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Weddingday420
Weddingday420started grow question 5 years ago
Has anyone every tried having regular live ground worms in their pots while growing your plants? We use worm dropping in our soil so why not have live worms?
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DankGardener
DankGardeneranswered grow question 5 years ago
You actually can benefit from having worms in a raised bed living soil growing all year around outside.
Growlecule
Growleculeanswered grow question 5 years ago
Hi there! Using worms in pots isnt that beneficial with small pot sizes. Worms need alot of organic material, if there isnt enough the next meal will be your roots sadly. And another thing: they WILL leave your pot( own experience XD ) to find greener grass. The soil condition in pots arent healthy for these worms moistere wise. Its either to dry or to wet and its changing alot in pots rather than in tbe ground. If you want the benefits of worms in your pots( aeration and awesome nutes ): make a worm farm and make your own castings! There are great species of composting worms available and its easy to make. And if possible, water your plants from below so your ground doesnt clamp in alot and keeps your soil much more aerated! Happy growing!!
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Welovephattrees420uk
Welovephattrees420ukanswered grow question 5 years ago
Worms in soil work dude some better than others but yes put them in ☺️
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Philindicus
Philindicusanswered grow question 5 years ago
Yes you can use red wiggler worms in your organic soil grows. They naturally aerate your soil not to mention the natural beneficial microbes they add to your soil while they feed. Unfortunately using chemical fertilizers will more than likely kill them so it would have to be a purely organic grow using slow release nutrients. Hope this helps.
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OutForReal
OutForRealanswered grow question 5 years ago
Very good idea ! I've done this serval time , when I found a worm in my garden I am systematically transferring him in a pot , can be cannabis, lime , tomatoes, whatever have roots. And recently I've done some grass compost and I've found a lot of worms inside , their are making underground galleries for a better soil aeration, their are pooping in the soil so enriching , everything they are doing is great. Now they are not really friends with heavy mineral feeding.
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souljasam
souljasamanswered grow question 5 years ago
I've never done this in potted plants, but my parents do this in their raised bed garden. They put them in the soil after they till but before they plant. Seems to help break up the soil and keep it from compacting as well as breaking down organic material. You also get a constant supply of their droppings. Seems like a good idea imo. Im just not sure if the worms will survive well in a pot unless maybe it was 15-20gal or more.
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