First i mixed 1/3 cup of dry mustard powder with 2 gallons of water. I poured some of this liquid over the soil. A hour later the jumping worms crawled to the surface of the Flower pots. I dug through the soil, collected the worms and put them in a ceramic pot, where they dehydrated. I did this every day for months until the population was greatly depleted. Later i tried diatomatous earth and that got the rest of them.
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Misty99@lemmy.ninja · 4 pts · 3y
i had a jumping worm infestation - they reproduce quickly, drive out earthworms and are very very difficult to kill.
editedit@thegarden.land · 2 pts · 3y
How did you deal with the infestation?
Misty99@lemmy.ninja · 3 pts · 3y
First i mixed 1/3 cup of dry mustard powder with 2 gallons of water. I poured some of this liquid over the soil. A hour later the jumping worms crawled to the surface of the Flower pots. I dug through the soil, collected the worms and put them in a ceramic pot, where they dehydrated. I did this every day for months until the population was greatly depleted. Later i tried diatomatous earth and that got the rest of them.
Lakija@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Jumping? JUMPING WORMS?! Hell no.