I listen to everything Rrog has to say. He's a walking encyclopedia when it comes to this stuff, and is always willing to share his knowledge.Planning on building a bin here soon, too. Rrog, your thread has been an invaluable source of info, brother. Keep up the killer work. You too, Rising Moon!
I'm lucky enough to live in a very "progressive" area. We have green bins to collect our yard waste and food scraps, which then get composted. They sell some of the material off to companies who compost it and bag it for resale, and every once in a while they give it away for free to local residents.I just take lots of notes and have a big mouth, is all. You guys would all grow circles around me. Guarantee it. I sure appreciate the kindness, though!
Spicy- Landfills OMG. Gold waiting to turn black. Lots of places have community composting, now. That's pretty freaking cool. Also your local power companies and tree services. That tree chipping can be turned to black gold by using... mushrooms. They eat that shit no prob. And the mushrooms are delicious and very nutritious. This particular mushroom is from Fungi Perfecti. http://www.fungi.com/ Paul Stamets should get the Peace Prize, man.
Thanks for response as always. I'm really interested in the amendment feeding. Are you saying I can feed my wormies ALL my amendments and not add any to the rest of the SS mix?Yes, and it is much preferred that you feed the amendments to the worms, not the soil. This way, any hot N and other nutrients are all broken down and locked up in the humus and organic matter. No harm at all to the plant.
Are you talking about Subcool's SS? That mix includes a total of 15 lbs of blood meal, fish bone, and bat guano, but only about 20-30 pounds of worm castings. I don't think that would work out well for the worms...Thanks for response as always. I'm really interested in the amendment feeding. Are you saying I can feed my wormies ALL my amendments and not add any to the rest of the SS mix?