Where do worms come from!

[Garvey]

I have a tumbling compost. I have been composting for about six weeks. The compost is seething with worms. But how do they get there?

[Two_Sheds]

They get through the tiniest gap, pregnant, and then give birth to lots more lovely worms. When they've eaten all the compost, they just disappear again




or something

[Pumpkin Becki]

Sounds like one of those great philosophical questions, to which the answer is usually 'From their mummies and daddies'
Sorry, I'm in a silly mood
There could have been eggs on things you've added to your composter, and they've hatched, bred and so on and so forth.

[Aberdeenplotter]

My Anatomy - How Worms Reproduce

[Darwin.]

I was wondering about worms today. Are they all good or are there ones I don't want in my greenhouse? I was weeding today and threw out any grubs I came across but left the worms where they were.

[bearded bloke]

I was wondering about worms today. Are they all good or are there ones I don't want in my greenhouse?

You don't want those horrible flat worms bud ...... New Zealand flatworms - Problems: Lawns - gardenersworld.com

[Darwin.]

That picture gives me the creeps. I don't have those thankfully. I did think I found a leech in the tunnel last year though, it was in a really wet spot, he was a greeny black flat guy.

I have skinny black caterpillars too that I'm throwing out when I find them, they just don't look like they'd be up to any good.

[bearded bloke]

Set some chicken loose in the tunnel for a few days before you start planting,the will root out all the "nasties" for you

[alldigging]

They appear in between scaffolding boards stacked umpteen high

[lottie dolly]

I have skinny black caterpillars too that I'm throwing out when I find them, they just don't look like they'd be up to any good.

I hope you did not,litteraly thow them out,as they will come back with the family,when you got stuff growing again

[Darwin.]

They're snake millipedes, I looked them up. I put them in the wheelbarrow with the weeds and dumpd it all at the bottom of the garden, it's not a massive distance away but hopefully they wont find their way back.

Are they actually bad for my plants though?

[bearded bloke]

Millipedes are detritivores and slow moving. Most millipedes eat decaying leaves and other dead plant matter, moisturising the food with secretions and then scraping it in with their jaws. However, they can also be minor garden pests, especially in greenhouses where they can cause severe damage to emergent seedlings. Signs of millipede damage include the stripping of the outer layers of a young plant stem and irregular damage to leaves and plant apices, the very top of a plant.

Taken from : BBC Nature - Millipedes videos, news and facts

[Linzy]

I know, i know, but its a secret...................not really ill tell you all..................................................................THE WORM FAIRY. Well it is the only obvious answer

[bearded bloke]

^^^^ nutter ^^^^