Does anyone have any links to good designs for an easy to use DIY wormery? Any other hints & tips gratefully read...
I'm fed up with throwing out veg waste from the kitchen but don't really have room for composting & it seems like a good Winter project

the gardener's world magazine did a good one a bit back.
used similar ones at school.
don't keep it too dry nor too wet. we used to mist ours daily. soft leaves, soft fruit were all appreciated.

put setting up a wormery into your search engine and I am sure you will find lots of links.

That's a great idea Darren. We call it vermicompost - composting with worms. It's very rich compost. You can easily make a vermicompost bin from a 'Rubbermaid' storage bin - just drill a few air holes and you're just about done. Here's a video that shows you how...

How to Build a Worm Composting Bin | GreenShortz DIY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHS1UKdUzVo

Thanks Bathgate! I had in mind a 3 tiered one so I can collect liquid at the bottom as a water-on feed too.
I found a plastic rack of drawers that, with a few tweaks & some drilling would be ideal & it's only £12. As a bonus I can break up all those useless fibre pots to use as part of the wormy nest layer😄

Thank you for the link Bathgate. That looks like a very easy way of providing a wormery. Here in West Lothian we are very environmentally aware. The figures just issued shows our council area recycles 61% of all waste collected. That is the best result in Scotland. Are the worms active 52 weeks of the year?

Apparently the worms are less active when the temperature is low, Scotsgran. In ideal conditions they, roughly, double in number every three months

Be careful not to let it freeze. In the cold months, I would keep it in the garage or even my basement. The basement would be most convenient since I would be bringing kitchen scraps down to it.

Only got my tiny flat but I've got loads of bubble wrap & a South facing wall. Worst case scenario it can go in the bathroom...

Thank you Darren and Bathgate. We do not have a basement but plenty of space in the garage.

Scotsgran, if you're planning to start a wormery then apparently one of the tricky bits is getting the worms to stay in the container at first. There's a UK company on the net called Worms Direct that sells what they call 'Boxa Worms' as a starter kit for £8.95. You get a box with a mix of the most efficient worms in some of the bedding they came from. You put the box into your container with the bedding medium you've prepared, then moisten the box. The worms escape gradually & all the microbes from their home soil get into the new bedding & makes them more at home. Seems like a good idea to me

Thanks for the information Darren8. That sounds ideal. I will look in to it.