This blog post is a subsection of our Worm Castings 101 – Everything You Need To Know guide. In the 101 guide we cover multiple topics about worm castings, so if you’d like a more thorough walk through of what worm castings are and what they have to offer then click through to read more!
My knowledge of worm castings began many years ago as I sought a way to compost my kitchen scraps – and that quickly became a fascination as I came across some incredible experiments highlighting how significant of an impact worm castings can have on starting seeds and seedling growth.
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Fruit and vegetable tests have resulted in yield improvements from 57% to over 200% as well as improvement in taste and appearance. – University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
There are three primary reasons for why you want to use worm castings when starting seeds:
A recent trial completed by West Coast Seeds showing plants growing significantly larger and more lush when in our Worm Casting Seedling Mix
To learn even more about how beneficial worm castings are to your plants, you can read our full Worm Castings 101 guide!
Rather than using a sterile store bought mix, incorporate some worm castings into your seed starting this season. There are two ways that you can go about this:
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Hundreds of happy customers have been starting seeds with our worm castings seedling mix and growing beautiful, strong seedlings!
No! You could start seeds in 100% worm castings and you are not at risk of those seeds being burnt. However, they will grow better in a mixture that contains a combination of worm castings, compost and a medium such as peat moss or coco coir.
The best worm castings are those coming straight out of your own worm farm! The reason being is because they will not only be the freshest but also because if you feed your kitchen scraps to the worms then they are getting a very diverse and nutritional food source.
However, caring for a worm farm can be a lot of work and takes many hours. Because we might not all have the time, space, or energy for this, we created our Worm Casting Seedling Mix so you can get all the benefits of worm castings without any of the dirty work! We ship across all of Canada and you can grab your worm casting seedling mix here.
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This post was last modified on 03/11/2023 16:45
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