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I don't think the worms are gonna much appreciate the wet/dry cycles...much less the nutrients required for optimal growth.
I run worm bins, and incorporate vermicompost in my grow medium. I occasionally miss a few soldiers, and a few even get found after harvest...but I sure bet they are pissed.
Castins are great for growin...I would recommend leavin the worms in the worm bin.
I run worm bins, and incorporate vermicompost in my grow medium. I occasionally miss a few soldiers, and a few even get found after harvest...but I sure bet they are pissed.
Castins are great for growin...I would recommend leavin the worms in the worm bin.
ok i see this a lot on here. a few reasons why not to do it.
-food(what do they eat)
-roots (where do they go when its full?)
-you water too much they drown.
-if they die they can start to rot and once ive had this lead to root rot.
either buy some worm castings or make your own.
-food(what do they eat)
-roots (where do they go when its full?)
-you water too much they drown.
-if they die they can start to rot and once ive had this lead to root rot.
either buy some worm castings or make your own.
- food=leaves and roots
- they give extra air to the roots , becuase of the holes they make.
-dont water too much, and a worm doesnt die that easy.
-dont let them die
i havent heared about worms dying in nature because of a lot of rain.... etc etc etc
i guess not everyone is able to grow 100% organic.....
- they give extra air to the roots , becuase of the holes they make.
-dont water too much, and a worm doesnt die that easy.
-dont let them die
i havent heared about worms dying in nature because of a lot of rain.... etc etc etc
i guess not everyone is able to grow 100% organic.....
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kush07
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Stick to the castings. It is too much trouble worrying about worms when your attention should be directed at the plant. I believe worms don't die in nature as much as they do in a indoor enviroment cause rainwater has a larger area to spread out and it is not as concentrated as the amount we put into our pots.
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outdoors maybe some of those would pass but indoors yea right. leaves and roots? worms eat material that isnt broken down properly and shit out castings not roots that would harm the plant.
oh yea anyone can grow organics, thats beacuse you use what you have around you. doesnt need to be specific this specific that. just supply what the plant needs.
edit: kush07 yea! you got it.
stick to castings or a worm bin.
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well, i grow in big soil beds, and it seems to work okay for me: http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=34657 they love it in here
"motaco, why would organic food burn them , can you explain that to me?
"motaco, why would organic food burn them , can you explain that to me?
kush07
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Soil beds might work better cause they a have a larger enviroment to move around in. In a pot a worm would probably feel constricted and as such would not be the proper enviroment for them to thrive.
As for organic food. Many organic mixes are "hot" and the natural ground that worms live in is "cool". This surplus of organics would push the worms to the surface to look for decaying matter to feed off of and the closer they get to the surface the closer they get to the light. It's like being caught with a choice between the fire and the frying pan.
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As for organic food. Many organic mixes are "hot" and the natural ground that worms live in is "cool". This surplus of organics would push the worms to the surface to look for decaying matter to feed off of and the closer they get to the surface the closer they get to the light. It's like being caught with a choice between the fire and the frying pan.
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organic materials burn things the same way anything else burns things. what do you mean?
blood meal, bone meal, lime. etc. if its too high it will burn plants. why wouldn't the same thing be true for something that lives in soil? most soil that worms live in is nowhere near as fertilized as a grow medium.
blood meal, bone meal, lime. etc. if its too high it will burn plants. why wouldn't the same thing be true for something that lives in soil? most soil that worms live in is nowhere near as fertilized as a grow medium.
hey, moppel ... i think a thread on this would be cool ... what soil to use, which soil amendments, soil temp. to shoot for, watering method, nutes, etc. others insist on saying it cant be done but if you can show how it CAN, i, for one, would be very interested in trying it out .
