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I threw a handful of worms into the pots of my plants. Was that stupid? Can they hurt my plants??
They can give your plants herpes...lol...just playing. I have no idea but want to see what others say.I threw a handful of worms into the pots of my plants. Was that stupid? Can they hurt my plants??
Depending on nutes used they may not make it long.
Good point. Worms are for organic gardening. If you use liquid nutrients, I would pass on the worms
Ahhh... I do in fact use liquid. (Fox farm) oh well if they die, that’s fertilizer too I reckon. They were accumulating under the cloth pots I used, I assumed because of the juice..Good point. Worms are for organic gardening. If you use liquid nutrients, I would pass on the worms
I wondered the same, until I came across a study asking the same question. The conclusion was normal rate of fertilizers had zero negative effect on worm populations.Depending on nutes used they may not make it long.
The only element that can damage them is copper . OdI wondered the same, until I came across a study asking the same question. The conclusion was normal rate of fertilizers had zero negative effect on worm populations.
They did also overfeed the soil to see what happened. There was a slight dip in population, but it rebounded when fertilizing returned to normal levels.
Moreover, compared to non-fertilized soil worm population was greater in fertilized soil. They thought it suggested it was related to more organic matter available for the worms (plant growth from healthy soil).
This is not the one I read, but it appears to have similar info
Good to know! Living soils is something I want to get to when I can. Have you gotten into that at all?The only element that can damage them is copper . Od