Hello!
A woman here in Bflo who is a master gardener, landscaper and educator,
in her talk about growing in containers, recommends that at least 1/3 of
the mix in containers be your own compost or good/amended garden soil,
worms and all, to simulate garden conditions. Her specialty is big
containers with mixed plantings ... some of which may be perennials.
AND
Have you heard or read about the effects of non-native worms in the
woodland on trilliums and other ephemerals??? Check it out on 3/23/07's
NPR.org.
Carolyn Schaffner in warming-up Buffalo, NY
I believe there was an article in one of the recent NY Times regarding the
two types of worms.
I've always enjoyed worms and don't mind handling them.
May give this another thought!
The thought of all the damage the two types can/are do/doing is appalling.
Erica Elizabeth Gordon Woodstock, NY 12498
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We have been moving worms for centuries - ever since we moved plants from
Europe or China or wherever. Only this century have we been selling or using
bare root, cleaned root plant stock.
What is more interesting is the amendments that we ship all over creation -
compost, mulch etc.
More much ado about ......
bruce
