Earthworms and CPR....

[steveinaz]

We recently had a bunch of rain, and consequently I've got like 20 worms in my pool. Do I have a moral obligation to perform CPR on these worms?

[Watermom]

Yes. How could you sleep at night if you didn't. Be careful not to inhale while you are performing the CPR.

[falken]

I had hundred of them when I opened the pool a few days ago. I never even thought of CPR... I just threw them all away! Now I feel so evil!

[fcfrey]

I've posted this before, but it's worth repeating, if you put ground limestone around the pool the worms run the other way.

According to the Ag Extension group from PSU, worms do not like soil with a high pH. I do a strip about 15 feet wide all around, costs about $3.00 a bag and I get 6 bags from the local feed mill to do the area. It works for me, and it doesn't hurt the grass.

BTW I took the corner loose from my pool cover today and dropped a sump pump in to circulate and test. There was only about 3" ice on the surface but I could see around the edges that there are NO WORMS again this year YEA So I don't have to do any CPR

[CanuckPool]

We recently had a bunch of rain, and consequently I've got like 20 worms in my pool. Do I have a moral obligation to perform CPR on these worms?

If you can find their mouth.

[Kimrst]

On earthworms don't both ends look about the same? :-( kimrst

[CanuckPool]

Just blow into both ends.

[medvampire]

Just grab the worms and go fishing. Dont let the them die in vain !