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I am waiting to see the results where the worm castings were used compared with the control. Haven't really gotten around to the controlled testing yet to be honest. Moved houses n had a baby so been pretty hectic the last few months. I am however preparing some raised beds for veggies in my garden...

Gorgeous stuff right there

You do not want worms in the pot, not becouse there will be no space left for the roots :lol: But because their tunnels lets the water run through without moistening the soil. ;) You can get rid of worms from pots by a weak solution of Potassium Permanganate. I thought given the constrained space, ...

Would differ with the more experienced posters above. I would say go for it. Its time consuming but a fun process, and castings do outperform regular compost. There's a plethora of information on the web (including studies) which you can read up on regarding my claim. You can get worms from a large ...

Tilling doesnt kill worms... not at all..!! i have lots of them in my rose bed and it is tilled regularly... I like using worms to convert the unripe manure (which can take 2-3 months to fully decompose) to a very soil/plant friendly amendment.. Wow, okay... I assumed going to ground with a hoe wou...

You don't add worms to your bedding, its their compost...... But I would do the other way. They keep composting for me year after year and where I want it. Arif And that works great if one doesn't till their garden, which can kill most all the worms in there. Cant do that to my potted plants though...

You don't add worms to your bedding, its their compost......

So, back to the original question.... would y'all use them?

Izhar wrote:The compost made from the vegge/fruit leftovers are deficient in micronutrients, calcium, magnesium, iron.. you have to add some other organic things in compost for these..

Noted. Thanks for the tips Izhar

I would rather let loose worms in my flower beds and forget. Arif ;) Very true... Though i see a few shortcomings. 1. Takes a little time for them to get going. I know making the castings takes time too, but if you can find someone taking the pain to make them you can get the good stuff to your pla...