Some Gardening Benefits of Worm Castings
- Suppresses fungal diseases
- Increases drought resistance
- Contains high levels of water-soluble nutrients
- Contains essential nutrients, micro nutrients and trace minerals
- Reduced use of chemical fertilizers
- Improved soil structure, resulting in improved aeration as well as water retention capacity
- Organic and Non toxic- safe for plants, animals and humans!
- Odor free
- Studies show that plants fed with earthworm castings tend to repel white flies, aphids and spider mites.
- Contain high levels of beneficial bacteria and microbes, which help protect your plants from disease.
- Use them anywhere that needs fertilizing, houseplants, flowers, vegetables, trees and lawns
- Can be used to make compost tea, a liquid fertilizer that helps protect your plants from diseases as it fertilizes them.
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3 comments:
That's a fantastic idea. Thanks for mentioning it. Every time I visit my girls' school at lunch, I am upset about how much food the kids waste. A worm compost bin will be great - teaching them to convert their food scrap to food for plants. Thanks for the inspiration.
And do you know how expensive it is to buy worm poo!?!?!
I was at Home Depot this weekend and saw a little bottle full of worm poo that was selling for between 20 and 30 dollars, Crazy!
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