The Worm Factory 360 Worm Composter - Terra Cotta
Item#: HN-CAD016Sale Price:
$109.95
8%
What's Not Included
Worms
Description
Additional features:
- Odorless operation with Thermo Siphon Airflow design
- Recycles kitchen waste and junk mail into compost
- Use indoors during winter and outdoors in summer
- Improved lid and base design
- Holds up to 8 trays - largest worm composter of its kind
- 20-year warranty on parts and workmanship
While it's similar in design to the popular Worm Factory® 4-Tray Composter (CAD002), the Worm Factory® 360 Worm Composter - Terra Cotta features a thicker, sturdier design with an improved base and lid. And the new Terra Cotta color looks great in any outdoor setting. This composter can hold up to 8 trays instead of 7, and it includes a handy compost accessory kit, featuring a coir brick, hand rake, scraper, and thermometer, which make maintaining your system cleaner and easier. It even comes with an instruction video that's great for beginners.
The Worm Factory® 360 composter also features new Thermo Siphon Airflow design, which allows air to enter on all four sides of the base, exposing the bottom tray to an endless supply of fresh air without allowing light inside. The lids is also vented on all four sides, which allows the heat and gases generated during composting to continually escape through the top.
Ideal composting conditions occur at temperatures between 45 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit. We suggest using your composter outdoors during the summer and indoors during the winter to maximize efficiency. At capacity, this composter can house over 6,000 worms, which can consume 5-8 lbs. of food and paper waste per week.
Purchase includes:
- Base
- 4 stacking trays
- Worm tea collection tray
- Spigot
- Lid
- Coir Brick
- Assembly screws
- Hand rack
- Scraper
- Thermometer
- Instruction book
- Instruction video
What is The Worm Factory® 360 and how does it work?
The Worm Factory® is a multi-tray worm composter that helps manage the composting process. Fill each stacking tray with kitchen scraps such as newspaper, junk mail, vegetables, fruits, egg shells, coffee grounds, paper, and cardboard into nutrient-rich compost for your garden. Many experienced gardeners consider worm castings to be the very best compost available. Your plants will thrive with this all-natural compost.
With ordinary worm composters, sorting out the undigested scraps can be a messy, inconvenient chore. Not with the Worm Factory® 360. In this composter, worms start in the bottom tray and migrate upward as they break down waste. This allows worms to separate themselves from the finished compost, making it easy to access your nutrient-rich fertilizer and add it to plants and gardens without sorting worms. Additionally, nutrient-rich moisture is captured in the collection tray and can be drained, using the spigot, and used to feed plants. This all-natural liquid fertilizer is known as "worm tea."
What are the benefits of using The Worm Factory®?
- The Worm Factory® is Compact:
With its square design and small footprint, The Worm Factory® 360 is a solution for anyone with limited space. This composter uses a tray stacking system that allows it to hold the largest capacity of compost in the smallest amount of space.
- The Worm Factory® 360 is Odorless:
The vented lid and base allow proper air flow, and the detailed instruction manual helps you correctly manage your Worm Factory® 360 to prevent odor. Odorless functionality means you can use your Worm Factory® year round, housing it anywhere, including apartments, kitchens, garages, porches, or other convenient areas.
- The Worm Factory® is Easy to Manage:
The 16-page instruction manual ensures fast, easy setup and provides detailed instructions on all-season management. Each tray holds 12.5 lbs. of compost, which makes lifting and arranging trays effortless. The ventilation lid also contains a list of composting tips for quick, convenient reference.
- The Worm Factory® Saves Time:
Let The Worm Factory® do the work for you! Instead of spending time turning piles of compost and removing worms by hand, the multi-tray system separates the worms from the compost so you don't have to. Also, because the worms continually eat through your kitchen scraps and junk mail, nutrient-rich compost is produced at a faster rate than traditional ways of composting. In full operation, the Worm Factory® houses over 6,000 worms and consumes 5 to 8 lbs. of food a week, allowing you to harvest a full tray of nutrient-rich castings every month. This allows you to bring rich, dark compost to your plants and gardens at a faster rate.
