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New Liquid Fertizer is here

6/18/2015

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Black Sea Kelp Organic Liquid Fertilzer
Black Sea Kelp for plant health.

Black Sea Kelp Now available

Loaded with bloom-promoting root-growing potassium, Black Sea Kelp is now available for sale on our store.  The compounds found in Black Sea Kelp:
  • Promote plant health
  • Speed seed germination
  • Increase root growth and flowering
  • Prevents plant disesases
  • Protects plants and helps them recover from stress
Check out the benefits of adding Black Sea Kelp to your fertilizing regime.
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How to use worm castings in the garden

6/15/2015

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Using worm castings
Using worm castings in a raised bed garden.

How much worm castings to apply?

Calculating the amount of worm castings to use in your garden or field can be confusing.  Remember, you only need to apply the castings to the root growth area, not in foot paths or between furrows.  
Generally speaking, you should apply 20 pounds (or 320 ounces) of worm castings per 1000 feet of root growth if you're using VermaPlex®; or 40 pounds (or 640 ounces) of worm castings per 1000 square feet of root growth  if you are not using VermaPlex®.

For calculating smaller garden plots, it's probably simpler to find the amount of castings per square foot.  So, you would use .32 ounces worm castings per square foot with VermaPlex® and .64 ounces worm castings per square foot without VermaPlex®.

Worm castings for raised bed garden

When you build your bed and at the beginning of the growing season, a good mix for your square foot or raised bed garden  is 30% worm castings added to your growing medium.  Then apply side dressings of castings a few times through out the growing season.

If you're raising vegetables in a raised bed, particular an "intensive" planting where the entire bed is used by the plants, you can measure the length and width of the bed, then multiply by the number of beds to get the square feet of your planting area.  Multiply the total square feet of planting area by .32 (or .64) to get the amount of castings required.

For instance, to add a side dressing of worm castings fertilize to an 8 x 4 foot raised bed, you would need about 10 ounces of worm castings per application. (8 feet times 4 feet = 32 square feet times .32 ounces worm castings = 10.24 ounces of worm castings.)

This is a small amount, but if you're using pure castings like Pure Black Castings™, which are concentrated and 99.9% all castings, it doesn't take a lot.  Fertilizing with vermicompost, which is worm castings mixed with organic material, requires much larger amounts. Here is an article on this site which describes the difference between vermicompost and worm castings.
More Garden Fertilizing Info
  • Worm castings requirements for specific vegetables
  • Worm castings for field crops
  • Worm castings for fruit
  • Worm castings for grass/lawns

Black Castings™ and VermaPlex®

For your garden bed of tomatoes. For your acres of watermelon. The combination of Pure Black Castings™ and Vermaplex® gives your plants the nutrition they need for fruit production and growth.  

If you need help in determining your worm castings fertilizer needs, contact us anytime.
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Make potting mix using worm castings

6/9/2015

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Using worm castings in potting mix
Container Gardening with Worm Castings Fertilizer

Potting Mix and Worm castings 

Did you think it was possible to grow corn in a container?  Well, as you can see, we did. Using a potting soil mix and continuous watering, the corn did quite well, thank you very much.

Using worm castings fertilizer In containers

Worm castings are an excelling container fertilizer.  The slow release of nutrients provide the plants with everything they need, all without the danger of burn.  By adding micro-dosing of VermaPlex® to the watering system, even heavy users like corn can thrive.  Here's our potting soil mix formula:
  • 1/3 peat moss
  • 1/3 perilite
  • 1/3 certified organic Pure Black Castings™
Continuous watering and micro-dosing with VermaPlex®:
  • Add 1-2 ounces of VermaPlex® to the  reservoir  (or to your watering can) every time you add water.
Extra Nitrogen:
  • For extra nitrogen users like corn, mix VermaMax® granules with the worm castings at a 50/50 ratio.  

  • Alternate the VermaPlex® micro-dosing with a shot of VermaMax LE® (1 ounce or so)
Then, quick - step back before the corn hits you in the nose!

Recipe For gardening success:

  • Add Pure Black Castings™  and VermaMax® Granules to your potting soil mix.  
  • Water in with VermaPlex® and give booster shots of VermaMax LE®
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