just remembered bait shops sell live worms...how would a person use the soil in these containers...dry and top dress?...mix fresh in soil...make a tea?...these containers usually have a constant amount of this soil in each container...just a thought
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w99illie.... I love worm castings as an amendment. So much so, I started my own Worm Bin. Maybe you can work out a deal with the worm farmer to buy castings directly from him.
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If he won't go for that, on Ebay, there are several Worm Farms that sell 15 to 20 pound bags, delivered for about $ 15. Now, you can find them cheaper, as I am sure someone is going to immediately say " Hey, that's too much."
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Well, if you live in a town with limited resources - no Big Garden Centers or Nurseries, it may be cheaper. Especially since gas is $ 3.50 a gallon and driving all over and back can easily burn $ 7 for nothing.
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To use Worm Castings, you have options. Mix them up to 20 percent into your growing mix (do not exceed that). Top dress them up to two inches deep on top of your soil, I suggest one inch. Or mix (4) to (
tablespoons into a gallon of water, agitate, let sit over night, agitate again, let sit over night, then use the next day. Give each plant one quart.
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The reason you do not exceed 20 percent in your soil mix, is because for their size, worm castings are heavy. Small, young roots will have a hard time getting through them if mixed in to high a concentration. Do not top dress more than two inches, to avoid cutting off oxygen to your roots, as wet castings can compact - and be quite dense. There is no need to exceed (
tablespoons of worm castings in a tea, because they provide very little NPK (.1-0-0) on average. Their value is in highly soluble trace minerals and good bacteria / fungi.
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Hope this helps....
Keep it Real....Organic.......
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