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I'm also adding greensand to the worm bins for the same reason, to get it started breaking down. IDK, perhaps the worms can use smaller stuff for grit, but I don't count on it and always add some play sand for grit. I also add it to the mix, but only fresh made, since it's good for 3 years or...

As GMM mentioned, it depends on the mesh size (how finely ground it is). D-lime is ground up rock. Oyster shell flour is ground up shells. Neither are very water soluble We have limestone buildings that are centuries old and oyster shell mounds that are thousands. You are more spot on with the...

That^^^ Wet

Trying to inoculate soil for myco's is a bit of a fools errand since they grow from a live root into the soil, but don't grow in the soil on their own. Soils that are inoculated don't do much of anything until/if a root comes into contact with a spore and gets infected. BTW, "infected" is the...

A 'proper pasteurization' will kill your benefical microbes just as fast as the bad ones. Please stop spouting erronious information. Enough heat kills microbes, period. It makes no distinction. Wet

I always do the worms after the lime and ready for use. Wet

The absolute best thing you can use for seeds and freshly rooted clones is un-reamended used mix from a previous grow. There are still enough nutrients in the 'depleted' mix and the micro herd is established. The "no soaking, straight into the soil", is spot on, along with the warmth needed. Wet

None at all. Pretty much my seedling mix. What is even better is used mix from after harvest, but not re-amended. Plenty of microbes and enough nutrients left for seedlings and/or freshly rooted clones. Seedling mix for when you didn't save enough used mix. Wet

I know, thus the 'like'. My wife's "term of endearment", is Asshat. LOL Wet

A step up from what my wife calls me, so, Ok.:roll: DB, yes, Nullis knows his shit. Literally. Wet

Why not both, living soil and worms? I wouldn't waste it on the compost pile, the horse is plenty. If there is a fair amount, it would be well worth the effort to snag enough for both. Wet

Cover crops, for us, is a solution in search of a problem. They work great for tired, depleted, SOIL gardens of a certain size, but for a well amended container mix? They really serve no purpose other than a buzzword to toss out and extra work. Think about it for a bit. How much N (for...

Do this!^^^^^ Put a worm bin as your #1 priority. It takes some time to get a new bin going good and it's pretty easy to set up. The best thing you can do for any future organics. The old guy is correct. I use pine bark in my mix and such, but avoid wood. As kkt3 mentioned, compost pile only...

Big +1 on the light part I add neem to my mix, top dress with it and add it to the worm bin. 1cup/cf is max added to the mix and 1/2cup/cf is plenty. A light 1/4cup for the top dress is more than enough. I'll sprinkle a bit on the surface of the worm bin every 2-3 weeks. This last season it was...

The ecoplus is a better pump IMO. Wet

I was just thinking of the 10's like if the stack got over 2 totes tall. For better stability more than anything. Yeah, my 18gal are 6+YO now and still working fine. Weird how the 18gal are cheaper than the 10's, but a good thing. Wet

FWIW, the rubbermaid 18gal totes and 10gal totes have the same L & W dimensions, with the 18gal being taller. IDK, but I'm thinking stacking the 10gal on a 18gal 'base' might be a bit more stable and easier to work with than all 18gal. I'm really liking what you did and it would only take a...

BTW, OMRI doesn't *certify* anything, it is a "Listing" agency and nothing more. The label looks cool and usually cost more (the listing ain't free), but really doesn't mean squat. Learning how to read labels, especially ingredient lists and guaranteed analysis (required by the gov't), will...

The seaweed is much less for K than all the other goodness it brings, like trace elements and minerals. Not much of anything organic is really high in K, but then again, not much is really needed. I also use ProTekt (a liquid silica), for other reasons, but it is also very high in K. It's also...

I quit using paper years ago as bedding, but what I DO add are palm sized pieces of brown cardboard from shipping boxes. The worms seem to love the vegetable glue used in the boxes. More importantly (and why I use it), they love to lay eggs in the little tunnels in the cardboard. I only add...