Welcome to another Wisdom Wednesday with Royal Gold! We add Earthworm Castings to our Basement and Mendo Mix. Vermicast, also called worm castings, worm humus or worm manure, is the end-product of the breakdown of organic matter by an earthworm. Earthworm Castings are a nutrient rich, water-soluble, organic soil additive. Earthworms derive their nutrition from many forms of organic matter in soil including decaying plant parts, decomposing remains of animals, and living organisms such as nematodes, protozoans, rotifers, bacteria, fungi. They can produce their own weight in castings every 24 hours. During the digestive process, many insoluble minerals are converted to a plant-available soluble form and long-chain molecules such as cellulose are partially broken down by bacteria in the digestive tract. Investigations show that fresh earthworm casts are several times richer in available nitrogen, available phosphates and available potash than the surrounding topsoil. #grow #grower #farm #farmer #garden #gardener #homestead #organic #containergarden #food #cultivate #agriculture #worms #compost #wisdomwednesday
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 14:10:00 +0000
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