"miklol" wrote in message
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I recently built my wife a raised kitchen garden, which is very simply a
box
on legs, 2ft.6ins from the ground, so that she can grow some salad crops
without needing to bend. Firstly I have a problem with both carrot fly and
flea beetle,how do I deal with them and do I need to change all the
compost
or can I treat it? Secondly, not a problem but a mystery, I have a lot of
worms in the compost. Now bearing in mind the height of the box, how on
earth did the worms get there, as there is nothing but compost straight
out
of the bags in the garden?

I think they sneak there in the night. They have a habit of doing this under
any buckets, bags etc left out overnight, then I spend ages collecting them
up and putting them in the flower beds the next day (or 5 weeks later more
like!!) cos I would hate them to be scorched up in the sun (fat chance today
though).

I expect that your little patch is well tended and watered - just worm
heaven really :-)

--Alison