I have 4 different worm bins for creating different mixes for different stages of plant growth - all are based on general kitchen scraps and garden waste but depending on what I want them for I augment them with say bone meal and rock dusts for a flowering worm casting or with loads of nettles, hay and horse manure for a veg mix.
Being passed through the gut of a worm breaks down material adds huge quantities of beneficial bacteria and fungus and destroys pathogens as well as chelating minerals and concentrating the mix. I find that the nutrients are more quickly available and are more sustained release when composted through worms
and can be added as a top dressing as well as a tea.
I only mention this really as there are a huge number of posts asking where to buy worm castings but they seem to cost about £15 a bag for a pretty small amount ($25?? i dunno) - worm castings are by a long way the finest ganja food and as you can alter the nutrient profile of them very easily and cheaply (as well as having it all innoculated with beneficial microorganisms at the same time) you can avoid having to pay the crazy prices asked for soil amendments. All of these organisms exist in the soil anyway - they are dead easy to culture and concentrate so why pay £50 for a tub of stuff you can get for free?
Being passed through the gut of a worm breaks down material adds huge quantities of beneficial bacteria and fungus and destroys pathogens as well as chelating minerals and concentrating the mix. I find that the nutrients are more quickly available and are more sustained release when composted through worms
and can be added as a top dressing as well as a tea.
I only mention this really as there are a huge number of posts asking where to buy worm castings but they seem to cost about £15 a bag for a pretty small amount ($25?? i dunno) - worm castings are by a long way the finest ganja food and as you can alter the nutrient profile of them very easily and cheaply (as well as having it all innoculated with beneficial microorganisms at the same time) you can avoid having to pay the crazy prices asked for soil amendments. All of these organisms exist in the soil anyway - they are dead easy to culture and concentrate so why pay £50 for a tub of stuff you can get for free?
