Serious Question: Will adding worm castings repel worms?

Title says it all.  I have never heard this directly, but I have heard that worms slow reproduction when their own waste products build up in the soil around them--I wouldn't want to live surrounded by my own poo either!

Any thoughts?




Eric

i would imagine that that sort of research is more of a waste-products-building-up kind thing.
When I read your title I was thinking more about repelling OTHER worms- I often add some castings to the bottom of the barrel of bokashi i put out to rot down with old dirt, to make sure the worms are drawn in. I'm not sure if these bought castings have some eggs in them or what, but I always find worms in and under the barrel, and I can be sure I didn't put any worms in there.

Hi Tereza,

Many years ago I saw a teacher-workshop about worms, vermiculture and keeping a worm bin.  I was interested so I filled out a professional day form and got to take a professional day off--approved by my principal, despite my not having any idea of how I was going to use this in the classroom and really motivated to use it at home.

The presenter was great, and on of the statements went along the lines of "worms won't overpopulate because as their waste and metabolites build up, their reproduction goes down and they move away."

Made sense to me.  Maybe I missed some context.



Eric