I agree Len, I introduced 500 compost worms (who counted them I don't know)
to my earth bottomed worm farm (alis food scrap bin) - now they are all
through the garden - especially where I bury half rotted compost, sugar cane
mulch, or slimey green lawn clippings. Interestingly, it the local bigger
worms that don't like the rich trappings of the food scrap bin. They also
seem to be a bit more delicate - I found that handling them even just
putting a shovel full of earth containing worms into a bucket seems to kill
them - heaven knows why ?

Geoff

"len garden" wrote in message
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g'day spiny norman,

that is not quiet true, they are a different worm to the effect they
work in a gathered clump unlike normal garden worms that seem to be
more individual.

but yes they will thrive in the garden (to a worm so long as there is
food they won't know the difference between a garden bed and a worm
farm), so to keep them thriving you put your kitchen scraps in the
garden bed (best place for them) and use green mulches that break
down, and they will thrive happily on.

actually with all that extra space they probably prolificate even
more.

On Sat, 12 May 2007 11:57:56 +1000, Spiny Norman
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With peace and brightest of blessings,

len & bev

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