With the mustard solution, worms come to the surface within 15 minutes. If they don't, wait a while and try it again another day. By worms "disappearing" it means they will die and decompose. In your garden it shouldn't be a problem. But if your dead worm concentration is too high, they will make a slimy mess in the pot. If you can repot, that's what I would do. I think that should take care of most of the problem. You can always get more red worms if you want to start composting. There is a lot of stuff online about worm composting. It's easy but you do have to keep at it or the worms will die. Dryness and high or low pH are the enemy of worms. But I don't know the ideal conditions for growing lemons, you wouldn't want to hurt your tree trying to get rid of the worms. Repotting seems like the easiest thing to do, or try the mustard treatment or an electrical probe, which I had never heard of! Cooperative Extension may be able to recommend a less toxic chemical treatment, one that breaks down easily. Pyrethrum is a good insecticide in that respect, but as I copied above, apparently it doesn't kill worms. Of course that is a GOOD thing if you are using it in your garden!

She was great with kids, for not even seeing a child until she was over 1 1/2 yo (kennel days). If they bugged her, she'd give a "huff" and move off to the bedroom. She was regal.....not so shy and not so quiet. She adored company, nose up the crotch. She was a great watch dog (not guard dog). "Oh boy, oh boy! Someone's coming to visit! ....Well, crap, they just walked past the house. Wait! I think they're coming back!" Aside from being blind in one eye, which is probably why she wasn't a good racer, she couldn't do stairs. She'd jump the deck stairs (only two steps) but would never come down the basement stairs to our "partay" room. DH carried her down once and she was a nervous wreck. I finally blocked off the stairs, for fear she'd try to do them like the deck stairs, and she just became our upstairs dog. LOL She hated anything out of the ordinary. No chairs out of place, no new rugs in a new place....she was fun to watch on vacuuming day. She was big sister to three rescued Chihuahuas at one time. Not sure how all that happened. The Alpha Chi certainly kept her in her place. Not unusual to see her walking down the hall with a Chi hanging off her lip. "Shake it off Girlfriend". When she got really relaxed on the couch, she'd roll over on her back, all four legs in the air, head off the couch with her tongue hanging out, one eye shut, blind eye open. We assumed she was to lazy to close her blind eyelid. Why did she need to? It's called "cockroaching" and most Greys do it. Ya couldn't tell if she was dead or sleeping off a bad drunk. She knew she was too big to be a lap dog and didn't really want to fight 3 Chis for the position so she'd just flop her head in your lap, wait for the growling and snapping to stop and fall asleep, standing there, until you had to either get up to pee or just move to get the feeling back in your legs. LOL She was great at TV News Time - she knew the news cuz we'd discuss it. "Well, that's the dumbest thing the governments done yet." "Rooooo" "Can you believe that dude?" "Rooooo. Rooooo." "What do you think about that stock market?" "Roooo, ooooo. I need to go rest." I will shut up. Just sayin', if you want/need a good sized dog, you can't go wrong with a rescued Greyhound. Even on your darkest day they will make you at least giggle. They come housebroken, leash trained, need no exercise unless you want to or can get them off the couch.

Glad there's a diagnois on it. My big concern here was dehydration. With people or critters I get very concerned about that these days. I've been dehydrated a few times in the past 5 years or so and let me tell you, that is no fun. Really does strange things to you. Was hospitalized for it a year ago. It can happen quickly and easily. Vomiting and diarrhea will zap your fluid levels quickly even if you're trying to drink fluids. Here's wishing all of you the best. Keep drinking plenty of fluids and hope she has a speedy recovery. After a couple liters of fluid It can make a world of difference in how you feel. Oh and when I had the CT Scan I had to drink that junk. Talk about repulsive. I asked if they at least had some brandy to mix with it. Not sure if it would help but sure wouldn't have hurt. And BTW Jasdip, feel free to stop by for a butt-kicking anytime! Boy there's a joke here that writes itself but I'll refrain! :)

Broetchen and Lachsschinken... worth the flight! I was looking up recipes a while back; as I recall egg white was involved? Looking forward to your report! (With pics!!!)