Simon Forman on Nostr: One of the fascinating things about compost worms (Eisenia foetida) is that they ...
One of the fascinating things about compost worms (Eisenia foetida) is that they don't actually eat living plant tissue. Instead they savor the brown rotty stuff that forms on decaying plant and animal tissues.
I've seen worms reach up to damaged leaves and pull them down to the soil to clean them up and have a snack. I'm trying to say: they're gardeners. They keep the garden tidy (at their scale) and healthy.
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I've seen worms reach up to damaged leaves and pull them down to the soil to clean them up and have a snack. I'm trying to say: they're gardeners. They keep the garden tidy (at their scale) and healthy.
#compost #compostodon #worms #vermiculture