Love this worm bin. I got this for my daughter’s 5th birthday — only “per” we could handle in our apartment right now, good lessons in sustainability, life science, but especially worm multiplication. It doesn’t compost too many scraps — we eat a lot of produce — but at least some. We’ve also observed the different ways different scraps break down, the molds that grow. Many mango pits were sprouting, so we planted one and have a mango seedling now. There is no smell at all outside the bin (and only the smell of fresh castings inside). We haven’t had any vermin or insects. The internal environment of the bin is pretty stable. I was worried when we left to travel during winter, when our apartment is overheated and dry, but the worms did fine. It looks elegant, like a piece of furniture. Some worms do make their way down to the empty bottom tray and die, but very few. Most are happy in their tray. We only now filled the second tray and are preparing to harvest the first (could’ve done it months ago, but life’s been busy). Can’t wait to repot my plants with this beautiful fertilizer. I’ve had a DIY outdoor worm bin before, and this one is so much easier to manage. Totally worth the purchase.
Like others have said, starts slow, don’t over-feed, have plenty of worms, keep your dry and wet materials in balance (I do like to splurge on a worm blanket once on a while — cardboard does the trick, but I love a good worm blanket). Happy worm-raising!
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Year-Round Indoor Use
The speed and efficiency of the vermicomposting process keeps typical composing odor to a minimum and allows the unit to be kept inside and used year-round.
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| # of Compost Trays | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Capacity | 6 gallons | 6 gallons | 6 gallons | 6 gallons |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 15" x 15" x 22" | 15" x 15" x 22" | 15" x 15" x 22" | 15" x 15" x 22" |
| Worm Tea Reservoir | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Post-Consumer Recycled Content | 95% | 95% |
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| Capacity | 12 gallons | 12 gallons | 12 gallons | 12 gallons |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 15" x 15" x 30" | 15" x 15" x 30" | 15" x 15" x 30" | 15" x 15" x 30" |
| Worm Tea Reservoir | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Post-Consumer Recycled Content | 97% | 97% |
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| material | Polypropylene | Plastic | — | — | Plastic | Polypropylene |
| capacity | 6 gallons | — | 13.2 gallons | 7.93 gallons | 20 gallons | 100 liters |
| shape | Square | Square | Rectangular | Rectangular | Cylindrical | Rectangular |
| weight | 4.42 kilograms | 4.67 kilograms | — | 6.83 pounds | 12.28 kilograms | — |
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Fun science experiment, pretty compact and not bad looking
I will say, I’ve grown to love this thing. It was a rough start, though, and I think if this came with a good, comprehensive pamphlet on vermiculture best practices and tips, it would have saved me a lot of headache instead of having to do the research myself.I’ve had this for about three months now. If you’re thinking about buying this and you’re a first timer, like I am, I’d suggest a couple tips.1. Take it slow. I know it’s hard to fight the urge to load it up with all your veggies, but seriously listen when they say to wait a week, then small bits at a time. The consequence of loading it up with tons of stuff, like I did, was an insane (like that scene in The Green Mile) infestation of fruit flies that took me a month to get rid of. I’ll be traumatized for a while from that experience. I was literally vacuuming them out of the air all throughout my house, literally hundreds a day (I counted) for weeks. So, don’t do that. It was disgusting and I very nearly threw the worm bin away.2. Buy more worms. I went cheap and got a 250 at first, because I didn’t want to pay for more than that. But they just couldn’t keep up with our waste (two adults). I ended up buying 500 more, and after that, things have been going great because it can process my waste more quickly, which is another fruit fly preventative measure. If I had to do it over again, I’d probably have just gotten 1,000. I was worried to get too many because I thought there would be worms everywhere, but the self-contained system won’t allow for overpopulation.3. Read up on fruit fly prevention first, and be proactive. Covering the top layer with a sheet of wet newspaper helped a lot, chopping waste into tiny pieces allows the worms to eat faster. I also have a small separate closed container to keep my scraps until I think my worms are ready for them—it’s way easier to manage the ecosystem. And neem oil is a good organic solution to prevent flies—I spray a bit on there once a month or so. Not too much.So, all that said, once I figured out how to actively prevent fruit flies, it’s really easy. Once you get the worms going, it’s very low maintenance. And fun to see baby worms and stuff. The worms don’t actually need to be fed that often. I feed them probably once every two or three weeks, and throw in paper scraps and stuff here and there. You can keep your scraps in the freezer if you want—just make sure they’re room temp before you put them in.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2021
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This was extremely easy to setup and get going. It's pretty sturdy and built well. It was easy to get the bedding going, as you can see in the photo. I lucked out with finding a neighbor who was moving and needed to rehome his worms. I took them in and they're doing really well. It doesn't smell at all, and I've had no problems with escaping worms or mites. I'd just say that it does attract fruit flies, so we moved the unit into a shaded part of our backyard for now and have only brought it in when there have been bad storms. The spout is great for collecting the worm tea, though the filter can get clogged easily so keep an eye on it. But, the tea didn't even smell (I've heard that can be an issue for some people with vermicomposters.) This is so much easier than taking everything to our big compost pile and waiting months to use it on our garden. Overall, seriously happy with this investment and just need to figure out how to buy another tray or two to add in!
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