fallen fruit, strawberries touching wet soil, or tender roots already stressed by rot. But that’s usually a secondary problem. If you see millipedes around a struggling plant, the bigger issue is often excess moisture, poor drainage, or decaying material, not the millipedes themselves.
- Why you might be seeing so many all at once
A big cluster can show up after a rainy stretch, heavy watering, or a sudden temperature change. In late spring through early fall, especially after warm rain, millipedes may become much more noticeable. If your area got 1 to 3 inches of rain over a few days, the soil beneath pots and stones can stay damp long enough for them to gather in impressive numbers.
Sometimes they also mass together for shelter when the surface soil becomes too dry and hot on top but remains damp underneath objects. And if a pot hasn’t been moved in a
