I was wondering if I can use both of these soil additives at the same time? I have some plants with Castings and some with the Crab Meal and it seems the ones with the Castings are doing better and now I would like to add Castings to all of them. Thanks. Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum
By all means, use both. Castings can be used as up to 30% of your total soil volume, and crab meal used at 1 cup per cubic foot. Check out the soil recipe in the no-till thread: No-Till Gardening: Revisited Many no-tillers consider vermicomposting to be a central part of their operation.
Yes, of course! Practically all my top dressings are mixed with a handful of fresh VC to kickstart the breakdown process. Not a lot is needed, just enough to kinda coat whatever is being top dressed. This is my own VC, I have no experience with bagged stuff. With the soil mixes, with my own VC, 10% is about the upper limit as they are just so dense. Anything over 15% just turns the mix to mud. Is this bagged EWC, or, do you have a bin(s) going? There is a world of difference between homegrown and bagged/store bought. Wet