WORM CASTINGS ARE THE SHIT!

[resinator]

So you got some seeds/seedlings and you wanna give them the best start in life? Here's some info/links on worm castings and building your own worm farm I thought I'd put up 'cos I haven't seen much on here. If there's already info I missed... my bad.

 

Building a worm farm (I got this this from a council website)

 

1. Choose a nice spot for your worms to live. Make sure the spot is not too hot or cold. If you use polystyrene boxes, you will need two of them with one needing a lid.

2. Poke about twenty holes in the bottom of one box. Put the lid on the box with hole and place this box on the box without the holes. The bottom box will catch the liquid produced by the worms (worm tea).worm

3. In the box with the holes or one of the trays in the worm farm, place about 10cm of bedding. Use a combination of shredded paper, leaves and finished compost as a bedding layer, around 10-15cm deep. To this you should add about 1,000 worms (check the Yellow Pages under Worm Farms, or the Australian Worm Growers Website to buy them). The worms used for worm farms are called compost worms, tiger worms or red wrigglers. They are different than the usual earthworm which you should not put into your worm farm.

4. Cover the bedding with a layer of hessian, newspaper, carpet etc. This will keep the worm bedding dark and moist.

5. Once the worms have burrowed into the bedding (two to three days) you can start adding small amounts of kitchen scraps. Worms eat vegetable and fruit peelings, tea bags and coffee grounds, as well as some paper; however shred scraps first to ensure easy digestion. Avoid feeding your worms meat and oily foods such as dairy products, or acidic foods such as citrus or onion. At first only add small amounts, once the worms have finished most of their previous meal.

6. Your worms should produce a rich, soil-like substance called "castings" or "vermicompost", which makes a great fertiliser for potted plants, a potting mix for seedlings or top-dressing for your yard. To harvest your castings, move them to one side of the farm and add new food to the other side. Soon your worms will migrate into the food pile, and it will be safe to remove your castings. In addition, the liquid which is called 'worm tea' that collects in the bottom box can be used as a liquid fertiliser, once it has been diluted. It should be diluted at about 1 part worm tea to 9 parts water. As your plants get used to the solution the strength can be increased.

 

Some good info on this website

http://www.australianhydroponics.com.au/types/worm-castings-for-hydroponics-45/

 

If You're too stoned to build your own worm farm, these guys are reasonably priced and deliver Australia wide.

http://www.kookaburrawormfarms.com.au/index.aspx?page=14

[MongyMan]

They are GROWERS GOLD mongyman looks for the worm smily <---That'll have to do. (just pretend the one on the left is a worm and the other one is me )

 

Peace MongyMan

[Enuffchuff]

When i was repotting my girls i found small fat worms in with the roots,

curious to know if there still alive after flowering

[Naycha]

Big ups to the worms

[Radic]

yah wanna see some well wasted worms????

http://www.earthreggae.com/img/ganga/wormfarm1.jpg

i feed my worms strictly cannabis waste

http://www.earthreggae.com/img/ganga/wormfarm3.jpg

and they give i

http://www.earthreggae.com/img/ganga/wormfarm2.jpg

strictly cannabis "castings" or "vermicompost"

which

IMHO

is the best fertlizer for cannabis out doors

and the best organic source of hydro nutrients

irey guidance