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definitively! otherwise you can burn the system.

Wood-ash is very alkaline, biochar or charcoal is ph neutral. Wood ash will throw off the ph of your bin and the soil where you apply the compost later on. It is very strong. Charcoal will not.

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Oh, interesting! I will keep this in mind.

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@ I will have my yacon corms by Friday. I am zone 5a, so I will be potting them up in my greenhouse to grow until I can plant them out in May. Fingers crossed!!

@@DeniseLemke Good luck! Keep us posted!

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You are way ahead of the game by adding biochar to your worm castings!

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I think that should work. Although, I would just mix the biochar with castings for a more efficient inoculation.

Etsy link in the video description. We are almost out!

It is a fun crop!

Yes, they have a limited life cycle once the castings are let to dry. If you keep adding carbon material, you can keep the castings active. We usually add some pulp from a juicer and place them on top of a thick layer of cardboard. Here is a video on how to keep the castings active: ruclips.net/video/bXwLS2IeSug/видео.html

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Thanks for sharing your experience with worms! It sounds like you really had a great system going back in the 80s!!

Absolutely! Charcoal becomes Biochar once it is inoculated.

It is great to use directly into garden beds. I have not used it with worms.

Super sweet after it cures for a bit!

no, the tubers will not produce plants. You need crowns.

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That could work too! I like completely sealed surface because there is much less chance of leakage. You also need to replace the wood eventually--I do about once a year.

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Humus is part of aged compost and good soil, it is not so much about an exact application ratio as it is about building the soil with compost and carbon material--such as dry leaves. If you are using a commercial product, I would follow their direction. If you have more info about what you are trying to accomplish, I might be able to shed some more light.

@@GardensofNewEngland I’m building 3m x .75m wicking raised beds. The main substrate will be a mix of coco fiber and rice hulls ( peat, perlite and vermiculite are not available in Colombia). I am looking to amend this wicking substrates with nutrients, I can source earthworm humus locally.

@@gattamom Can you use local soil or compost? The coir and rice hulls are good amends -- watch out for high sodium content in coco coir-- but you want more than just those two materials. You could add vermicompost for sure. If you are just going to use the coir and rice, you would want to add as much as 30% vermicompost. Essentially you are trying to create soil. A better way to go about it would be to find some local, good quality soil or aged compost (organic aged cow manure) and use that as your base. What are you trying to grow?

You are most welcome! Thank you for the note! Definitively train to grow upwards. Keep the suckering under control, that's the key to getting good size squash.

There's a link in the video description.

It is a known fact! But, you have to remove the worms for it to work. They store the chemicals in their bodies. Planting sunflowers have the same effect, but you also have to remove the plants and dispose away from the garden.

@@GardensofNewEngland amazing!

The tubers do not produce plants. They are not like potatoes. You need crowns.

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That is a good point! I do not have issues with it clumping, pretty much stays suspended in the vermicompost. The potential risk is it accumulating in the bottom of the bin if folk add too much. Thanks for sharing the tips!

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Katie, you should get some crowns even if they are not visible. Save the base of the stems around the area where your tubers grow. Story in woodchips and hopefully you will see some growth soon. Look for dormant growth-points. You should not have to buy new crowns.

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I do, they are available on the link on etsy in the video description.

the char will eventually disintegrate into the soil as carbon material. It is completely organic.

I have not tried neither one.

Great crop!!!

The key is to harvest them before frost because that seems to make them prone to rot. I sometimes store mine in soil to avoid air contact, but last year they did well without soil, just in a box in a cool and dry place.

By placing them under the main bin and allowing the fluids to travel down, they become inoculated by the microbiology in the bin. If you are talking about mushroom inoculation, you just place some king stropharia spawn in the wood chips. Does that answer your question?

They are apex predators in the soil food web, help create air circulation in the soil, and produce very rich organic matter. Composting worms and earth worms are different. Composting worms might have the same effect on soil, but their use in vermicomposting comes from the fact that they can process large amounts of organic matter and produce very rich fertilizer.

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Great stuff! A little bit goes a long way.

Lots of trial and error and I love sharing what I have learned! Thank YOU for such kind and encouraging words.

@@GardensofNewEngland It is a CRIME you do not have more subscribers. I will spread the word on your site.

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Thank you!!! The channel is slowly but steadily growing thanks to people like you! It takes time to produce high quality videos and youtube favors constant production of content vs quality--although I think that is shifting a bit. Leaves are the best bedding! Collect and store in a dry place to use throughout the year, specially if they come from your own backyard. Thank you for your support! Ask any questions, happy to share my experience.

Thank you for sharing! What worms are you getting from your composting bin? You want to get composting worms; they are different from earth worms.

Yes, worms can eat any fungal material.

As long the mushrooms are not toxic, they would likely work. So, if you can eat them they are likely safe. What are you thinking?

@@GardensofNewEngland I love golden oyster mushrooms. And any pieces I don't eat could be fed to the worms

@@DougMcHone definitively! Keep in mind the ratio of carbon/brown to fresh food. You want 3 times more bedding than food. Mushroom scraps will likely count as food. Otherwise, an excellent source of food!! Thanks for sharing, I have been thinking about oyster mushrooms too.

Awww! Thank you Sherie! What a lovely message! I am glad you found value in the content. I am working on creating more worm videos this coming winter. Thanks for such encouraging words!!

yes, radish!