do worms in the soil affect the ph?

You would never have enough worms living in growing soil to worry about it. If you do have a lot yes it will be a problem because they will all die and cause a rotting mess. I generally have a couple in my drain pan since I use my own worm castings but never many. The ideal environment for each is quite different.
 
Worms in soil help to control pH naturally. Mixing worm casting at a rate of 20% by volume will help maintain the ph in soil.

As to them dieing and rotting I'm stuck for words, don't know why you would say that? As long as the have food they will be fine.
 
Your right as long as you have food they would do fine. A nice constant cool fairly wet dark environment with rotting food is what worms like. MJ likes warm not so constant wet soil. They really like differing environment. The 2 or 3 worms I find in the drain pan don't do much. Its just not an environment suitable for a significant worm population.
 
snew said:
.............If you do have a lot yes it will be a problem because they will all die and cause a rotting mess..........
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Worm are immediately food to first level feeders(generally microbe population) when they die. Worms themselves are also first level as well as second level feeders. No matter how many dead worms in there, the rotting mess won't be a problem for microbes and fellow worms.
 
Now you got me wondering??? Are you growing in pots or raised beds, where you finding them worms??

If you have a worm farm than your looking for the best environment for them. Heat is not good for worms, thats why you don't see many during the day sunning themselves LOL serious, they like it cool. Living in a pot plant pot is the kiss of death most likely.
 
You can never have enough worms. They shit and thats pure worm castings. Nothing better than that. Im assuming your outdoor but worms mean good soil!!!!!
 
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