How Many Worms ..

[alavahalf]

Took this photo this morning at the allotment .. there are actually seven worms in the photo. The most I have ever seen in one location !

https://ibb.co/Hzd1qXf

[Ken4155]

You've obviously never visited the 'Snake-pit' opposite Hohne Garrison, Germany:-)

[alavahalf]

your dead right Ken, I haven't .. that image I posted is terrible.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZvAyJtSumvM72p4o9

[pastafreak]

I'm NOT looking....!!!

[johnk]

I get about 50 at the top of my compost. They all seem to come up at the same time for some reason.

[Chipchopper]

I love to see slow worms.

[barry1010]

My compost bins are the same, johnk.

[Old_Geezer]

It's surprising how many are down there. I seem to recall a science lesson in my first year of secondary school, where we went out to the sports field, the teacher poured some fluid on an allocated area, and the worms rushed to the surface where we counted them. There were lots. (Still wondering what she poured on the ground.)

[Spicerack]

There's millions of them. Even more spiders. Bacteria must be the mostest. There's more of them in a teaspoon of soil than all the people in the world.
I'm sure my fans will correct that if it's wrong. ;)

[Spicerack]

Soapy water, OG. I'd guess.

[Chipchopper]

I can't understand why anyone would pour soapy water on harmless, legless lizards.

[Old_Geezer]

Probably to count how many per square yard. Or possibly to give them a good wash.

[Chipchopper]

The slow worms in my garden have been out of hibernation for about six weeks now and I often see them basking in the morning sun on the log pile.
They are widespread throughout the British isles but apparently absent from Ireland.

[Spicerack]

No snakes in Ireland. St Patrick cast them all out.
No moles, either. That'll be down to another Saint, no doubt.

[Atheist]

Maybe potassium permanganate.

[Chipchopper]

Clearly we have been talking at cross purposes here. The worms in the photo appear to me to be slow worms rather than earth worms. so the answer to the question. as I see it is None.

[alavahalf]

All of my life I have heard that St Patrick banished all the snakes from Ireland ..

Never before have I questioned it ..... but does anyone know how he managed to do it ..?

[Prudie]

I agree chipchopper. Slow worms in the picture (which are not worms), it's earthworms that come to the surface in water (and live in compost heaps).

[alavahalf]

... and the original question never mentioned the word
'earth' .. just worms .. 8-)

How's it all going Chip .. spent the morning on the allotment. Tied down the green house, put up extra windbreaks. Resisted planting things that really need to be in the ground. Possible frost and gale force winds over the next two days.
Had 106 farenheit yesterday, got well and truely sunburned .. it's all mad.

[Chipchopper]

Touchet mon ame!.
Went out to the garden in the morning and processed some wind blown branches into next years fire wood (may use it sooner), went indoors for a fry up lunch and decided to stay there.
A mad world indeed!

[Mamyalynne]

Despite there being no Moles in Ireland, B&Q had Mole repellent on their shelves there as recently as 2019. :-)