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No Worms

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  • BraidmanBraidman Posts: 274
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    Every year on my allotment during the Summer not a worm to be seen, come Autumn and the rains, lots appear.

    This year no different, was digging out some maincrop potatoes during the week there were lots of very big fat worms, they need damp soil to survive or else they go deep.

    Often find if digging during the summer months small worms curled into a knot when the soil is very dry.

    Organic matter is the magic cure!
  • sharon59sharon59 Posts: 7
    Well all this rain should help.  Thanks for your reply.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Yes, truckloads of manure will help.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    In dry weather, worms just head further underground to stay cool and damp, hence the situation @Braidman describes. The application of organic matter is the best thing you can do to increase the numbers though, and improve the soil.
    Once you get plants in, some other wildlife and birds, and a balance in the garden, it'll all start to improve and you can enjoy it. Very satisfying :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • sharon59sharon59 Posts: 7
    Thank you for this.  Chicken poo about to be bought and spread.  Poor neighbors!
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited October 2020
    The smell won’t last long. 👍 

    if you know anyone who keeps guinea pigs, rabbits or goats ... their manure is a wonderful addition to garden soil. A colleague used to bring me a bin bag of guineapig poo to work every week ❤️ 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I did the same @Dovefromabove, when my friend was looking after her daughter's guinea pigs. She thought I was mad  ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    We had to explain it to Security @Fairygirl  ... being a children’s social work team they thought a disgruntled parent was leaving something noxious by my car ... they thought we were mad too when we explained 🤣 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Dovefromabove said:
    We had to explain it to Security @Fairygirl  ... being a children’s social work team they thought a disgruntled parent was leaving something noxious by my car ... they thought we were mad too when we explained 🤣 
     :D 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Mary370Mary370 Posts: 2,003
    2 years ago I had no worms either, I put lots of chicken poo pellets down, covered with newspapers, then covered wetted newspapers with bark.........loads of worms.....paper and bark broke down, soil also much improved.
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