4 Life-Affirming Facts About Keeping a Wormery (That’ll Make You Want To Get One!)

Wormeries are not just for primary school projects; they are an amazing space-saving, climate-protecting bundle of fascination. I started keeping a wormery a few years ago and here’s my five-point run down to sell you on all things worms!

1. They’ll chomp through your food waste each week helping to solve one of the climate problems — organic waste. I’m always amazed at what they get through. There’s been a bit of a worm-debate about the natural carbon cycle. All the big worm brains agree that worm composting is far better than slinging your food waste in the landfill.
2. They have amazing life cycles you can watch in real-time. I was amazed when I first saw worm eggs (perfectly round, I think!) and worm babies (mini rice noodles!) and you’ll be so proud when one of yours becomes a big bruiser in their prime!
3. You get cracking compost for your pots, mini-gardens and tubs. Seriously, the stuff they produce is brilliant. I’m a total novice really in the garden — but there are great resources out there with in-depth details, I particularly like https://theurbanworm.co.uk/ — chapeau!
4. They’ll turn you into a regular life saver when out walking, especially after rain. Whenever you come across a worm somehow stranded in a London pavement puddle (perhaps having been dropped by some over-ambitious robin…?), you’ll be drawn to scoop them out and find some nearby muddy patch to rehome them. This does look a bit weird, I’ll admit.
5. Seriously though, we ‘wormed up’ because our local council didn’t (and still doesn’t) do food waste collection and our little London space wasn’t big enough for a compost heap. I love them, and hope this inspires you to think about what worms could bring to your life!

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