Application Rates
Pure Black Castings™
A little goes a long way! Black Castings provide the essential NPK. Bio-humus provides organic matter (humate) which retains water, and enhances soil nutrient availability.
Root Crops:
Adds K (phosphorus) & P (potassium) in a form immediately available
to the plants (unlike chemical fertilizers).
Layer 1 to 2 inches in the bottom and sides of seed furrows and plant
holes. Set seeds or plants in place and cover with soil. Side dress plants
in 4 to 6 weeks with 1/8 inch of castings.
For smaller gardens, 1 cup per plant in planting hole (mixed with 4 cups
backfill soil) and topdress root zone with 1/2 cup per plant at mid season.
Herbs:
Herbs do not like rich soil. Use 1/4 cup castings per 4 cups soil -- mixed
with backfill soil when planting, or 1/4 cup around the root zone for
established plants.
All Types of Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplants, Beans, Cucumbers and Melons:
Mix 1 part Worm Castings to 4 parts soil. Line newly dug holes with the
mixture, place plant in hole and cover. Top dress each plant or hill with
1/4 cup castings after budding. Water and repeat every 2 months.
Worm Casting Tea (as a Liquid Fertilizer or Foliar Spray):
Worm casting tea can be used in conjunction with castings, but not as
a sole source of nutrients. It reduces transplant shock, helps in setting
blooms, recovery from lack of water or wind damage, controls fungus and
insects.
Directions:
Mix 1 cup with 1 gallon of water (let chlorinated water sit 30 minutes before use) and shake vigorously. Let it steep for 12-24 hours.
To use as liquid fertilizer -- just shake the steeped liquid well and water the plants.To make a foliar spray:
Filter the steeped mix to remove any particles. Save the sediment on the bottom of the container and that captured in the filter.
Use the filtered liquid in a sprayer to apply to the leaves, especially the undersides.
Refill the bottle (with the sediment in bottom) with water, shake well, and use for watering plants.
Potted Plants and Planter Boxes:
Add 1/2 cup of castings to the surface of the soil. Water and repeat every
3 to 4 months.
Compost Bins:
Spread in a thin layer of castings between each layer of compost material.
Lawns:
Established - Top dress with 5 lbs. castings per 100 sqft. and
water well.
New (for seed and sod) -
Use 10 lb. worm castings per 100 sqft. Broadcast seed into seedbed, rake
in and water.
Use 1/8 inch worm castings to sod bed surface, then apply sod.
Roses, Shrubs and Trees:
New or Transplanted -
Mix 1 part castings to 2 parts of compost or organic peat. Surround the
newly dug hole with mixture, spread roots over mound of mixture in the
hole. Cover & water well to eliminate air pockets.
Established Roses & Shrubs -
Mix 4 cups castings into the surface of each plant & cover with mulch.
Established Trees -
Use 2 cups castings per 1 inch of trunk diameter. Top dress from the trunk
to the drip line, cover with mulch or compost and water.
Fruit and Nut Trees:
Using castings, most fruit and citrus trees will go into production faster,
nut trees will not respond as dramatically, and ornamental trees may more
than double in their initial growth rate.
After planting, apply 5 to 7 lbs castings per 1 inch of trunk diameter.
Apply the castings by top dressing from the trunk to the drip line, cover
with mulch and water. With established trees top dress the root zone with
5 lb. of castings per 1 inch of trunk diameter in late Winter and Fall.
NutriCast™ Bio-active Fertilizer
A blend of NutriSmart and Pure Black Castings. This bio-active fertilizer produces the nutrients as the plants need them, to provide a balanced, long lasting nutrition for turf, vegetables, crops, trees, and shrubs.
Directions for Use (official):
- 10 pounds of Nutri-Cast covers 1,000 sq. ft (beds) tilled in top six inches of soil
- 900 pounds of Nutri-Cast per acre (seed)
- 30 pounds per 1,000 sq. ft (Topdress) under entire canopy or root zone
- 30 pounds per 1,000 sq. ft (Airknife) filling in trenches and backfill with soil
- 2 pounds (Verticle mulch) per every hole following the 2 ft. grid
Unofficially, excellent results have been obtained by initially topdressing
with 10-15 lbs per 1,000 sq ft, followed in 6 months by an additional
8-10 lbs per 1,000 sq ft.
Liquid Humate
A concentrated liquid containing liquid humate, humic acid, yucca, soluble sea kelp, amino acids, and composted organic poultry manure extract, plus a wetting agent to increase soil permeability. For use when healthy soil already contains the beneficial microbes, but they need to be fed.
Directions for Use:
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VermaPlex™
A liquid concentrate plant probiotic and soil inoculant - not a compost tea - has a one year shelf life. Derived from Pure Black Castings, Liquid Humate, Yucca, Soluble Sea Kelp & Amino Acids. Will not burn or damage plants from direct contact, even in concentrated form!
Directions for Use:
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