420blunted_soldier

From one experienced grower to another...Does placing worms in a pot with soil and a plant increase nutrients for the plant and help it thrive? Looking for input from all.

Mr Green

Hello Mr 420blunted-soldier, & welcome to hempcultivation.com

(how's that LB?)

Yeah, worms help. They provide air to get down to the roots via the holes that they make. Also their shi* is good for the plants too. I'm not sure if I'd have a bunch of worms just in one pot of soil though... I would imagine that they are only used in large gardans. I dunno?

Hope this helped

mr g

lilbuddie

Hey there you are ... You can find all about worms by searching for vermiculture on the net

Somebody here once said they were gonna put some worms in their pot but never followed up. Put it this way it won't do any harm

Smoke to live don't live to smoke
LB

420blunted_soldier

Thanx for the input. I went on H.T. site and they replied the same-that it is o.k. and even benificial to put worms in the pots with the plants.

Mr Green

Yeah, back in black baby

Anyone here put worms in B4? Speak up would cha.

mr g

sticky_bud

I'm using 5 gallon buckets and i have 4 worms in each,i just used bait shop night-crawlers. I dont know what to look for as far as the worms helping,but theyre healthy and standin tall

sb

ButterflyDreams

~ The worms crawl in,
The worms crawl out,
In your stomach,
And out your mouth.

Worms. I LOVE worms. If you grow in soil and don't use a lot of chemicals earthworms are the BEST thing you can put in the pot.

A worm will convert all of the nutrients in the soil into useful guano. The aeration of its passage aids in root growth through increased oxygen levels in the soil.

Half a dozen in a gallon pot is perfect. If they runn out of stuff to eat put some coffee grounds on top of the soil.

Smile
BD

mikefryed

worms love good soil! this is a good way to make sure your soil is good! if your worms die, you need to do something to the soil.

arsonist

how would you know if your worms are dead or not ?
i dont really wanna put my hands in the pot and search the whole pot for dead worms =)

organic

Hey, a question up my alley!

I'm an organic farmer and Master Composter - believe it or not there are such things...
Anyway as part of the composting course we studied worms and vermiculture.

As mentioned by earlier responses, worms are probably the best indicator of soil health. The problem is they don't like chemical fertilizers so if you put any in your pots, you will be wanting to fertilize *very* lightly if at all. A better bet would be to fertilize with compost - you can buy some at a garden center or make your own. Worms *love* compost; in fact if you have compost going outside and want to find worms, that's where they'll be.

Also mentioned was the benefits of worm castings (that's worm**** for the rest of us.) Worm castings haven't been scientifically studied a whole lot yet, but the anecdotal evidence on their ability to improve plant growth is astounding. People I've talked to who have used them have reported phenomenal improvements with whatever they grow.
Using them is easy - you just mix the castings in with your soil when you are potting your plants. Another method to get the castings to your plants is to make a tea - you soak 1 part castings in 5 parts of water for a day or two, dilute it a bit, and use that to water your plants. One nice benefit about castings is that you don't have to worry about burning your plants or overferting, as long as you don't use more than 15% of your soil total.

The only problem is where to get them. There are a couple of commercial vermiculture outfits getting started in the Northwest but I don't really know if there are others anywhere else. The best way to get them, unfortunately also the slowest, is to build a worm composting box. It takes a couple of months to get castings but they're free...if anyone is interested I can post links to info on the worm box or anything else related to vermiculture or composting.

I am just starting out growing the herb, and want to grow organically. I'm starting my plants out in a mix of organic potting soil, dairy compost, and perlite. I'll be watering them with worm casting tea as a fertilizer. I'll be taking notes and posting them to see how well this works.

If anyone else is or is interested in growing organic weed, let me know.

Grow!Organic