Wormeries? What do I need toknow about them?

[KatyMac]

Are they messy?

What do they eat?

I have a fairly small garden, what do I do with the output?

Any recomendations for a good type to buy (if the general consensus is that they are a good idea)?

I had a can'o worms from wriggly wrigglers for a long time, and liked it very much. All kitchen waste bar orange peel (too acidic) and bones went in. A small garden will use the compost, I really wouldn't worry! I had it in a flat with almost no garden at all at one point, and had very happy houseplants.

Did you put cooked potatoes etc in, Messy?

Yes, cooked stuff is fine as long as the lid fits properly.

We had a wormery on our balcony, and the liquid “tea” that we could tap off was brilliant as a fertiliser. No smell, but I had to watch out that any flies that hatched couldn’t get out by putting a layer of loose paper on top.