Beginner Gardening: Little white worms (yuk), 1 by Debbie2007

Debbie2007 wrote:
Hi everyone, I was moving some of my plants today. My zinnia is in a mixed bed with my periwinkles. The zinnia is growing so beautifully I wanted to put it in a larger space. When I scooped it up with my spade, the roots were just crawling with these little white worms that have about a million legs. They are about an 1/8 of an inch long. I lifted some of the periwinkles to check them (same bed) but there were no worms on their roots. Are the worms a bad thing or just go on planting? Please, if anyone knows what these are, let me know soon. I'm not sure if you can make out what they look like from this photo.