do springtails travel far lol

[doams]

so there is a pot 3liters in the tent lights shut coco is still not dry see lots of springtails on top cravling around.

Will they climp out of pot and come to kill me in sleep?
Or diferently..do they travel far and explore areas?
Little concerned coz pot wil be there next few weeks and think pot will not dry aytime soon..

 

[stoned-trout]

they sneak to your bed ,,find your earholes and setup shop and have babies..i recommend ear plugs...yeehaw..they jump around like they are on pogo sticks and soon control your brain...

 

[doams]

they sneak to your bed ,,find your earholes and setup shop and have babies..i recommend ear plugs...yeehaw..they jump around like they are on pogo sticks and soon control your brain...

made my day
lol

turned on the fans and lights on max hope they dry out before take my brain controls..
its getting hot in there and there will be no water around in a day or two
hehe

btw they are able to walk on plastic saw some under the pot and they were moving/walking around its a good thing they cant fly lol

 

[Weird]

they r mini popcorn shrimp

 

[doams]

littel update: after one week or so the coco is still not dry would say its still wet is it possible since there are still roots in it that pot that those roots are somewhat holding water inside coco?
looks like roots are keeping coco wet..its drying very very slow..
?
plants were cut but main stem with roots is still there in the pot..dont ask why..
cant see dem springtails on top as before but they are there still plotting against coz they are not getting water and are mad more and more each day lol

afraid to check at night but got this feeling that they are walking around very mad on top of coco at night..and they hide after lighs came on
he he

 

[JohnKimble]

If you want your rootball to dry faster break it apart and spread it apart. Will dry faster if exposed to larger surface area...

they sneak to your bed ,,find your earholes and setup shop and have babies..i recommend ear plugs...yeehaw..they jump around like they are on pogo sticks and soon control your brain...

When I test runoff, there is hundreds of them swimming and jumping out. I felt something tickling my ear after a few times.. lol

 

[vince514]

Dump the pot of soil out in a plastic bin or on a gargantuan bag spread out on the tent floor blast your light and turn your fans off ... you gotta fry the little bastard .. heat treat em or they will control your brain!

 

[vince514]

 

[spence360]

Springtails shouldn't harm your plants - they are primarily decomposers (composters)
As everyone above said they wont live in low humidity
But, I say leave them to break down some of the soil for you and your next plants might thank you.
If you are worried about them chowing down on new roots you can plant a cover crop of clover in the mean time. IF they were going to eat live roots, they will eat the clover first.
Clover is a nitrogen fixer and will be amending your soil for you in the meantime.

--just realized its straight coco
I say try clover anyway, might help (their roots will also help break up the rootball)