Why You Want Redworms and Earthworms (Nightcrawlers) in Your Garden

I like being a worm farmer.

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Not all worm are create equal ; each species has its own gift as far as note value for the garden soil . Some worms excel atcompostingand some are made for ground moving . While all worm are sometimes referred to as earthworms , it ’s usually the night crawlers we ’re referring to as an angleworm . Redworms are usually called red nightwalker , although they too are an angleworm , technically . The redworms have food trash and other organic waste at a speedy pace .

After these have hap through the worm ’s gut , the close product is a biologically fighting material ring worm dope — I mean casting . Here ’s the big tidy sum about cast . They hold in importantly more beneficial micro - organisms , enzyme , humus , and plant stimulants than even compost .

Castings have these nutrients in high percentages in a slow - release manakin along with superiorsoilbinding , and water retain abilities . They also extend excellent aeration , porosity and structural property . Plus , these nutrients are available for a longsighted menses of fourth dimension . “ Available ” mean that the nutrients in casting can get to the plants for easy immersion because they ’re water soluble . Worm casting will also greatly improve your dirt ’s texture .

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Nightcrawlers do produce casting as they wipe out , but do n’t have nearly the ravening appetite as their first cousin . However , they ’re extremely authoritative to soil . As they tunnel into the grease , they take constituent textile along with them much into the subsoil of the solid ground ; where the red wigglers do n’t journey . dew worm do a hatful of mix and aerating .

I care being aworm farmer . Like my affectionateness for coney poop , I take nifty pride in the productive nutrients they produce for my garden . These are raw talents we humans ca n’t start to duplicate . Our after part just is n’t that great . While traditional composting and vermicomposting both enlist broken down constituent material , worms bring their own somethin’-somethin ’ to the table by provide a highly nutritional product for the garden .

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