Thursday 2 February 2012

La Chasse au Vers, or catch your worms

Someone asked where can you buy worms for a wormery?
On researching the net I found a worm farm in England but they only deliver in the UK.On researching here in France it seems more difficult but I found a brilliant way to

'faire la chasse au vers'

Dig a hole 30x30x30cms put in a plastic sack or old bucket with holes in.Fill it with all your used coffee grounds.Cover it with a stone and leave for 2 or 3 weeks.It should then be full of worms. 'En effet ils adorent les marcs de cafe' Then of course you need a wormery to put them in.For none gardeners who are wondering why you would bother, the worms can deliver compost very quickly.
Two sites of interest one English www.wigglywigglers.co.uk
and a French site www.compostage.info/index.php?option=com