Originally Posted by Snarkie

I just got some really good sludge from the edge of the road at the bottom of a hill in a curve. It stays wet and all of the oak leaves have mulched down, along with some road sand. This stuff has been stewing for years and when I put the shovel in it, it smelled just like a Louisiana swamp. It was chock full of earthworms too, which leads me to my question:

Has anyone ever purchased nightcrawlers from a bait shop and put them in your garden? Is it worth spending the money? How many is too many?