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Get your Composta garden and worm farm ready with these simple steps.

An adult and child adding kitchen scraps to the centre canister of a planted Composta worm farm

What you need

  • A Composta kit: planter pot, centre composting canister, three legs and instructions. Worm starter fertiliser is included with the current kit.
  • One starter satchel of compost worms/inoculant.
  • One 25-litre bag of general-purpose potting mix.
  • Your choice of seeds or seedlings, plus water.
  • Optional: a large bowl to catch liquid runoff when watering.

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Set up in six simple steps

  1. Fit the legs. Insert the three legs firmly into the base of the planter.
  2. Position the centre canister. Use the guiding lugs for a snug fit. Keep the planter’s drainage hole at the front and the canister’s upper ventilation holes at the back. The canister must sit flat on the base.
  3. Add potting mix. Support the canister while filling the space around it to the planter’s top rim. Keep the centre canister clear for worms and kitchen scraps. The mix will settle during the first few days.
  4. Plant and water. Plant your seeds or seedlings around the canister. Water thoroughly on the first day so the potting mix has no dry patches.
  5. Add your worms. Gently tip the compost worms into the centre canister.
  6. Start feeding. Add a first meal of two to three handfuls of kitchen scraps. Allow a few weeks for the worms to settle in, and increase feeding gradually as they consume the scraps and the colony grows.

Keep the included instruction sheet handy for ongoing care.

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