Fert additions

[Isitangus]

Just a quick question-can I add liquids to solid fertilisers. Specifically my worm farm is going crackers and rather than it just sitting there wondering if I can add it to my buckets of organic extra fertiliser?
My thinking behind it is that the fert pellets will soak up the worm wee and when I then use it to fertilise, both will be released to the plant?
Or am I completely wrong...
Thanks in advance

[DustyRusty]

As to adding liquids to solids i dont see why not.

I think worm juice is good. It does have much nutrients but it doesn't have the bacteria etc needed for the tree to absorb organic ferts. If your using an inert mix with organic ferts you'll need something like this.

One warning, worn juice is full of worms. If you are using an organic mix you could find your pots full of worms. This happened to me once and I'm still convinced they were eating roots - the plants were unhealthy and literally packed full of worms. They can also mess up the top of your pot. Solution - a very gritty mix with something like diatomite in which worms can't survive.

Others can probably comment on worm juice effects who have a bit more experience up their sleeves.

[Jester]

For my money I really don't see the huge benefit in worm juice and worm castings. Low in nutrient and can make the soil very acid. Would agree with previous post.

[shibui]

Unless you are going to use the pellets straight away adding liquid to them will make a very smelly mess as they ferment and compost. Flies love wet organic pellets and the resulting smell is horrific

I store winter worm wee in a 200l barrel for use during the growing season then use both liquid and solid pellets separately - liquid every few weeks and pellets whenever the earlier ones have broken down a bit.

[Isitangus]

Thanks for all the feedback,

[Andrew Legg]

Unless you are going to use the pellets straight away adding liquid to them will make a very smelly mess as they ferment and compost. Flies love wet organic pellets and the resulting smell is horrific

I store winter worm wee in a 200l barrel for use during the growing season then use both liquid and solid pellets separately - liquid every few weeks and pellets whenever the earlier ones have broken down a bit.

I left a bag of chook poo pellets in the rain for a year and then thinking it was compost, I merrily emptied it into one of my beds. Flower beds that is. Needless to say, once I'd finished trying to keep my lunch down and came back out to the scene of the crime, I found my dog happily getting into the thick of it! In every way possible! So, much frantic hand waving and gagging later, things settled down just enough to cordon off the area, put a hazmat suit on, and try to get in there and work it into the ground a bit with a hoe. Later that day I got a call from George W to ask me if I was brewing WMDs in my yard and whether he could borrow a few to plant in I rak. Aparrently the yanks could detect the desimation of the immediate area from one of their satellites. So, I said of course not, and told them I was just messing about with fertilisers. . . Needless to say, I think I'm on some kind of watchlist as my phone makes a funny noise when I use it, and I'm sure I'm being followed when I drive about.

You've been warned!

[mattgatenby]

Unless you are going to use the pellets straight away adding liquid to them will make a very smelly mess as they ferment and compost. Flies love wet organic pellets and the resulting smell is horrific

I store winter worm wee in a 200l barrel for use during the growing season then use both liquid and solid pellets separately - liquid every few weeks and pellets whenever the earlier ones have broken down a bit.

I left a bag of chook poo pellets in the rain for a year and then thinking it was compost, I merrily emptied it into one of my beds. Flower beds that is. Needless to say, once I'd finished trying to keep my lunch down and came back out to the scene of the crime, I found my dog happily getting into the thick of it! In every way possible! So, much frantic hand waving and gagging later, things settled down just enough to cordon off the area, put a hazmat suit on, and try to get in there and work it into the ground a bit with a hoe. Later that day I got a call from George W to ask me if I was brewing WMDs in my yard and whether he could borrow a few to plant in I rak. Aparrently the yanks could detect the desimation of the immediate area from one of their satellites. So, I said of course not, and told them I was just messing about with fertilisers. . . Needless to say, I think I'm on some kind of watchlist as my phone makes a funny noise when I use it, and I'm sure I'm being followed when I drive about.

You've been warned!

Thanks for that Andrew, I have not stopped giggling to myself which is always great on the Monday morn commute to work. Still have the visual of my hounds going crazy over a 3 poo mix I used a while ago on a few flower bulb beds.

Cheers Matt


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