03/09/2026
🌱 NEW PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT – THE RIVERLAND BACKYARD WORMS “WORM HALO” 🌱
After plenty of planning and experimenting, we’ve now installed our first Worm Halo trial! 🪱🌳
The idea is simple: our worm castings are packed into hessian bags and positioned around the tree, with the existing irrigation running over the top. Each time the tree is watered, moisture passes through the castings and gradually carries nutrients, organic matter and biology into the soil around the root zone.
The hessian is biodegradable, helps keep the castings contained and allows us to create different-sized Halos depending on the tree, irrigation layout and number of castings bags required.
We’re hoping the Worm Halo can offer growers a practical way to: 🌱 Improve soil biology around the root zone
🌱 Slowly introduce worm castings during regular irrigation
🌱 Increase organic matter where it’s needed
🌱 Reduce the labour involved in repeatedly applying castings
🌱 Make better use of existing drip irrigation systems
This is still a trial product, and we’ll be monitoring the trees and soil over the coming months so we can share the results as we go.
The video shows our first installation in action. 👇
If you’re a grower, horticulturalist or farmer interested in trialling a Worm Halo on your property, send Riverland Backyard Worms a message and we can work out a setup to suit your trees and irrigation system.
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