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Shipping or Purchasing Worm Castings During The Cold Winter Months

Over the years I have stressed enough about first off placing worm castings in plastic bags as you render them useless for the castings contain beneficial aerobic microbes which require oxygen to survive. I have also stressed in the past the proper way to store worm castings since the beneficial microbes require certain temperatures to [...]

Fertilizing Plants With Worm Castings In The Fall

Many people think about using worm castings in the spring and summer months however forget one of the most important times of the year in order to “winterize” your prized plants. Much the same as you might winterize your outboard motor or add some additional antifreeze to your automobile to prepare for winter your outdoor [...]

Worm Tea Recipe

Being I often get asked about a good worm tea recipe, I decided to post it here along with some explanations. This recipe can also be used when brewing a compost tea since the same principles will apply.

Since most people use a five gallon bucket for brewing worm castings tea, I will base the [...]

Worm Castings and Worm Tea – Facts On Raising Worms Part 2

I have already stated in the past concerns over the way worm castings and worm tea is packaged by numerous other suppliers in sealed bags and jugs. However since as I mentioned I was going back to the drawing board and starting all over to separate facts from fiction in a previous article, Facts On [...]

Worm Castings Fertilizer Or Soil Builder

Worm castings are promoted both as fertilizer and soil builder, so which is correct? We know that adding a percentage of worm castings to the soil or potting mix benefits the plants compared to those planted without worm castings… [...]