NATHALIA COMPOST WORMS
NATHALIA COMPOST WORMS are a blend of tiger, blue, red and night crawler worms, sustainably bred, farmed and grown in Nathalia. The package contains, worms, worm eggs and castings. The entire contents can be added directly to your compost pile.
Many gardeners love to compost. Compost, by definition, is organic matter that has broken down (decomposed) to form fertiliser. The fertiliser is used to improve soil quality in a garden, a pot, a garden bed or a lawn.
There are many different methods used to make compost, a popular one being Vermicomposting.
Vermicomposting is the process of using worms to speed up the composting process. Worms are the original recyclers. They will eat away at kitchen and garden waste. The worm digestion process turns the waste into a superior quality fertiliser. Worm manure is known as worm castings”. It is often described as “Black Gold and there can be no doubt that it is one of the best fertilisers on the planet. The other thing we know for sure is that it is the most economical fertiliser!
Simply add a container or two of Nathalia Compost Worms to your compost pile or bin. Make sure the compost is in a spot that is shady throughout the day. Worms hate heat and they also hate light. They like dark, slightly damp organic places as their habitat, with plenty of fresh air. It’s often a good idea to turn the compost with a garden fork weekly to aerate the compost pile. Make sure the compost pile has a balance of garden leaves, garden waste and kitchen waste and leave the worms to do the rest.
It is also safe to add Nathalia Compost Worms to your garden bed. Worms help improve the soil quality of your garden bed. Worms don’t eat anything that is living, so they won't harm the plants or veggies that you have growing. They will however, quietly work their way through your soil, eating mulch and other organic materials in your garden bed, fertilising the garden bed and improving the soil quality as they go. It is essential though that you do have mulch or another organic medium on the surface of your garden bed, so that the worms have a food source. Without a food source and protection from heat and light, they will most likely leave the garden bed in search of a more suitable habitat.
Tips for starting your compost pile
How to build a compost pile
What actually goes into a compost pile?
What actually goes into a compost pile?
Compost piles aren’t hard to build. If you do a quick search on the internet, there are so many different ways to have a compost pile. You need to consider the space you have, the size of your garden and consider what can work for you. You can buy them from hardware stores, you can make them from timber and wires, or you can be like us and make them from bales of hay and a few garden stakes in the corner of your garden. One thing is for sure - there is a compost pile/bin that is suitable for every budget, size and shape of garden!
Choose a shady place in your garden, out of the road and get composting.
What actually goes into a compost pile?
What actually goes into a compost pile?
What actually goes into a compost pile?
The four key ingredients to having a successful compost pile are a balance of
- Nitrogen - from lawn clippings, vegetable kitchen scraps, weeds, spent annuals
- Carbon - from fallen leaves, hay or straw, woodchips, recycled paper or cardboard.
- Water - your pile should always be damp to touch, but not wringing wet.
- Oxygen - regularly turning your compost pile to allow airflow through your pile.
With all these present, your pile will have the best chance to “decompose” over time to form a nutrient rich fertiliser, to give back to your garden.
Now, at this point we think you should add some heroes to your pile. These heroes obviously being worms! Once you add WORMS to your compost pile, you are using the method of VERMICOMPOSTING.
- Worms speed up the process of decomposition considerably and will work away quietly. The castings from the worms transform compost because the castings themselves are an organic soil conditioner.
Why bother to compost?
What actually goes into a compost pile?
Why bother to compost?
There are many reasons to make a compost pile.
Quite simply, the less kitchen waste you put in your household bin, the less rubbish that goes to landfill. You can do your tiny bit to reduce landfill by keeping, composting and recycling your kitchen scraps. Every little bit helps our environment.
Home grown compost from your pile straight to your garden can increase and improve soil efficiency. And it goes without saying that it’s economical. It’s a great alternative to store bought mulch or compost, and can work alongside potting mixes and fertilizers to reduce the overall cost of garden projects. A little bit of work with your compost pile can result in some fantastic savings.
It’s great fun! Decomposition is a really interesting process to watch, especially when there are worms involved. (We love ANYTHING with worms involved) Some people have a “set and forget” method with their compost and let the process take its own course. Some people like to really speed up the process by regularly turning and tending to their compost pile. Whatever method you choose to do, we know you’ll be pleasantly surprised by what your garden waste, kitchen waste and some worms can achieve.