How to de-worm a pot?
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worms in small potted lotus plant
Comments (2)thanks for your reply!! I actually can be pretty sure they aren't mosquito larvae (I took a medical entomology class once and they don't look that mosquitoes to me); however, they do appear to have an insect larva like body (segmented with a gut and stuff) so it makes me think that they are insects, so I am thinking that mosquito dunks might work... I'll try and report back! Meanwhile, I've changed the water in the plant, I think it has reduced the abundance of these things, though I am sure they will come back in no time. Thanks for your help!!!...See Morefound worm like things in my pots help?
Comments (1)The small brownish "eggs" that popped were slow-release fertilizer. Eggs will squish. Don't know what the "worms" are. Can ou post images?...See MorePot worms and over feeding
Comments (20)I am guilty of bothering my worms more often if I should but they're surprisingly interesting. I'm sure I annoying my dog, fish and turtles too but I have a problem with making sure my pets are ok. When I do check on my bins I just gently pull back the paper over their food and see how much is left and make sure the food isnt heating up the bin. It hasnt been long and im already seeing lots of castings, Im sure if i left them alon. I try not to physically touch the worms unless I have too. Equinox I dont really know why but I like that sentence too. I almost deleted it right before I submitted the posting but it felt like it needed to be said. Lol....See MorePotted veggies, worm castings, how often to fertilize
Comments (4)While I think worm castings are an excellent garden soil amendment, let me just say that they are not going to add all that much to a container growing situation and could very easily "gum up the works" before they provide anywhere near the nutrient assist you think they might. It is a hard mindset to get established but you cannot think about container gardening the same way you do inground gardening. The conditions, materials and methods are vastly different and attempting the same theories and practices of inground gardening to container gardening is not going to get you the same results. In fact, it will very likely get you results opposite from what you seek. I have grown almost exclusively in containers myself for years and it has taken a lot of trial and error (and excellent advice from some far more experienced than I, like Al on the CG forum) to get to me the level of success I now realized with all my container plants. If you have the worms or the worm castings, then make a tea out of the leachate and use that to fertilize your containers. Not ideal, but better than nothing and you are adhering to an organic source. FWIW, I would urge you to post any further questions you may have about growing in containers on the Container Gardening forum. Regular participants there have a huge amount of experience and knowledge that is not so readily available on non-container focused forums....See MoreJust Started(Sydney)
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