Worm Castings last how long.....???

[Organic Rasta]

Worm Castings Last how long ??


.....in your soil mixture, soilless build, standing along with perlite and vermiculite or used in a tea.....

Just how long will worm castings last....meaning feed the much needed and used "N".

What I use in a soil build of Foxfarm Ocean Forest Soil mix, Botanicare Ready Grow (moisture formula), Worm castings, Blood and Bone meals, Mexican and Jamaican Bat Guanos, Greensand plus, Sea Kelp (Ascophyllum Nodosum), Dolomite Lime, perlite and vermiculite.......all in proportion to a total quantity of 7 gallons of soil used in several small pots

.....just how long would the Worm Castings continue to feed the plants what they supply ??

Organic Rasta Reviewed by Organic Rasta on 12-25-2006. Worm Castings last how long.....??? Worm Castings Last how long ?? .....in your soil mixture, soilless build, standing along with perlite and vermiculite or used in a tea..... Just how long will worm castings last....meaning feed the much needed and used "N". What I use in a soil build of Foxfarm Ocean Forest Soil mix, Botanicare Ready Grow (moisture formula), Worm castings, Blood and Bone meals, Mexican and Jamaican Bat Guanos, Greensand plus, Sea Kelp (Ascophyllum Nodosum), Dolomite Lime, perlite and Rating: 5

[Abattoir Dream]

they should give it a little boost for a very long time... dont know exactly how long tho... good luck...

[Organic Rasta]

they should give it a little boost for a very long time... dont know exactly how long tho... good luck...

Yea, I know that part....I've received the good ole yummies from Worm Castings for many a moons now. It's somehting that'll never leave my garden soil mixes.


...:::still looking for specific or approximate times ....if any one can guesstimate or knows...:rastasmoke:

[truthseeker]

Castings contain: 5 times the available nitrogen, 7 times the available potash and 1 1/2 times more calcium than that found in 15 cm of good top soil. Therefore, castings are supplied with available nutrients. The nutrients are also water soluble and immediately available to plant life. You will find that most potting soils have nutrient life of 2-5 days, where worm castings will last up to 6 times as long as other types of potting soils.


found this but it dont help that much well we know this if you make the tea it will dissolve faster into the plants system but how the the nutes will remain valuable i'm gonna find out.I'll be back

[truthseeker]

"Vermicompost outperforms any commercial fertilizer I know of." continues [Professor. Clive A.] Edwards, who began his earthworm research in his native England in the early 1970s before coming to Ohio State. "I think the key factor is microbial activity. Research that I and others have done shows that microbial activity in worm castings is 10 to 20 times higher than in the soil and organic matter that the worm ingests." Dr. Clive Edwards, in "Worldwide Progress in Vermicomposting" by Gene Logsdon in BioCycle October 1994, p. 63

[truthseeker]

Making a tea consists of mixing a few tablespoons of dry fertilizer into five gallons of water and oxygenating it for 24 hours using a small air pump or similar device. This method allows for substantial increases in microbial life and dilutes the fertilizer so that it can be used while watering or as a foliar spray.

[truthseeker]

sorry if you dont need this info i'm sure some1 who reads this thread might just thru up a couple of important ones but it seems that everywere i go they dont give you a nutrient life in days or weeks they just say vermicompost is long lasting or time releasing this sucks i'll keep my eyes open though sorry good luck

[good ol daze]

I've used worm poo twice now in the potting mix. Plants seem to like it, especially noticed on transplantings...no shock. it will last your entire grow.

i think of it more as an amendment to potting soil than food, because it's much lower in N than the plants will want and can take for regular feedings, so no need to worry about overkill with worm castings.

My potting mix is supersoil, perlite and wormcastings only. Drains well.

[Organic Rasta]

I appreciate the looks and replies. You guys are getting the same info I am while searching the web.....

I've used worm castings for a few years and the plants love it. Even the house plants love it. I'm sticking with the addition to my soil build and the use of teas as well.

I even think if used or added right before transplant and teas used right during the stretch assist the plants ability to not have -N problems. Then the mild feeding as you stated .....stays with it throughout the grow.

Don'tcha just love gardening. :jointsmile:

[stinkyattic]

i think of it more as an amendment to potting soil than food, because it's much lower in N than the plants will want and can take for regular feedings, so no need to worry about overkill with worm castings.

My potting mix is supersoil, perlite and wormcastings only. Drains well.

I see it as an amendment as well. My potting mix is Agway brand composted manure with humus, perlite, and worm castings. Good structure, drainage, and pH.