Not for pots.

I know jean knows more about gardening than I'll ever know, but I disagree. If the container is large enough and you keep feeding them, they will survive.

I have some oak barrels that support them quite well.

Of course, your medium will break down faster, but if it allows me to be organic in large containers, I'll trade off the swapping out of medium every few years for it.

Your dad probably bought composting worms though and those tend to stay near the surface more -- the heat of the top 6" of soil is a lot warmer than deeper down in a container. This may not be so good for that species of worm.

JMO

Kevin

my pots are the 12" deep nursery variety. my plants are getting pretty big, I need to think about up potting them soon, but I'm moving to an apartment in a month, and would have to get rid of a lot of plants due to space constraints if I make the pots too much bigger. the balcony I'd be moving to is pretty small. that might become the subject of a new thread.

I'm kind of confused here. so are you saying it shouldn't be done in small pots because it's bad for the peppers if you put worms in your pots, or because the worms won't survive long enough to be good for the peppers?

The 2nd one. Small containers have a hard time maintaining a temperature and moisture levels optimal for a microherd and worm population.

Kevin