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Magherafelt Primary School, Magherafelt

Our Wormery

24th May 2018

Are the worms sleeping..?
Are the worms sleeping..?
 
Making sure that the holes are there to enable air to get into our wormery
Making sure that the holes are there to enable air to get into our wormery
 
Under layer of newspaper
Under layer of newspaper
 
More newspaper required
More newspaper required
 
In goes the first few scoops of sand
In goes the first few scoops of sand
 
Making sure that the paper is covered with the sand
Making sure that the paper is covered with the sand
 
Getting into those corners
Getting into those corners
 
Patting our sand down firmly
Patting our sand down firmly
 
Now for the next layer...compost
Now for the next layer...compost
 
More compost please
More compost please
 
Building the layers up well
Building the layers up well
 
Lots of dirty soil
Lots of dirty soil
 
Making sure that our worms are alive and kicking
Making sure that our worms are alive and kicking
 
In goes the dirty soil with the worms within
In goes the dirty soil with the worms within
 
Now for a final layer of clean compost
Now for a final layer of clean compost
 
Keep topping that layer up
Keep topping that layer up
 
Adding a little bit of moisture
Adding a little bit of moisture
 
A little more..
A little more..
 
Some food for the worms ontop
Some food for the worms ontop
 
Making sure the lid is securely placed...We don't want any worms escaping
Making sure the lid is securely placed...We don't want any worms escaping