Good enought worm compost in my backyard??

eyes ableed

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So i was in my backyard lately and knowticed i have some super rich soil in my old garden bed that hasnt been touched in 4-5 years and i saw atleast 10 worms and that was just from digging up a few inches of soil where alot of bright green shrubberys have been growing. Do you think this would be a good source of worm castings cause its a blackish very rich nice soil and i dont want to bye anything i already have especially when its as natural as that:confused:
 

s.c.mtn.hillbilly

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black fallow dirt is the next best thing to compost...I'd still add some blood meal or guano, azomite, fish bone meal,etc....but be sure to start a pile for next year!
 

South Texas

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Some Rabbit Manure over the top of the worm area would be great, they love it. Some molasses would energize the microbes in the soil, which makes it a better soil. When you collect the soil, try to leave the eggs, also. They are B-B size, amber to light yellow in color. A piece of carpet over the spot, watered down is perfect cover for the worms. The Molasses will also run the ants away... for some reason. If anybody uses carpet, was it out well. Old carpet is NASTY!
 

dirt clean

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If you want you could get some coco and put it in a rubbermaid. You could easily just feed coffee grounds and using red wigglers from ebay get your own castings fast. That is my ide for the cheapest diy.

I have the 5 tray. I like to pick through and pick clumps of castings. I have ot stacked yet. They say it will work.

Also you can buy nuresery tray flats. they have the holes. they stack right on each other just the same as the store bought model. That is where they got the idea it turns out. Lol. Wish I knew that.
Yeah coco and coffee grounds and they are done in under a month doing a whole brick. It is black and rich after.
 
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