Compost vs worm castings

Hollatchaboy

Hollatchaboy

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StonedGardener said:
The " band " around this worm is kinda white colored. They just lurk below surface , very shallow . A lively f'ing bunch they are. I can't find any info on the composition of the castings.
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You should know the answer already. Their casting composition will be whatever their food source is. Look around, dead leaves, grass, fruits, dead bugs.... any organic material natural to your area. They eat it all eventually.
 
StonedGardener

StonedGardener

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Hollatchaboy said:
You should know the answer already. Their casting composition will be whatever their food source is. Look around, dead leaves, grass, fruits, dead bugs.... any organic material natural to your area. They eat it all eventually.
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I know the castings are deficient in nutrients as a result of the process , which doesn't surprise me after working with so much of it. I would like to know just how depleted the castings are , qualitatively and quantitatively ( you should know what those parameters are...you're a smart dude ) .The castings do look like "shit " compared to normal castings ( you should know that's a play on a word , ya know , a joke ) .. I just love it when people like you use the old stand by offensive cliche ! " YOU SHOULD KNOW " . Ya overload your canary ass with your alligator mouth. Very sorry for being rude. That cliche is so fucked-up , it sets me the fuck off ! I've been told that conflict is healthy.
 
Hollatchaboy

Hollatchaboy

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StonedGardener said:
I know the castings are deficient in nutrients as a result of the process , which doesn't surprise me after working with so much of it. I would like to know just how depleted the castings are , qualitatively and quantitatively ( you should know what those parameters are...you're a smart dude ) .The castings do look like "shit " compared to normal castings ( you should know that's a play on a word , ya know , a joke ) .. I just love it when people like you use the old stand by offensive cliche ! " YOU SHOULD KNOW " . Ya overload your canary ass with your alligator mouth. Very sorry for being rude. That cliche is so fucked-up , it sets me the fuck off ! I've been told that conflict is healthy.
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Didn't mean it to be offensive. Sorry. I figured you were still learning and I was trying to be helpful.
 
buckaclark

buckaclark

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conor c said:
Thats a Pest in the back garden and bait fishing aint my thing I prefer spinning and lures myself but i imagine they would make great fishing worms if thats your thing they seem very lively
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They really don't,we have them here called Georgia jumpers .They are like a balloon of ewc,hook just breaks them up and they fall off.castings are good though.
 
Radicle420

Radicle420

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Earth Worm Castings are way more nutrient dense than straight compost. Both are great and can be used almost the same, but have their own defining qualities. The texture is lighter and the moisture retention is way higher with EWC. Castings you can use too much (never more than 20% of soil composition) where compost you can go higher. Also, Red wigglers are the only type of worms that make castings.
 
Lenin1917

Lenin1917

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I use both some of my plants have a 50/50 or 75/25 ratio ewc to mushroom compost blend as 1 component of the 3 part potting mix I use. 1 part peat, 1 part perlite, 1 part ewc/compost blend. Now I just wish I wrote down which plant was in which mix because some are growing more vigorously than others but they’re all doing great though, gonna have to repeat the experiment with better record keeping.
 
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