Do live worms in your pots harm your plants?
Depending on the worm…
They provide tunnels for roots, keep the soil loose and breakdown larger particles into usable nutrients.
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So they won’t feed on the roots but will they?
As long as we are talking about earthworm type and not grubs your roots will be fine
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Awesome yeah there earth worms just chucked a couple in each pot for an experiment. Cheers spiney_norman… legend 
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A few spent coffee grounds or tea leaves mixed into the top inch of the soil occasionally will keep them fed. Not a lot…just a teaspoon will do.
Cheers
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Great info thanks mate…
Do the smaller red worms eat the fungus gnats lavare?5 gallon fabric pots 4 of them. Fighting those little gnats
I dont think so.
Fungus gnats are a common problem for worm farms so if they were eaten that wouldnt be so.
Check out mosquito bits from amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Summit-Chemical-Co-MOSQUITO-BITS/dp/B007RGAL6I
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Hey ho @Spiney_norman so I’m sprouting these Photo-Fems using an “organic” germination soil, purchased last year, and I see these damn translucent ~1/8" larve peaking their heads out of the soil in two of the four!!! And, they seem to be affecting the sprout “trunk” too.
So Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot!!! Given, these sprouts are a bit too moist. They’re in the same tent, until it’s warm enough to X-plant and move outdoors (Midwest region), with a Jack Herer and White Widow Auto. Simply put - what the hell are they and how the hell do I kill 'em!?
All others are more than welcome to opine. Please and thank you!
DPC~
A shout out to @MidwestGuy for my last post.
Yo mang - please read and RSVP.
Thanks,
DPC~
Should I get some “Mosquito Bits” and give those foookers a drink? And let 'em dry out a bit.
DPC~
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Those are fungus knat large for sure. Bt concentrate or mosquito dunks. It’s the same active ingredient. I like the concentrate. I just load up the spray bottle. It seems a few days faster than the dunks.
Curddogg420 likes Neem meal. Just topdress it. It doesn’t stink like the Neem oil but is still effective.
Thank y’Kiddy 
I’m on it!
DPC~
Hey @noddykitty1 , Looks like Noddykitty has you covered. I agree its fungus gnats and either of the two product recommended will fix it. I get them even in coco sometimes and the mosquito bits used a few waterings knock them out.
Carry on
Seems as if the Monterey killed’em. I also placed them outside on Sunday and Monday so that they could dry out etc…
Preparing to transplant them in a day or two. I’ll keep you posted.
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@DPCBassman Would love a follow up. Planning on starting a photo plant first time grow soon, and will be going pretty organic, so I might be hitting you up again soon for info!