Worms and Wormeries (Merged Discussion Thread)

Penelope_Penguin

Hi, Lynz! Are they red brandling worms, like this

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.blades-bio.co.uk/images/WORMS.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.blades-bio.co.uk/annelids.htm&h=225&w=300&sz=14&hl=en&start=6&tbnid=wlaM8qywXhS_AM:&tbnh=87&tbnw=116&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbrandling%2Bworms%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26rls%3DRNWE,RNWE:2005-52,RNWE:en%26sa%3DN

No idea why I can't put the pic itself in!

If so, you may be able to get them from someone who has a compost bin themselves. We have loads.

HTH, Penny. x

GreenNotM

Penelope_Penguin wrote:

No idea why I can't put the pic itself in!

Some websites stop their pictures being leeched, as it uses their bandwidth and nobody actually visits their site.


As for the worms - I have heard they are used for bait by anglers, so try a local fishing tackle shop.

Links to confirm this ... http://www.fishing4fun.co.uk/bait/index.shtml

And a place that sells them for bait and composting http://www.thewormwizard.co.uk/them.htm

HTH

Kay_Peel

Ebay.

Including postage and packing it will come to about six pounds for a good dollop of them

http://search.ebay.co.uk/compost-worms_W0QQfromZR10QQssPageNameZWLRS

MrsTinks

reminds me I need to empty mine and throw out last years disaster and start setting it up again lol

nodwah

Definately try fishing tackle shops, at my local one a tub of worms is £1.15 for at least 30 worms and once you've got them they should keep multiplying, tho' I have had them apparntly die off in a bad cold snap.

Also if you get some manure from a local stables right at the bottom of the muck heap there should be a lovely supply of them.

Just watch out tho' as my husband is allergic to them so I presume other people may be too; he gets me to put them on his fishing hooks - yeeeaauuggghhh

dgriffin2000

Trouble at Mill website is no longer available. Any ideas of where to find more diy wormery plans?

lynseydee

It is just me and my husband and I want to start getting greener in the garden. I like the idea of either a composter or a wormery but don't know what would be best for us. My husband doesn't eat veg so we don't get many veg peelings but he does do potatos so we do occasionally get potato peelings. What might be best for us and what can be put into either a composter or a wormery. I have read through this thread but am just confusing myself (doesn't take much :rotfl: )

hitchhiker_2

dgriffin2000 wrote: »

Trouble at Mill website is no longer available. Any ideas of where to find more diy wormery plans?

There's a post on the subject in this worm forum

http://www.recycleworks.co.uk/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=5&t=000728

Do a search and check out the other posts too.

hitchhiker_2

dgriffin2000 wrote: »

Trouble at Mill website is no longer available. Any ideas of where to find more diy wormery plans?

There's a post on the subject in this worm forum

http://www.recycleworks.co.uk/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=5&t=000728

Do a search and check out the other posts too.

Firehorse

Hi everyone,

I am completely new to gardening, and have started a small vegetable patch. Whilst weeding, I've been finding a few white worms (for want of a better description). Does anyone know what these are, and should I ignore them or destroy them as I go?

Many thanks in advance.