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Originally Posted by Jack Daw
That all depends. If there's too many of them, it's a problem. But a few, say 5 or 6 a 60 litre pot shouldn't be that bad. But it at least says, that you don't water the bananas sufficiently.  |
Where did you get this information/ratio?
Worms are great to have in containers and are a good indicator of healthy soil.
I add worms to my pots by the handfuls. They keep the soil aerated , help to break down organics, proliferate beneficial microbes in their gut, and inadvertently consume and destroy pathogens.
You could place a slice of papaya on the soil surface of a worm-rich pot and have that same amount of nutrient-rich soil (castings) in a day or two, so they're great workers for replenishing the mix.
Worms love a moist environment and are sometimes added to aquaponic beds/filter beds to break down the bacterial sludge.