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Infested dragon tree soil
Spino
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Dear all,
I've just discovered, to my great horror, that the soil of my otherwise healthy dragon tree is crawling with tiny, transparent, hopping worms (see picture). Does anyone know what they are and how to get rid of them?
Many thanks
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Probably springtails - they live in compost and help break it down, they do no harm, they're just part of life's rich pattern
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thank you Dove and Edd!
I'm reassured!
My plant is indoors though: is there a risk that the springtails might swarm around the container? (pardon my ignorance, I'm quite new at this!)
You can safely ignore them - they'll certainly ignore you
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.