Field Crops Worm Castings/VermaPlex® Application Rates
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Worm castings application rates for field crops:
Worm castings application rates for field crops:
- 20 pounds worm castings per 1000 square feet.
- Seeds: place a 1/8 layer of castings to bottom of planting trench
- Side dress plants every month or so during growing season with 1/4 inch worm castings
Crops per-Acre VermaPlex® Applications
Application rates and number of applications for liquid fertilizer to various farm crops in the field:
Used with 20# of Black Castings™ per 1000 sq. ft. root growth area
(*Add 2.5 - 8 Gallons of VermaPlex® to 100 Gallons of Water. *Add 8 Ounces VermaPlex® to 1 Gallon of Water.)
(*Add 2.5 - 8 Gallons of VermaPlex® to 100 Gallons of Water. *Add 8 Ounces VermaPlex® to 1 Gallon of Water.)
Alfalfa
Cotton
Field Corn
Peanut
Rice
Soybean
Sorghum
Wheat
- Apply in early Spring and repeat after each cutting or heavy grazing:
4 - 8 Gallons per acre applied foliar spray or drench
Cotton
- At planting:
4 -8 Gallons per acre applied foliar spray or drench - At pinhead square:
4 -8 Gallons per acre applied foliar spray or drench
Field Corn
- At planting:
4 -8 Gallons per acre applied foliar spray or drench - At 20 - 30 inch growth stage:
4 -8 Gallons per acre applied foliar spray or drench - At tasseling:
4 -8 Gallons per acre applied foliar spray or drench
Peanut
- At planting:
4 -8 Gallons per acre applied foliar spray or drench - Three weeks after emergence:
4 -8 Gallons per acre applied foliar spray or drench - Repeat every 7-14 days until harvest:
8 oz. per 1000 sq ft
Rice
- At planting:
4 - 8 Gallons per acre - At pinnacle initiation
4 - 8 Gallons per acre
Soybean
- At planting:
4 - 8 Gallons per acre applied foliar spray or drench - 1 - 2 applications during growing season:
4 - 8 Gallons per acre applied foliar spray or drench
Sorghum
- At planting:
4 - 8 Gallons per acre
Wheat
- At planting:
4 - 8 Gallons per acre - Early spring:
4 - 8 Gallons per acre foliar spray or drench