Worm Farms for Melbourne and Victoria
Long lasting worm farms are an excellent way commence a recycling program in the home or in a school situation. The City of Mebourne is one council that provides discounted worm farms for its residents. These wonderful recyclying boxes are easy to operate, provide free fertiliser for the garden and pots alike and if used properlu are odourless as well.
If you are in the process of building or rebuilding you can also consider a complete organic worm farm waste system.
Be aware that worm farms do require to be located out of the hot sun during Melbournes summers, and they are best protected from rain as well, vents in the lids can allow water in and this can cause flooding in the worm farm.
How big a worm farm will you need ?
This will depend on the sizeof you family and how much you recycyle, so talk to your supplier. However they are cheap to buy and free to run, or you could build your own and just buy the right composting worms for the system.
Worm farm suppliers for Melbourne and VIC Includes online worm farm suppliers and composting worms for MELBOURNE VIC and Rural Victoria. Worm farms play an important part in the recycling program for garden and kitchen waste in many home in Melbourne. Commercial worm farms are also available.
- Look for a system with 3 layers and a liquid collection tray at the bottom. Make sure that the lid is protected from rain as in the wet season in sydney this can flood the worm farm.
- A good drainage system from the collection tray is essential, and the tap in this will be left on at most times to allow the moisture to drain away. We place a small watering can beneath the tap and use this as a collection system.
- You will need to locate your worm farm out of direct sun.
Suppliers of Worm Farm Kits which include everything you need to start making your own High Quality Fertilizer in your own backyard. We supply Compost Worms, The Swag Worm Farms, Worm Castings, Worm Juice and Can even make Compost Tea to order.
www.wormtech.com.au
BROWNS COMPOST WORMS – phone: 0425 767 264
48 Milne Street Crib Point Victoria 3919
We sell compost worms and worm products (castings & worm liquid) for the retail and bulk market. Also provide advice for successful waste management
CERES Community Environment Park – phone: +61 (03) 9387 2609
8 Lee Street, East Brunswick, Victoria, Australia 3057
email: keith@ceres.org.au (Worm farms)
email: nursery@ceres.org.au (Worms)