I've got worms!

samn40 · Apr 5, 2013

Well it is official I have got worms in my dung! Lovely earth
worms.
Yesterday I shovelled about 22-25 tons of compost/dung
onto my garden plot in preparation for planting potatoes
tomorrow. The compost was made from lawn mowing clippings
from the last 4 years. It was really well rotted and full of
earthworms, so it should do some good. I am sure some of you
remember the wet ground I ploughed a few weeks back, well it
has dried out good and I managed to get it rotavated last
night.Even the area John drained worked out OK .Today I raised
some potato drills with my Ferguson potato plough, under the
watchful eyes of mrs40...Tomorrow we may even plant some
spuds! All around our place we can see snow but it somehow
missed us!.
As you can see in the last picture, I sometimes get allowed to
drive my own tractors, but mostly I do not!
Sam

David G · Apr 5, 2013

The doctor should be able to help with that.

samn40 · Apr 5, 2013

(quoted from post at 00:26:51 04/06/13) Well it is official I have got worms in my dung! Lovely earth
worms.
Yesterday I shovelled about 22-25 tons of compost/dung
onto my garden plot in preparation for planting potatoes
tomorrow. The compost was made from lawn mowing clippings
from the last 4 years. It was really well rotted and full of
earthworms, so it should do some good. I am sure some of you
remember the wet ground I ploughed a few weeks back, well it
has dried out good and I managed to get it rotavated last
night.Even the area John drained worked out OK .Today I raised
some potato drills with my Ferguson potato plough, under the
watchful eyes of mrs40...Tomorrow we may even plant some
spuds! All around our place we can see snow but it somehow
missed us!.
As you can see in the last picture, I sometimes get allowed to
drive my own tractors, but mostly I do not!
Sam

old-9 · Apr 5, 2013

Reminds me of the story of the boy when asked " where are you going?"

His reply "fishing"

the old man asked "got worms?"

Kid replys " Yep, but I'm going fishing anyway."

Mike (WA) · Apr 5, 2013

I remember digging through the manure pile to get worms for fishing- but I never seemed to catch anything. A good fisherman at the lake looked at my bait, and said, "Those are dung worms! Nothing will bite on those!" He showed me some of his "earthworms", and I could see the difference- mine were reddish, with distinct horizontal stripes- his were a uniform pink, with no stripes. He had me smell both, and I could sure tell the difference.

I'm sure dung worms do their job in the soil, but they're sure not much for catching fish!

Dennis in NC · Apr 5, 2013

good looking dirt. clay here

Dan in Ohio · Apr 5, 2013

Samn40, I would like to see the implement you used to make those furrows and what the ground looks like when you are done planting potatoes . I do not have much success growing potatoes, makes me think you could give me some pointers.

Bruce from Can. · Apr 5, 2013

Figure it came from eating too many "Kippers" , "Steak and Kidney" pie, followed up with a big helping of "Spotted Dick". I am sure food like that would give you worms. Bruce

Robert J Kountz · Apr 5, 2013

I love the straight furrows

G1355 · Apr 5, 2013

Wish we had worms around here, still frost in ground, I'd be fishing with them.

PJH · Apr 5, 2013

So Sam - do I understand you right? You throw up the ridges, THEN plant the spuds?

I always dig a shallow furrow, sow the sets about a foot apart, then throw up the ridges. If you throw up the ridges first, how do you plant the sets?

Very nice job on your garden. I wish I could make ridges that pretty.

Paul

Ed in Northern VA · Apr 5, 2013

Our chickens would be in heaven scratching through that soil.

Ron in NS · Apr 6, 2013

Love that 135 too. Going to restore my dad"s someday.

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