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  • From: "Alliums" <garlicgrower AT green-logic.com>
  • To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [Market-farming] RE: fertilizers -- use worm boxes!
  • Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 14:06:01 -0500


Hi, Folks!

sue roseman wrote:

> Hello I live in zone 5-6. Northwest Mo. I hve been using a fidh based
> fertilizer for yrs. when I grow transplants. However I want to sell
> transplants and don't want the odor to offend my customers. I am not
> certified but want to get Naturally Grown certified.

I have two worm boxes and the worm castings/compost is the only fertilizer I
use with my transplants. They seem to thrive on it and the peppers and
tomatoes actually grow faster in the potting soil/worm casting mix.

If you crush extra eggshells into the mix for tomato seedlings, they don't
get either BER (as easily) or that purple cast to the leaves that often
happen when the tomato seedlings are growing quickly.

There are plenty of plans for screen-bottomed worm boxes for growers (so
you can have a larger box and not waste time sorting worms from castings).
As long as you keep the box where it won't freeze and with a secure lid so
that varmints can't eat your worms, it's a great way to get top-notch
fertilizer from one's scraps.

Dorene Pasekoff, Coordinator
St. John's United Church of Christ Organic Community Garden and Labyrinth

A mission of
St. John's United Church of Christ, 315 Gay Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460






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