Worms! How do I get them?

tobiasfamily

I am in the process of renewing a garden bed and will be sifting soil to remove weeds, etc. before putting it in the new bed. 

The bed is on a clay base, with scoria and weedmat on the bottom, and will be filled above with soil. The bed itself is a mortared brick construction on a concrete rim slab. This is designed to keep weeds out but fear will also keep the worms out.

Can anyone advise if there is any benefit is buying worms to add to the garden? I was just thinking of adding the "worm farm" worms am interested to hear if you have tried this before and how successful it was.

QuailFlock

Hmmm... I believe worm-farm-worms are a different species and will not survive in a garden bed. But not 100% sure, can someone else please also comment?

If your garden bed has plenty of organic matters, the worms should turn up regardless of the non-organic structure of weedmat, brick and concrete! Nothing stops hungry worms! 😉
Dig in some compost and blood & bone. Or you can try this -
1. Dig holes around the plants, but not too close to the root systems.
2. Fill up the holes with green waste (except disease plants and weeds) and kitchen scraps (uncook stuff only).
Also see the discussion on autumn leaves - https://www.workshop.com.au/t5/Gardening/Recycle-your-leaves/m-p/2965/highlight/true#M366
3. Cover them with soil and something heavy (I used a brick) to stop rats and possums helping themselves.
4. Water them while you water the plants.
Repeat the process every 6 weeks or when the green waste/kitchen scraps rotten down. You should see worms within a week or two.