simpa Worm Farm Compost Bin for Indoor Outdoor Food Waste Recycling (Worms Not Included) 70cm (H) x 53cm (W) x 39cm (D)

Easy to install! Brought this to keep worms to feed to my sons axalotl, but now have converted to composting, it’s moulded plastic very good quality, large enough to chuck loads of scraps in, and has a bottom tray with built in tap to make ‘worm tea’ for the plants in spring, really really easy to use, very functional.

Shipping: - Arrived in two days, one day earlier than expected. - Item is shipped directly in the box with no padding. - It is labelled as fragile and arrived mostly intact with only minor damage to the inside of the lid. - Bit of a mystery though, I have 4 chips of plastic and only 2 obvious points of damage. Lid still fits fine so fully functional. Construction: - The feet and the legs arrive unconnected (I'd done 3 before taking pictures). - It took a decent amount of force to fit the feet into the legs. Found it easiest to push the leg into the foot against the ground rather than try to push them together by hand. - The trays don't fit together perfectly with a couple millimetre gap in some places. This doesn't affect the functionality since the gap is so small and worms need air flow anyway. Thoughts: - My biggest concern before buying was whether it had a liquid tap underneath since it's not mentioned in the description and isn't shown in the images with a white background. (On second look it -is- present in the images in the garden, I'd just missed it.) - Related to the above though, water pools in the bottom compartment because there is a lip where the water tap exits. Might be helpful to keep the insides moist but not wet? - Item looks good, is quite sleek. - The carrying handles of each tray are comfortable to use - Is a decent size but not too heavy to carry around once filled. - Questioned whether the holes in the base of each tray large enough for bigger worms? (Yes they're large enough, best as I can tell) - The holes in the trays are about the same size as the holes in the lid so will the worms escape out the top? (Discourage this by keeping the box in a light room for a few days while they settle in) Experience Using: - Using the base layer as liquid collection (seems a bit large for just that?) - Cardboard in base of the first tray to reduce (hopefully prevent) worms falling into liquid. - Added Coco coir to tray then 1kg of dendrobaena worms, they fill the space of one tray well. (Was a starter kit from Yorkshire Worms with worms, coir, and food) - Left this tray open and in the light until most of the worms had dug down. - Stack next tray on top with a little extra coco coir and a sprinkling of food, then the hemp mat, then close the lid. - Left the bin in a bright room to discourage them from escaping the bin. - When I checked in several hours later some worms had come up from the first tray into the second to eat. - Left the bin in bright room over night. - No Escape Artists this morning so seems to be working. Thoughtful Extras: - The lid has hooks built in to hang it on the bin while adding food etc - Came with a hemp moisture mat which isn't listed or shown

Sturdy and well packaged. Worms are happy and eating well. Already onto the second layer. Need to work out if they do additional layers. The tap on the bottom did break, but I leave a watering can underneath it to catch the water. All good.

An easy starter for a first timer. No instructions , but these can be researched . needs a sheltered spot if used outside.

Simple and easy to assemble some of the fitment is poor no instructions with pack feels more sturdier once filled with soil/feed n cardboard Happy with product but just feels a bit cheep

Good product and fast delivery

The most important aspect of a good wormery is that the trays and the cover should fit, otherwise the worms will escape. The trays do not fit completely but still workable. The cover, however, does not fit all, leaving big gaps between the tray and the cover. All encouraging a great escape. My biggest issue though is that not enough I have been delivered a clearly faulty item, I have to drop it off to a parcel service rather than it being picked up from my house!

Having spent a lot setting the wormery up with soils and worms; I am now losing the worms as they are somehow escaping. No idea where from, as it is put together properly, but finding 2-3 worms on the floor each day.