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night crawlers - deep earth worms
Hi,
What good ideas have you forum users have to encourage deep earth worms in your garden? My Uncle was recommending that I dig narrow holes deep into the ground - using a special machine- ie the one used to collect soil samples. And then filling it up with green waste- like lawn clippings. Reckons that's a bit wacky? |
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night crawlers - deep earth worms
g'day wily wilde,
reckon if you just add organic matter as we do with our raised beds all the worms will habitate your domain sooner or later. On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:30:41 +0800, "Wily Wilde" wrote: snipped With peace and brightest of blessings, len -- "Be Content With What You Have And May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In A World That You May Not Understand." http://www.lensgarden.com.au/ |
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night crawlers - deep earth worms
I have a fairly big lawn and can collect over a cubic metre of clippings in
one mow. I make sure they are nice and wet then pile them in a big bin and let them cook until the heat goes out - usually about two weeks. Then I bury a 10cm layer of the green slimy stuff about 30cm deep - the worms adore it . I also run a bottomless worm farm near my veggie patch - all the food scraps and a bit of shredded paper goes in there - it seems to act as a breeding ground for worms that then spread out to the garden. I have heard of a similar (but smaller scale) approach of burying a large plant pot up to its rim and putting finely chopped food scraps in there. It acts as a high nutrient breeding ground then the juvenile worms move out through the holes in the bottom of the pot and start working around the garden. Cheers, Geoff "len brauer" wrote in message ... g'day wily wilde, reckon if you just add organic matter as we do with our raised beds all the worms will habitate your domain sooner or later. On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:30:41 +0800, "Wily Wilde" wrote: snipped With peace and brightest of blessings, len -- "Be Content With What You Have And May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In A World That You May Not Understand." http://www.lensgarden.com.au/ |
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night crawlers - deep earth worms
Geoff & Heather wrote:
I also run a bottomless worm farm near my veggie patch - all the food scraps and a bit of shredded paper goes in there - it seems to act as a breeding ground for worms that then spread out to the garden. We occassionally use a topless (use garbo bin lid) and bottomless 40L drum with this method. Can also wander through the garden. Lift 6" and leave that much compost behind and slide to a new position. OTOH, if you have a vege bucket, just digging random holes and dumping it can be just as easy. Most of the "compost" worms are not native and need to be fed. They do not do well in the soil unless there is stuff to eat. |
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