Green Waste

Activity – Build a Wormery

You will need

• A wooden, plastic or glass box (an old aquarium perhaps) with a lid
• Old newspapers
• Vegetable/fruit waste
• Garden trowel
• Moss
• Worms (preferably tiger worms available from fishing tackle shops)

What to Do

• In the bottom of the container create bedding for the worms by shredding the newspapers and mixing them with a small amount of moss
• Worms need water so add enough to make the bedding feel like a wet sponge
• Now add the fruit/vegetable Waste (a little crushed eggshell can be added to give your worms Calcium)
• Cover the Waste with more bedding material
• Now add your worms
• It will take approximately 3 months before your compost can be harvested
• When you want to harvest your compost shine a torch onto the wormery.  This makes the worms wriggle down to the bottom
• Take out the compost and use it in pots, tubs and garden plots to make your school environment a better, more beautiful place rich in wildlife