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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. 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 have read the site that Franz is on about and indeed it does say that the
worms for composting can be obtained from your garden. What I think confuses
Franz is the different types of worms that can be found in the garden. The
site mentions that tiger worms etc are just fancy names for what are
commonly known as brandlings (Eisenia foetida) and redworms and can easily
be collected from compost heaps and under stones etc. It does not say that
earthworms( Lumbricus terrestis) which found on lawns etc and are commonly
known as lobworms are suitable for wormeries.I do not have the URL


http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"