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Encapsulated Earthworm Cocoons
Increase the quality of your soil
Encapsulated Earthworm Cocoons
Increase the quality of your soil
- Improve soil structure and add nutrients to the garden
- Help bring nutrients to plant roots
- Improve aeration
- Worms arrive within a protective cocoon
- Plant directly into the garden or compost pile, or hatch indoors
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Product Description
Encapsulated Earthworm Cocoons from Gardens Alive!® are convenient and easy to add to your garden soil. Plant them in garden soil just as you'd plant ordinary seeds, or choose to hatch them indoors and transplant to the garden later. Each cocoon contains 1-10 eggs, depending on the species, and each egg will produce one earthworm. Great for gardens and compost piles, earthworms are cold-hardy and easy to establish. They're the greatest living natural soil boosters for a number of reasons:
- their castings boost nitrogen in the soil.
- they move deep-soil nutrients closer to roots
- their tunnels loosen soil, improving aeration
- their activities help soil particles bond, balancing moisture retention and drainage
- Earthworms perform this same magic in compost, speeding the development of nutrient-dense, moisture-dispersing humus.
- The earthworms are fully grown in 2-3 months. This makes a fun project for kids and adults!
Product Details
- Season: both Spring & Fall
- Size: Package Of 50
Shipping Information
Orders for in-stock seeds and hardgoods are typically shipped within 5 business days.
Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country during the shipping timeframes outlined below:
| Spring 2022 Shipping Schedule | |||
| Zones | Sweet Potatoes | Potatoes | Tomatoes & Peppers |
| 1A-4A | 5/23/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/28/22 - 6/10/22 | 5/23/22 - 6/3/22 |
| 4B | 5/23/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/28/22 - 6/10/22 | 5/23/22 - 6/3/22 |
| 5A & B | 5/16/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/14/22 - 6/10/22 | 5/16/22 - 6/3/22 |
| 6A | 5/9/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/14/22 - 6/10/22 | 5/9/22 - 6/3/22 |
| 6B | 5/9/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/28/22 - 6/10/22 | 5/9/22 - 6/3/22 |
| 7A | 4/18/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/24/22 - 6/10/22 | 4/18/22 - 6/3/22 |
| 7B | 4/18/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/21/22 - 6/10/22 | 4/18/22 - 6/3/22 |
| 8A | 4/11/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/17/22 - 6/10/22 | 4/11/22 - 6/3/22 |
| 8B | 4/11/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/14/22 - 6/10/22 | 4/11/22 - 6/3/22 |
| 9A - 10B | 4/11/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/7/22 - 6/10/22 | 4/11/22 - 6/3/22 |
| Last Order Date | 5/30/2022 | 6/6/2022 | 5/30/2022 |
| Spring 2022 Shipping Schedule | |||
| Zones | Tender Annuals | Fruit Trees | Onion Plants |
| 1A-4A | 5/6/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/28/22 - 6/24/22 | 4/4/22 - 5/6/22 |
| 4B | 5/6/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/28/22 - 6/24/22 | 3/28/22 - 5/6/22 |
| 5A | 5/6/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/14/22 - 6/24/22 | 3/21/22 - 5/6/22 |
| 5B | 5/2/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/28/22 - 6/24/22 | 3/21/22 - 5/6/22 |
| 6A | 4/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/28/22 - 6/24/22 | 2/28/22 - 5/6/22 |
| 6B | 4/25/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/28/22 - 6/24/22 | 2/21/22 - 5/6/22 |
| 7A | 4/14/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/7/22 - 6/10/22 | 2/14/22 - 5/6/22 |
| 7B | 4/11/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/7/22 - 6/10/22 | 2/7/22 - 5/6/22 |
| 8A & B | 4/4/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/7/22 - 6/10/22 | 1/24/22 - 5/6/22 |
| 9A & B | 3/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/7/22 - 6/10/22 | 1/3/22 - 5/6/22 |
| 10A & B | 3/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/7/22 - 6/10/22 | 1/3/22 - 5/6/22 |
| Last Order Date | 5/30/2022 | 1A-7B: 6/20/2022 8A-10B: 6/6/2022 |
5/2/2022 |
| Spring 2022 Shipping Schedule | |||
| Zones | Bareroot Roses | All other Perennials & Potted Plants | Dormant Trees & Hedges |
| 1A-4A | 4/11/22 - 5/27/22 | 5/2/22 - 6/24/22 | 5/2/22 - 6/10/22 |
| 4B | 4/11/22 - 5/27/22 | 5/2/22 - 6/24/22 | 5/2/22 - 6/10/22 |
| 5A | 3/28/22 - 5/27/22 | 4/11/22 - 6/24/22 | 4/18/22 - 6/10/22 |
| 5B | 3/14/22 - 5/27/22 | 3/28/22 - 6/24/22 | 3/28/22 - 6/10/22 |
| 6A | 2/28/22 - 5/27/22 | 3/14/22 - 6/24/22 | 3/14/22 - 6/10/22 |
| 6B | 2/28/22 - 5/27/22 | 2/28/22 - 6/24/22 | 3/7/22 - 6/10/22 |
| 7A | 2/21/22 - 5/27/22 | 2/24/22 - 6/24/22 | 2/28/22 - 6/10/22 |
| 7B | 2/21/22 - 5/27/22 | 2/21/22 - 6/24/22 | 2/21/22 - 6/10/22 |
| 8A | 2/14/22 - 5/27/22 | 2/17/22 - 6/10/22 | 2/21/22 - 6/10/22 |
| 8B | 2/14/22 - 5/27/22 | 2/14/22 - 6/10/22 | 2/14/22 - 6/10/22 |
| 9A & B | 1/17/22 - 5/27/22 | 2/7/22 - 6/10/22 | 2/14/22 - 6/10/22 |
| 10A & B | 1/17/22 - 5/27/22 | 2/7/22 - 6/10/22 | 2/7/22 - 6/10/22 |
| Last Order Date | 5/23/2022 | 1A-7B: 6/20/2022 8A-10B: 6/6/2022 |
6/6/2022 |
| Spring 2022 Shipping Schedule | |||
| Zones | Nematodes | Encapsulated Compost Worms | Select Spring Items |
| 1A - 2A | 5/9/22 - 10/28/22 | 5/9/22 - 10/28/22 | 5/6/22 - 6/4/22 |
| 2B - 3B | 4/25/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/25/22 - 10/28/22 | 5/6/22 - 6/4/22 |
| 4A - 5A | 4/11/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/11/22 - 10/28/22 | 5/6/22 - 6/4/22 |
| 5B | 4/11/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/11/22 - 10/28/22 | 5/2/22 - 6/4/22 |
| 6A | 4/11/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/11/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/25/22 - 6/4/22 |
| 6B - 7A | 4/4/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/4/22 -10/28/22 | 4/18/22 - 6/4/22 |
| 7B | 3/7/22 - 10/28/22 | 3/7/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/18/22 - 6/4/22 |
| 8A - 8B | 3/7/22 - 10/28/22 | 3/7/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/11/22 - 6/4/22 |
| 9A - 10B | 2/21/22 -10/28/22 | 2/21/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/11/22 - 6/4/22 |
| Last Order Date | 10/24/2022 | 10/24/2022 | 5/31/2022 |
The type of product you order or the weather in our area or yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule.
Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until fully dormant for optimum stress protection.
In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your order--via the U.S. Postal Service or United Parcel Service. Large orders may be shipped in more than one package.
Please note that we cannot ship outside of the continental United States.
