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pot worms?

Mr. West

Mr. West

I was making tea from earthworm castings, just by steeping them overnight.
I noticed there were small white worms in the sediment at the bottom of the bottle.
At first, I thought they were from cocoons that had hatched. 
I found an article about pot worms that might explain them better.
I'll be researching more. Input is welcome.
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I haven't farmed worms. It sounds like these are ok to have in a worm bin, but too many is a sign of acidic pH and soggy soil.
Maybe it's from poor environmental/quality control by the supplier. It's encap brand earthworm castings.
Because they are apparently mass produced and I bought them off a shelf, I was assuming they were void of any life... at least, more sterile than fresh small batch worm castings.
The packaging and company website say nothing about beneficial bacteria, or cocoons, or these white worms.
 
I'm bubbling the worm tea this time, and I've added molasses. Because these castings contain living worms, I'm guessing there may be some beneficial bacteria in them. So, without taking much effort to hook up the large bucket brewer, I'm using a small aquarium pump with one stone in a pint size water bottle. I'm making this for seedlings. After it brews, I will let it settle to check for the worms. Maybe I will strain it if i see any of them. I read that one species of these worms is aquatic. Apparently, they thrive in waterlogged, acidic soil. 
 
Walchit said:
I bought a compost tea kit that had "sacred cow" castings. They are made from manure I guess. I found a live red wiggler in them. Added it to a growdown plant, Idk if it lived though.
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It must be imported from a Hindu region of India.[emoji848]
 
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