Worms In Soil

Well all, maybe a stupid question with an obvious answer, but i know neither.
so here it is , whats the problem with putting in few average garden style worms in pots of soil when growing some green indoors. Any views or opinions greatly appreciated.
Cheers.

I was wondering this myself. anyone?

unless you want worms eating your root system...i'd not recommend it

massah said:

unless you want worms eating your root system...i'd not recommend it

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Sorry, worms DO NOT eat roots. Not live ones anyway. Worms don't eat anything really. They eat the bacteria off decomposing organic matter, not the matter itself. Wouldn't be very welcome in a garden if they noshed on live plant roots.

AFA worms in the soil .... I get plenty from cocoons in my worm castings. I very rarely, if ever, see live worms at the end of a grow in any containers. The best conditions for growing mj aren't the same for growing worms.

Short answer, it won't hurt and it probably won't help either.

Wet

well if you think about what happens when you put salt on a snail..... and then you pour a solution of salts and acids onto your poor wormys, dont think they are going to live for too long. Get them in a worm farm if you have a spot outside and let them take care of your green waste

The worms will need decayed leaves to eat. If you can supply those, they can only help. And dilute nutes should not bother the worms. Pest control options become severely limited, unless you don't mind also killing your annelid companions. cn

thanks all for your comments. Certainly a thought to ponder upon. Maybe an outside grow with bigger pots maybe a good way to try.

worms make worm casting which is alot softer than soil for roots to grip and penetrate. the worm castings made by the worms IS the soil that it eats its just fluffier and easier for plants to digest.


in short. worms are good for your roots

Most of the good points have been made. Worms are good for the soil, keeps it areated, makes the soil healthier overall and for a good healthy plant. The biggest concern is going to be do you have enough food in the soil for the worms to live and breed through the grow? If you have rich compost mixed into your soil you will probably be ok. I have worms throughout the grow living in my containers and view that as a window into the health of the soil. Add lots of leaf matter, coffee grounds, ground up eggs shells and some veggie scraps, compost and you have worm food and a beautiful plant.
Good Luck

good post caneman. The only other thing I might add is that your best organic soils are full of worms in the bag. when you poor it out you see lots of worms. So again your answer would be that yes, worms are good for your plants. However, one of the posts said (half correctly) to carefully monitor your nutes , so you don't kill your worms. The only problem with that is that the whole point of organics is not to use nutes. Granted, there are many good organic products out there that are superb at increasing potency, health, etc, but they are too pricy for many. You want a clean bud to maximize your chances to retain your health. A lot of people get high, to get high. We medical/pain people get high to legitimitly lessen, or mask symptoms like pain. Do I enjoy getting high?? you bet, when the pain is gone it is sweet. Yes, there are a ton of medical card holders that scammed their way to legal pot? I'm sure there are, but i'm not here to judge anyone but myself(and that judgement is somewhat questionable at times), but at least I can honestly say that my life is barely worth living without it, or a better solution down the road. Well.....I ramble. I wonder what my problem is?? Anyway...for people like me there is every reason to make sure that an organic grow is really organic. Don't take me wrong, It's every individuals choice to live as they want. Do nutes actually give you better bud?? You bet!! I used to do as I wished , but now if I do it, in the health I'm in, it can take minutes, hour, or more off of my expectedly already short life. The truth, younguns is that i'm no longer bulletproof like you are, or as I once was. when you get to 60 and your unhealthy body talks to you a lot, and the medics have zapped you back to life on several occasions, you really do get smarter, as opposed to crazier. Any how, if you're young and healthy, by all means try to find the greatest pot in the world. I did !! it was a great time. Maybe now some of you can see true organics from another prospective. peace. Be KIND.
PS. One last thought. Many years ago I saw a NASCAR "T" shirt that summed up, what I consider to be, an accurate summary of my life, and probably many of you guys lives too. It said :" wide open untill you see God, then brake."

I'm sorry to say that I disagree quite a bit with what is being said, however, I do agree with some of it. I will try and answer the OP's question

whats the problem with putting in few average garden style worms in pots of soil when growing some green indoors

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The problem with putting some average garden style worms into pots of soil when growing some green indoors is that those worms will not fair very well. Garden earthworms specialize in eliminating the dead organic material found on the surface of the soil and enriching the topsoil in the process. After having done so, they carry the highly improved residue into the underground, amongst the soil around the roots of plants. They are solitary and do not cope well in confined places.

On the other hand, red wigglers are more aggressive as compared to earthworms. The difference between the two is that red wigglers always remain near the surface of the soil while the earthworms reside at the deeper levels of the soil. Red wigglers are what you would use for composting and making your own worm farm. They are happy enough to live in confined places with lots of movement and other organisms present.

So to answer your question, no it would be not a good idea to put regular garden worms in your pots of green indoors. The would most probably die. If you did want to put worms in your pots indoors, then you could use red wigglers, however, you would need a high amount of organic material there for them to 'digest'.

TBH, for indoors, I wouldn't bother at all with trying to put worms in your pots. In large garden beds, worms are used to spread nutrients as well as create pathways for roots to follow. But in a pot, that is unnecessary. Best to use a well formulated soil mix such as subcool's supersoil.

If you really want to get worms into your process, then best to get a worm farm and produce your own worm castings.

Cheers

Thanks ome grown. nice and to the point. I think you may have helped answer my question.