http://urbangardenmagazine.com/2010/01/soil-and-organics-vermicomposting-101/ Hydroponics for Growing Minds Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:56:14 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://urbangardenmagazine.com/2010/01/soil-and-organics-vermicomposting-101/comment-page-1/#comment-1036 stewart thomson Wed, 05 May 2010 14:58:32 +0000 http://urbangardenmagazine.com/?p=1970#comment-1036 I can't express how beneficial worm castings are to my small garden. I am still experimenting but rarely do I use any feeding. Castings are all I need. I grow mostly short cycle, fast growing annuals plants - which can be quite demanding on the soils. I’ve tried many different mixes and most turn out the same: 25% for seed & cuttings then 35% mix for growing & flowering. I use seed compost for seeds & coco for growing & flowering with some other small amounts of peralite for root ventilation. My mix is never perfect but I can't complain. I can’t express how beneficial worm castings are to my small garden. I am still experimenting but rarely do I use any feeding. Castings are all I need. I grow mostly short cycle, fast growing annuals plants – which can be quite demanding on the soils. I’ve tried many different mixes and most turn out the same: 25% for seed & cuttings then 35% mix for growing & flowering. I use seed compost for seeds & coco for growing & flowering with some other small amounts of peralite for root ventilation. My mix is never perfect but I can’t complain.

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