According to the makers, the Hungry Bin has a larger surface area than other wormeries in the market, resulting in a greater population of worms. This reduces the time it takes to convert food waste into compost. The tapered shape of the bin compresses the compost as it forms, encouraging the worms to the surface, which makes the hungry bin more efficient than other systems. This also ensures that worms don't have to be separated from the finished castings, which are then collected in an easily removable container.
Ours arrived last week and with the nice weather returning I got it set up in the garden.
Unpacking reminded me of the Russian Dolls, each part fitted neatly in the one before.
Twinkles in the background keeping an eye on proceedings.
The instuctions were clear to follow, and unlike me I actually read them rather than just dive in and hope for the best!
And there it is!
After assembly the next thing was to add the inhibitants, the worms!!A kilo of worms in bedding arrived to get the bin started, once they get established they breed, and breed and breed!
And there they are, in their new home, ready to eat!
This is our first foray into having a worm composter, so we will see how we get on, and report back on how the process works for us. Mark is keen to make his own "worm tea" for use in the garden. We now have to get used to saving scraps for them, my first few scraps were placed carefully on a plate in the kitchen, only to be tidied into the trash by Mark, we will have to get used to recycling our scraps rather than throwing them out!Gaz
Hungry Bin can be ordered directly from the Omlet Website - www.omlet.co.uk