Worms in a Pot for the Pot named Paul

Who would you rather do?...

  • Scatlett Johannsen after a post-work 3k run in june and shes rested up since

    Votes: 4 100.0%

  • Haley Berry missing both nipples and with Biggies neck.

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Or eat a raw slice of Anderson Coppers ass.

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    4
Jack Kilgore

Jack Kilgore

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Hey Nuggets,

Whats the earliest in the plants cycle when one can begin using earthworms? LIVE. I have a autoflowering Critical Purp seedling thats about 2 weeks old sitting in a 7 gallon smartpot (its a root expansion theory test) and I really wanna ensure the biggest healthiest root mass i can without going too expensive.

THOUGHTS??
 
Richard Drysift

Richard Drysift

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Doesn't matter the age of the plants you can add them in anytime but the worms may not survive very long in a hot container with little food. You would be much better off putting all the worms in a big ass smartpot or worm bin and then harvest the castings as needed. Add the castings to some recycled soil and a few amendments and your soil will be recharged for another cycle. Then you can just feed the worms and they will keep on producing compost that keeps your plants healthy and happy. The worms themselves don't actually provide any benefits; it is the microbes that live inside their bellies that decompose what is in the soil making it available to your plants root systems.
If you want healthy root mass just add granular mycorrhizae into the hole at each transplant. Helps with absorbtion of nutrients in the soil so plants can feed themselves naturally without the need for dissolved salts. As long as you use a clean water source you might not ever need to add any bottled nutes at all. Growing in living soil is probably the cheapest and simplest way to grow tasty bud but there's kind of a lot to this; check out the organic section.
 
vostok

vostok

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Jack Kilgore said:
Hey Nuggets,

Whats the earliest in the plants cycle when one can begin using earthworms? LIVE. I have a autoflowering Critical Purp seedling thats about 2 weeks old sitting in a 7 gallon smartpot (its a root expansion theory test) and I really wanna ensure the biggest healthiest root mass i can without going too expensive.

THOUGHTS??
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Worms eat roots too

as they eat the root the lacerated rootlet is then exposed to fungi in the soil

exposing your plant to root rot

more than 60% chance of getting Phyium

if you ever had root rot(even once)

you will avoid this

good luck tho
 
Jack Kilgore

Jack Kilgore

Well-Known Member
Richard Drysift said:
Doesn't matter the age of the plants you can add them in anytime but the worms may not survive very long in a hot container with little food. You would be much better off putting all the worms in a big ass smartpot or worm bin and then harvest the castings as needed. Add the castings to some recycled soil and a few amendments and your soil will be recharged for another cycle. Then you can just feed the worms and they will keep on producing compost that keeps your plants healthy and happy. The worms themselves don't actually provide any benefits; it is the microbes that live inside their bellies that decompose what is in the soil making it available to your plants root systems.
If you want healthy root mass just add granular mycorrhizae into the hole at each transplant. Helps with absorbtion of nutrients in the soil so plants can feed themselves naturally without the need for dissolved salts. As long as you use a clean water source you might not ever need to add any bottled nutes at all. Growing in living soil is probably the cheapest and simplest way to grow tasty bud but there's kind of a lot to this; check out the organic section.
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Thats beautiful man. The mycorrhizae are such a fantastic idea, I know they'll work, but the thing of it is that truthfully, I might be a bit afraid. Im still advanced at BEST with cultivation with a micro grow-- 4-6 girls. I realize you arent telling me to do anything drastic as far as the mycorrhizae are concerned, but the long term maintenance and the best practices are where i need to take time first. I feel like experience is my best coach for that so it'll just take time. Thank you very much for your input! It will be considered and if it works ill let you know.
 
CountryFriedPotHead

CountryFriedPotHead

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So I found an earthworm in one of my pots upon a random inspection. Like i just saw it crawling across the top. My soil is dry on top so he didnt look great haha. Also the blurple light was likely frying him. I have no idea how it got in there, mustve been in the mushroom compost..
I wasnt sure what to do, so i poked a hole in the soil with my finger and planted the fucker like a seed. Guess i shoulda just ate him and called it done?

(Sorry to butt in, I didnt wanna make a whole thread)
 
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