little white worms in my super soil

JD_85

JD_85

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hello, im about day 25 in the cook of s.s. and i checked on it and there is lil white worms, i thought it was dog hair at first. but their moving up the barrel. they are about .5" to .75" long and about a hair width wide.
does ne 1 know what they might be ?
 
JD_85 said:
hello, im about day 25 in the cook of s.s. and i checked on it and there is lil white worms, i thought it was dog hair at first. but their moving up the barrel. they are about .5" to .75" long and about a hair width wide.
does ne 1 know what they might be ?
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Baby worms?
 
Pot worms. Same as composting worms but they survive in acidic conditions. Don't worry about it. Add an AACT and plant something.
 
keysareme said:
Yea, aren't they just baby worms? Means the soil is alive and healthy right?
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Yes but they are a completely different type of worm, but it composts all the same. Your soil is alive and thriving, great job! As soon as you plant a plant in the soil (I would start with some clover), You will notice that the population of white worms (potworms) drops while the plant adjusts ph to its comfort zone and the red wrigglers become dominant again. Red wriggler babies are also always red from birth in my observations.
 
Do they have a black dot on their head? Are they fungus gnat larvae?

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keysareme that is what they look like. to the t ! do i continue as planed or should i add ph adjustments. this my first run with super soil, so im a lil cautious. i made 2, three cubic ft batches. and the one that has worms i added some lobster kelp fert. for some extra 0-0-06 since subs recipe is n-p and no k.
i was going to plant in batch one and then batch 2 and then mix 1 &2 and plant one
the bend in the safety pin is .375 or 3/8IMG_1199.JPG
 
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