Black gold earthworm castings blend

Made my super soil with black gold earthworm castings blend. They sold it at my local hydro store after looking high and low for some. Has anyone used this product for their supersoil or did I eff up? I'm hung up on the word "blend". Is this real ewc or some conditioned soil?

Black gold is decent stuff. never seen that one though. it would probably say on the bag...

http://cdncontent.blackgold.bz/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/BG-Earthworm-Castings-Blend.jpg I guess I'm hung up on the "blend".
Is this pure Earthworm castings or a "blend" of ewc and soil? Is anyone else using this product for their supersoil? Cooking it right now and was wondering if the black gold was ok? Thanks for the reply. Live and learn.

I use Black Gold castings! Its awesome, I use the 20lbs bags with white handle built into the top and bottom I use 1.5 bags ( 30lbs ) for a half batch of SS.

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Here is the Black Gold Castings
Epsom Salt, Azomite, Humic Acid & Garden Lime ( Prilled ) so i used the coffee grinder to powderize it
Blood Meal, and Happy Frog Bat Guano 0-5-0
Fish Bone Meal and Rock Phosphate
3 bags Roots Organic, 1 Bio-Bizz Light Mix ( for half batch )
Then I mix very well with a garden rake and a shovel on top a 10x10 tarp, and store then mix in two of these 55gal RubberMaids, water it with about 1.5gal of RO or Distilled water re-mix, right the mix date on the top with a sharpie and use in 30-40 days.

HOPE THIS HELPS BRO! HAPPY GROWN!

WestCoast, why do you keep your soil in totes while "activating" it?? Just wondering. Every time I make a mix up and activate I just leave it in a pile covered with a layer of straw then covered with burlap sacks I wet down for good 02 contact and to keep the pile damp. But I also have 5 acres to work with so an odd pile of dirt here or there isn't a issue. I also turn it once a week to keep prevent any anaerobic spots from fouling it up. Have you noticed any really funky smells when removing the soil from the totes??

WyoGrow said:

WestCoast, why do you keep your soil in totes while "activating" it?? Just wondering. Every time I make a mix up and activate I just leave it in a pile covered with a layer of straw then covered with burlap sacks I wet down for good 02 contact and to keep the pile damp. But I also have 5 acres to work with so an odd pile of dirt here or there isn't a issue. I also turn it once a week to keep prevent any anaerobic spots from fouling it up. Have you noticed any really funky smells when removing the soil from the totes??

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Nope, no funky smells

Ive seen many reviews where the buyers said it is mostly peat. Is it a good percentage of actual worm castings in their worm casting blend?

Black Gold is not quality earthworm castings.


It is black humus from the bottom of bogs or ponds.


If you want quality castings, purchase from A-Worms-Tale.Com or Worm Power.


A Worm's Tale Enhanced Maxim Grow Multisource Castings tests as the best castings available in the US.


Expect quality castings to double your plant size and quality.

Black Gold is not quality earthworm castings.

It is black humus from the bottom of bogs or ponds.

If you want quality castings, purchase from A-Worms-Tale.Com or Worm Power.

A Worm's Tale Enhanced Maxim Grow Multisource Castings tests as the best castings available in the US.

Expect quality castings to double your plant size and quality.

Read what makes quality castings at A-Worms-Tale.com.

StormyGale said:

Expect quality castings to double your plant size and quality.

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as much as I love vermicastings, I, it's a bold-ass claim to say it'll double your plants and quality

BLACK GOLD lists their Castings Blend as: Earthworm castings, Canadian Sphagnum peat moss, and they mention a fertilizer charge (0.8-0.0-0.0).

Cornell University has tested Worm Power and various worm castings producers and shown there is a great deal of differences.

The University of Georgia tested Amazing Worm Castings, showing over two times the growth.

There are photographs of both studies on the internet.

greasemonkeymann said:

as much as I love vermicastings, I, it's a bold-ass claim to say it'll double your plants and quality

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it's also an embarrassing admittance to using shitty soil prior if it doubled quality lol

StormyGale said:

Black Gold is not quality earthworm castings.

It is black humus from the bottom of bogs or ponds.

If you want quality castings, purchase from A-Worms-Tale.Com or Worm Power.

A Worm's Tale Enhanced Maxim Grow Multisource Castings tests as the best castings available in the US.

Expect quality castings to double your plant size and quality.

Read what makes quality castings at A-Worms-Tale.com.

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Thanks for the tip. I spoke with the operator of A-Worms-Tale this week and he makes a compelling case for how his castings are superior. Even though they are expensive, I plan to travel to Utah and pick up a load. I'll keep you posted on results.