Any lawn experts or worm charmers on here?

[Bazzer]

I have a problem with worms in my lawn, or more specifically their casts.
Back story: At the turn of this year our garden had landscape work which included replacing a lawn which had taken years of abuse through two children etc. New lawn (approx 100 square metres) laid on newly levelled ground and nurtured throughout the year so that by August a lovely thick weed free sward. Just before the Bank Holiday worm casts started to appear. Removal was easy to begin with, but is now getting out of hand.
Infestation wouldn't to my mind be too strong a word, given that I have removed over 2kgs of casts in the last three weeks. (I know this having kept them in this period in a large plant pot in the period). And it is a PITA going over the lawn on hands and knees trying to remove casts before the mowing, to stop muddy patches appearing as a cast is flattened.

Liquids like cast clear are useless and other chemical control seems to be restricted to commercial growers and owners of sports fields.

Does any lawn expert have suggestions for "moving the worms on", or tried and trusted methods for charming the little sods out of the ground so I can deposit them in a nearby field?

 

[MacB]

Just concrete it over and you wont have these problems.

Well the thread title did ask for a 'charmer'

 

[Levo-Lon]

Well you get loads on greens at expensive golf courses ,so unless our resident head gardener knows a way?

 

[Heltor Chasca]

Typical cool wet weather activities at this time of year. I don’t understand your question. Worm casts are a sign of healthy soil and lawn. Sweeping in worm casts is a way of fertilising the lawn. Don’t remove this rich source of nutrient. Kill off the worms and you kill off all biodiversity you have and you’ll have a poor lawn in no time. There will be hundreds of thousands of worms in a small lawn so moving them on is impossible.

Probably best to move to a flat.

 

[sight-pin]

You could always take up fishing.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Typical cool wet weather activities at this time of year. I don’t understand your question. Worm casts are a sign of healthy soil and lawn. Sweeping in worm casts is a way of fertilising the lawn. Don’t remove this rich source of nutrient. Kill off the worms and you kill off all biodiversity you have and you’ll have a poor lawn in no time. There will be hundreds of thousands of worms in a small lawn so moving them on is impossible.

Probably best to move to a flat.

Traditionally a besom broom is used to brush the casts in advance of mowing IIRC. No need to remove.

 

[Levo-Lon]

Typical cool wet weather activities at this time of year. I don’t understand your question. Worm casts are a sign of healthy soil and lawn. Sweeping in worm casts is a way of fertilising the lawn. Don’t remove this rich source of nutrient. Kill off the worms and you kill off all biodiversity you have and you’ll have a poor lawn in no time. There will be hundreds of thousands of worms in a small lawn so moving them on is impossible.

Probably best to move to a flat.

Ive spent 30 odd years in hard landscaping and although ive removed many laws for paving i cant see a problem with worms, and that has just confirmed it.

 

[Levo-Lon]

My Axolotl said he'll have em

 

[Heltor Chasca]

My Axolotl said he'll have em


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Just added to my wish list. Wow!

 

[ClichéGuevara]

My Axolotl said he'll have em


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Is it hiding behind that sex toy in the corner?

 

[Levo-Lon]

Just added to my wish list. Wow!

Strange little creatures..beauty of having a Vet in the family , you get suprise gifts

 

[Levo-Lon]

Is it hiding behind that sex toy in the corner?

That may be my pinkie lol

 

[Randomnerd]

Brush 'em in or get astroturf FFS. Jeez; I'm just watching the news about the continued bombing of Syrian civilians and now I'm reading about problem worm casts. I need a drink....

 

[Dave 123]

I have used this product in the past


https://www.pitchcare.com/shop/discontinued-products/ringer-5l-carbendazim.html

But as you can see, it's now off limits. It gave results though!

Get yourself a dew switch

https://www.bmsproducts.com/collect...itch-complete-with-2-5m-tip?variant=996385913

Not sure you get the lady in the boiler suit though!

 

[PK99]

I have a problem with worms in my lawn, or more specifically their casts.
Back story: At the turn of this year our garden had landscape work which included replacing a lawn which had taken years of abuse through two children etc. New lawn (approx 100 square metres) laid on newly levelled ground and nurtured throughout the year so that by August a lovely thick weed free sward. Just before the Bank Holiday worm casts started to appear. Removal was easy to begin with, but is now getting out of hand.
Infestation wouldn't to my mind be too strong a word, given that I have removed over 2kgs of casts in the last three weeks. (I know this having kept them in this period in a large plant pot in the period). And it is a PITA going over the lawn on hands and knees trying to remove casts before the mowing, to stop muddy patches appearing as a cast is flattened.

Liquids like cast clear are useless and other chemical control seems to be restricted to commercial growers and owners of sports fields.

Does any lawn expert have suggestions for "moving the worms on", or tried and trusted methods for charming the little sods out of the ground so I can deposit them in a nearby field?