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Interesting... I didn't know that inorganic matter could be turned into organic matter... lol... This kind of stuff really pisses me off!! As a consumer, I buy 'Organic', but who knows if what I get is really organic or not. The same goes with 'wild fish'... who the hell knows? When there is...

Now I'm nervous to use the BuffaLoam compost (even in the veggie garden). It seems to me that if the worms died in there... how can microorganisms possibly live in there?? The compost is really dry out of the bag. The only thing that I did was hydrate the compost with Aloe Tea before adding...

SpiceySativa- BuffaLoam is organic. It wouldn't contain deworming medicine... would it? BuffaLoam was recommeded by CC several different times in the ICMag ROLS tread. It killed my worms in 24 hours?!?!?

No, you're right Spicy, the only thing the BuffaLoam did was kill the worms. The ones that survived I place in another bin but I could only find about a third of a pound of worms left alive.

I put 5 gallons of BuffaLoam Compost and about two pounds of worms in a Smartie yesterday. I was hoping that this will make some great castings but I'm not sure the worms are doing well. Last night they were attempting to escape and today they seem to be all huddled along the sides of the...

Certainly not healthy for your Bene's Bob. I wouldn't use Spinosad as a preventative measure... think about it. Since it kills thrips and other insects... it's gonna kill your benes! My advice would be to use beneficial predators if your REALLY THAT CONCERNED that your bagged soil is...

NN- How about a 2"x2"x6" piece of wood screwed down on two opposite sides of each tray, for your handles... would that work?

NN- I recently read the book that you mentioned earlier in this thread, "Beyond Compost". It certainly helped me to get a better understanding of the VermiComposting process. I'm interested in building a system with either the bakery trays or wood bins, like yours. Anyway, I was hoping to get...

Thank you Rrog for pointing me in the right direction. I'll check it out soon. I'm currently working on getting through the ICMag 526 page ROLS thread, which I'm currently on page 78. Great read....

Rrog- Blumats and Tensiometer's are new to me. I am currently in 7 gallon Smartie's but may go to larger pots in the future. Can you point me in the right direction for specifics on a set-up please (How many, what size, etc.)? Does the tensiometer act like a switch? Is there a reservoir?

Great post Vapor! In addition, the temperature settings on the digital Volcano also adjust in 1 degree increments. The Volcano is my first and only vape therefore I am unable to make a comparison, but I am curious on what others think...

I used 330g Greensand in this mix... worked great!

Johnny and charles- I'm thinking about trying my volcano with a starting temperature around 345f for the first bag, 365f for the 2nd, 385f 3rd, 405f 4th and 425f for the 5th bag. But, I thought carcinogens started becoming volatile at a little over 400f??

I have the easy valve. The two things that bother me the most about the volcano are that I'm having a difficult time getting the prober dosage and the volcano seems like it takes forever to heat up. Can you accurately estimate the amount of herb for your desired effect? What do you do when...

Okay... I'll look into Wet and let you know... thanks!

Thanks for the laugh Wet... gotta love the worm humor... LOL I had to google "worm digestive tract" to refresh my poor memory. Here is a line that I read earlier today from the old vermin-cast website. "From there the food moves to the gizzard where the soil is ground up with little stones...

Okay, I'm trying to get my head wrapped around it still. Please bear with me... Worms don't have a digestive tracts but they are consuming more than slime aren't they? Those castings don't look like slime balls to me? Maybe slime/compost balls?

I posted a responds earlier but it never made it to the thread. For some reason, I can't get my laptop to receive photos from my camera any longer. I'll try to get some up asap. Did you figure out if it was a cal or mag def? I was just curious after seeing the pic of that leaf with that def...

Are we going to end up with better castings by feeding freshly made compost, fresh/frozen ingredients, a combination of the two or does it mater?

Preying leaves!!! Your plants look super healthy. I can see now... it's gonna be a great time around your house at harvest...