are one of the best way to recycle household waste. Worm farms are clean, odourless and efficient. Composting worms, such as tiger worms are the best type of worms for worm farms. Worm farms are used to quickly and efficiently decompose organic matter and turn it into vermicaste and liquid worm waste, both of these products are fantastic fertilizers. Worm farms for Australia, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Hobart, Darrwin and Canberra.
Worm farms and worms are both great for the garden. Worms in the garden itself are experts at aerating the soil and converting organic matter into worm castings or vermicast.
A worm farm is a fantastic way to harness this natural composting method. Red Worms or Tiger Worms are the best to use in a worm farm, worm farms can be purchased online or from retail stores across Australia or even local councils.
Remember worms like dark cool places, so keep your worm farm shaded. Avoid citrus or onions, worms hate onions and citrus and will run away (literally try to climb out of the worm farm) Meat scraps are not suitable for worm farms, worms will eat meat scraps, however meat scraps attract flys and maggots. Use the castings on the garden or in pot plants, or mix with water to create a liquid. Use the liquid waste as a fertilizer, but dilute it with water.
How to Make a Worm Farm.
Without doubt the easiest way is purchase a ready made worm farm, and these come in a range of sizes and materials. Size is important as you will be surprized how quickly you can fill up a worm farm.
Worm farms can also be made from old bathtubs and other large containers that have drainage at the bottom. With this method instead of stacking containers on top of one another allowing the worms to move up as they digest one layer, the worms are contollled to move from one end to the other.
The secret in building a worm farm is to find a cool dark place to position the warm farm, preferably close to where the scraps will come from. So maybe close to the kitchen, or in a shaded part of the vegetable garden.
Worm Farms For Sale Online
GARDEN SHOPPER
Phone: (02) 9280 2008 Fax: (02) 92811 707 email info@gardeningcentral.com.au
Our Garden Oz Worm Farms are the best you can buy. 210L, our worm farms recycle domestic and garden waste, saving the environment and dramatically reducing household waste. GREAT QUALITY. GREAT PRICES. GARDEN FURNITURE. GARDEN SHOPPER .(We send to all states)
Worms used in worm farms do best on a mixture of Nitrogen Rich Materials and Carbon Rich Materials.
It is best to ensure that you have a mixture of these two types of material to help promote a healthy worm farm. Vegetable scraps and peelings alone tend to get a little to damp. Its OK to turn the contents of the worm farm every week or two to help with aeration.
What can you put in a worm farm?
Nitrogen Rich Materials for worm farms include:
Vegetable and food scraps (not meat or dairy foods)
Tea leaves / tea bags
Soft stems from plants
Dead flower heads
Grass cuttings (Limit the amount of grass clippings to 1/5 and allow them to decompose for a few weeks before adding them)
Carbon Rich Materials for worm farms include:
twigs & sticks
shredded or torn dampened newspaper or cardboard
wood ash
sawdust (from untreated timbers only)
fallen leaves (limit to 1/5)
A mixture of Coffee grounds and
crushed egg shells (from cooked eggs) is also good for worm farms. The mixture of coffe grounds and egg shells helps balance acidity.
WEATHERWORKS AUSTRALIA /THE SUSTAINABILITY STORE
48 Johnson Place Wattle Grove Perth W.A 6107
phone: 08 9359 2582
fax: 08 9359 2580
We supply an assortment of weather instruments including Automatic Weather Stations and garden products to schools, business, agriculture and the general public:- Raised Garden Beds, Moon Planting Calendars, Wheelie-Bin Worm Farms, Compost Bays, Organic Soil , Greywater Diversion Systems, Solar and Wind-Power Systems
BROWNS COMPOST WORMS
48 Milne Street Crib Point Victoria 3919
phone: 0425 767 264
We sell compost worms and worm products (castings & worm liquid) for the retail and bulk market. Also provide advice for successful waste management
NITRO WORM FARMS
Guneena Cottage Nullamanna Rd Inverell NSW 2360
phone: 02 67251487 fax: 02 67251487
We specialise in the breeding and sale of bait and compost worms.
UPAGUMTREE WORMS
PO Box 36 Belrose NSW 2085
phone: 0429 037 565 fax: 02 9975 7683
Based in Port Stephens, with distributors in Sydney and Swansea (NSW). Upagumtree Worms supplies home worm farms, compost worms, vermicast & liquid plant food.
email ross@upagumtreeworms.com.au
CERES Community Environment Park
8 Lee Street, East Brunswick, Victoria, Australia 3057
Phone: +61 (03) 9387 2609 Fax: (03) 9381-1844
email: keith@ceres.org.au (Worm farms)
email: nursery@ceres.org.au (Worms)
KIZAN WORMS
Unit 3, 6 Russellton Drive Alstonville NSW 2477
phone: 1800 72 80 44 fax: 02 6628 5774
Worms, Worm Farms and Big Red Bait for Composting, Fishing and Animal Food. Biobags for kitchen and animal waste. Free Advice & Delivery Australia Wide
LIFESTYLE GARDENS
167 Gilbert St, Latrobe TAS 7307
phone: 03 6426 2003 / 6426 1272
Tasmanian natives, Ornamental trees & shrubs fruit trees. Water features,& Pumps, filter systems statuary, topiary, Greenhouses, composts, fertilisers, plant protection m
aterials, Tools & pots.
Worm Farms for sale for in Sydney (New South Wales - NSW), Brisbane (Queensland - QLD), Melbourne Victoria VIC), Adelaide (South Australia - SA), Perth (Western Australia - WA), Hobart (Tasmania - TAS), Darwin (Northern Territory - NT) and Canberra (ACT)
