I put my old worm farm into my new garden?
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a close up view of the bottom of the Ceres flow through worm farm, just after harvesting vermicastings
Question by coppercauldron: I put my old worm farm into my new garden?
now I have billions of red worms in my garden, can I have too many?
What do you think? Answer below!
2 Responses to I put my old worm farm into my new garden?
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No, nature will equalize the population over time with migration for food and consumption by birds. The aeration and casting with enrich your garden beyond any harm.
AndrewM
December 11, 2011 at 12:21 pm
Are you in the U.S.A., in the top 1/2 of the country? Then yes, you can have too many worms. The red wigglers are actually NOT NATIVE to the U.S.A. In fact there were almost no worms in the top 1/2 of the U.S.A. During the ice ages, the worm life was killed.
Worms that are native to the U.S.A. travel in the top 6 feet-15 feet of the topsoil! Red wigglers stay in the top six inches. They can eat so much they actually disturb the microbe balance of life in the top six inches of soil.
So yes, you can have too many of them. Do you have any chickens? They will very happily take care of your extra worm problem for you.
~Garnet
Permaculture homesteading/farming over 20 years
Has healthy vermiculture going on my farm in the Pacific Northwest.
Bohemian_Garnet_Permaculturalist
December 11, 2011 at 12:54 pm