i feel all wiggly...jk...question is i have access to lots of fresh healthy earthworms cuz a friend grows them...what do ya think? if yes, how many would u put in an indoor pot per gal? management tips?
buy worm castings for your soil because watering/nutrients/temperature changes will scare away the worm if not kill it... and I heard they eat roots, others say they don't... idk. I wouldn't want to risk it myself, so castings are your best bet.
Worms can't eat a single thing - they lack teeth and a stomach. They 'eat' microbe exudes which are converted to castings via enzymes in their digestive tract. CC
I love that one "worms are gonna eat your plants man". I have some Europeans in my soil. I asked em how many were in there but I only speak English. I threw maybe a dozen or so in a 10gal.
I put them in mine, they seem to do okay so far. Sometimes when I water some might come up but they do go back down.
Wait - so they WONT eat my plants roots? OP, worms in your pots are a sign of a healthy soil. Use a thick layer of mulch - they like having it there. It allows them to come up out of the soil without being exposed. I'll often see quite a few worms under my mulch if I move it for whatever reason. They create pathways for oxygen and moisture, they leave fresh castings in place; whats not to love? j
When I did my recent transplant into my notills a couple of the containers (under the mulch) on the topsoil looked like a worm orgy-fest! 2+ years with worms in the notills and 4 years worms in the soil - not one eaten plant yet - here's to another 4 years of good luck!
C'mon Coot! Don't let facts interfere with a good internet myth. Wonder if we could work in some flavorings somehow? I heard that Capt'n Crunch (or was it Lucky Stars?), makes a good top dress for flavor and it might get the worms to leave the roots alone. To the OP. I've never really added worms to the plants, but end up with them from the cocoons in the fresh VC that gets added. Wet
Root Munchin' Worms (RMW) - the next on the list of horrors to avoid? It's really a great time to be alive isn't it?