worm castings brewing ? how to make WC compost with only water,WC and mollasses ?

charlesweedmore

charlesweedmore

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hi,
i want to make worm casts compost tea.i dont live in UK and i cant find seaweed,blackstrap molasses and wetting agent in my country.

can i make compost tea with only womr casts,grape mollasses and tap water ?

if i put a handful of the castings in a gallon or 5 gal of non-chlorinated water.and bubble overnight with a tsp. of grape molasses,that would be ok ?

PS: i have also that product. should i add it to compost ?

endo ROOTS®
MYCORRHIZA INOCULANT

EndoMycorrhiza (VAM) for Greenhouse and Nursery

A NON PLANT FOOD PRODUCT

Guaranteed Analysis

Active Ingredient:
27.55% Mycorrhiza (# viable organisms/gram)
Glomus intraradices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Glomus mosseae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Glomus aggregatum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Glomus clarum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Glomus monosporus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Glomus deserticola. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Glomus brasilianum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Glomus etunicatum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Gigaspora margarita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Inert Ingredients:
28.70% Humic Acids
18.00% Cold Water Kelp Extracts
12.00% Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)
6.00% Amino Acids
2.50% myo-Inositol
2.50% Surfactant
1.75% Thiamine (Vitamin B1)
1.00% Alpha-tocopherol (Vitamin E)


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To inoculate Container Blocks or Propagation Beds: 1 lb. in 100 gallons of water will treat up to 1,000 sq. feet
of area as a drench, depending on container size or bed depth. Make sure the final mix penetrates the root
zone of the target plant. Mycorrhiza fungi must have root contact for good inoculation. For best results, use
enough mix to wet the root zone thoroughly. For plants in containers, drench to run-off.
Outplanting/Installation: Add 1 lb. to 100 gallons of water and use as a dip for container stock or as a drench
at planting.
MEDIA INOCULATION: 1 lb. in 50 gallons of water will treat one cubic yard of porous media. Do not
allow media to become hot (above 130° F) from composting.
DEEP ROOT APPLICATION/INJECTION OF ENDOMYCORRHIZAL TREES AND
SHRUBS: Add 1 lb. to 150 gallons of water and inject about ½ gallon mix per hole into root zone in a grid
pattern (2-3 foot centers) around the drip line. One lb. treats 4,000 to 5,000 sq. ft.


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One pound of endoROOTS® Mycorrhiza Inoculant contains 35,000 propagules of Vesicular Arbuscular
Mycorrhiza (EndoMycorrhiza). This product will treat propagation beds and blocks up to 1,000 square feet.
endoROOTS® Mycorrhiza Inoculant will inoculate all endomycorrhizal greenhouse and nursery plants. This
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• After adding product to water, agitate thoroughly. • Diluted product will pass through a 40-mesh (420
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effectiveness • One application should be sufficient to inoculate with
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endo ROOTS®
MYCORRHIZA INOCULANT
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dirt clean

dirt clean

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K you did good with the worm castings and the unchlorinated water. Try not to use tapwater ever. It is crap and does have chlorine and chloramines maybe. But if you have to let it sit out for a few days. Ohterwise the chlorine will kill your good bacteria.

The grape molasses you have I dont know about. I am guessing al long as it does not have sulphur in it it wont hurt anything and the bacteria need something to eat.

The product does not sound like it will hurt anything. Plant love myco and bacteria.

your product only adds myco and mj is a kind of plant, an annual, that actually loves bacteria better than myco, but it will like it too. The b1 means it is more for plnts just starting out but should be fine. Go ahead. Add it to your compost like it says to. Roots does make a prioduct in america that has bacteria too maybe not in UK.

However your worm castings will give your plants millions of bacteria as that is what they have and primarily used for. Getting bacteria, good kind in there.

Use 4 tbs of worm castings a gallon of unchlorinated preferably not tapwater, ro or mineral, and 1 tbsp of molasses per gallon too. Bubble it overnight.

add it around the outer edges of your container to help the roots get strong. 1 quart of water per gallon of plant container.


good luck post some pics.
 
charlesweedmore

charlesweedmore

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thanks mate.i will post pics but i have to buy a camera first :)

how often and when shoould i use worm casts tea ? with every watering ?
 
odbsmydog

odbsmydog

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dude your country has wetting agent any biodegradable liquid dish soap is a wetting agent. and unsulphured mollasses is all you need.
 
spiked1

spiked1

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You don't need to sit the water for a few days, 1 hour in sunlight will remove the chlorine.
Don't know why people keep saying to leave it for a few days, that only lets the oxygen evaporate and makes the water stagnent.
Better to use it straight from the tap than to leave it for 3 days.;-)
 
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