Can-O-Worms

List Price: $149.00 Discount Price: $129.00

Customer Reviews:

Thriving habitat [Posted on 2007-06-04]
Our little friends seem to be thriving in our can-o-worms contraption. We have multiple generations and they seem to be able to move easily to the upper levels. We were suprised at how quickly they filled the bottom layer requiring us to add additional food stuffs in upper shelves. Our flowers love the fertalizer and our little one loves the new "pets". Most of all, it is great to be using an earth friendly method to improve our garden...all from our veggie food wastes.

The worms we purchased (from a friend) came with a square version of the worm farm. We were happy to have purchased this version as it is much larger and user friendly. Best of all it too is made from recycled materials! We even used the packaging for worm bedding.

I'm not sure I would recommend storing this system indoors as we are currently battling vinager flys. These flys do not harm anything in the shed, but we would not like them flying around inside our home!

One good way to help save the planet [Posted on 2007-08-30]
Everyone should keep a worm bin; and the Can-O-Worms works well. I keep mine right in my kitchen, so I can easily deposit vegetable debris it it. I have it sitting on a round dollie, so I can roll it around, since I have a tiny kitchen. I recommend the dollie to anyone who buys a worm bin of any kind; because once you have filled your bin with worms and vegetable debris it will weigh a lot.

It takes a while for a worm bin to produce enough worm castings to put out in the garden; but in the mean time the bin is constantly producing "worm tea," which plants love. The "worm tea" keeps potted plants happy, even though their roots are confined. I advise leaving the spigot on the Can-O-Worms open all the time with a collection vessel under it. That way the "tea" is constantly dripping out, and does not fill up the sump. With the dollie, you can put the vessel under the spigot on the dollie, so the whole thing rolls around together.

Although at first it might repulse you a bit to keep rotting vegetable matter around -- especially in the kitchen -- I have found that my initial repulsion has given way to fascination with the transformation going on inside the bin. Like a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly inside its cocoon, your vegetable detritus transforms into sweet, rich earth inside your worm bin. I have come to view my worms as miracle-workers.

And here is a tip that you won't find anywhere else: to keep your worm bin from emitting any unpleasant odors, be sure to put plenty of parsley stems in the bin, along with the rest of your vegetable debris. It will do you good to eat plenty of parsley leaves, and the stems will keep your worm bin from smelling.

I recommend the Can-O-Worms over any of the other worm bins I researched, because of its sturdy construction and the fact that it is made from recycled plastic. That gratifies my environmental conscience. However, I understand that in cold climates people who want to keep worm bins must keep their bins indoors, because the worms cannot tolerate freezing temperatures. People in cold climates who want to keep a worm bin outdoors can get a special heated worm bin from certain Internet sites.

I have kept compost most of my adult life. Although I still would prefer to keep a traditional compost pile, the restrictions of apartment living -- with close neighbors and little yard space -- render a compost pile out of the question for me any more. Other apartment dwellers will find the Can-O-Worms the ideal alternative to traditional composting.

Wormy goodness [Posted on 2007-12-14]
I started with a homemade worm bin which worked, but was hard to maintain. I ordered this as a birthday present to myself 9 months ago and I love it. Compared to the outside compost piles we are able to recycle much more food waste, including cooked food. I bought worms from a local worm composting facility (worm farm) and they have multiplied many times over in my Can-O-Worms. The Can is well built, easy to assemble and easy to use. Such a small investment for free worm castings for years to come.

Can O'worms - great design  [Posted on 2007-12-26]
I had researched several vermiculture bins, and Can O'worms came most highly recommended. Delivery was quick, great condition. Assembly was easy and within 1/2 hour my worms were settled in their new home. I recommend this system as the easiest to maintain. There is no messy sorting of materials to get the worm castings and worm tea. They are readily available once the bin is fully functional. I have the bin in my closet, and there is no smell. I highly recommend the system for home composters.

I love my can o worms [Posted on 2008-01-27]
This is a great alternative to trekking to the back of the yard to dump the garbage. I wish it could take more garbage at a time but I can get almost all our veggie scraps in there since we have bunnies who help out with processing the scraps as well. I have it outside because it gets a lot of fruitflies in the fall, but it is just ouside the sliding glass door and there is no smell. I started out with twice the amount of worms because I want it at full capacity as quickly as possible. I bought the worms locally and then online and was happiest with the online worms which were bigger and healthier than the locally bought worms.

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