this might be new, but its working

uwantsumdis

uwantsumdis

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ok guys here it is. my new experiment. i took 4 jack herer plants out of the dozen i have going. they were just over a month into veg. i bought 2 cans of fishing worms.( the little red wigglers, came 32 to a can).i grow only organic so i have no worries about killing them. all 4 plants were exactly the same size when i applied the worms seeing how they came from clones. so it has been about a month now and the plants without the worms are about 16-18 inches tall.( already topped ).and the base of the stems are about the size of a no. 2 pencil. now heres the kicker. the plants i put the worms in are about 22-26 inches tall ( were also been topped at the same time and same places as the others)the base of the stems are a tad bit bigger than the big choo-choo kindergarten pencils. the worms are still alive because i just flushed(getting ready for flowering) and had to keep them from escaping.:-P but im thinking that the worms are allowing more air to get to the roots from their holes in the soil and also the turds or crap or whatever comes out of their backside has to be good too. so if noone has ever heard of this im just letting you know to give it a shot. i wouldnt try it with chem nutes though as this might kill the worms. and fishing worms are expensive now. some run 4 bucks a can. and i added the worms when i transplanted to the final 5 gal. pots. so if anyone really cares this might be a pretty cool and unusual thread to post/reply/play with.
 
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JJGG

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cool man I was thinking about doing this same thing I have a couple clones going at the moment too maybe I too will play mad botanist.... Do you ever see them movin around in the container at all?
 
uwantsumdis

uwantsumdis

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i did when i flushed my plants after about 2 weeks of them being in there. i guess they were trying to escape just like they do when it rains and they come to the top of the yard. what i read abou them is that they breathe air and they CAN drown so they come to the top to stop from drowning but trust me i DID research and ask before doing this but i didnt get much info but none of the info i got was bad so i tried it and ill be damned. its workin
 
HighLowGrow

HighLowGrow

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That's a kick ass experiment. This needs to be repeated over and over with exact feedings and light schedule. The only problem I see is keeping the soil moist enough to not kill the worms.
 
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Ol'TokenJon

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this sounds pretty interesting, I'm about to start another grow soon so I'll try this out and check back with you to let you know my results man.
 
uwantsumdis

uwantsumdis

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only thing i can think is have enough drain holes so that the worms dont just bound up in the bottom corner but also dont have the opportunity to escape from the drain holes but i have at least 3/4 inch holes and ive had none escape and its been almost 3 1/2 weks to a month. so i guess the little bastards are smart enough to stay in whats gonna keep them alive :P
 
uwantsumdis

uwantsumdis

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i just dont want one to get out and stink. for all of us fishermen we know what smell these things can pt out lol
 
mygirls

mygirls

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uwantsumdis said:
ok guys here it is. my new experiment. i took 4 jack herer plants out of the dozen i have going. they were just over a month into veg. i bought 2 cans of fishing worms.( the little red wigglers, came 32 to a can).i grow only organic so i have no worries about killing them. all 4 plants were exactly the same size when i applied the worms seeing how they came from clones. so it has been about a month now and the plants without the worms are about 16-18 inches tall.( already topped ).and the base of the stems are about the size of a no. 2 pencil. now heres the kicker. the plants i put the worms in are about 22-26 inches tall ( were also been topped at the same time and same places as the others)the base of the stems are a tad bit bigger than the big choo-choo kindergarten pencils. the worms are still alive because i just flushed(getting ready for flowering) and had to keep them from escaping.:-P but im thinking that the worms are allowing more air to get to the roots from their holes in the soil and also the turds or crap or whatever comes out of their backside has to be good too. so if noone has ever heard of this im just letting you know to give it a shot. i wouldnt try it with chem nutes though as this might kill the worms. and fishing worms are expensive now. some run 4 bucks a can. and i added the worms when i transplanted to the final 5 gal. pots. so if anyone really cares this might be a pretty cool and unusual thread to post/reply/play with.
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earth grow soil from walmart has the worm in it also.. if you did not know that yet.
 
uwantsumdis

uwantsumdis

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oh for you highlow i have a moisture meter and i keep it at about 1- 1 1/2 out of 4 and they seem fine. im thinking they search out moisture just like your roots. so no worry unless your going on vacation or sumtin. im 1 month into flowering and im watering about every week, week and a half so they seem to be doing fine.but yeah, maybe i started some kind of new organic shit. hmmmm i should find a way to patent. haha
 
sk'mo

sk'mo

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Makes sense. Worms are an indication of healthy soil. Red Wrigglers are the composting worm in vermiculture. You are right about them aerating the soil, not to mention, the manure is a great fertilizer.
Never in my life though have I heard of them used in container gardening! Never thought it'd work. Good Show!
If it works out well, you should repeat the test with uncropped plants.
 
USMC

USMC

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If I hadnt switched to a hydro system I would have defenitly tryed this man. Very cool. Even though I switched systems I still am using mother nature to help me out however. I was in my flower garden (my real flower garden), and I happened to run a across a praying mantis. He/she was a baby when it was found. The mantis has become a permenent resident within my "other garden". I occasionaly stumble across the mantis here and there. I even fee it a fly or two off a pair of tweezers. Its really bad ass to watch the mantic snap up and grab the fly. I have a few fungus nats now again, and Im sure I would see more if not for my walking venus fly trap. It better when nature works for you it seems, be it worms or predatory insects.

Keep experimenting man !
 
BustedParaphernalia

BustedParaphernalia

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USMC said:
If I hadnt switched to a hydro system I would have defenitly tryed this man. Very cool. Even though I switched systems I still am using mother nature to help me out however. I was in my flower garden (my real flower garden), and I happened to run a across a praying mantis. He/she was a baby when it was found. The mantis has become a permenent resident within my "other garden". I occasionaly stumble across the mantis here and there. I even fee it a fly or two off a pair of tweezers. Its really bad ass to watch the mantic snap up and grab the fly. I have a few fungus nats now again, and Im sure I would see more if not for my walking venus fly trap. It better when nature works for you it seems, be it worms or predatory insects.

Keep experimenting man !
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You have to name it
 
uwantsumdis

uwantsumdis

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usmc that is bad ass man. being a nature lover myself i would problably forget abou my garden and play with the bugs lol.
 
USMC

USMC

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uwantsumdis said:
usmc that is bad ass man. being a nature lover myself i would problably forget abou my garden and play with the bugs lol.
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It does add one more mouth to feed. I hardly see him these days because of all the foliage. A couple of days ago he was hanging on one of the white plastic walls, talk about a spiderman insect.
 
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