"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message
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"Alistair Macdonald" wrote in
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Thanks for the advice, but once upon a time I seem to remember
spreading
(watering can) a chemical on the lawn which attracted worms to the
surface.
Raked them up and dumped them on the compost heap.
I could be wrong, but I note that the acres of greens on golf
courses are
devoid of worm casts.
Alistair

There is such a product, but (and its a big one!) without the worms
golf
courses have to do all the work the worms do in order the grass can
grow, so
you can get rid of the casts but it will cost a lot of time and money
to
have a nice lawn without any, or you can invest in a birch broom or
similar
and simply quickly whisk over the surface before using the mower.

In any case, killing earthworms is quite as much against the spirit of
gardening as shooting thrushes.

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Mike.



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