worm dirt and Frass.

medical/420

Active Member
I was down state yesterday, and i found a place that has Worms for fishing, and crickets for lizerd food.

I asked them what they do with all the POOP, and they said they thorw it away. so i asked if i could have some, and they were more than happy to let me have it.

So i got me some worm dirt and cricket shit. they said they tryed some worm dirt on flower garden and it brunt the plants.

did i just score big or do i have useless poop.
 

Splifferous

New Member
i heard that "insect frass" is good for plants; benefits of the poops making the plant think that there are bugs around, when there (hopefully) aren't any.

from Wiki:
Frass is the fine powdery material phytophagous (plant-eating) insects pass as waste after digesting plant parts.[SUP][1][/SUP] It causes plants to excrete chitinase due to high chitin levels, it is a natural bloom stimulant, and has high nutrient levels. Frass is known to have abundant amoeba, beneficial bacteria, and fungi content. Frass is a microbial inoculant, also known as a soil inoculant, that promotes plant health using beneficial microbes. It is a large nutrient contributor to the rainforest, and it can often be seen in leaf mines

for me, the big question would be "what were those feed critters being fed?" their diet is going to play a large part in whats in the poop, and if it's something that you want near your plants.
 

blueJ

Active Member


for me, the big question would be "what were those feed critters being fed?" their diet is going to play a large part in whats in the poop, and if it's something that you want near your plants.
Exactly, I'd find out what they were fed, most likely it should be good stuff though!
 

medical/420

Active Member
I didn't know if it would be good for indoor plants do i dumped it all out in the veggie garden . maybe next time i will use it, now that i know it is good
 

OSG

Member
Medical/420.... Make yourself a tea with it, using 1/2 cup of the dirt & 1/2 cup of the frass to 1.5 gallons of water. Bubble overnight in a 5 gallon bucket, using a cheap aquarium air pump & stone <-optional. That next day, mix it one to one with plain water, and feed your tea to a small plant in your yard. If no harm is done, wait two days and feed it undiluted to that same plant. If it continues to look healthy, you'll know it's going to work for Mary.....
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