South African Gardening Blog » worms http://www.sprig.co.za On plants, gardens and nature in South Africa. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:33:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Worms R Us http://www.sprig.co.za/2009/07/worms-r-us/ http://www.sprig.co.za/2009/07/worms-r-us/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:32:26 +0000 Niall http://sprig.co.za/?p=708 A while back myself and Sons went on a mission to get worm composters.  After chatting to a couple of people we decided it sounded like too much of a mission, but I’ve just discovered the website of a Durban (Westville and Umgeni) based company that supply cheap and easy to use earthworm farm kits.  Plus, the website has a wealth of information about worm farming and its benefits.

It may be time to rethink our position on them, what do you say Sons?

Check them out at www.wormsrus.co.za.

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