night crawlers - deep earth worms

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night crawlers - deep earth worms Wily Wilde 02-18-2007
Posted by Wily Wilde on February 18, 2007, 11:30 am
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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?



Posted by len brauer on February 18, 2007, 2:20 pm
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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.



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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."

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Posted by Geoff & Heather on February 27, 2007, 5:46 am
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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



> 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.
>
>
>
> 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."
>



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