The Urban Worm Bag Eco is the updated version of the Urban Worm Bag 2 now made from recycled materials in North America. Its form and function remain identical.
The Urban Worm Bag's quality and design make it look at place in your home. Built out of breathable material, it can be entirely sealed close and your worm composting adventure can be kept out of sight and out of mind when you want it to be.
Especially considering that a properly maintained worm bin won't have any smells or pests inside of it anyway, anyone visiting your home would have no reason to suspect that they are sharing a room with thousands of earthworms - although that can be a great conversation starter!
Assembly is extremely easy, and it is shipped in Sustainable Packaging. It will take the average person about 15 minutes to fully assemble the worm bag with simple step by step instructions. Additionally, the packaging the Urban Worm Bag Eco is shipped in avoids unnecessary branding, so after assembling the worm bag, your worm's first meal can be its cardboard packaging!
The Urban Worm Bag Processes Waste Fast! Being able to hold anywhere from 4 to 8 pounds of Red Wigglers, a fully stocked and well maintained urban worm bag can handle about 15-30 pounds each week! Although there are many variables, 50-70% of solid foods that they eat will exit the worm as castings. You can expect your first harvest to be after 4-6 months.
The Urban Worm Bag Mimics the Ease of Commercial Scale Worm Farm Systems. Most commercial worm farms use 'continuous flow through' systems. These are by far the most efficient systems to use as you are able to add food to the top of your worm bin where the worms are most active, while harvesting worm castings out of the bottom in a continuous flow - hence the name. This minimizes disturbance to the worms and helps create higher quality biology in the worm castings.
This makes the entire process very simple. To harvest the worm castings, simply remove the bottom portion and open the bottom to pull the worm castings out. The contents of the bag will eventually settle to the bottom again to repeat the process. You can expect your first harvest to be only 4-6 months after starting!
Guaranteed Durability and Workmanship. The Urban Worm Bag is built with 900D oxford fabric lined with a water-resistant, but breathable liner. It features marine-grade zippers on the top and a zipper-free patent-pending fully removable bottom to allow for easy feeding and harvesting as well as a lightweight iron frame that will not bend or droop under a full load. The “overseam” stitching is reinforced and will not tear at the seams, even under the stress of 120+ pounds of vermicompost.
The Urban Worm Bag was designed with durability in mind, allowing us to offer a lifetime warranty on materials and workmanship!
Miscellaneous Questions:
What are the Dimensions of the Urban Worm Bag?
When fully assembled, the Urban Worm Bag has a length and width of 26.5 inches and a height of 31.25 inches.
How Often Will I Need to Add Moisture? Once the material in the bag is initially brought up to an appropriate moisture content, it is unlikely that you will ever need to add moisture. As you add water-rich food waste, that water will get incorporated throughout the bin. It is much more likely that you will need to add dry carbon material to soak up excess moisture rather than needing to add water.
How Heavy Will the Worm Bag Get? A fully loaded worm bag can weigh up to 125 pounds! That's a lot of worm castings!
Can I Use It Outdoors? It can be used outdoors, but it should be kept out of direct sun or any potential rain. Worms will do best at room temperature. Temperature extremes can be fatal to worms. Be sure to place the worm bag on an level surface if you do choose to place it outdoors.
How To Use Worm Castings? A little goes a long way! You can add 10-33% by volume into your soil mixes, or incorporate it into your soil at a rate of 1 pound per square foot. If you are able to, it is ideal to concentrate your worm castings in the root zones of your plants.
What Prevents The Material From Falling Out? The bag closes at the bottom leaving a small hole. Because your worm castings will compact, nothing will fall out of the hole until agitated. Commercial systems have gaps that are 8 square inches without having significant amounts of material fall out unplanned.
What About Water Dripping Out The Bottom? Any time your worm bin is consistently dripping water is a sign that it has been mismanaged. If it is dripping consistently it means your material is waterlogged, and thus anaerobic. Waterlogged and anaerobic conditions can kill your worms as they need to breathe oxygen too. If you are having this problem, your priority should be to fix your bin by adding dry carbon rich material to soak up the extra moisture. The bottom covering will catch some of the moisture, but still, I would be sure to place your Urban Worm Bag in a place that you could easily clean if water did escape and be sure to maintain proper moisture levels in the bin.
What Can Worms Eat? Worms will eat almost anything that decomposes! Some foods are better out of the worm bin though such as meat or dairy products, greasy, oily, or salty foods, and high acidic foods such as citrus.
For any additional questions check out the Worm Composting Guides!