Comments on: Adding Red Worms to Your Garden http://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/adding-red-worms-to-your-garden/ Red Wiggler Worms, European Nightcrawlers and loads of helpful Worm Composting Information Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:17:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ken http://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/adding-red-worms-to-your-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-9284 Ken Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:43:55 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=218#comment-9284 yeah I use my own regular composting to cover the food waste in the planter. It all works out really well. I don't really know if the food waste helps the tomatoes. I didnt make a control planter box to see, I just put worms in the planter just to see what happened. I would like to see the difference. yeah I use my own regular composting to cover the food waste in the planter. It all works out really well. I don’t really know if the food waste helps the tomatoes. I didnt make a control planter box to see, I just put worms in the planter just to see what happened. I would like to see the difference.

]]> By: Bentley http://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/adding-red-worms-to-your-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-9265 Bentley Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:44:26 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=218#comment-9265 Thanks for sharing that, Ken! I think a planter and/or a raised bed garden could work well for keeping red worms. As you've mentioned, the key of course is to add food materials for the worms. One thing to keep in mind though - some planting mixes can come with inorganic fertilizer salts in them already - these can harm your worms. Be sure to make your own planting mix (peat, coir, vermiculite etc) and avoid adding any normal fertilizers to the soil while the worms are in there. B Thanks for sharing that, Ken!

I think a planter and/or a raised bed garden could work well for keeping red worms. As you’ve mentioned, the key of course is to add food materials for the worms.
One thing to keep in mind though – some planting mixes can come with inorganic fertilizer salts in them already – these can harm your worms. Be sure to make your own planting mix (peat, coir, vermiculite etc) and avoid adding any normal fertilizers to the soil while the worms are in there.

B

]]> By: Ken http://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/adding-red-worms-to-your-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-9228 Ken Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:01:14 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=218#comment-9228 Hey I've posted here before and I read the last post about putting redworms in the garden. I have a 6ft long by 2ft wide home made planter box that I use for a "garden". I currently have tomatoes in this planter box. I live in Southern California. I just wanted to comment on this subject. I have been experimenting with putting redworms in my garden box. One day I just thought hey why dont I put some redworms in this box. So I did. They adapted well and I havent had problems with them escaping or anything like that. What other things ive been doing is I been putting food waste directly into the planter box leaving a small circle of clear area around each plant so as not to cause any rotting of the stalks or something like that just in case. Any way everything is great the tomatoes are doing good no dead plants no discoloring of the leaves and the cool thing is when I lift up some of the waste ( like a whole peach) there are tons of worms slithering under and throughout the waste. I think in my not so professional opinion that worms are an asset to the garden. anytime I have top trim leaves from the plants or I have rotten fruits from the plants i just drop them into the planter box. Its like another worm bin! Anyway hope this blathering helps anyone and everyone. Thanks for reading. Worm Crazy Ken Hey I’ve posted here before and I read the last post about
putting redworms in the garden. I have a 6ft long by 2ft wide home
made planter box that I use for a “garden”. I currently have tomatoes
in this planter box. I live in Southern California. I just wanted to
comment on this subject. I have been experimenting with putting
redworms in my garden box. One day I just thought hey why dont I put
some redworms in this box. So I did. They adapted well and I havent
had problems with them escaping or anything like that.

What other things ive been doing is I been putting food waste
directly into the planter box leaving a small circle of clear area
around each plant so as not to cause any rotting of the stalks or
something like that just in case. Any way everything is great the
tomatoes are doing good no dead plants no discoloring of the leaves
and the cool thing is when I lift up some of the waste ( like a whole
peach) there are tons of worms slithering under and throughout the
waste. I think in my not so professional opinion that worms are an
asset to the garden. anytime I have top trim leaves from the plants or
I have rotten fruits from the plants i just drop them into the planter
box. Its like another worm bin! Anyway hope this blathering helps
anyone and everyone. Thanks for reading.

Worm Crazy Ken

]]>