First time and probably last time
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 8:18 pm
Hello!
Received a wormery as a leaving present. Received worms in post, all thriving and eagerly set up their new home. Put whole thing inside large bag so that at least if the worms did try to escape I could hopefully find any inside bag.
Every few days I'd take a look and see, yup, worms ok. Let them settle in first before getting them onto solids.
Last couple of days very warm and this morning was quite concerned as I knew its position was in direct sunlight so had to move it to a shadier place. Opened up top and what a smell and no worms to be seen! Dug around in compost thinking they might have migrated into the soil away from the top but nothing.
Took off the bedding tray to check the sump tray and oh my goodness, stinky worm soup.
So, all my worms have seemingly died. I'm not quite sure exactly what but here's what I think:
Worms seem to have been quite active during the time they were alive as there was a lot of worm poo around.
Now I have an empty wormery and am thinking to get rid of it - it just seems too much effort to be honest and I don't want to have more worm deaths on my conscience!
I'd like to know what others think happened.. I had only had the wormery a week.
Thanks,
Received a wormery as a leaving present. Received worms in post, all thriving and eagerly set up their new home. Put whole thing inside large bag so that at least if the worms did try to escape I could hopefully find any inside bag.
Every few days I'd take a look and see, yup, worms ok. Let them settle in first before getting them onto solids.
Last couple of days very warm and this morning was quite concerned as I knew its position was in direct sunlight so had to move it to a shadier place. Opened up top and what a smell and no worms to be seen! Dug around in compost thinking they might have migrated into the soil away from the top but nothing.
Took off the bedding tray to check the sump tray and oh my goodness, stinky worm soup.
So, all my worms have seemingly died. I'm not quite sure exactly what but here's what I think:
- We put too much garden soil with the coir soil?
The shredded paper layer was too thick - it never dried out as a couple of times in this hot weather I did 'water' the paper a couple of times. So perhaps not enough air getting in?
It was sited in the wrong place and became too hot.
Worms seem to have been quite active during the time they were alive as there was a lot of worm poo around.
Now I have an empty wormery and am thinking to get rid of it - it just seems too much effort to be honest and I don't want to have more worm deaths on my conscience!
I'd like to know what others think happened.. I had only had the wormery a week.
Thanks,