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Originally Posted by harryagain[_2_]
The ordinary worm you dig up in the garden processes only soil.
The ones you want process vegetable material.
So if you plonk a compost bin on soil, only the "wrong" worms are likely to
be there,
So you have to get some in. They are small red oness, you find them in
woodland in the leafmould.
Or in piles of rotting horse shit.
Or buy some.
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The "right" worm is usually around in small quantities, but breeds rapidly in high humus conditions, so no need to buy in. Just let them multiply from the few starter individuals which come in from the ordinary garden soil.
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