Worm Casting Tea Experiment Update - results so far
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
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We think we're about halfway through the growing season. Jason has been running multiple experiments, one of which is worm casting tea. as a foliar feed. We have some initial results, but still lots of questions!
@PlantObsessed
Hi guys worm casing tea seems to be a winner except for potatoes, I think you should put some molasses out for the stink bugs to see if it attracts them. With your tomatoes going yellow, I'd say it's possibly pH issue. If the ph is wrong the tomatoes can't uptake any nutrients by the roots, even if the soil has plenty of nutrients, foiliar feeding bypasses that process and that could be the difference. Can you check the ph? I probably so wrong.😅 Great experiments 💪😎🪱💩
I think you're so right !! We know the soil is 7.6-7.8 based on the Logan Labs report. There's a calcium excess, but everything else is deficient.
It has been great to have such poor soil as it's given us an opportunity to really experiment this summer.
I've put molasses out just now lol !! Awesome idea!!
Thanks for the insights, as always Nick !!
Cheers J&C 🌱🤞👍🤔🤠🤜🤛
@@clivesconundrumgarden My soil was deficient in literally everything but phosphorous and acidic to boot so I have been adding everything I can to boost it and get better returns out of my vineyard fruit wise.
Im doing worm tea to add soil life back to my sandy soil and add organic matter and etc stimulate the soil and add nutrients back, i add azomite to my casting teas for the micronutrients and it definitely helps with keeping the micros which have been a issue from getting out of whack.
The worm team is doing a great job! You're garden looks great. You've found the key to growth! Great video!
Thanks Rich !! Been a really interesting summer with all the different trials !!
Tea has definitely made a difference:)
Cheers J&C 🌱🤞👍🇸🇪🇺🇸🤜🤛
The powers of worm casting tea! The little apricot tree is a survivor!
We're definitely going to have to find a special place for that tree!
Interesting results. Some of tge tomatoes probably have a small nutrients deficiency. If the top of the plants are green but the bottom are turning yellow, that isn't all that unusual for later in the summer. It certainly seems like the foliar feeding is helping most plants. You could do a test. If you pick 1 plant that doesn't get it and isn't looking that great and start applying the foliar feeding, does it's health improve? Thanks for the channel shout out. 👍 Have a great week. Any news on Jason's green card?
We'll try that and see what happens !! It's been great to kinda have a clean slate with the soil test results from Logan.
Pretty substantial differences in growth and health !!
Just sending stuff to lawyers today. Hoping to hear more in the next month or so 🤞
Cheers Steve 🌱😊👍🤜🤛
Good early morning, Jason and Colleen ❤
Are you aerating your tea?
What time of day?
Just some thoughts. I've been making Worm Tea for some time now and made a couple simple videos. You're right, it's Easy-Peasy.
I watched completely, My Friends
❤Peggy❤
Yes, we are aerating for about 36 hours and apply before sunrise or late evening depending on the forecast.
I've seen two videos of yours on worm tea. They were excellent!
Cheers J&C 🌱🤞👍❤️
@@clivesconundrumgarden Then I don't know why you are having anything, but great results. Sorry, I can't be of help.
We are expecting 94° F for our high. 81°F at 4a.m
Stay awesome
❤️Peggy❤️
I feel like Jason's title should be fertilizer scientist 🥼😅!!
Yes, he needs a lab coat! Plus he's the perfect scientist because he doesn't jump to conclusions! Cheers, Colleen
Video good beautiful my friend 👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you! Is this something you've also tried? Colleen (and Jason)
Rabbit poop is supposed to be amazing fertilizer! Early on in my backyard gardening journey I got my hands on a whole garbage bag worth of rabbit manure! I would say it's super awesome
I'm super excited that it's "clean" and will be spreading it out asap !!
Cheers Lisa !!
Wow! So much going on in the garden! First of all..... what an amazing background! And so good to see that the apricot tree is surviving! It looks like the worm casting tea is a winner! I'm going to start adding that to my plants! The tomato area looks great! For the blossom end rot, i use crushed egg shells, I crush them in the blender! Great video you guys 😊❤
Don't you think the sunflowers stole the show? Lol they are pretty awesome! I think Jason is trying to figure out why it is only that one plant, especially since the other plant of the same variety is not having the problem. The only difference is the worm casting tea. Cheers Colleen and Jason 🌱
Alfalfa is a broad leaf plant and thus can not be treated with persistent herbicide. A dicot, part of legume family. Grasses are sprayed with persistent herbicide to keep them free of broad leaf weeds.
Forgive me if I'm wrong but I think here in the states, they sell Round-up Ready Alfalfa?
