Every day, unless the weather is really brutal, I walk through the garden and the greenhouse before going into the house. This probably sounds silly in the winter; but I have to see if anything has come up or grown. Earthworms go into the earthworm habitat whenever they are found; but I only disturb them once a week. If it is really cold, their peace is not disturbed then.
Normally it seems that I have to dig over a foot to find any at all. Then there are only a few. Where did they go? Yesterday, March 9, I got a surprise. With the first handful of medium my hands were full of wiggly little earthworms. They still are not eating the cornmeal that is sprinkled on the top of the tub. There is obviously plenty of feed in the medium which is finished compost. The castings will be harvested when they start eating the cornmeal.
The goal is to have enough earthworm castings by good Friday to fill the planting holes for the tomatoes. That may not happen; but possibly there will be enough if mixed ½ and ½ with garden soil. That should be rich enough.
David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://www.segrestrealty.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/
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