Earthworm Castings

[SHRED]

It appears lots of you add it to your soil.
Is one of the reasons because it works well with Autos in that it won't burn them?

 

[Discretepete2676]

It appears lots of you add it to your soil.
Is one of the reasons because it works well with Autos in that it won't burn them?

A lot of people add it into their organic mixes due to the microbial activity, which helps break everything down in the soil and soil upkeep is tended by your microbial life. When growing with organics your goal is to feed the soil web and not the plant. The little microbes in the soil break down food for the plant to absorb properly. When you read about "chelation" in synthetic nutrient lines it is basically them taking nutrients and breaking it down into its most available form and concentrating it into a bottles. Basically your microbes "chelate" the nutrients in your soil to a more bio available form for the plant to uptake.. strong microbial life helps keep the rhizosphere (root system main ball) cleaner, creates better uptake and breakdown of nutrients, creates beneficial microbes that fight bacteria, etc....etc....
@Eyes on Fire does this sound correct? Anything you might add bro?

 

[SHRED]

A lot of people add it into their organic mixes due to the microbial activity, which helps break everything down in the soil and soil upkeep is tended by your microbial life. When growing with organics your goal is to feed the soil web and not the plant. The little microbes in the soil break down food for the plant to absorb properly. When you read about "chelation" in synthetic nutrient lines it is basically them taking nutrients and breaking it down into its most available form and concentrating it into a bottles. Basically your microbes "chelate" the nutrients in your soil to a more bio available form for the plant to uptake.. strong microbial life helps keep the rhizosphere (root system main ball) cleaner, creates better uptake and breakdown of nutrients, creates beneficial microbes that fight bacteria, etc....etc....
@Eyes on Fire does this sound correct? Anything you might add bro?

Thanks.
Also...my local hydro store has free tea give away every Sunday. It's fresh brewed. This would help this process also I believe.

 

[autogogo]

grow your own man. check out African Nightcrawlers. They can be raised indoors right next to where you watch tv. Whatever temp you like they like. Just give them some peat to live in and sprinkle oatmeal and corn meal on top everyday and they will slowly (much slower than redworms but easier to keep) turn your peat into black gold. It is a miracle drug. For photos you can just sprinke it on the surface of the soil in the pot. For autos best to add to your planting mix way ahead of time. Keep in mind, this is way different than composting. No garbage involved.

 

[Eyes on Fire]

well yes n no i suppose . you should do your own worm bin man. reason is,is the microbe activity is all fine n dandy, the problem is though with bagged stuff unless you work it some,the microbial life is tamped and sapped some verses fresh vermicompost. fresh EWC is always the way to go. right from the bin. dry it and mix it.well dry it out rather,not fully. and the lechate teas are fantastic with teas and additions to tea brew feeds n things. all kinds of stuff you can do far more superior with fresh worm casting over bagged and stored. although bagged is fine and works. fresh is best

you'll get a much richer and far more readily available form of flower and transition foods. life and probiotics as well,especially if your feeding your worms to perform as many do. i did for a season. heater broke n had to scrap it for a spell.