I’ve done both. But worms usually come up from the ground I also much around plants with newspapers. Keeps ground moist and most of the bernits away
I keep a duster can by back door. It’s great for so many things. Even dusty the dogs.
Oh, I guess if they come from the ground that makes sense! I don’t usually think of these details :-)
Black Agnes gave me great advice last year, and I put down newspapers – solid sheets – around my tomatoes and pepper plants. I didn’t see any weeds and the blight was mild. Do you shred yours or do you put down solid sheets?
Last year was my first year really gardening. And I have a new respect for our forefathers who tried to make it a growing their own crops. First the rains are an issue. Not enough water at the right times and it’s all for nothing. Luckily I have well water that we can’t drink but I can use it On the garden. It has too much dirt in it for us. Then once I got the beauties to grow, the bugs showed up! It was heartbreaking to have these beautiful floor sheen plants be decimated by the stupid creatures. And then if they survived that, once I got the produce looking good, then the critters showed up! What a challenge. It’s amazing our forefathers survived.