[savbo]

could it have been homesickness?

[titch]

when we made our raised beds there were no worms in them - i know cos of the mix of soils and compost that went in - but 6 months on - lots of them - wait a bit and i am sure they will move in - worms get in the most extraordinary places 

[fletcherbaker]

Hope they come into my raised bed off to the fishing pool with me there coming!!!

[Swing Swang]

When the conditions are right they'll come.
If you want to hurry things up then once the conditions are right fork some grass clippings into the soil - your grass clippings will have some worm eggs associated with them, and also provide them with food to give them a start.

Having said all this I've only ever read about it, and not tried it. After three years of cultivation/addition of compost/improved drainage my previously compacted and worm-free soil is now a lumbricus party-zone.

SS

[viettaclark]

Witness my wife and dead worms lying on top of bed.

I'm sorry prakash...I just had a picture of this in my mind's eye and creased up with laughter! Blame the sun going to my head.....

[viettaclark]

   Sun sun sun!
Seriously now...I dug bean trenches in my 18" raised beds today and there were loads of HUGE earthworms in the bottom that I didn't put there last year when I built them. Having added loads of unrotted paper, cardboard, kitchen waste, chicken poo and garden waste I hope the little red worms will have a feast too.

[Dan78]

Just how much bfb was added ? A little scattered on the top or did you pour loads in then chuck the worms on top ?

[Cavolo Nero]

I've noticed that the soil in my new plot doesn't have loads of worms. It's just as well that I kept the bin full of compost that I grew spuds in last year. Id rehomed some worms that I found under leaves in my garden and whilst putting this lovely dark compost into my potato bed this weekend I found that they'd multiplied! I hope they enjoy their new found freedom!