is near a leaky tap or some permanent source of water that causes everything organic near it to rot when it dies.Soil which water drains through quickly.has a nearby food source, such as leaf litter or rotting wood, anything worms eat.To find the right spot, what you'll need to do, is look for a location that has at least a few of the following Now, because i live in the tropics, and when i made this instructable, it was the wet season, pretty much anywhere theres grass, there is worms, because the earth is completely saturated under my lawn, so i can do this anywhere.īut for most of you, the story may be different and remember, the soapy water will repel worms for about a week, so, it wont work in the same spot and avoid doing it in the same spot anyway. Remember not to take too many worms from one area in your yard or it may negative effects on the soil ecology, its very easy to severely deplete worm numbers, so be sure not overdo it. In the included video you'll see that it only takes about 10 seconds before the worms come from the soil, times may vary depending on how much soap or shampoo you use and how many worms and how close these worms are from the surface, as well as the soil density which enables free movement. This instructable, is about how to extract large amounts of worms from the soil, and also identifying a suitable area to extract the worms from! Anyway, on another day when i washed the dog, within 2 minutes of washing off the shampoo, it happened again, worms were everywhere. This was opposed to much further away where the water from the hose had reached but the soap had not. Hello, This instructable was inspired by my dog, "Hunter".īackground: One day as i was washing him with his special dog shampoo, i noticed that there were allot of worms all over my feet, and on closer inspection i noticed that in a 2m circle all around earth worms were shooting from the ground, and wriggling over the grass and going away to who knows where.
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