Why Worm Castings?

The great part of processing your organic waste at home is you get to keep the final product, namely the worm castings or “black gold” as some enthusiasts refer to it.  This is the finest soil amendment known to man.  They contain 5 times the available nitrogen, 7 times the potash and 1.5 times the calcium found in good topsoil.  Worm castings provide plants with the ability to ward off disease and in some cases certain pests.  Roses grown with worm castings have bigger blooms and no problems with aphids.

Other benefits include a higher capacity to hold water, bigger blooms on flowers and better tasting fruit. There are more nutrients available over a longer period of time.  With more diverse and higher concentrations of microorganisms, there are more enzymes and plant growth regulators in the soil.  These are found only in soil treated with worm castings.