions of micro-organisms which continue to work by breaking down organic matter into a plant available form, giving lush healthy growth.

Worm tea is a liquid produced by Tiger worms, which is high in Nitrogen, and when diluted with water makes a highly nutritious plant food, and an effective fungicide and insecticide.

The beneficial micro-organisms contained in the worm tea, are absorbed immediately by the soil and plants in your garden.

It collects in the bottom section of your worm farm and can be drawn from the tap and diluted 1 part to 10 with water and used on your garden.

If conditions are right, Tiger Worms can eat their own weight every 1 to 2 days, so the amount they eat is directly related to the number of worms in your worm farm.

Thankfully, Tiger Worms limit their breeding to the space and food available. If there is more food, they will  increase their numbers to compensate, although it may take some time for the population to grow to balance the food.

Worms will eat anything organic that has once lived.

Left over food scraps - vegetables, fruit, coffee grounds and filters, tea leaves and tea bags, egg shells, shredded paper, hair, left over cereal, and lots more...

As worms don't like acidic conditions, you should not feed them onions, shallots, garlic and citrus peel, tomatos and Chili peppers etc.

You should avoid feeding your worms meat and fish products as this will attract flies and vermin such as mice.

A healthy worm farm should not smell. If your Farm is smelling it may be due to overfeeding or adding Meat or fish products. See our trouble shooting page for more information.

Yes! We are happy to supply you with Worms for your existing Worm Farm, or another one that you may be planning. See our page on Tiger Worms for more information.

What is a composting Toilet?

Composting toilets are an on site treatment plant turning human waste into a usable end product that is a valuable soil additive.   Composting Worms and macro-organisms are one method used in composting toilets.

Further information on these types of toilets can be found on the internet.