Sweets, that turned out really great. I too love the roof over the swing part, and what a perfect way to use those wagon wheels. Sure hope you will share a pic when the plants grow on it too. Loved your site, you and your husband make a very creative team. Luvs

What Richard said. Relating your own experiences in a neutral manner sounds like a solid option. Asking the grower if their Cyms will do fine outdoors - conflict of interest there. And many commercial growers simply don't have that info because all theirs have been in their greenhouse the whole time. One commercial grower has had a nice variety of orchids in his house (no special room, aquariums, etc.) for several years just so he'll have "real world" experience.

Just40fun ---- [1] To answer Q1, I must relate how I got my ÂherdÂ. I did not buy them, so canÂt for sure identify the species - Eisenia foetida or Eisenia Andrei - But from what I pick up from the Vermicomposting forum, quite often when one buys one variety, you get the other or a mixture. But they are definitely composting worms. I harvested them from the earth below a pile of aged horse manure, and from my compost pile. I then put them in a Âpit with horse manure, compost, kitchen scraps, and paper shreds for food. And you canÂt believe how they have multiplied! You can harvest from a manure pile, buy online/locally, or even purchase bait worms ["red wrigglers"] // [2] Since my garden consists of smallish terraces, I have no room for trenches, so hesitate to prescribe for your situation. That video seemed to give a pretty good idea  and then you can alter for your situation. My sister Âsnaked a ditch through her perennial bed, filled mostly with horse manure and worms and covered with cardboard and topped with the mulch for the entire bed. She is 40 miles inland [hot,dry] and has clayish soil. She reports to me that she finds worms whenever she lifts the cardboard and the soil in her garden is improving. I believe the worms use the trench as a home base, and move into the soil, when conditions are moist enough. [3] Fill your trench with whatever is handy  manure, paper shreds, leaves. Hay will heat up as it composts and might make the worms unhappy, so donÂt fill entire trench with hay. After it has composted a bit, the worms will migrate into that material. But by all means cover the trench with a layer or slab of hay/straw to control moisture and temps. [4] CanÂt say how often you need to refill. Too many variables. [5] I would suggest starting small Â. One trench this season, and then if successful, add more each season. BTW - After 30 years of amending, my clay/DG-combo soil has morphed into lovely loose loam. In addition to double-digging, sheet composting, mini-worm ÂcondosÂ, IÂm a great believer in planting cover crops with deep, strong root systems, to bust the clay. And voila, an OVERNIGHT SUCCESS! Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisenia_foetida http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisenia_andrei Here is a link that might be useful: Plant Roots

My wheelchair gets me to most places and then I have to use my hoe to get to other places out of reach. I also scoot along in many locations. If I can get up on my knee I usually can get back into my wheelchair. Using my leg tires me out too soon, but is used to get me to where I can scoot. So as we get older we have to learn to adapt and improvise as we go but it will always be a learning experience that I hope we pass along to others in their discoveries. Some one needs to develop a riding rig with large fat wheels where we can sit, not to high which can be moved by power, slowly as we chose. It seems at the same time tools for special needs be developed so they may be used in caring for our plants. Maybe an old, altered go-car, geared down for us who once enjoyed speed but now need something much slower.