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Worms in raised beds

17 years ago

I would like to add some earthworms to my raised beds (as I have a lack of worms in my beds now). I am thinking about adding African and European night crawlers. Any suggestions on which type to add and how to keep them alive and in the beds in the Texas heat?

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beachplant
17 years ago
I'm a big fan of native stuff myself. African worms bring up visions of the movie Tremors and European worms? Can they take the heat of Texas? Whatever you put in the worms will dig down away from the heat. Tally HO!
sunny43
17 years ago
If you keep adding organic material to your beds the worms will come. It took between 2 and 3 years of doing this before I started seeing them in our beds.
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carrie751
17 years ago
I compost with donkey manure, and I see worms the first season ..... they really seem to like the manure. Actually, I often just use it as a mulch as it is not hot enough to damage any plant. It has worked out so well for me.
bossjim1
17 years ago
"If you build it, they will come".
Jim

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