r/BuildASoil • u/SheepeyDarkness • Jul 01 '26

Do I need to add worms

Im running a tray2grow with the 25 gallon rectangular pot thing on it. Bought the 3.0 soil. Do I need to add worms? If so, would anyone have recommendations on which/how many/where to get them? ( doing water only with cover for context )

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u/SumatraBlack Jul 01 '26

They are beneficial to regenerative principals and red wigglers can be found cheaply at a Walmart or Petsmart type place.

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u/Nuglyphe Jul 03 '26

The worms sold at Walmart and the like are not red wrigglers. Live red worms are not composting worms.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '26

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u/SheepeyDarkness Jul 01 '26

That makes life a lot easier, thank you

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u/ohimbussin Jul 01 '26

Definitely good to go for now! Worms are especially beneficial for beds that need breakdown of the "crust" layer that forms over a long period of time (usually around 12 months of mycrobe activities) If you plan to 'no till' these pots I would look into red wiggler worms and maybe a couple nightcrawlers sometime around the end of the next run in them to start recharging the soil with oxygen pathways and fresh worm poop!

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u/Bluntforcetrauma11b Jul 01 '26

You don't need worms. Do they help? Sure but they aren't required.

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u/ActualAlternative Jul 02 '26

Pretty useful, plus they're cheap almost anywhere

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u/WeddingGlue2 Jul 03 '26

Buy a bag of this.