Liquid collector for wormeries

The liquid collection tray holds 1 litre. It is graduated on both sides, so you can measure each harvest and keep track of your wormery's output, and its ergonomic pouring spout lets you pour the worm tea into a watering can or pot without splashes or spills.

The liquid collection tray slides under the tap of your wormery, or sits at the end of the TinyWorm's hose. To make room for the liquid collection tray, legs raise the wormery: wooden legs for Urbalive, legs for Worm Café, wooden or plastic legs for TinyWorm. On the City Worms, the shelf holds a container just under the tap. To water your plants, pour the diluted worm tea into a watering can, such as our Pilea 1.8 L long-spout watering can: allow 1 part worm tea to 9 parts water.

Built-in indicators on the liquid collection tray show how much worm tea to collect and then how much water to add to get the right dilution: simply top up with water to the mark before watering. Compost tea is a concentrated fertiliser and should never be used neat. The darker it is, the more concentrated it is.

All our advice: How and when to harvest vermicompost and compost tea?

Yes, that's the farm's advice: leave the tap open at all times, with the liquid collection tray placed underneath. The liquid doesn't stagnate in the base, it doesn't make the wormery soggy again, and worms that wander down are in no danger of drowning. Don't worry if the tray stays empty: there is usually no liquid in the first month, and a well-balanced wormery produces very little.

All our advice: How and when to harvest vermicompost and worm tea?