Want worms to convert clay soil under existing grass in Denver. Will these do the trick and is it safe to transplant PA worms to CO?
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It is safe to put the worms into the cay lawn but worms will not live there if you fertilize the soil
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I've ordered twice now and I live in California. My worms are all alive and happy. Highly recommend Uncle Jim's.
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as long as their is some vegetable matter and they're not flooded out continually they should do ok. winters they should just burrow below the frost line. so i don't think they'll be mad about being transplanted. down here in Ms they seem to be okay. my only problem was they decided to kinda leave the raised bed i had em in. but they'll double in numbers every 3 or four months they say so it's all good.
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I used potting soil and steer manure, I grow Potatoes and onions in these. I can't tell from the picture, but I only use the ones with the sturdy handles. I have other ones and they don't stay up, the handles fold in. I love these pots. #Easy to move around.
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It would probably work fine. As the other responders suggested, you could lay down something on the bottom to protect your patio. The one disadvantage of not placing it on soil is that the worms won't be able to get in to help the composting.
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yes, it will make a good enrionment for the worms, i would use 50/50 mixture with dirt
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The lowest it gets at my house is about 30 degrees at night. Havent lost any worms in 2 years. I do add more paper in the winter though so maybe that helps. I can only assume the added paper gives them more to eat and stay warm. I also dont remove the compost until spring.
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If they are what I think they are, they are called pot worms. They thrive in low PH and high moisture conditions. They wont hurt anything but they mean that your bin is too wet for the red worms (which are red when born). Add some newspaper, straw, dry leaves or finely ground egg shells (or even a combination of all) then mix in with current bin contents to help dry up excess moisture. Bin bedding should only be as wet as a wrung out sponge. After correcting give it a few days to get back to normal. White worms will dissolve into your compost so no need to remove. Hope this helps. Good luck!
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I believe so, I found that in the Michigan winter, the worms went deeper into my compost pile. They are alive & eating well this summer after a long cold winter & the top being blown off the composter for most of the winter! Buy in the summer & they will multiply within 60 days!
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Yes. I broke my batch up into 1/3's even though it indicates to put them all in one spot, put 1/3 in the garden box, 1/3 in the right hand non raised bed and 1/3 in the left hand non raised bed and this year I have a huge colony in each bed and they are all a lot richer now than last year. (last year 2 of 3 were mud. Between 80 pounds of used coffee grounds and the worms they are black dirt now. I just poured the coffee grounds on top of each of the clay beds during the winter and the worms worked them into the soil.)
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I don't think that method will work very well since the product is kinda like super fine sawdust with nematodes living on the surfaces. It would be very hard to disperse without getting it mixed in a bunch of water. I used a pump up sprayer and removed the spray tip, but a watering can would work too. If you use a pump up sprayer, do not pressure it up to much or you might kill the little guys. This product was very effective.
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That's what i bought and it seems to be working fine. 1000 worms looks like about 1lb worth so it's quite a bit. They reproduce remember so you'll have 2000 in no time. Good luck
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Yes, it would not hurt the composter. Although you would want to turn it gently so as not to hurt the worms.
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I'm know nothing about worms, but I found this article for you. http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worms/do-euros-and-red-worms-get-along/Without reading it, basically they'll live together fine since they are in the same species of worm. Only con with mixing is if you're a worm farmer wanting to sell one select specie. Reds better at composting, night crawlers at aerating soil.
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Yes, amend your soil of any rocks or dried grasses, at this time when ground is level and ready for planting,spread in your fertilizer, I used this product as some of the reviews gave a good result. But, I found that they soil here has a soft clay so this year I stared to use a Compost Fertilizer, Buffaloloam made from buffalo pooh, It's very rick, no smells and dark dark coloring. and everything in this garden looks like a golf course, The green light a fast result, within days,but, seemed to only have a speedy set to a light coloring. With the Buffalo loam compost, it's great for every living thing, except humans..Please feel free to ask any questions .if I have not answered your question. English is my second language and the English has been a challenge all the years. Brenda
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Hi, I used about 3 large bags of high quality potting soil, FoxFarm "Ocean Forest" from a place called Indoor Garden and Lighting: www.indoorgarden.com. It has worked amazing! We put about 500 red wiggler worms in the middle tube and water about once a week. We catch about 4 gallons of the rich nutrients from the soil and organic plant food out of the bottom holes when we water and put that on the rest of our garden. You will be amazed! The soil we used costs a lot on Amazon, but we paid about $14 USD a bag on sale at Indoor Garden and Lighting. You do not want to use the cheap dense soil at the hardware chains, even the expensive ones are not clean like the Ocean Forest Potting Soil. Another one I like is Happy Frog Potting Soil, it is a very high quality soil as well. Good luck and hope that helps! Mike
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Worms need bedding (newspapers, cardboard, coconut coir, peat moss, ect) for the majority of their habitat. Kitchen scraps exclusively would be too hot. I live in TX and my worms do fine in the heat, just keep them moist (wrung out sponge).
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Absolutely. I worked for me and I have really tough clay soil. I didn't have any really tall ones this year because I caught them early, but it does work on the shorter ones for sure. P.S. dry out those dandelion roots and grind them down. They make a really healthy beverage when you steep them in water!
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being that it is organic and uses organic microbes, they should not kill the earthworms or red worms in your compost since they create similar microbes and live in the same dirt. I would test it out with only a small bit if you are concerned and see if they are still living after a week of using it. i usu it for only starting a fresh batch without microbes or worms.