Night Crawlers!

One of my most favorite blogs are gardening blogs. More so, the blogs where the write has a full blown farm! I dream of a bigger space where Josh wouldn't even notice chickens, more dogs could run and play, and I could plant all the things my little heart desires. One of these blogs is Hickery Holler Farm. It's SO much fun to read, and they sure seem to have everything on that place! 

A Holiday Weekend to Remember, her post today, was about the rain storm they just had and how it affected her plants. I sure do take our mild weather and climate here in Northern California for granted!  One of the photos she posted had all these little worm highways from when they had come up after the rain. It occured to me, I have NEVER EVER seen a worm in  our backyard! Not after the heavy rains of winter, not after we tilled up extra soil, not after we mixed in manure, just never.

That just can't be normal. I remember seeing worms come up after rains my entire life. My parents always had lush grass and gorgeous backyard veggie gardens. My mother can grow flowers people will tell you are impossible to grow out of their native regions. Yet, I can't the new rose bushes to look healthy. The grass is patchy and the seeds are not setting as well as I would have thought. The ground is dense and hard in a way that makes no sense. 

So it can't hurt, I ordered worms! Online ordering is my extreme addition. There is just so much more available! I chose Uncle Jims Worm Farm and did a little research on the best type of worms for a yard and garden. His website also gives great little descriptions. 

I settled on 250 "super reds".  I'm not sure if this amount is enough for a yard my size. I plan on distributing them to all areas and hoping they get down to some worm reproduction. We'll see if it helps the yard!