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SPRING HAS SPRUNG, WITH A BANG
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Welcome to spring in Manitoba, we’ve gone from day time highs of zero to balmy temps in the low twenties, all in a week. After thirty years on the prairies our worms have adapted and seem to know how to … Continue reading
WORM CASTINGS AT HOME
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Once an indoor worm bin has been up and running for six or more months, you’ve built up enough vermicast to do some harvesting. http://www.naturesperfectplantfood.com/2011/09/13/wom-bin-mainenance/ Separating worms from castings is not a difficult task but it can be quite time-consuming. … Continue reading
WORM CASTINGS
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The end product of composting with worms is vermicast a.k.a. worm castings or vermicompost. http://www.naturesperfectplantfood.com/2012/05/07/vermicast-the-why-and-the-how/ They are a fabulous organic fertilizer and the perfect material to use for soil amendment. http://www.naturesperfectplantfood.com/2012/07/10/building-soil/ Vermicast is considered safe for certified organic farms. If you vermicompost at home … Continue reading
BUILDING SOIL
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Most people don’t give the ground beneath their feet a second thought. Unless you’re some kind of gardener, you don’t worry about the health of the soil in your yard or region. All that would change if you lived in an … Continue reading
SMELLY GARBAGE? |
A young man came to buy worms the other day and when asked what had spurred his decision to begin vermicomposting, he said he didn’t like his smelly garbage. This simple, straight forward answer reminded us how times have changed … Continue reading
WHERE ARE THE WORMS
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We have been fielding calls of late from gardeners looking for worms, Earthworms that is not Red Composting worms. When they are getting the garden ready for spring the wise producer does a worm count. When you turn the soil … Continue reading
VERMICAST, THE WHY AND THE HOW
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Vermicast is a truly unique product and Nature’s Perfect Plant Food produces some of the best. But why is it so different from traditional compost or top soil? First off it’s made with cow manure, by using the same feed … Continue reading
PLANT HORMONES IN VERMICAST
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Long have we extolled the virtue of vermicast, the high Humus content, the soluble nutrients and the beneficial micro-organisms. All these posts can be found by using the search bar on the bottom of our page, but today we’re … Continue reading
KNOW YOUR VERMICAST
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We have often discussed the benefits of Vermicast, used inside or out you really can’t go wrong. As a fertilizer it contains all the macro nutrients and micro nutrients (most producers do not test or list these) needed for optimal … Continue reading
MICRO-ORGANISMS IN VERMICOMPOST
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One of the reasons that Vermicast or Vermicompost make such an effective fertilizer is because of the multitude of beneficial micro-organisms that are present in the finished product. By far the most numerous of these are bacteria but the various fungi and … Continue reading