tommy gibbs
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Is it a good or bad idea to put a worm in my soil. i found one outside, and i tossed it in, thought it couldnt hurt, and worm castings are supposed to be good for plants. any thoughts
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Highlanders cave
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Put a teaspoon of cornmeal a couple of inches beneath the soil every two weeks. The nutes won't hurt them
weezer
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you can put nuts on a worm and it won't die??????
what is the corn meal for the worm to eat ?/
what happens when the corn meal starts to turn
go to the store and boy some worm castings or
start a worm farm
but not in your pots
potpimp
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I don't think worms eat roots, LOL. A few seconds of Googling came up with this:
"Worms have tiny mouths and will take extremely small bits out of things like bacteria, fungi and protozoa. The love organic matter such as plants, fruit, compost heaps of cut grass, potato peelings and decaying animals. When the food is too large for their mouths they moisten it to make it soft and suck it in. Worms of course have no teeth and the "gizzard" does all the work. The grains of sand or soil will be ingested in with the food along with moisture (must like birds and chickens) and a grinding process occurs. When the food leaves the worm's gizzard is goes into the intestine and is dissolved and absorbed into the worm's blood which also keeps the worms moist and strong.
Added tips about worms: You cannot cut their head off or cut them in the middle and they will grow into two worms. Cutting of any vital organs will kill them. However, if you cut the tail off a worm (not advisable) then they will grow another one. Worms are essential in gardens because they keep the soil soft and full of nutrients which are good for your plants. When it rains hard worms will surface to the top of the soil and although just in theory it could be there are chemicals that go into the earth or there isn't enough oxygen so they surface."
"Worms have tiny mouths and will take extremely small bits out of things like bacteria, fungi and protozoa. The love organic matter such as plants, fruit, compost heaps of cut grass, potato peelings and decaying animals. When the food is too large for their mouths they moisten it to make it soft and suck it in. Worms of course have no teeth and the "gizzard" does all the work. The grains of sand or soil will be ingested in with the food along with moisture (must like birds and chickens) and a grinding process occurs. When the food leaves the worm's gizzard is goes into the intestine and is dissolved and absorbed into the worm's blood which also keeps the worms moist and strong.
Added tips about worms: You cannot cut their head off or cut them in the middle and they will grow into two worms. Cutting of any vital organs will kill them. However, if you cut the tail off a worm (not advisable) then they will grow another one. Worms are essential in gardens because they keep the soil soft and full of nutrients which are good for your plants. When it rains hard worms will surface to the top of the soil and although just in theory it could be there are chemicals that go into the earth or there isn't enough oxygen so they surface."
weezer
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never said they ate roots i said the burrowin may harm themsome eaten roots cant hurt marijuana plant
besides - how many roots actually could 1 worm eat?
tommy gibbs
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from that google search of worms, it seems like they only help out. if it stays, ill let it, i dont think really is a risk.
suedonimn
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Worms are GOOD. I use them in my pots in my cabinet. they aerate the soil and provide much needed oxygen to the roots, and nutrients along the way. They also eat any decaying matter or fungus and bacteria that can cause your roots problems before you will notice. WORMS ARE MAGIC!
