VEVOR 5-Tray Composter, 50L Worm Compost Bin - Indoor/Outdoor Worm Farm Kit for Food Waste Recycling, Vermicomposting & Vermiculture

Let me be clear, until I purchased this, I had no idea about worms. This is very easy to put together and use. It is a sturdy unit and works well for me.The instructions, which are easy to follow, are written in a way that shows they were trying to make things simple, but over did it and makes them confusing, and a few things were not addressed (like the coir mat for the lid). Remember the worms can't take much cold or heat, so place accordingly1. Decide on where you are going to put your container. I suggest placing it off the ground (I have a small outdoor table mine sits on) for the simple reason, it is not a very tall container and getting it up higher will make it easier to use and collect the tea.2. Put the tap in the bottom collection tray.Place the plastic gutter feet down and set the bottom tray in them. Cover with the white colander tray.3. Follow the directions for the worm bedding, (coir, pulp egg trays, cardboard, some scraps of compost...) and add to a second bin and place it on top of the white tray. Add worms (I purchased Uncle Jims Red Worms)4. Place another bin on top of this bin, to add your compost to as needed.5. Wet the coir mat and place in the lid of the container.Something I suggest is leaving the lid off for a day or two, to keep the worms down in the lower bin. This will allow the worms to settle and keep them from escaping. It is amazing how fast they will go through the food and start spreading out to the other bins, so keep an eye on them. If they are trying to escape, make sure they have food, and the placement conditions are not too hot or cold. If all of that is good, try leaving the lid off and a light on them. It will drive them back down.

Excellent, very satisfied, worms doing well, no unpleasant smell, definitely can recommend to others.

I’m enjoying my worm farm, it’s a little tricky. The worms don’t actually go low or go high. They all just kind of hang out in every container. So it’s a little harder to separate the worms from the castings. But I do like this set up.

This item is made by the same manufacturer as the vermihut for a lower price. Overall I enjoy having this worm farm and it fits easily in a variety of places in the home without any smell or mess if you set it up right. Collection is not effortless but easier than a large pile or other farm style.Many people mention that their worms are escaping. I am not sure how this is happening to them unless it wasn't set up right. Also worms will try to escape if conditions inside are not good such as too much green decomposition causing excessive heat, too wet or dry and lack of food. My worms do go into the lid, but I have never had an escapee in 6 months of ownership. Also the top holes are not really large enough for a worm to get through and they won't intentionally go away from food and moisture. The only way I can think of is if the trays are cockeyed and leaving a large gap between the levels.

I teach. My observation person is afraid of them. I haven’t been observed all year. 10 stars if it was possible.And the kids love feeding them. The low profile and style fits well in my room and the resulting compost tea keeps my classroom plants blooming. Like, for real. Our lime tree is blooming and setting fruit.

The instructions to set it up were very unclear. We watched a video and put it together how they said and added 500 worms. Within two weeks they were all gone. We watched a different video and set it up a different way and put a brick on the top as was recommended in another review and put 500 more worms in there a week ago. They are still escaping, although not as quickly. They are getting under the mat and cheese cloth and through the holes at the bottom and then they can get out the sides. I don't understand why more people aren't having this problem. I have now spent $100 on worms alone (plus the cost of this worm farm) and do not feel confident that these worms will stay.

It went together very easily. Super excited as my worms had outgrown their 5-gallon bucket bins.It’s a little too warm for them outside in Virgi is in June, so moved the bin inside (where the 5-gallon bucket system lived all winter). Woke up to dried worms lying around my floor!!Contacted product/seller customer service only to be told to set something heavy on top of the bins. Ridiculous but I tried it. They still escaped.Sigh… I need to order a replacement brand and send this one back.Oh, and it also now stinks because it has to be outside and it’s honestly too warm out for them.

In the past, I've used plastic tote bins to raise my composting worms and have always been interested in these systems. I've read all the reviews and thought this one was what I was looking for. The color drew me to it, I wanted black not green or terra cotta color. The second thing that made me choose this one is that it appears to be a mimic of the more expensive VermiHut. Upon reading the instruction booklet, it references the Vermihut while telling how to use this one, so I do believe this is the same product, just marketed by a different company under a different name. I've set it up and it seems sturdy and best of all, my worms are traveling through the holes to different levels. I did spend a lot of time watching videos on YouTube to decide how to run my tower most efficiently and it's surprisingly not how it's set up in the booklet. Give a follow to Vermicompost learn by doing, I think you might just find you need this worm composter.