Allotment worm farm version 1

Filcris Recycled Plastic

Filcris Recycled Plastic
Projects undertaken by Filcris or our customers in the garden, on the allotment and anywhere else that looks interesting.

Orchids

Orchids in and out of the garden
My attempts to grow orchids in my garden and some pictures of much better orchids in the wider countryside.

Photo Albums

Creating the meadow

This is a record of the first part of the project, between March and September 2005 when we did the groundwork for the meadow. Most of the relevant details about the process are included in the comments for each photo so I haven't repeated it elsewhere.

Some excellent places to visit

02/28/2011

Allotment worm farm version 1

I finally got a chance to set up the mega worm farm on the allotment. I ordered 5kg of dendrobaena worms last week - I wasn't expecting them to be delivered so soon. I had already got a plasterers bath online, to which I fitted a hozelock tap. I made a manger type base for it from recycled plastic material from Filcris. I then filled it with a 5cm layer of clay pellets for drainage topped it up with a sheet of perforated plastic. Finally I filled it up with a couple of kilos of worms, some shredded cardboard and a load of decomposing scraps, before covering it with a lid. I'll be interested to see how well it works. I have another one to make and the rest of the batch of worms to house.