Earthworms

[Dylan]

I found "one", moved it over to my garden.
They're supposedly good for the garden as they move the soil around and don't eat the plants....how do I get more? who sells them?

I've started throwing my veggie offcuts in the garden to "feed" them/"him".

[Alison]

You can actually buy them, quite a few places on the internet sell them. However, you're better off making your soil more attractive to them and they come in from all over. They don't like compacted soil and seem to love it after I've manured / added compost so keep at it and you'll soon have plenty.

[Dylan]

You can actually buy them, quite a few places on the internet sell them. However, you're better off making your soil more attractive to them and they come in from all over. They don't like compacted soil and seem to love it after I've manured / added compost so keep at it and you'll soon have plenty.

Great Info thanks! I've got a bag of unused compost which I'll lay down after a good "forking".

[Snadger]

If you use a lot of organic matter in your soil, the worms will come. Even if you bought worms (which are usually sold for fishing) if the organic matter wasn't in the soil they wouldn't stay.

[Two_Sheds]

how do I get more? who sells them?

Me, I do!
A pound each, bargain.

[Two_Sheds]

I've started throwing my veggie offcuts in the garden to "feed" them/"him".

Worms don't eat veggies, but slugs do. You'll attract loads if you keep doing that

[Dylan]

Me, I do!
A pound each, bargain.

I was looking online on some prices..cheapest I found was £0.26 each, 50 worms.
That is a bit overkill..maybe I'll take up "earthworm breeding", sounds profitable after a few 10,000 sales

[Dylan]

Worms don't eat veggies, but slugs do. You'll attract loads if you keep doing that

With that said, can you recommend a pet-friendly slug pellet? I have a naughty 16 week old puppy.
There was an article in last weeks paper where a dog had eaten slug pellets and died..the pellets were bought from Focus..

[ckfe]

is it true that if you stamp on the ground the worms come up to the surface?

[Dylan]

is it true that if you stamp on the ground the worms come up to the surface?

I have read that too.. There's also something about putting a fork in the ground and swaying it back and forth..a type of "earthworm charming".. I'm not going to be the fool to test it out though..

Someone else suggested leaving a large plastic tarp/sheet on the ground..

[ckfe]

There's also something about putting a fork in the ground and swaying it back and forth..a type of "earthworm charming".. I'm not going to be the fool to test it out though..

lol go on dylan i dare you.. do it undercover of night though so that the neighbours don't see you

[Dylan]

lol go on dylan i dare you.. do it undercover of night though so that the neighbours don't see you

I refuse to be known as the "earthworm whisperer".

[Alison]

Worms don't eat veggies, but slugs do. You'll attract loads if you keep doing that

Then why do I feed my wormery with old kitchen scraps? I know that the worms need the matter to be decaying a bit but they certainly get down the mound of stuff I put in.

[Couperman]

Then why do I feed my wormery with old kitchen scraps? I know that the worms need the matter to be decaying a bit but they certainly get down the mound of stuff I put in.

They are a different type of worm, small red and extremely wriggly 'brandling' or tiger worms I think. These are naturally found on forest floors feeding on decaying leaves etc. I believe earthworms prefer organic matter in the soil.

[Rabidbun]

With that said, can you recommend a pet-friendly slug pellet? I have a naughty 16 week old puppy.
There was an article in last weeks paper where a dog had eaten slug pellets and died..the pellets were bought from Focus..

There's one that I use called "Advanced Slug Killer" which is meant to be "safe" for children and pets if used as directed. Made by Growing Success.

I did have some nematodes, but didn't get slugs for ages and the date ran out on them. They are meant to be very very good though!