If you look at pictures 1 and 2, that's show's a month's difference. In particular, examine the amount of additional mulch on the top side of the plant. While picture 1 shows the pot filled to the brim with mulch picture 2 shows about an inch and a half decline. Considering that I throw in additional material several times a week, you'll appreciate how fast the organic material degrades. Was it due to the worms? Perhaps.
If you compare pictures 3 and 4, you'll see a big difference as well. Whereas picture 3 has a whole newspaper on the underside covered by a week's worth of kitchen scraps, picture 4 shows mostly humus and some worms. Now the inside of the pot wasn't exactly crawling with worms as I had hoped, but there were still some there. However, I've also seen that the worms migrated to some of the other pots beside my habanero as well. That's why I have cardboard and newspaper under the pots so that the worms can easily move from a bad spot to a good spot and always have something to eat. I think this also goes to show that if you plan it right, composting worms can survive and thrive in the sunny side of the garden.
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ReplyDeleteJust a note about the worms - assuming that they have enough food then the limit to their reproduction and growth is the surface3 area of whatever container they are in - so a plant pot which is a tall thin cylinder will never be very succesful for worms. Better to use a shallower bodaer pot - maybe a see tray?
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by guys! I place pizza boxes under my pots. This allows the worms to transfor from one pot to another. Some of them just live under the pots (but over the cardboard).
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