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kanuk_gw

Comfrey tea has white, wiggly worms..good or bad?

17 years ago

I recently started my second batch of comfrey tea. The first batch I made and used but never paid much attention to the liquid after it had sat & fermented over a period of time. I really only noticed the putrid smell.

Second batch has been steeping now for almost 2 weeks. I went out to stir it up a bit and I noticed these tiny, white, thread-like worms populating the tea. They flick or whip themselves about and are quit numerous.

The ingredients in the covered vessel are simply mature comfrey leaves(bocking 14) and rain water.

Should I be happy to have these little guys in the mix OR is it something unfavorable that I might not want to add to my garden/soil/plants?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

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