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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: kezlou on June 08, 2008, 13:35

Title: is this a nice worm or nasty worm?
Post by: kezlou on June 08, 2008, 13:35

I found these in my soil and i'm wondering if they are nice or nasty?

I am planning to grow veg in this soil but i'm worried that i might find nasty little worms hidden inside the produce.

Any help would be amazing thanks a lot.

Kerry

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Title: is this a nice worm or nasty worm?
Post by: iwantanallotment on June 08, 2008, 13:59

Can't see it very well, Kerry...have you any bigger pics, or anything for scale?

Title: is this a nice worm or nasty worm?
Post by: kezlou on June 08, 2008, 18:12

Sorry about the pics they the best i could get,:oops: with my rubbish camera. They are about 3cm long very thin about 1/2 mm wide. They are a very pale white/ grey waxy colour and they seem to love the dirt.

Title: is this a nice worm or nasty worm?
Post by: Aunt Sally on June 08, 2008, 18:19

Is it another horse hair worm.  We seem to have had a few on here recently !

Title: is this a nice worm or nasty worm?
Post by: iwantanallotment on June 08, 2008, 18:44

Quote from: "kezlou"

They are about 3cm long very thin about 1/2 mm wide. They are a very pale white/ grey waxy colour and they seem to love the dirt.

They could be the young of the common grey earthworm, Kerry.....if so they're harmless and good for your plants ;)

Title: is this a nice worm or nasty worm?
Post by: kezlou on June 08, 2008, 21:01

Thanks everyone for your help, i really hope they are baby earthworms  :?

If knowing my luck they are not, what exactly are Horse hair worms how bad / good are they? Can i still plant veg in the soil they are in?

Title: is this a nice worm or nasty worm?
Post by: iwantanallotment on June 08, 2008, 21:09

Horse hair worms are notoriously long Kerry, so I don't think it's those. Also you wouldn't be likely to find their young in soil, as the eggs are laid in water.
They're good for the garden too anyway, because they kill nasty bugs  :D

Title: is this a nice worm or nasty worm?
Post by: kezlou on June 08, 2008, 22:07

Thanks for that, its a load of my mind great if its either of them two i can still grow crops and thay'll kill nasty wee beasties at the same time bonus  :D

Title: is this a nice worm or nasty worm?
Post by: gobs on June 08, 2008, 22:35

Google eelworms and leather jackets, if not them you probably want to leave alone, hard to say much, without a good lookie.

Title: is this a nice worm or nasty worm?
Post by: kezlou on June 09, 2008, 12:50

Well after looking at the info about eelworms and leather jackets i'm beginning to feel a bit ill. Images of the eelworms were absolutely rank and they so many different types for different things.

Think i'll have another dig in the mud and see if i can some more for another look at them.

Hope they are earthworms.  :?

Title: is this a nice worm or nasty worm?
Post by: gobs on June 09, 2008, 14:10

Sorry, you started it. :lol:

Hope they are.

Title: is this a nice worm or nasty worm?
Post by: kezlou on June 09, 2008, 18:46

Well after the amount of poo and blood i've seen today those worms are nothing!

Yes i did start it but i always find something worse to make worms look and attractive!!  :wink:

Title: is this a nice worm or nasty worm?
Post by: iwantanallotment on June 09, 2008, 21:44

Poo and blood?  :shock:
Are you a nurse,Kerry?