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Worm Factory DS5TT 5-Tray Worm Composter - Terra Cotta |  | Brand: Worm Factory
Category: Lawn & Patio
Department: Composting
List Price: $109.95
Buy New: $99.95
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Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  12 reviews
Color: Terra Cotta
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Size: 5 Tray
Shipping Weight (lbs): 14
Dimensions (in): 16 x 16 x 22
Free Worm Bed Kit through July
MPN: DS5T Tray
Model: DS5TT
UPC: 043433944206
EAN: 0043433944206
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Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Made with post-consumer recycled plastic, Dimensions 16-inch x 16-inch x 16-inch | | • | Built in "worm tea" collector tray and spigot for easy draining. | | • | Year Round Production | | • | Odor Free Operation | | • | Expandable up to 7 trays |
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Product Description
Composting with a Worm Factory® worm bin is an incredibly efficient way to convert kitchen scraps into nutrient-rich compost for your garden. The Worm Factory® worm composter automatically separates worms from finished compost.Operational in temperatures between 45 and 85 degrees. 5 year warranty on on materials and workmanship
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 12
 I love my worms and the farm they live in! July 12, 2010
Sarah R. Wood (Osan, South Korea)
There will really be no smell with this if you use it the way that the directions say to. I was a little leery of buying worms through the mail, but they arrived safely and went to work right away composting the food and bedding that I gave them. They have done wonderfully and I'm looking forward to having enough to put on my square foot garden next year! We keep the worm factory in the bathroom right next to the master bedroom and I haven't had a single complaint from my husband about the smell of rotting food because you can't smell it!
Good Design & Sturdy Construction February 20, 2010
Robert C. McClasky (Grayslake, IL)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My short (2 month) experience with the Worm Factory has been quite successful. It was easy to assemble, had sufficient starter materials, and clear instructions for establishing a healthy worm habitat. No smell and no escapees in my basement, so far. I look forward to having plenty of "black gold" to apply to my seedlings during the coming season. The worm tea drainage is a big, early bonus - my houseplants are thriving.
 Sturdy and pretty easy to use January 15, 2010
secret squirrel (hoy miami; manana buenos aires)
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
I've used the Worm Factory 5-tray for about 8 months now, and i had previously also used a can-o-worms. Both products seem to work about equally well. I like the Worm Factory because it just seems like a sturdier design - the legs on the can-o-worms are a little wonky and require it to be set on a firm (ie concrete) pad or they sink unevenly into the dirt, and seemed ready to fall over. So the Worm Factory legs are a lot better. However, the Can O Worms top was much more rain resistant. The worm factory is definitely not rain resistant, it is practically open on the top, which lets in too much water when it rains.
Some other notes:
Either product, it does take a little extra time to run these things, every few months so often you need to collect some leaves, empty a tray, etc. daily, i find myself cooking and crushing my eggshells and finely chopping up my fruit peels, but that is probably more from obsession than necessity. i've never microwaved the scraps ... it seems a little nutty to use my 'green' worm farm as a power consuming device.
The 5-tray is not quite enough to keep up with the scraps from 2 people who cook a lot, but it probably keeps up with 75% of it.
You need to keep the Worm Factory under cover to avoid rain, but my experience is that it will attract a plague of fruit flies if you put it in a basement. I think optimally you want it in a garage, or in a mild climate, a carport or covered porch.
it seems to put out pretty nice dirt, though i haven't had it long enough to tell if it really makes the plants grow better. but it does reduce the trash load a little. And, basically, it is surprisingly fun to put trash in one end and pull black soil out a few months later.
i tried making my own worm bin. both of these products work a lot better than my home made one ever did.
bottom line, a little bit of work to figure it out and get it going, but once you are in the groove it's pretty effortless and seems worthwhile.
Fun Worm Farm January 7, 2010
M. Hodges (Gainesville FL)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
My kids and I love our worm factory. I have it in my kitchen and it is not obtrusive or smelly. I have had it for about 3 months and it already has a few trays of usable compost. I feed the worms about 2 a week and I can go on long trips and they will survive off the left overs as well as newspaper alone. It's a great learning experience for my kids as well. I'm looking forward to this new planting season coming up so I can use the compost.
 Box - O - Worms December 8, 2009
K. W. Perdue (Montgomery, AL)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This has a nice look it's not too large and easy located slightly larger than a kitchen garbage can.
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