HI, I have had a worm farm for about 11 months. Is it safe to transfer the compost and worms to my garden? I understood these tiger worms are not the same as wild worms? There is no way of separating the worms from the composted material. Is it safe to introduce them into my garden?

Hi Marianne, the tiger worms will not survive for long without a constant food supply and are different to earthworms which live deeper in the soil. You can move the worms to use the worm castings in the worm farm without having to sacrifice the worms. Stop feeding one side of the worm tray and only put food scraps on half of the tray, the worms will move towards the food and once they have moved, dig out the worm castings and place on your garden. Place some bedding down such as compost, soil or shredded paper and place food scraps on top, the worms will move back to the food source and you can do the same to get the castings from the other half of the bin.  Lianne.