Vermicomposting (Make your own Worm Castings)

Discussion in 'Growing Organic Marijuana' started by OldPork, Feb 8, 2009.

  1. I use greensand in my bin, but to be honest I don't measure it out. A couple handfuls per cubic foot of bedding or so. In regards to it's further use in the garden, I'd think only a soil test would tell you if its prudent or not
     
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  2. Hey guys it's been a few years for me. I'm getting back into things now that my state has finally legalized rec. Hope everyone is well and prospering! I had a quick question regarding purple dead nettle. Can I use this in a composting setting at all? Would I need to leave it outside of the bin to dry and rot a bit before adding it, as it is freshly pulled from the ground at the moment.

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  3. You're talking about using nettle in a vermiculture bin? If so I'm sure the lil guys would love it. If you had a lot at your disposal, I'd consider doing a thermal compost pile first and the feed it to the noodles once its gone ambient
     
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  4. Yeah I have an old rubber maid I had tuned into a vermi bin a few years ago but stopped the hobby as I got told on for having a plant lol but we've legalized rec and I've been feeling like I wanna get things rolling for when home grows get ok'd. Thanks for the reply . I've got a decent amount and a small amount of worms I'll be starting out with I'll let go ambient before I toss then in then.

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  5. Nothing wrong with getting your ducks in a row before hand:)

    Regarding the nettle, I'd be curious if you could hang/air dry it, then shred the material to create a bunch of mulch, then use that as a bedding source. Don't see why that wouldn't work... an input is an input, regardless of how it gets introduced to the worms. Best of luck, keep us updated!
     
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  6. #6366 WaldenInTheCity, Apr 8, 2021
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    Now that my cft bin is approaching its max bedding height, I'm considering using a couple inches of shredded straw mulch as a bedding cover instead of a cardboard sheet. As I harvest from the bottom, the mulch later would generally be undisturbed. Anybody have thoughts on the matter? Scraps/inputs would just be buried under the mulch layer.

    Debating if the straw mulch should be dry or soaked to field capacity though.
     
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  7. #6367 WaldenInTheCity, Apr 9, 2021
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    Threw in an old tomato piece in the worm bin that I had as a hydration source for my mealworms, unintentionally covered with chick starter (mealworm bedding). Within hours of the grain covered tomato bit hitting the humidity of the worm bin, mycelium started popping up on it. Thought it looked kinda neat to see fungi rocking in a worm bin:)

    Eta you can see the mycelium is attaching itself to dead mealworm pupae too. Never considered fungi plays a part in decomposing insects... I always assumed it was mainly bacteria
     

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  8. Let's hope some noodle poop porn will liven this thread up a bit. Harvested and screened a little less than a cubic foot
     

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  9. Your full of shit! :)
    Cheers
    Os
     
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  10. If you know me OS, I'm full of a few types of shit lol
     
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  11. Not as many flavors as Baskin Robbins, but your loaded!
    Cheers
    Os
     
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  12. pink bubblegum,best flavor!:weed:
     
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  13. #6373 WaldenInTheCity, Apr 18, 2021
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    Wake up, microbe babies.. it's breakfast time:)

    This is going to be my first attempt at Jeff Lowenfells' fungally dominate casting input for an aact brew. I hydrated the noodle poop with a weak fish tank water/molasses solution.. enough so it's sufficiently moist without getting "clumpy", if that makes sense. I haphazardly mixed in a couple handfuls of mbp (no baby oatmeal available atm), and now the bin is resting on a seed warming mat.

    I'm debating if I should mix in some frass as well... any thoughts guys? I know my structureless experimentation isn't exactly conducive for sharing concrete findings, but I'm just trying to have fun with it lol

    Eta decided to mix in a handful of each type of frass because... why not lol. I've occasionally read that frass can be a good source of fungal food so we'll see how she does. I'll update with pictures should any mycelium visually develop. Fingers crossed
     

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  14. I just seen a report on my local news site that originates from KTVI in St Louis about those scary jumping worms that @Chunk mentioned in my worm thread. These dang things worry me because all creepy creatures seem to find the south. It sounds like they can just destroy a garden and our good worms.
     
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  15. :lmafoe:
     
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  16. So its been about two weeks since I picked about 7 or so gallons worth of dead nettle from my yard to use as bedding/food for my wigglers and then about a 10 days ago I grabbed up another 5 gal worth and let it sit in a sealed bucket with some Lilly scraps from my girlfriends flower picking weekends. I've got more wigglers on the way (500 mix from uncle jim) because I only started this one out with about 150 worms. But I figured I'd share some fuzz pRon with you guys [​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]

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  17. Looks like noodle nirvana, they'll love it!
     
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  18. Well my fungal dominant casting experiment didn't really produce anything noteworthy. I'm sure the MBP mixed castings had a bit of mycelium growth, but when I reread Teeming it appears I didn't use nearly the amount of mbp that JL suggested. My castings tote only had faint traces of mycelium, not the dense and fused "block" that I expected. Eh well. I'm sure they're still kickass castings though
     
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  19. We talked about the homesteadandchill site over in the lounge and I get their newsletter, which is pretty informative. This month, or week?, they have a great report on vermacomposting. I just read it and it’s nothing groundbreaking new but a really good refresh. This lady, Deanna, writes a lot of good info and I think she had a grad degree in Horticulture or related.
     
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  20. Yeah H&C is a great blog! Love how she breaks things down in an easy to understand flow. Anytime a new grower wants to learn about no till/organic I send them to her cannabis blogs. Wound up ditching her on Instagram though. Not too technical and a lot of side posts im not particularly interested in.
     
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