On 15/1/07 02:03, in article , "George.com"
wrote:


"Alistair Macdonald" wrote in message
...
I appreciate all the advice given, and have noted all the "watch its"
However it becomes the lesser of two evils. I have high worm casts at more
than one per square foot. If they are still there, and still wet when the
time comes to carry out my first mowing, I know from past experience that
my
rotary blades will deposit vast quantities of mud inside the covering -
not
good for the machine nor for my knees.
Alistair

If you set the blade higher on your lawn mower that will help. Don't know
how low you cut the lawn, if you scalp it every cut then yes worm casts will
be a problem. I have them in my lawn but since lifting to a higher setting
and mulching the grass they haven't been a hassle.

And I think,too, that while I appreciate Alistair wants a beautiful lawn, he
needs to know that a lawn without worms will become a stagnant boggy mess
over time. They really are essential to its health. So I repeat my
suggestion of encouraging wildlife into the garden by putting out bird food;
the birds will help to keep a more natural balance in the worm population!
The other day we had three cock pheasants on our lawn grubbing for goodness
knows what and the jackdaws help on another lawn with the daddy longlegs
larvae.
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Sacha
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South Devon
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