"Pam Moore" wrote in message
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On Fri, 4 Sep 2009 11:13:27 +0100, K wrote:

mark writes

"Timothy Murphy" wrote in message
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I was told here some time ago
that the worms provided with wormeries
are the same as the worms anglers use.

When I went to my locl angling shop and requested worms,
I was asked whether I wanted "rag worms",
which I gathered are for sea angling, or "garden worms".

Which would be most appropriate for a wormery?

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Tiger worms from an angling shop. I suspect he really meant tiger worms,
not
garden worms.

But you should be able to get them free from some humus rich soil. They
breed vary rapidly in the right conditions. I can pick them up in
handfuls from my compost heap, like living spaghetti.

From what I've read about wormeries, the worms are called Brandling or
Tiger worms. They are not the same as garden worms. A local fishing
shop wanted the earth (!) for a box of them. They are stripy.
The best place to get them free, apart from Kay's compost heap, is a
good pile of WRM. When I had manure delivered parts of the pile were
seething with these stripy worms.
However, I've never had much success with wormeries either!



Perhaps you could sell your stripey worms to the local fishing shop.

mark