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North Carolina

2006 was my first year at growing AGs. I am now busy prepping my patches with loads of leaves and manure, trying to help my red Carolina clay.

I wanted to ask what the consensus is on what type of worms I should add (if any) to help the soil.

Thanks.

10/31/2006 1:00:12 PM

Follansbee, Wv

Adding worms to the soil is a risky investment. A variety suitable for your environment is what you want. First you need to think about something...why are there no worms there now? If the soil is not conducive to earthworms, adding them is pointless, as they will all die. If the soil is ammended to be suitable for worms...well, they will come to you.

10/31/2006 4:11:31 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Build it and they shall come.......Once built you must limit the tilling and chemical applications. Provide them with a happy enviroment. Coffee Grounds From Starbucks and a rich organic base for them to eat.

10/31/2006 4:30:26 PM

Mn

in MN eropean earthworms are a invasive specieces. If i remember the info from the DNR right MN has no native earthworms.

11/1/2006 8:00:06 PM

Montoursville, PA

Send me two pounds of those invasive earthworms. I'll just enjoy some idiot trying to explain to me what or why they should be called invasive. To the supplier I will pay the going rate plus shipping. All I ask is the data leading me to the persons or organization calling them invasive to close the deal.

11/1/2006 8:15:50 PM

enjoy doc http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=invasive+earthworms

11/1/2006 9:50:23 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Earthworms are great in the garden but have altered many native forests. Hence it is asked they not be introduced to those areas they don't currently exist.

11/1/2006 11:10:00 PM

President - GPC

Bad worm, Bad worm, Gee read the articles, interesting.....but what I noticed in the Colorado dirt in my garden is a huge increase in my worm population this year, lots of night crawlers and regular worms, babies everywhere, with lots of holes too, Im not going to rototill this year in the fall but only in the spring. I will lay more coffee grounds and leaves, needles, veggies from the store on top the soil, spray with fish, seaweed, molasses, and symbex and cover with diary cow manure about 6" worth. That ought to do something ehh? Yup its gonna Make Ole Longbead worry......hehe.

11/2/2006 8:33:31 AM

Phoenix, AZ

Last year I went with red wigglers. Not native, but they cannot survive outside my microclimate of my high OM and plenty of water. Unfortunately, most did not survive the hot summer.

This fall I went with a combo to see which would make it. www.vermitechnology.com using their "lawn and garden culture".

I agree with all that the worms will show up (except my patch) but how long will it take? I now have 1000+ worms working. No I idea how long naturally it would take for this to occur.

11/3/2006 8:03:01 AM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Build it & they will come.

11/3/2006 9:58:20 AM