Wormeries are raised up off the ground and have a few tiers - either square or circular - with a tap on the bottom that lets out excess water and
wormcast. You add cooked and uncooked food into the top tier, and the worms (you can get as many as 1,000 to 1,800) work their way up to the food, producing
wormcast (liquid fertiliser) and compost as they break down your food - they can eat and digest up to half their own body weight each day.
The fertiliser, known as
wormcast, is sold to gardeners for pounds 8 a tub.
Wormcast butties, tubes of glue, Pans of slugs in slimy stew, Bogey burgers, brown rat roast, Fat Black tadpoles squashed on toast, Washed down with a cup of string.
Wormeries are raised up off the ground and have a few tiers with a tap on the bottom that lets out excess water and
wormcast.
The Chris Beardshaw
Wormcast Garden incorporates a reflective lily pond, clipped yew hedges and long herbaceous borders, and will act as a platform for the launch of his new educational initiative, Growing For Life, aimed at promoting horticulture to the younger generation.
The Chris Beardshaw
Wormcast Garden incorporates a reflective lily pond, clipped yew hedges and long herbaceous borders, and acts as a platform for the launch of his new educational initiative, Growing For Life, aimed at promoting horticulture to the younger generation.
Avoid treading on
wormcasts and brush or rake them off the lawn as soon as they are dry enough -
wormcast soil is usually quite fertile and can be mixed with potting compost.
April McDonald A
Wormcasts may look unsightly, but the presence of earthworms is always a good sign.
April McDonald A
Wormcasts may look unsightly, but the presence of earthworms is always a The presence of earthworms is always a good sign for gardens good sign.
The man who can smile bravely when his putt is diverted by one of those beastly
wormcasts is pure gold right through.
They are the broomsticks associated with witches but they are effective outdoor brooms, especially for brushing leaves and
wormcasts off the lawn.
In fact, it's Freshfield in the evening sunshine, and the strange objects poking up out of the sand are
wormcasts, rather than a bizarre geological formation.