I have had to transplant my tomatoes and other plants to the garden a few at a time this year because I never seem to get more than an hour or so before it rains again! This year's weather has certainly been unique.
Yesterday I planted some Luffa plants, Jack Be Little Pumpkins, more cucumbers and some more tomato plants. Our garden is 100% organic so we don't use any chemical fertilizers. The beds got a healthy dose of compost added to them in February, but to be sure my young plants get a boost of nourishment, I am also adding some worm castings to the planting holes.
Actually, these worm castings were mixed with some coir to sort of dilute them. Worm compost, also called vermi-compost, is very potent by itself. Adding vermi-compost to the planting hole helps coax the new plant's roots to venture out into the surrounding soil, getting the plant well established.
I love having a ready supply of worm compost that I get from my Worm Composting System.
If you haven't seen my worm bin before, you can see all my worm posts by clicking here.
My favorite post is when I showed pictures of the worm babies. Worm composting is fun and can be done right in your kitchen. I may have to harvest some more vermi-compost to finish transplanting. If only we would get a couple days in a row without rain! Oh well, such is gardening I suppose.
Keep Growing!
-Marc
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