How to Save Money with a Wormery

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If you've just purchased a wormery or are considering buying a wormery in the near future, you may wonder if it's worth the money. While it isn't very expensive to start a wormery, will you really get anything out it if you use one? The simple answer is yes. A wormery is a simple container, often with multiple levels, that is designed to recycle foods and materials into compost, or castings, that can be used to enrich soil and improve plant life.

can_o_worms_composterWho Can Save Money with a Wormery?

  • Homeowners
  • Gardeners
  • Flower and Plant Sellers
  • Fishermen
  • Farmers

A wormery is financially beneficial in a variety of ways. The most obvious benefit you'll see from your wormery is the amount of castings and liquid, known as worm tea, left behind. The castings and worm tea can be added to both indoor and outdoor plants to enrich the soil and make the plants grow stronger. For gardeners and farmers, this saves lots of money from the beginning and even more over time. There's no need to buy expensive and harmful chemicals or sprays to protect flowers against diseases.

The rich soil provides you with healthy plants that are less likely to fall ill or be torn down by harsh weather and bugs. For those who sell their homegrown plants or grow their own food, healthy plants are the key to making money from fine flowers and produce. If you keep a small garden to grow your own foods, keeping them healthy lowers the chance of dying plants. Dead plants reduces you to shopping at the store again for your produce and spending even more money than you did to start your garden.

Homeowners will also benefit from recycling food and certain materials with a wormery. No part of what they've bought will go to waste and friends or family may be interested in purchasing bags of the highly nutritious compost left behind by the worms. Those who fish or know fishermen will never have to buy their own bait again and can sell worms to other fishermen at a discount price.

How to Save Money with a Wormery

  1. Use an appropriate sized wormery with a large number of worms to produce more compost faster.
  2. Use as many recyclable materials and foods as you can in your wormery instead of throwing them away. Don’t forget about small items such as coffee grounds and certain fruit or vegetable peels.
  3. Use red wigglers for better compost and fishing bait.
  4. Choose a wormery that allows worms to move between levels. This reduces the chance of dumping out worms on accident when emptying a tray of compost.

Following these simple tips can help your wormery thrive and continue to save you money. Not only will it save your wallet, but you'll be saving the environment at the same time.