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25.01.2022 Thinking of doing some late summer plantings in the veggie garden this weekend? GroWorms will have bags of VermiCompost & Worm Castings at Talbot Farmers' Market this Sunday to give your soil that extra boost!

25.01.2022 Interested in setting up your own worm farm over the holidays or looking for a great Christmas present for a garden enthusiast? Deluxe Worm Farm Kits $129 at Ballarat Farmers Market this Sat 23rd Dec. See our 'Display Worm Farm' in actionall worm farming questions welcome!

25.01.2022 Thanks to everyone who visited us at the Buninyong Sustainability Expo last Sunday...it was a fabulous day! Our next market is Talbot Farmers' Market Sunday 19th March. Pick up / delivery available in Ballarat & Melbourne in the meantime...happy worm farming! :)

24.01.2022 If you’ve got any Autumn leaves lying around the garden, they make a nice addition to your worm farm. The more variety in your worms’ diet, the more diverse the micro-organism profile in their worm castings and the better the results you will see in your plants! In their natural environment, compost worms are surface-feeders in the leaf litter on the forest floor, so a layer of leaves in your worm farm will make them feel right at home! Tip some water over the leaves to speed up their breakdown. Happy worm farming!

23.01.2022 Interested in becoming a worm farmer? Find out everything you need to know at our worm farming demonstration at Eynesbury Farmers Market 10.30am tomorrow. Compost Worms, Worm Farm Kits, Worm Castings, Worm Blankets and Worm Conditoner available at our stall from 9am - see you there!

23.01.2022 To celebrate Talbot Farmers' Market '13th Anniversary Market' next Sunday 19th March, we'll be giving away a free pack of mixed poppy seeds with every purchase over $10...see you there! :)

20.01.2022 GroWorms is excited to be resuming the Farmers' Market circuit, kicking off with Talbot Farmers' Market this Sunday 20th Nov. We'll have all things worm farming including the new 'Bag-O-Worms 500+ Compost Worms' ideal for cranking up the composting power of your worm farm, worm tower or compost binsee you Sunday!

20.01.2022 If compost worms are on your shopping list, come and see us at the Bridge Mall Farmers Market Saturday 7th May..we'll have lots!

18.01.2022 Here's a video one of our customers sent us showing how easy it was to set up his GroWorms Worm Farm Kit. Thanks Michael...great video! Good to see another happy worm farmer join the ranks!

15.01.2022 Looking for a Chrissy gift for the green-thumb in your life? A Worm Farm Kit may be just the thing! Re-purpose kitchen scraps into a free, ongoing supply of worm liquid and compost fertiliser that the plants will love! We'll be at Talbot Farmers' Market this Sunday 18th Deccome and meet 'Bill & Ben' our new GroWorms worm mascots...see you there!

13.01.2022 See the 'Jurassic Broccoli' from our garden at Talbot Farmers' Market tomorrow...it's the biggest one we've ever seen...weighs just under 2kg and the size of a basketball! Turbo-charged with worm castings and worm tea collected from our worm farms...check it out!

12.01.2022 Does your worm farm need a 'jzush-up'? GroWorms new 'Worm Farm Wonder Mix' provides an instant bedding/feeding mix the worms will love! Grab a bag at Talbot Farmers' Market this Sunday 15th Jan...see you there!

11.01.2022 The worms are off to the Ballarat Market - Official this Sunday 22nd May. If you're looking for a super-probiotic for your soil's health then check out our new product line 'Black Gold' Worm Castings. Worm castings can be added when planting seedlings, used as a top-dressing around plants, added to potting mix or even mixed with water to create a liquid fertiliser that your plants will love!

11.01.2022 Looking forward to our 3rd year as a stall holder at this event - it's always a great and interesting day...see you there!

10.01.2022 GroWorms will be attending its first Melbourne Farmers Markets at Collingwood Children's Farm this Saturday 11th Feb! Compost Worms, Worm Farm KIts and all things worm farms on offer plus free advice and handy worm farming hints...see you there!

09.01.2022 Spring is round the corner...yay! The worm farms are starting to thaw out after a very chilly Ballarat winter and the worms are getting active again. Looking forward to the big burst of baby worm hatchings and a return to the farmers' markets in Spring! Tomorrow (Sat 12th Aug), I'll be conducting worm farming demonstrations at 10am & 11.30am at the Ballarat Farmers Market for anyone who's interested...bring along any worm farming questions you may have. Here's some snaps of the beautiful snow we woke up to a month ago!

07.01.2022 Keeping your worms cool in the hot weather Another hot day forecast for Sunday. In above-ground, multi-tray worm farms, the worms try to regulate their temperature by moving down from the top feeding tray to the lower tray/s. This is because the food in the top feeding tray produces heat as it breaks down, so the bedding in this tray is hotter than the older, lower trays where the bedding/food is more processed (for this reason, it's a good idea not to harvest the castings tr...ay until the height of summer has passed). Signs that the worms are heat stressed are that they come out of the bedding and mass around the edges of the worm farm in clumps. The worms might even escape the heat into the liquid collection tray at the bottom of the worm farm, which is ok as long as it is drained so they don’t drown. If you usually keep the worm farm tap open with a bucket under it (which is recommended), you may need to close the tap to prevent worms coming out of it into the bucket of liquid fertiliser to escape in extreme heat conditions. Once the hot day is over, the worms should wriggle back into the bedding/feeding tray. If a lot of worms have gathered in the liquid collection tray, most worm farms have a hump in the middle, which allows the worms to crawl back up to the trays. Alternatively, you can tip the worms back into the top feeding tray once the heat has passed. You may need to implement some worm farm cooling strategies in extreme heat (over 40’C) or when there’s consecutive very hot days (high 30s) and the bedding doesn’t get a chance to cool down. Luckily, if there’s only one hot day followed by a cool change, the bedding doesn’t get a chance to heat up as much and you can usually get through the day without having to implement any cooling strategies. Of course, make sure the worm farm is positioned out of full sun (a bit of morning sun is usually tolerated), ideally in deep shade, on the south side of the house or a shed or even under the house. Worm Farm Cooling Strategies: 1. Flush the worm farm through with cold water. If the water coming out of tap feels warm, keep flushing it through until the water is cool (it can also help to keep the lid off so heat can escape). 2. Burying a frozen bottle of water or an ice pack in the worm farm creates a cool zone for the worms. Replace it once it defrosts if necessary. 3. A thick layer of wet newspaper inside the worm farm and wet towels over the top of the worm farm are other good ways to create a cool microclimate for the worms. Stay cool!

06.01.2022 Looking for a Mothers' Day present? Is your mum a keen gardener? Then a Worm Farm Kit may be just the thing! A worm farm will recycle kitchen scraps into a free, ongoing supply of premium compost and liquid fertiliser that her plants will love! See us at the Bridge Mall Farmers Market Saturday 7th May, 9am-1pm.

06.01.2022 We'll be back at the Talbot Farmers' Market tomorrow with our Compost Worms & Worm Farm Kits... see you there!

05.01.2022 GroWorms be at the 'Smart Building and Living Expo' this Sunday 26th...see you there!

05.01.2022 GroWorms will be at the Ballarat Farmer's Market this Saturday 23rd Dec. with all things worm farming...Worm Farm Kits, Compost Worms, Worm Castings, Compost and more...looking forward to it!

03.01.2022 Looking to adopt some hard-working and well-behaved worms to add to your family? We'll have plenty of keen and suitable applicants to meet at the Talbot Farmers' Market this Sunday 15th May....see you there!