Dimensions & Specifications
Brand
The Worm Factory
Gallon Capacity
26.6
Material
Recycled Plastic
Dimensions
18L x 18W x 14H inches
Weight
14 lbs.
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by PowerReviewsPros
- Easy assembly (8)
- Attractive (6)
- Capacity (5)
- Odor free (5)
- Composts quickly (3)
Cons
Best Uses
- Kitchen scraps (6)
- Fertilizer production (5)
- Fruit rinds (5)
- Coffee grounds (4)
- Ecological waste disposal (3)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Avid gardener (3)
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Pros
- Attractive
- Easy Assembly
- Odor Free
Cons
Best Uses
- Coffee Grounds
- Fertilizer Production
- Fruit Rinds
- Kitchen Scraps
Comments about The Worm Factory 360 Worm Composter - Terra Cotta:
I've only had this for a week, so I am by no means an expert. After reading every internet post I could find for advice, watching the instructional DVD and reading the manual, I'm confident this system will work well for us.
It's very easy to put together. The DVD and manual do provide some conflicting advice. After reading some online reviews, this is how we set up the system:
Our system is indoors, so we are concerned about fruit flies and mites.
We put some shredded paper in the leachate tray. With the ladder, the worms can and will move freely back and forth. We have the leachate container below the spout and are leaving the spout open to increase airflow. So far, there is not enough moisture for anything to drain. No worms have escaped.
We used three sheets of newspaper in the bottom of the first container, added 1/2 the coir, more shredded paper, about two cups of composted soil and a couple tablespoons of the pumice.
Then we added a second tray to the top with a pile of fluffy shredded paper to ward off fruit flies and absorb excess moisture.
From some of the reviews I had read, I was concerned that I would only be able to feed them once a month. However, the DVD recommends the trays be filled 1/2 with bedding, 1/2 with food scraps. Not too wet, not too dry.
I am dicing our produce scraps, freezing them overnight to kill fruit flies, then letting them thaw before feeding the mix to the worms. As of right now, they are going through a sandwich size container every two days with barely any remnants remaining. It's certainly not all of our food scraps, but I think the longer we monitor it, the more we'll learn, and the more efficient it will become.
Pros
- Attractive
- Capacity
- Composts Quickly
- Easy Assembly
- Odor Free
Cons
Best Uses
- Coffee Grounds
- Ecological Waste Disposal
- Fertilizer Production
- Fruit Rinds
- Kitchen Scraps
Comments about The Worm Factory 360 Worm Composter - Terra Cotta:
Fast delivery, super easy to assemble & looks great in the kitchen. We put the worms in that we ordered along with it 3 days ago and they are doing their job! And the kids LOVE it!!!
Pros
- Attractive
- Capacity
- Easy Assembly
- Odor Free
Cons
Best Uses
- Fruit Rinds
- Kitchen Scraps
Comments about The Worm Factory 360 Worm Composter - Terra Cotta:
Product was exactly as expected and the fast shipping was a plus. Product is compact in size, light weight yet strong. Great for both the beginner and the experienced gardner. Also a good first step in "Going Green".
Pros
- Attractive
- Capacity
- Composts Quickly
- Easy Assembly
- Odor Free
Cons
Best Uses
- Coffee Grounds
- Ecological Waste Disposal
- Fertilizer Production
- Fruit Rinds
- Kitchen Scraps
Comments about The Worm Factory 360 Worm Composter - Terra Cotta:
I got hooked on the Worm Factory when I took care of one for a friend who left town for the winter. It was easy and fun. When she returned I couldn't go back to throwing all that good kitchen waste out. So I got my own. A worm Factory
Pros
- Capacity
- Easy Assembly
- Easy to put together
- Great instructions
- Quality product
Cons
- None
Best Uses
- Ecological Waste Disposal
- Fertilizer Production
- Kitchen Scraps
- Leaves & Brush
Comments about The Worm Factory 360 Worm Composter - Terra Cotta:
I'm soo excited to get my worm farm going. I plan on doing lots of patio pots this spring for my newly landscaped patio and want optimum dirt and fertilizer for my pots. Plus I'm quite certain my 12 yr old would be happy to help out given my new "worm factory" endeavor!
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