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Re: Just bought some worms for the Wally Jolly...
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2023 1:46 pm
by Wallyboy Rob
From what one of my horticultural college lecturers told me we have 26 species of earthworm in the UK and only 2 of them produce worm casts
Re: Just bought some worms for the Wally Jolly...
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2023 1:52 pm
by Liphook
Dave Burr wrote: ↑Fri Feb 03, 2023 11:52 am
Liphook wrote: ↑Fri Feb 03, 2023 8:37 am
I think Australia holds the record?
I expect the tail was dug up in England
Worms are remarkable creatures, did anybody catch the lovely Lucy Lapwing on Winterwatch, she talked about them in one of her appearances.
It's the Gippsland earthworm, apparently they grow to 6ft in length
"we're going to need a bigger hook"
Re: Just bought some worms for the Wally Jolly...
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2023 1:57 pm
by Wallyboy Rob
Liphook wrote: ↑Fri Feb 03, 2023 1:52 pm
Dave Burr wrote: ↑Fri Feb 03, 2023 11:52 am
Liphook wrote: ↑Fri Feb 03, 2023 8:37 am
I think Australia holds the record?
I expect the tail was dug up in England
Worms are remarkable creatures, did anybody catch the lovely Lucy Lapwing on Winterwatch, she talked about them in one of her appearances.
It's the Gippsland earthworm, apparently they grow to 6ft in length
"we're going to need a bigger hook"
Or bigger Gonks
Re: Just bought some worms for the Wally Jolly...
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2023 2:43 pm
by MWithell
Wallyboy Rob wrote: ↑Fri Feb 03, 2023 1:46 pm
From what one of my horticultural college lecturers told me we have 26 species of earthworm in the UK and only 2 of them produce worm casts
What sort of casts do the rest produce?
Re: Just bought some worms for the Wally Jolly...
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2023 3:20 pm
by Wallyboy Rob
I don't think they do Malcolm
Re: Just bought some worms for the Wally Jolly...
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2023 4:17 pm
by Chubman
Worm finding In my compost bin was hard going this morning ready for the wally tomorrow,do gongs like punched bread?
Re: Just bought some worms for the Wally Jolly...
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2023 4:30 pm
by MWithell
I'm bringing some bread in case maggots don't tempt the fish, but it will have to be small bits of flake as I don't have a punch. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone - I think!
