Worms

 

I did a spot of weeding round the caulies yesterday & upset a worm. This is
a new bed started last year with soil from the garden shop and lots of good
gear added. I was suprised by the worm as the area surrounding the garden is
good solid (except for giant cracks) black clay, Darling Downs type. Getting
some sand today so the dogs don't disappear down the holes.

 


Congratulations!  I too know the excitement of finding the first worm in an
otherwise arid bed.  Enjoy.

 

 

I hope you gave comfort to the poor worm that you upset!  The poor thing might
get suicidal.

 



Sure did covered up my discovery, so the birds that share the dogs water
would not have a tasty snack. SWMBO found some more in an older part of the
garden. I am amazed how they get there though.....

 


isn't it brilliant!

i was using the last of a pile of horse poo the other day & it was full of
compost worms, and i thought "how did they get there?" and yet, they do.

sometimes i can be extremely slow-witted (no, really!! ;-) & have spent a
while worrying about the vigour of my worms - when i dig one up by accident,
why do they just lie there?? is there something wrong with them?? the other
day i realised they have to play dead when hauled out into the uncaring
world, otherwise they get eaten immediately.

this realisation only took several years, so i should be an outright genius
by the time i'm 95.
:-)
kylie