Small Space Worm Composting
Online Course: learn everything you need to recycle your kitchen waste in a wormery to make compost that will help your plants thrive.
Wormeries are the ideal composting solution for balconies, patios, rooftops and front or back yards.
Wormeries (or worm farms / worm bins) are small and compact, don't smell, and produce fantastic quality compost. Perfect for small urban spaces.
In the course you will learn:-
How Worms Work
Understand the essential needs of worms to help you care for them and create a thriving and healthy wormery.
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How to choose a wormery
What design features to look for - and what to avoid - and what size you need. Learn how to make your own low cost and effective wormery from a simple plastic box.
How to set up a wormery
Step by step instructions on how to set up, feed and establish a healthy wormery.
Key Features of the Course
- Lessons and Videos on: how to make, set up, feed and harvest a wormery - and how to use worm compost.
- Watch at anytime.
- You can ask Mark questions directly through the course website.
- Invites to monthly live Vertical Veg Q&A sessions from April - July 2024 - where you can ask any questions you like about the course.
The wonders of worm compost - or 'black gold'
Worm compost is often considered the ultimate plant food, hence it's sometimes called 'black gold'. It's rich in all the major nutrients plants needs as well as many important trace elements and other growth promoting compounds. Most significantly, it is teeming with microbial life that enhances plant vitality and increases resistance to pests and disease.
It's also a low cost and environmentally sustainable way to feed plants - and a brilliant way of recycling food waste and reducing landfill.
How to Make 'Black Gold'
What to add to a wormery to make 'black gold' - a top quality compost that can transform your container gardening.
How to harvest and use worm compost
To raise strong seedlings, to rejuvenate old compost and to boost established plants.
Troubleshoot
Wormeries are easy to run once you know - but there things that go wrong. Learn how to avoid them and how to put them right.
About Mark Ridsdill Smith, your tutor
I first discovered wormeries when growing on a balcony in London 14 years ago (pictured). After making lots of mistakes (when, I confess, I was responsible for the demise of two worm colonies), worm compost started to transform my container gardening. Everything grew stronger and healthier. It was also rewarding to recycle our food scraps rather than throwing them in a bin.
Since then I've experimented with a variety of different wormeries in my concrete front yard. I currently have five! They are the main form of fertility in my container garden.
Over the years, I've met lots of people who struggle to run a wormery, and seen a lot of unhealthy wormeries that don't produce good compost. I've also seen misleading information and instructions about wormeries online that can compound the problem.
I created this course to show that, with a bit of knowledge and practise, it's not difficult to create a happy, productive wormery. It's a bit like riding a bike - very easy when you get the hand of it. I'd love to show you how.
My front yard container garden,
powered by worm compost.
Small Space Worm Composting
Online Course: learn everything you need to recycle your kitchen waste in a wormery to make compost that will help your plants thrive.