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Franz Heymann wrote:


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I do not have any failed worms on my farm. They are
thrivind
and
rotund.

Rotund doesn't sound much like brandling worms. You're not
using
earthworms, by any chance?

I bought them at great expense from a firm which sold them as
worms
for composting.
Hoever, Kay used to have a url to a site on worm composting. I
think
it was produced by her better half. (The site, that is, not
the
compost. {:-))
There, it was stated quite unequivocally that it was
unnecessary
to
obtain special worms for a wormery, and that garden earthworms
were as
good as anything.

You can get composting worms from your garden, but earthworms, ie
Lumbricus
terrestris, would not be any use at all. Wrong type completely.

Firstly, the worms were sold to me by a firm which specialises in
worm
composting accessories.

In which case they will not be 'earthworms'.

Secondly, that url to which Kay used to draw our attention was
written
by someone whose professional research is concerned with a study
of
worms.
Do I believe him ot you?

As I studied the ecology of Earthworms extensively at university, I
would
suggest a third possibility: you have incorrectly remembered what
you read
on this site.

I am definitely not misremembering.
The field of research of the person of whom I am talking is, wait for
it, worms.

If you would care to provide a direct link to your evidence,
I will, of course, apologise. Similarly, if it turns out that you
are
mistaken, perhaps you could do the decent thing?

I always apologise, without exception, as soon as I discover that I am
wrong.

I did not keep a record of that URL, but I will try and get hold of it
by contacting Kay in this ng.
Be patient for a few days while we see what I can dig up.

Franz