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Re: Worms!

> I trying to clean up my little back yard to day, I was gonna shovel some
> back, and possibly through it away, well one shovel full revealed a TON
of
> earthworms!  Can I till the bark into the soil?  There is quite a bit of
> it, and if not, should I attempt to save a some of the worms?

I agree with Janet -- do not molest your poor, hard-working worms!   I
would say that worms are much better for your soil than bark, anyday.  
Depending on the size of the project, maybe you could gently hand-dig some
bark in, trying to keep worm casualties to an absolute minimum?   If you
must till for some reason, definitely resuce as many worms as possible
first -- put them in the compost, another part of your yard, something.

I've been working on preparing garden beds (raised, sq ft.) on really
rocky, clay, worm-deprived (I've found three so far, and I carefully
transported them to the compost pile, where they would be safe from my
spade) soil, so the idea of digging in and getting a shovelful of worms is
like some distant heaven I'm striving for.   Please don't squander your
bounty!  

Drea

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