Further searching suggests it is Eulophia graminea, a non-native invader. ==>> which would explain why you dont remember planting it ,.. eh??? ... even as i become more forgetful ... mysterious appearances have me looking for birds.. and invaders ... as in.. its near the bird feeeder.. under an eave.. near a fence... etc ... really??? apologizing in a garden forum.. for your finger nails.. my response to the pic was the polar opposite.. how are they so clean.. in the garden.. lol ... ken

I agree with SQH1. When I was starting I tried to get my information from this and other forums. The problem is that people tend to give very specific answers in response to questions asked here. It was very hard trying to get a coherent picture of vermiculture by reading so many disjoint bits and pieces. After a while I bought and read "Worms Eat My Garbage". It laid out pretty much the whole story in a logical way. Once I had that background I was able to make much better use of the information presented here. I still continue to learn from the forums because "Worms Eat My Garbage" is not the end-all of information. The best part is that I can recognize which postings provide generally accepted "best practices" that apply to everyone and which posting present alternative methods of doing things ( top feeding vs. pocket feeding for example). Without a good understanding of the big picture you risk simply becoming more confused by the many options offered here. While I agree that a FAQ could be a good idea you have to remember that it would just be a collection of some of the same posts that are causing you confusion now. Mike

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Well, I suppose the regular forum users would become pretty familiar with the content and could refer others to the appropriate place. I imagine it being used for things like dealing with particular pests/diseases with homemade remedies etc. And if it really turns out to be an unused addition I'll just ask Spike to remove it.