Earthworms snuck in my Soil.. Should i toss it?

MisssMaryjane said:

Worms pretty much eat dirt right? I hope so cuz i'm sure not bottle feeding those little buggers. lol

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MisssMaryjane said:

Worms pretty much eat dirt right? I hope so cuz i'm sure not bottle feeding those little buggers. lol

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whitebb2727 said:

Depends on the worm.

Red wigglers are what you want. They live in the top few inches of soil. Night crawlers live deeper.

The water drowns them. The vibrations may have a part in it.

The vibration thing works though. Beat a piece of wood about a foot in the ground and rake a rasp over it and the worms will come to the surface and run.

A taser or other shocking device works as well.

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too larry said:

Down here in NW Florida, "grunting" worms is big business. Folks go out into the National Forest at daybreak and work for 5-6 hours collecting worms. You drive a stob in the ground, then run a steel leaf spring {or something similar} over it, making vibrations. The worms come to the surface and everyone picks them up. You sell your worms to a dealer, and they pack them in cups and sell them to baitshops. Most baiters ride to the woods in vans or trucks with camper shells packed as full as they will go. It's almost two hours from where I'm at, so you have to leave about 0330 to get there at daylight. Each person has to pay a few bucks for the ride, so the truck guy makes pretty good money.

I've never grunted worms professionally, but have done it plenty of times for my personal use. Many of my school mates did it way up into their 20's. Lots of folks do it their whole life.

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DST said:

i read that worms come to the surface when it rains as the vibrations the rain makes is the same as an oncoming mole (moles love earth worms). Even worms metaphorically shit themselves.

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too larry said:

Down here in NW Florida, "grunting" worms is big business. Folks go out into the National Forest at daybreak and work for 5-6 hours collecting worms. You drive a stob in the ground, then run a steel leaf spring {or something similar} over it, making vibrations. The worms come to the surface and everyone picks them up. You sell your worms to a dealer, and they pack them in cups and sell them to baitshops. Most baiters ride to the woods in vans or trucks with camper shells packed as full as they will go. It's almost two hours from where I'm at, so you have to leave about 0330 to get there at daylight. Each person has to pay a few bucks for the ride, so the truck guy makes pretty good money.

I've never grunted worms professionally, but have done it plenty of times for my personal use. Many of my school mates did it way up into their 20's. Lots of folks do it their whole life.

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ANC said:

I get my daughter to dig for earthworms in the lawn clipping pile, so I can add it to my soil pots.
Earthworms make everything that goes through their guts, better.

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GreatwhiteNorth said:

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whitebb2727 said:

A taser or other shocking device works as well.

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NaturalFarmer said:

How did earthworms get into your buckets and wheel barrow? I am confused if you gathered soil outside to grow inside or just mixing potting soil outside. Are you sure they are earthworms and not fungus gnat larvae? Fungus gnat larvae are whitish brownish.

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