Cant figure out what is pooping in garden

Claire 1607 · #1 (**permalink**) 28-09-2011, 04:01 PM

Hope someone can help as this is driving me crazy. Something is using our garden as a toilet, it happened last autumn, winter and spring but stopped over the summer! It has now reappeared and I have 3 young children who love playing on the grass but I have to go out every day and scoop up the poo! I have tried comparing the pics online but cannot identify - hope someone can help so I can figure out if theres a way to stop the pest!

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Dogghound · #2 (**permalink**) 28-09-2011, 04:11 PM

Its a worm cast isnt it? just recycled soil.

Claire 1607 · #3 (**permalink**) 28-09-2011, 05:05 PM

Im not very green fingered - What is a worm cast?

Claire 1607 · #4 (**permalink**) 28-09-2011, 05:23 PM

Thanks for that - I just looked it up - thats exactly what it is - now to find out what to do about it? Any tips?

ellen h · #5 (**permalink**) 28-09-2011, 06:11 PM

Dont think you really have to do anything -except give them a quick sweep of a broom to break them down.Its just the worms working their way through the earth,they do no harm,in fact they do more good in aerating the soil....harmless to children and pets I assure you

Madmills · #6 (**permalink**) 28-09-2011, 06:31 PM

Yes, you can do any of the following .....
Leave them alone, brush them to make a neat and tidy appearance or move them to a bed or border.
Whatever you do though it's a benefical thing to have in your garden !

Claire 1607 · #7 (**permalink**) 29-09-2011, 06:51 AM

Thanks so much for all your help.
Claire

Brocakat · #8 (**permalink**) 05-10-2011, 06:19 PM

Worm Cast /Poo is the finest soil:- its been passed throuogh its digestive system. However if a Lawnmower goes over it - ( a Cylinder Mower that is) - it will turn it into a smear that lawn-proud people + Greenkeepers - would say with some justification - looks unsightly.

The smeared -site is also a great place for a weed-seed to germinate, and the smear also smothers a ( tiny ) area of very fine turf.

These people, using a fine brush, sweep the casts into the nearest flower-bed gutter, or or gently sweep them into a shovel etc & then place them where they can improve their surroundings.

Waiting until the turf has lost its morning dew-sheen makes the job easier - the casts are then dry (er) & break-up , and can then be spread evenly throughout the turf.