Tiger Wormery – turns your food waste into a liquid feed and rich organic compost, easily and efficiently.
An environmentally friendly way to turn food waste into great vermicompost!
The 3 Tray Standard Tiger Wormery operates very simply and harnesses the surface-feeding nature of the Tiger Worms that live inside it. As the worm composting unit fills, the worms follow the food upwards through the holes in the base of the trays leaving behind their rich organic compost in the trays below. By the time the top tray is full, the bottom tray is ready to harvest worm compost so you simply empty it and pop it back on top. You just keep the system going and the liquid fertiliser gathers in a chamber at the bottom where there is a tap to drain it into your container.
The Tiger Wormeries are manufactured in the UK from high quality plastic which is fully recyclable and comes with a 5 year warranty. They are easy to use and will even look after themselves while you go on holiday.
What's in the box?
- 3 or 4 x Trays depending on which wormery you've chosen
- 1 x Drainage sump tray (with hole)
- 1 x Lid (looks identical to sump tray)
- 1 x Pack of lime mix
- 1 x Coir block
- 1 x Pouch of tiger worms or worm card voucher
- 1 x Filter Bag
- 1 x Wire frame for filter bag
- 4 x Legs
- 1 x Tap with nut & 2 washers
Your worms will eat any dead and decaying organic matter, including ordinary kitchen waste such as peelings, bread, cooked and uncooked scraps, tea bags and paper kitchen towels. In fact, virtually any organic kitchen waste can be used. As most vegetable kitchen waste has a high-water content, no additional water should be added. Please note vegetable waste will be almost 85% water. Keep your food waste in a kitchen caddy for 3 to 5 days in your kitchen before adding it to the wormery. The type of food waste you have in your caddy will determine the amount of liquid which is given off from the rotting food. When your caddy is full put the contents and liquid into the wormery. Most of the liquid will drain through into the sump. This liquid is concentrated fertiliser. Too much water could lead to “waterlogging” of the waste, this in turn will allow the waste to compact and air will be excluded – remember that worms cannot live without air.
Your Wormery is designed to deal with kitchen-generated organic food waste, however the odd handful of leaves, grass or similar garden waste may be used (avoid woody and thick fibrous material) from time to time, but infrequently.
Similarly don't use large quantities of garden material such as lawn clippings as this will be far too much waste at one time. Large quantities of garden waste are perhaps best dealt with by composting techniques involving conventional composters. You can also use waste and litter from small herbivorous pets like rabbits and hamsters, but dog and cat faeces (poo), and indeed the waste of any meat-eating animals should NOT be added as they can carry diseases. Don't add too much onion, leek, or citrus fruit peel as this tends to make the environment too acidic. If these items are added, lime mix, as provided should be added each time you add them to help keep the compost 'sweet'. The lime mix should certainly be added if you notice tiny cotton thread-like white worms appearing. These Pot worms or enchytraeids are natural and quite harmless however, they are an indicator that the compost is becoming too acidic (the ideal pH is neutral) and/or too wet. Add one small handful every 6 weeks or so in normal conditions.
