Best Worm Castings I Found in Texas and Maybe the USA

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ takes you on a field trip to Texas Worm Ranch to share with you the best worm castings he has found in Texas, and maybe the USA.

In this episode, you will learn about an indoor worm farm that produces some of the best castings in the USA due to the special diet they feed their worms, and how they take care of their worms.

You will learn the secrets behind how some of the best worm castings are made.

Jump to the following parts of this episode:
01:16 Vegetable Garden being grown without fertilizer
03:40 Chard leaf as big as my head
05:00 Super Large Red Russian Kale Leaf
06:42 Grow as many perennial vegetables and plants and possible
08:20 Leave Roots in Place when end of the season of annual plants
11:10 Business Hours and How to Contact TX Worm Ranch
12:30 Side Door- Warehouse
12:49 TX Worm Ranch in a Warehouse
15:50 Simulate The Forest Floor in a warehouse
16:33 Best Castings are made from the best inputs
17:12 Worms and Castings are only as healthy as the food they eat
17:30 1st primary food they feed worms: Wood Chips
18:01 2nd primary food they feed worms: Leaves
19:55 3rd primary food they feed worms: Food Scraps
20:50 Don't feed the Worms Citrus = False
21:34 Input Foods are "aged" before being fed to worms
23:40 Food ready for Worms - Main Bedding Material
25:01 Raised Worm Bed Inoculated with Bedding/Food Material
26:53 Raised Worm Bed Not Yet Finished
27:20 Most Important Step to prepare a Raised Worm Bed- Mulch
28:24 Maintain Proper Moisture / Plants growing from Beds
30:14 Smaller Beds on top of Large Raised Beds - Producing Worms
32:04 How to keep track of worm castings production
33:07 Harvesting Raised Worm Bed for Finished Worm Castings
33:50 Initial Sift results
34:20 Big Bethera- Fine Sifter
35:44 Sifting out Castings vs Vermacasting (larger screened material)
37:18 Finished castings Before its Bagged up
38:53 Smell Test
39:05 Moisture Test
40:00 Bagged to Order
40:50 Don't Buy Sealed Bag Worm Castings
41:35 Color Test for Castings
41:55 What Most Castings You Buy are Like
43:12 Proper Bags to Use to Maintain Biology in Worm Castings
44:30 Testing Castings with Water to See Humus Content
46:07 Every Batch of Worm Castings are tested for Microbial Content
46:46 Local Castings from Nursery under the microscope - Mostly Bacteria
47:25 Texas Worm Ranch under the microscope
48:13 Best Book for Vegetable Gardening in the Houston area all year
48:55 Best Book for Home Gardeners
49:08 Best Book for Starting a Worm Farm
50:04 How to Use Your Worm Castings the Best Way Possible
51:29 Weekly Classes in Dallas
52:22 Multiply your biology by making Worm Casting Tea
54:00 Basic Compost Tea Ingredients
54:44 Make Your own Worm Castings in a Worm Bin
55:45 Take Care of your worms as your pets so they thrive
56:25 Urban Worm Bin better than Worm Factory
59:08 Interview with Heather Rinaldi
59:32 Why did you start a worm farm in a Warehouse?
1:01:00 Why is Soil Biology worm castings so important
1:01:50 Is it true your front vegetable garden uses no fertilizer
1:02:20 How many worm castings should you add to your garden beds?
1:03:20 Why are some worm castings not as good as you may think?
1:04:57 Can you buy Worms and make the best worm castings?
1:05:45 How do create a better Soil Microbiology / Ecosystem in your garden?
1:06:15 What has been the biggest Challenge growing worm castings in a warehouse?
1:07:50 Can you compare fungal dominated compost vs fungal dominated worm castings?
1:08:55 How do the fungal dominate compost vs castings ratios compare?
1:10:33 How can you make sure the fungi stay alive in your garden?
1:12:15 Are organic pesticides and fungicides ok for your microbiology?
1:14:04 Can you buy worms to throw in your yard?
1:15:24 What are your web sites and how to find more information

After watching this episode, you will learn how the best worm castings are made and what it takes to make them, and much more.

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Related/Referenced Episodes:
Supersize Your Vegetables with Wood Chips and Rock Dust Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEkFFRjDkvs

Best Compost I found in Texas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuvmXjFJhQY

Most important compost your not using
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nVnKMoPgl4

Open Source compost Tea Recipe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTijkwQaPRI

Dr Zymes Episode
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