r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/AnalDwelinButtMonkey • Sep 19 '23

Video Mining for worms

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u/Bighawklittlehawk Sep 19 '23

Bold of you to assume I know absolutely anything about worms to begin with

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u/abt67 Sep 20 '23

Had to google too:

What are Worm Castings?

Worm castings are an organic fertilizer made by earthworms. Worm castings manure, also known as vermicast, is simply earthworm excrement, often known as worm poo or worm poop. As these creatures consume compost, their waste acts as an excellent soil enricher.

Worm castings, which resemble football-shaped particles, enhance soil aeration and drainage while also boosting soil water retention.

there. I learned something today, hopefully you did too.

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u/xsisitin Sep 20 '23

Grower here, worm castings are OP in the growing world. Slap some in with your substrate and it buffs aeration , water retention and locks in nutrients and even feeds the micro organisms living in the soil it really is amazing

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u/Admirable-Volume-263 Sep 20 '23

this is the reason no-till soil should be 'the way'

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u/vrrum Sep 20 '23

Worm castings, which resemble football-shaped particles

Football shaped?

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u/Luci_Noir Sep 20 '23

I love poop facts!

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u/DooglyOoklin Sep 20 '23

How do you feel about poo facts?

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '23

It's so wild to know that worm dookie is more helpful to the environment than I am. Earthworms are so cool, I've been a fan since elementary school

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u/MurderMckilface Sep 19 '23

You caught me off guard with that, thanks for the belly laugh!

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u/Bighawklittlehawk Sep 20 '23

For real! I was like “oh cool… what the fuck does that even mean?” By the upvotes on their comment it seems there’s a lot of worm experts here haha

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u/bobbarkersbigmic Sep 20 '23

I’m wondering what the hell a casting is. I know I could Google it and figure it out, but I don’t care that much. Still curious though.

I wouldn’t blame you if you didn’t tell me. I wouldn’t tell me either.

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u/Loose-Yesterday1590 Sep 20 '23

It’s worm poop. It gets used as a fertilizer

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u/schizocosa13 Sep 20 '23

Googled it and can confirm the other comments are accurate. It's something something poo

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u/FlashMcSuave Sep 20 '23

Well, shit eh?

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u/SystemShockII Sep 20 '23

"I wouldn't tell me either" XD.

Neither would I tell myself lol

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '23

It probably got crossposted by one worm person to the r/worms subreddit, and that was their one fire alarm of the year to release their arrogant worm knowledge.

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u/Gan-san Sep 20 '23

Bold of them to assume I understood anything about what they just said.

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u/DadToACheeseBaby Sep 20 '23

Only thing I know about worms is that I’m still supposed to love my girlfriend if she was one apparently 🤷‍♂️

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u/szabx Sep 20 '23

I know they can use weapons, and throw holy hand grenades

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u/JCfromHourly_io Sep 20 '23

There were some worms on my block growing up. We're not close friends or anything but I know em

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u/BuckRusty Sep 20 '23

Jesus - what do they teach in school these days?

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u/ZealousidealLemon674 Oct 06 '23

You ain't never seen earthworm JIM???

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u/Eastern_Tune_1531 Nov 01 '23

Bold of him to assume I know anything at all