Earthworms in Your Lawn? 
It’s true that earthworms do help to 
drain the soil, but if your soil contains 
an abundance of rotted compost, earth- 
worms are apt to cause an unpleasant 
mess with their casts. The nuisance is 
especially high in early spring when 
the casts gum up the mower and smoth- 
er out young grass, to say nothing of 
the tufts of growth they pull down into 
their holes. 
The accepted treatment in the past 
has been to use Mowah meal, made 
from a certain bean that grows in India. 
Due to war conditions, this meal is not 
now available. Experiments of late have 
brought to light another treatment that 
greatly reduces the worm population 
of your lawns: potassium permanga- 
nate, a granular crystalline chemical. 
This chemical is not new, but new uses 
have been found for it. Have your soil 
thoroughly moist so the worms are near 
the surface. Use %4 ounce to a gallon 
of water and apply the solution freely 
with a watering can. 
This same treatment will get rid of 
moss in your lawn more easily than any 
other eradicator. It is a benefit to all 
lawns as it oxidizes organic matter in 
the soil and thus encourages the release 
of nitrogen. Potassium permanganate 
was used by gardeners 40 or more years 
ago, but only recently has its effect on 
moss in lawns been thoroughly tested 
and proved. 
(Condensed from T. A. Weston’s article 
in ‘‘The Home Garden.’’ ) 

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