Hi,
The lawn is about 3 months old and seems to be doing well and establishing itself.
I spent alot of hours preparing the soil and finally leveling it. The lawn was immaculate when first laid, a green flat carpet . However earthworms have put paid to that.
They come to the surface and leave their casting, basically cr@pping all over the lawn. This leads to two main problems:
- An uneven lawn
- An unsightly lawn where the cast have been flattened, resulting in numerous muddy/worm s**t patches over the lawn.
Not to mention the damage the dried casts are doing to the lawnmower blades.
Is there a successful way to either
- prevent/discourage the worms coming to the surface and leaving their castings, or
- Killing the buggers. eg does grum worm killer have any affect on them?
And no, I don't need anybody telling me the benefits of worm to the soil thank you very much.
I've read somewhere that lawn sand helps but the small print on the back of the bags state that it must not be used on lawns under 6 months old.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Cheers,
T.
The lawn is about 3 months old and seems to be doing well and establishing itself.
I spent alot of hours preparing the soil and finally leveling it. The lawn was immaculate when first laid, a green flat carpet . However earthworms have put paid to that.
They come to the surface and leave their casting, basically cr@pping all over the lawn. This leads to two main problems:
- An uneven lawn
- An unsightly lawn where the cast have been flattened, resulting in numerous muddy/worm s**t patches over the lawn.
Not to mention the damage the dried casts are doing to the lawnmower blades.
Is there a successful way to either
- prevent/discourage the worms coming to the surface and leaving their castings, or
- Killing the buggers. eg does grum worm killer have any affect on them?
And no, I don't need anybody telling me the benefits of worm to the soil thank you very much.
I've read somewhere that lawn sand helps but the small print on the back of the bags state that it must not be used on lawns under 6 months old.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Cheers,
T.