Earthworms?

Discussion in 'First Time Marijuana Growers' started by Zigga Zag, Apr 18, 2009.

  1. #1 Zigga Zag, Apr 18, 2009
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    Hey GC,

    So, I'm in the process of making soil for my indoor plant and so far all I have is some nice top soil, and 3 earthworms. Will the worms make up for the lack of plant food/compost and increase the nutrients in the soil? Or should I get more worms?
     
  2. #2 Chunk, Apr 18, 2009
    Read this info on worm's/worm composting: \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\tVermicomposting (Make your own Worm Castings

    You will need a pound or two of worms to get any benefits ifor your soil.......and it takes a while to produce compost from the worms.
     
  3. #3 toastybiz, Apr 18, 2009
    There are two topics related to MJ and earthworms -- one is the worms themselves and one is the castings. As Chunk said, you need a bunch of worms to generate castings to use as a fert. And a great fert it is BTW, mostly for delivering nitrogen. But you can buy a bag of worm castings at Walmart for about $3.50.

    The other topics is worms in the soil. They can be beneficial, but not for providing nutrients but rather for aerating theh soil. Only a few in a container will do the trick, however it is questionable how long worms can live in a container grow that is being ferted and pH-balanced and such.
     
  4. #4 krippy, Apr 18, 2009
    theres a process worms go through, first you have to have alot. feed them veggies, fruits, tea, tea bags, coffe grounds, news paper etc. after a while the soil should start smelling like a cup of worms does. but im sure having 3 worms in your pot can only benefit you. they'll probably mate and make more and condition the soil somewhat
     
  5. #5 FreshMeat, Apr 19, 2009
    yeah man that thread on castings is heavy, allot of work I guess if you are short on coin like me :p might try it later on this season, if so I will journal it. Wonder if you could throw in your old clippings from vegging, and roots etc on previous grows?
     
  6. #6 Zigga Zag, Apr 19, 2009

    Well you see, i've decided to go the organic route.. So i guess i'm going to be using organic home-made compost and such... it should be a pretty inhabitable environment for the little worms. It's a small pot, about a litre or two, with excellent drainage.

    Thanks for the tips!
     
  7. #7 toastybiz, Apr 19, 2009
    Sure, give it a go. Just remember that "organic" and "kills earthworms" are not incompatible concepts. But if they die no harm no foul.
     

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