Worm Factory DS5TT 5-Tray Worm Composter - Terra Cotta
by Cascade Manufacturing Sales, Inc.
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Worm Factory DS5TT 5-Tray Worm Composter - Terra Cotta
Customer Review: Excellent condominium for worms
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had this bin for a year now and I have only good things to say about it. If something went wrong - it was me; the bin is designed very well to allow oxygen in and extra water out.
A feature worth mentioning is that unlike systems with just one bucket or bin, the worm factory allows you to easily correct mistakes. At one point, I dumped the contents of two trays in my backyard because of maggot infestation. Nevertheless, I didn't lose my worms that remained in the other two trays.
And please don't give up on your composting efforts if you make mistakes. And you will make mistakes. Make sure to keep the bin out of the summer sun or your worms will attempt to flee their housing complex. Also I made a serious mistake by overfeeding the bin. And adding shredded paper is not always enough - it compacts and gets wet too easily. In this case, I would recommend using some older castings or soil.
If you do everything properly, collecting castings should be very easy. If you have a tray with food right above, worms typically won't stay in the tray with castings and no food.
It is great that a well designed system such as worm factory allows apartment dwellers (like me) with little space to divert their food scraps from landfills and compost them with relative ease.
Customer Review: Growing worms is easy
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had worm farms before, but this is the easiest way to actually seperate the food from the castings. You use a system of trays, intially placing the food in the bottom tray, and the tray above it is mostly fiberous material. Then you stop feeding them on the lower tray and then start adding food to the tray up above, and then adding another more fiberous tray.
This system eliminates the feeding the worms in one spot and then pulling out the castings, trying to leave all of the worms in there you can. I like that the worms have more mobility so just in case your feeding area is too wet they can move around. I also like there is lots of air in this system so everything doesn't get too wet.
The tray system was easy to put together, it took only a few minutes. It also comes with your initial bedding of coconut husks. Ideally you will want to put your farm into place, and wet down your bedding, and then get your worms. There are instructions on the top of the lid of the bin to tell you what to feed your worms with, and a great guide that also comes with the bin. I highly recommend this worm bin.
Customer Review: I love my worms and the farm they live in!
Summary: 5 Stars
There will really be no smell with this if you use it the way that the directions say to. I was a little leery of buying worms through the mail, but they arrived safely and went to work right away composting the food and bedding that I gave them. They have done wonderfully and I'm looking forward to having enough to put on my square foot garden next year! We keep the worm factory in the bathroom right next to the master bedroom and I haven't had a single complaint from my husband about the smell of rotting food because you can't smell it!Customer Review: Fun Worm Farm
Summary: 5 Stars
My kids and I love our worm factory. I have it in my kitchen and it is not obtrusive or smelly. I have had it for about 3 months and it already has a few trays of usable compost. I feed the worms about 2 a week and I can go on long trips and they will survive off the left overs as well as newspaper alone. It's a great learning experience for my kids as well. I'm looking forward to this new planting season coming up so I can use the compost.Customer Review: Good Design & Sturdy Construction
Summary: 5 Stars
My short (2 month) experience with the Worm Factory has been quite successful. It was easy to assemble, had sufficient starter materials, and clear instructions for establishing a healthy worm habitat. No smell and no escapees in my basement, so far. I look forward to having plenty of "black gold" to apply to my seedlings during the coming season. The worm tea drainage is a big, early bonus - my houseplants are thriving.