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i HAVE VERY RICH COMPOST FULL OF EARTH WORMS CAN THIS BE YSED WHEN PLANTING POTATOES OF WOULD THE WORMS RUIN THE SPUDS?

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hi greenthumbs I think it's slugs and wireworm that would eat your potatoes , I dont think earth worms would touch em , can someone confirm this or otherwise ,

4 Apr, 2009

 

Yes, worms are the little ploughmen, they move the soil and actually eat it, aereating so plant life gets a better environment to grow in. They are no real harm at all to anything we grow. Leave them alone and let them get on with their business.

4 Apr, 2009

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