Earth worms in super soil
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hyroot
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You want red wigglers. At least a 15 gal pot. The bigger the container pot the better. They like to roam and will jump ship if the pot or bin is too small.
If the soil isn't completely cooked. The soil could be too hot for the worms. They leave if it's hot.
You also want to add a dry mulch on top of the soil like leaf, wood chips , or barley straw to keep them from jumping ship. Worms hate dry environments .
If the soil isn't completely cooked. The soil could be too hot for the worms. They leave if it's hot.
You also want to add a dry mulch on top of the soil like leaf, wood chips , or barley straw to keep them from jumping ship. Worms hate dry environments .
waterproof808
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Probably the wrong kind of worm or a heat/aeration issue. I often find live worms in pots that I never added worms to.
Unless you are growing in an pot with a lid on it, they can leave...I get mass exodus in my worm bin if i add too much alfalfa at once.
Unless you are growing in an pot with a lid on it, they can leave...I get mass exodus in my worm bin if i add too much alfalfa at once.
waterproof808
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If the container wasn't in the shade, then it is highly likely the culprit.
Alafalfa is fine once cooked, but adding a lot at once will generate a lot of heat in your soil...heat you can feel with your hands and worms will be unhappy and so will your plants if you dont wait till the temps go back down.
Alfalfa is good stuff. Good source of nitrogen and it has natural growth hormones that enhance bud set, when steeped into a tea and fed to plants during the first 3 weeks flower.
Alafalfa is fine once cooked, but adding a lot at once will generate a lot of heat in your soil...heat you can feel with your hands and worms will be unhappy and so will your plants if you dont wait till the temps go back down.
Alfalfa is good stuff. Good source of nitrogen and it has natural growth hormones that enhance bud set, when steeped into a tea and fed to plants during the first 3 weeks flower.
hyroot
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Did you add any compost or worm castings. The soil needs that to introduce microbes to be able to cook the soil or at least some leaf mold.
The white mold is mycelium and very beneficial. Worms love that stuff. They will eat it up all day long. If you are seeing mycelium , your soil is cooking. That means the microbes are active.
Worms can even make their way through the lids. I've seen it a bunch of times.
When you add worms for the first time. You have to shine a light on the soil or bin for 3 days so they will bury themselves and not jump ship. They will jump ship right away if the soil or bin is in the dark right away.
