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Old 09-09-2009, 11:18 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Des Higgins Des Higgins is offline
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Default What kind of worms?

On Sep 9, 11:04*am, Timothy Murphy wrote:
Pam Moore wrote:
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.


WRM ?

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In gardening circles, it means well rotted manure. Fresh manure is
smelly and not so useful in the soil (to begin with) and plants may
even dislike it. When it is left lying around for 6 months, it
becomes a highly desirable commodity.