Whether it’s gone a bit wrong or you’ve just emptied it — restarting is straightforward 👍

If it’s gone off balance:

• Remove excess wet/sludgy material

• Add extra bedding - damp shredded cardboard, or soaked coir, or a few cup fulls of soil

• Add a small worm top-up

• Leave it a few days before feeding again

👉 Most problems are just imbalance — this resets things

If you’ve emptied it and are starting again:

• Add a good layer of fresh bedding (damp shredded cardboard, or soaked coir is best)

• Add your worms

• Leave the lid off to start with so they settle down into the bedding

• Feed lightly once they’ve settled

👉 Worms need to feel comfortable before you start feeding properly

To improve things going forward:

• Biochar holds nutrients and improves airflow

• Rock dust adds trace minerals and supports better compost

👉 Together they help stabilise the system and improve your worm castings

A couple of useful worm facts:

• Worms breathe through their skin → they need moisture + airflow

• They avoid light → they’ll move down if conditions are right

👉 You don’t need to seal it — you need them choosing to stay

👉 Easiest option (if you just want it sorted):

The Wormery Rescue Kit – Fix Smelly, Soggy or Slow Wormeries Fast is designed exactly for this

• Rebuilds worm population

• Rebalances acidity

• Restores airflow

• Gets everything working again quickly

👉 It’s essentially everything you need in one go rather than guessing

ORDER WORMERY RESCUE KIT

👉 Or pick individual bits here if you prefer:
ORDER WORMS
BUY BEDDING
SHOP FOR BIOCHAR
GET SOME ROCK DUST