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    I have a wormery , well its a big tub with holes 4ft x 2 ft , but I want to make another , my idea is to use 3 old grocery baskets the plastic stacking type , about 3ft x 18ins , I reckon that if I fill the bottom one, and put the worms in , I can then stack another on top when the bottom one is being "eaten " I could do this to a height of 3 crates and when the bottom one is ready I would empty and put it on the top . my new allotment is full of mares tail , which I sprayed 3 times and seems to have been given "A fright " According to my research Horse/Mares tail grows on impoverished ground , if I'm correct ,The tea from the wormery could only help the ground and I could move the crates each time I empty the bottom one , anyone think this is an idea ?

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    I also had the horsetail problem and found I had to first crush (I basically stamped on it! lol) the silica rich weed before the weedkiller could be absorbed through its otherwise impermeable silica coating and kill it. I found horsetail growing in both nutrient rich and impoverished soils. Good luck with your scheme.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by shushkin! View Post
      I also had the horsetail problem and found I had to first crush (I basically stamped on it! lol) the silica rich weed before the weedkiller could be absorbed through its otherwise impermeable silica coating and kill it. I found horsetail growing in both nutrient rich and impoverished soils. Good luck with your scheme.
      Yes that's pretty much what I've heard about the crushing then killing , I can but try .

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      • #4
        A wormery question.
        I have a commercial wormery (small wheely bin shape type) which I used with great results. When I moved I liberated the worms and would like to begin again when the weather warms up. I know I can get worms to start a colony in the bin but I am wondering if it will be safe from NZ flatworms which seem to thrive in my garden. I do not intend to use anything straight from the soil but wonder if the flatworms can climb into the bin!
        David

        "Though the problems of the world are increasingly complex, the solutions remain embarrassingly simple." Bill Mollison.

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        • #5
          Highlander I lost a thriving wormery to the flatworm, I have since set up a new wormery, I set it up an a raised platform and greased the platform legs, so far it has kept them out, and if you are using anything from the garden cabbage leaves etc. I would suggest microwaving them first.
          it may be a struggle to reach the top, but once your over the hill your problems start.

          Member of the Nutters Club but I think I am just there to make up the numbers

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