House plants and indoor cactus?

When I repot my house plants (which have pretty big pots) - is it worth putting an earth worm in each pot to help keep the soil in good condition?



Obviously - I don't want them "escaping" but I'm guessing they will stay "underground"



Sensible advice appreciated!!!!

House plants and indoor cactus?
Never heard of that, but consider that it only takes one worm to produce more worms, then even more worms and pretty soon you've got..........lots of worms. Even in a VERY large pot, where will they go? Out of the pot, looking for more "pot". Then you'll have a mess. Are the desired results worth the headache? Potted plants have always done well (with proper care) without the worm.
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Reply:no . there would be no oxygen generated enough ( and obviously area in a pot ; no matter how big, ) to sustain the life of a worm --- and pretty well because you have cacti --- and indeed your houseplants --- which certainly would not require a lot of water ( least of all the cacti ) so in a a nutshell worms will not work well in your environement . good luck
Reply:Couldn't hurt to try it. I have often found earth worms in potted plants during repotting and thought 'what a lucky plant to have its own soil conditioning agent.' They don't usually escape unless there is either an over or under abundance of water. don't think worms would like cacti conditions.
Reply:I'm in the Master Gardener program and I've never heard of doing that. It might work though.