are worms really good for my strawberry bed?
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The worms make their retreat below the surface before I recover them with more sphagnum bedding material. Thanks to the good folks at Hong Kong Willie for some good clean local worms.
Question by Kitterkat: are worms really good for my strawberry bed?
my strawberry bed is a raised platform with soil in it, so there are like literally no worms in it, my friend said to get some worms and put them in it to help the plants grow
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worms provide aeration to soil. They do benefit plants growing in the earth by getting oxygen to the root zone.
your bed sounds like a large container.. worms may not survive in it.
Julie
December 14, 2011 at 12:19 pm
YEs, iTS GOOS, WHEN It east matter in the soil it turns it int castings and is full of nutrients. they are really good.
garden_nut90
December 14, 2011 at 12:46 pm
If your garden is in a container of any kind, worms may not survive very well.
But if it is a raised bed on top of the ground then yes, they are most beneficial. They help to keep the earth from becoming to compacted, help bring oxygen to the roots and the soil itself (for the other beneficial creatures in the soil) and their castings are good fertilizer.
meg3f
December 14, 2011 at 12:58 pm
If your strawberry bed is large enough, the earthworms would be very beneficial. But you have to ensure they have organic matter. That’s what they eat, If you fertilize with chemicals, the worms will leave if they can. If they can’t get out, they won’t survive. Coffee grounds, cornmeal, small amounts of vegetable wastes, leaves, anything organic along with the water you use to water your strawberries, and the worms should do fine.
duaner87421
December 14, 2011 at 1:40 pm