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A word of advice - don't buy one of those wormeries that looks like a wheelie bin if you have short arms!! They are very difficult to empty and heavy. I have so much worm compost and "tea" on my feet, legs and arms that by next year I should have grown enough to reach the bottom of it without crawling in!
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couldn't help but laugh when reading this, is there any chance you could upload some pics? hahaha -
Sorry Matt, it would have been impossible to take pics with my head in the bin! There's more for you to laugh at on my Blog!Comment
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Where did the worms go then?Location - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
Endless wonder.Comment
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I didn't eat them, if that's what you're thinking! I'm guessing that they drowned, because it was very wet at the bottom. I don't understand why it wasn't draining out of the tap. Maybe some have survived in the compost and were just lying low. Its still in the trug in the greenhouse, with extra straw and paper in the base to absorb the moisture, I hope.Originally posted by mothhawk View PostComment
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maybe your tap was blocked with soilComment
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It shouldn't have been because the outlet is below the false floor, through which the liquid can drain. In theory, there shouldn't be any debris down there. I dunno!Originally posted by Matt94 View PostComment
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oh no you poor thing
i did have a giggle at your blog though). I remember having a similar situation and conversation with my dad a couple of years ago, when he decided to grow potatoes in a wheelie bin. and i was saying to him how will you get the potatoes out blah blah and he was coming up with all these ideas in the end i said to him 'look this is ridiculous, dont come running to me when you cant get your spuds out' and then his wife started killing herself laughing she took 'spuds' as a euphemism for as something else....
dad totally didnt get it, bless his irish catholic soul hahahahaLast edited by boosmummy; 28-02-2012, 07:05 PM.Comment
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It was a good job nobody was around to see me. That soggy compost is very black and sticky!
Like your spuds tale! I shan't ask whether your dad ever got his spuds out......
Maybe this bin will end being used for growing and I'll buy/make a tiered one insteadComment
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yeah probably best, get yourself a tiered one. Im thinking of making one out of pallets, with plastic as the base at the bottom. Im going to have a tinker at drawing some plans tonight when the kids have gone to bed, see how feasible it is.
And i have no idea about the spuds, hes not mentioned them since - he does amuse meComment
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Tiered wormeries are sooooooooo much easier
The amount of phonecalls we get from people who have bought bin style wormeries is amazing.
The problem is that they are just so hard to manage and get right, especially for a novice, they sound great , but in reality are far from it.
Pallet wormeries work really well
RonnieComment
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Thanks Wormcity! I bought this one as it was only £20 from the council but I would definitely have chosen a tiered one otherwise.Comment
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Off topic, (sort of) but this reminded me of a colleague from school. She's not very tall (about 5ft, like me). She went to Sainsbury's to do her shopping, and wanted something from the bottom of one of the chest freezers. She was leaning in, lost her balance and ended upside down with her legs in the air
She couldn't move, because she was using both arms to brace herself. Now for the really good bit, one of her year 11 boys came along, and asked her if she needed any help 
Needless to say, the story was all round school next morning.
I could not live without a garden, it is my place to unwind and recover, to marvel at the power of all growing things, even weeds!
Now a little Shrinking Violet.
http://potagerplot.blogspot.com/Comment
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I know exactly what you mean about chest freezers - and they do when you're leaning in!Comment
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hope she was wearing trousers !!and ended upside down with her legs in the airComment
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