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Annuals & Perennials: Place a handful of castings into
each hole as you plant. use 1/2 cup for smaller plants, more for
larger plants. Cover and blend with soil or planting mix. Also,
apply castings four times per year, at the rate of 10lbs. per 1000
sq. ft., or once a year at the rate of 20-30lbs. per 1000 sq. ft.
For planting beds, mix six inches of compost into the soil. Add
castings at the rate of 20lbs. per 1000sq. ft. Roses, Trees, Shrubs, Berries,
and Other New or Transplanted Ornamentals Mix one part Worm-Cast to 3-4 parts
potting soil, planting mix, or organic compost.
Keep in mind that Worm-castings are very potent and there is no
need to over do it.
Castings mixed at a 1 to 3 ratio: 33% castings
Castings mixed at a 1 to 4 ratio: 25% castings Leland Cypress grown
by UF professor.
| This photo is of
the seedling transplants to the growing containers. No transplant
shock noted and no transplant losses occurred in the worm casting
potting mix. In the standard mix there was an average
of 3+ loss per flat. |
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| Photo from right to
left:
1. Control in Standard mix
2. 10% castings
3. 15% castings
4. 20% castings |
Established Plants, Potted Plants
(indoors or out) and Other Specimens Side dress during the growing season
at the rate of 1/2 cup per 6" pot, or one cup per linear foot
of row once every two months. Lawns - New Apply Worm-Cast at the rate of 20-30lbs.
per 1000 sq.ft. of lawn area. Work lightly into the topsoil. Mix
in grass seed, cover with shredded straw, and moisten. Lawns - Established Use a lawn spreader (yes, Worm-Cast
is dry enough to spread even with a hand-held whirly bird type spreader)
applied at the rate of 4-6lbs. per 1000 sq.ft. Repeat every 45 days
during the growing season. Another very acceptable methodology is
to "top dress" once per year at the rate of 20-30lbs.
per 1000 sq.ft. This is only a very thin layer of castings. We have
had good success with "top dressing" by pre-mixing Worm-Cast
with a good quality organic compost or soil amendment at the rate
of one part Worm-Cast to four parts organic compost. Remember that Worm-Cast is safe
to use and will not burn plants in any concentration. Best results
are obtained by using Worm-Cast sparingly. | 
