"axemanchris" wrote in message
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"Wylie Wilde" wrote in message
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Hi,

My garden seems totally devoid of earthworms (nightcrawlers). I think the
previous owner killed them with insecticide or some crap. Its been 2
years
already and I've been digging and planting my flowers- but absolutely
zero
sign of them.

I noticed however- in a nearby park- there seems to be quite a bit of
wormcastings, ie a collection of dark small dirt balls. I heard that the
wormcastings may contain worm eggs.

So I was wondering whether its worthwhile collecting the wormcastings and
placing them in my compost bin so as to rear earthworms? Would that work?

Cheers,

Wylie

I don't know if they castings contain worm eggs or not, but if I wanted
worms in my garden I'd go to my local bait and tackle shop and buy some
slated to be devoured by fish. I'm sure the worms and your garden would
thank you for it.

Jacqui

I always thought that was a good idea, until I something interesting on TV
about introducing earthworms to places that are better off without them.
Vegetable gardens are obviously helped by worms, but nearby forest might not
be. If you're in a rush, page down to "What are the harmful effects of
nonnative earthworms?"

http://www.extension.umn.edu/yardand...N-Mar0103.html

Since many of the worms sold in bait shops are not native to the area, this
is worth thinking about.