TOO COOL!
I go to the local bait store and buy earth worm all the time for may flower
bed...I think I would put a coffee can full on each bed and feed the rest
scrap. And if you need more in there this spring...you have them! I love
having them in my bed. It makes the dirt better and keeps the ground
aerated! I think you have a great thing there and I wouldn't worry to much
about them freezing. Take into consideration of how they had them before.
And worst comes to worst you can get a water heater blanket and put on the
this winter just to feel safe.
Congrats on the find! You should feel very lucky! Makes me want to start
growing some!ha!
Lorraine

"Rita Foust" wrote in message
...
Where can I get info on caring for worms. I don't want to raise them, I
just need some advice on what to do with someone else's throwaways.

Situation is: My Dad bought a place in the country and the people that
left
had two huge vats of worms and compost. Dad didn't have time to deal with
them right now as he has to work on fixing up the house before he can work
on the yard. He needed the shed right away, so the worms had to move out.
I begged him to let me have the worms. The former residents took one vat
with them I guess. Dad and I emptied the other one into a large plastic
garbage can and one plastic 55 gallon drum. The worms are in my driveway
and I need to know what to do with them next. It is down to the 50 or
60's
at night now. Should I pull up the remnants of my summer veggie garden
(cherry tomatoes are still producing prolifically, believe it or not) and
dump them out? AlsoI planned to put some on my perennial flower bed.
Will
this be OK? I assume the worms will go down in the dirt and then I can
till
in the good worm dirt in the spring. These worms have been raised on
rabbit
food, and house scraps. What happens when I dump them in the garden and
no
one feeds them anymore??

Thanks for the advice.
Rita
Garland, TX
8a