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Re: Composting worms
Reply #15 - Jul 4^th, 2020 at 6:03pm

Just get organic matter into the soil.

I worked the clay soil on my block, then covered the rows with pea straw except where the trees are where I mulched with hardwood chips.

Everytime I go there I see more worms and other ground critters.

Can’t mulch a lawn I suppose, leave the grass higher and don’t use a catcher when you mow. Don’t use chemical fertilisers like superphosphate.

Should this thread be moved to Cats and Critters?

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Re: Composting worms
Reply #16 - Jul 4^th, 2020 at 6:28pm

Jovial Monk wrote on Jul 4^th, 2020 at 6:03pm:

Just get organic matter into the soil.

I worked the clay soil on my block, then covered the rows with pea straw except where the trees are where I mulched with hardwood chips.

Everytime I go there I see more worms and other ground critters.

Can’t mulch a lawn I suppose, leave the grass higher and don’t use a catcher when you mow. Don’t use chemical fertilisers like superphosphate.

Should this thread be moved to Cats and Critters?

Don't be a Scab all your life Monk. You're turning over a new leaf now.

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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 46559 Gender:	Re: Composting worms Reply #17 - Jul 4^th, 2020 at 6:30pm Its as much as to what tools do with have at our disposal and that includes mental tools and worms as tools - to make a great personal environment.
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Jovial Monk Moderator Offline Dogs not cats! Posts: 43644 Gender:	Re: Composting worms Reply #18 - Jul 4^th, 2020 at 7:17pm Wasn’t asking you.
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Australian Legend Posts: 21740 Rockhampton, Q Gender:	Re: Composting worms Reply #19 - Jul 5^th, 2020 at 4:30pm I get told not to worry about getting worms at this time of year. The ones that exist now will make their way out to the compost bin in their own time. I know that the tree is flowering better than usual. The compost bin is doing its job.
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Redmond Neck Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 20716 ACT Gender:	Re: Composting worms Reply #20 - Jul 5^th, 2020 at 5:39pm *This Topic was moved here from The Tool Shed* by Redmond Neck.**
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Jovial Monk Moderator Offline Dogs not cats! Posts: 43644 Gender:	Re: Composting worms Reply #21 - Jul 5^th, 2020 at 5:49pm On yer Red. Do the same for you one day.
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Reply #22 - Jul 5^th, 2020 at 5:56pm

There we go, more critters, helpful critters this time, fertilise and aerate the soil. My Tassie block, 1200mm of reactive clay starting to turn into soil courtesy of these critters, encouraged by mulching. 35 bags of gypsum in the back half of the block also helped. Another 20 bags to go in later this year.

But worms do most of the work, I just give them a good home.

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Re: Composting worms
Reply #23 - Jul 6^th, 2020 at 8:15pm

Fuzzball wrote on Jul 1^st, 2020 at 2:22pm:

Frank wrote on Jun 30^th, 2020 at 10:51pm:

UnSubRocky wrote on Jun 30^th, 2020 at 8:39pm:

I have a composting bin. I do not really recall having success in getting the yard looking greener with using composting worms. I tend to move the bin from front to back yard depending on the time of year. I have the bin in the backyard for the summer. I have the bin in the front yard during the winter (now). I would probably go buy a starter pack once a year to top up the worm numbers in the yard. But, I know that they are gravitating towards under the house (under the foundation) to keep away from the heat. My compost bin only gets some sunlight for about an hour or so of the winter's day (and probably heats up that the worms don't survive).

My question is, should I even bother with getting composting worms? Or should I just assume that the worms that are surviving under the house are good enough to migrate to the compost bin for an extra feed at their own convenience?

If you want vermin, go ahead.

Yes, you'll go out one morning and find pissery, Benito, and aussie at the bottom of your garden........

Wouldn't that be ok the concern was about you digging in under the house ?

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Jovial Monk Moderator Offline Dogs not cats! Posts: 43644 Gender:	Re: Composting worms Reply #24 - Jul 6^th, 2020 at 8:25pm UnSubRocky wrote on Jul 1^st, 2020 at 3:31pm: And the cats from next door love to patrol the yard. They had had good success in keeping the mice and rats to a minimum. Anybody think there might be vermin like rats and mice in their garden—just plant some catnip (Nepeta cataria ) in your garden. It will attract plenty of cats.
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Re: Composting worms
Reply #25 - Jul 7^th, 2020 at 3:32am

Jovial Monk wrote on Jul 6^th, 2020 at 8:25pm:

UnSubRocky wrote on Jul 1^st, 2020 at 3:31pm:

And the cats from next door love to patrol the yard. They had had good success in keeping the mice and rats to a minimum.

Anybody think there might be vermin like rats and mice in their garden—just plant some catnip (Nepeta cataria ) in your garden. It will attract plenty of cats.

The cats are doing a cat patrol of my yard... plus under my house.

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Jovial Monk Moderator Offline Dogs not cats! Posts: 43644 Gender:	Re: Composting worms Reply #26 - Jul 7^th, 2020 at 6:11am Mum’s garden is overgrown and she has tons of tacky plant pots and decorative pieces. I am throwing as much junk away as I can so I can get a whipper snipper in there. Definitely going to plant some catnip!
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