I could've misunderstood but my assumption is, that would be the best in the garden?
Appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts
Many thanks Jason and Colleen 🤜🤛
Hi Jason and Colleen, I think your idea about molasses attracting beetles has merit. Troy from the Urban Worm Company said most people put far too much molasses in their worm tea. He says you want to put just enough that it's all consumed. I think he puts a teaspoon per 5 gallons, but best to go check just to make sure. Also, as Peggy says, time of day application could be a factor. Wetting the leaves alone may have consequences (good or bad). I don't have any advice on what's happening with the tomatoes. Maybe the super hot weather accelerated their lifecycle??
~ Sandra
Excellent Sandra, I’m guessing but I think I used about a tablespoon and it bubbles for about 36 hours. I definitely keep an eye on it.
The tomatoes are super interesting. We just harvested our biggest ever… 2.1 pounds !!
Eating it tomorrow lol !!
Thanks for the insights!!
Cheers Jason and Colleen 🌱🤞👍❤️🇨🇦🇺🇸
That's really interesting with the potatoes. Poor Tatersaurus, lol, another point for me neglecting my potato plants. 🤣
It's not above the ground that counts grasshopper😂😂😂
You coukd be the first back to back winner....!!
Cheers J&C 🌱🤞👍😂
@@clivesconundrumgarden Come in Tatersaurus, you can do it! 🥔🦖💕
Stay awesome, my friends!
Interesting. The potaotes in bags can be tricky. I have bags I treat all the same and some do better than others. Keep up the experiments, super cool.
Ya in Victoria we had way better results from plastic pots and inground. But arriving here so late we didn't have a choice. Tell you the truth we're amazed they're still alive lol !!
Cheers 🌱🤞👍
Another brilliant update my friends 👌 I think for me it’s time for Tea 😁
Lol - I can't believe we missed the opportunity to say that! Well, when we do the final season update, I'll try to remember.
Hope you're having a great summer - I'm sure Jason said to you, but I was so excited that your garden was featured on Gardener's World!! AMAZING!!! Cheers, Colleen
@@clivesconundrumgarden haha….thank you. I was so chuffed when Monty liked my idea of collecting molehill soil 😊🌱
It’s for a very nice video today. A great chitchat and some great tips.
Do you guys do anything like this? You can buy worm castings, but I'm not sure how to make sure they are still "fresh" - if that is even a thing, which I imagine that it is! Cheers, Colleen (and Jason
Very interesting results!! That is a great point about the molasses and the pest pressure, I wonder if that is it??!? Maybe try a little less molasses to see if that helps! Looks like a big win for worm casting tea!!! Great experiment and follow up J&C!!🪱🪱🪱
We are trying to stay unbiased, but it's hard to argue with the results thus far and the tomato weight and eye test totally back it up. Not sure about molasses as I only used a tablespoon and the biology should've "eaten" up in the process. Might not be a coincidence but interesting regardless!!
Have a great weekend, brother!!
Cheers J&C 🌱🤞👍🤜🤛🤔
Thanks for another great inspiring video today and some great information. Hugs and kisses from grandma, Sandy, and Debbie.
Thanks Sandy and Debbie - we'll definitely update this at the end of the season, but so far, the results are pretty great! Cheers, Colleen (and Jason)
Always great to experiment to see what works for your area. Great updates
Thanks Tom! It's not too different from your own climate now! Just a matter of space and time to maintain! Cheers Colleen and Jason 🌱
Nice experiment for you for next spring. Try just clover planted with the corn. Clover produces nitrogen & shares its water in times of drought with other family plant members. Just a thought
Cool Tom !!'we have Clover and we talked about that yesterday:)))
Thanks again !!
Cheers J&C 🌱🤞👍🤜🤛
The worm casting teas are definitely making a difference there Jason, I'd say your right with the potatoes the sugars in the teas is probably attracting the beetles have a great day guys 👍 🏴 🇺🇸
Thanks brother!!
I hard to say it has made a difference. I don't have enough experience to know what's going on, but my eyes are telling something good is happening!!
Hope you awesome Bro !!
Cheers J&C 🌱🤞👍🤜🤛🏴🇺🇸
@@clivesconundrumgarden your like a sponge mate you take everything in the results speak for themselves have a great week mate
@@CoastalGardensNW that makes my day 🤜🤛
Interesting experiment. Thanks for sharing your results. Have a good day.
Once we get to the end of the season, we'll try to put some data together. Our sample size is too small, of course, to be really definitive, but it might be good info over time. Cheers, Colleen (and Jason)
amazing content. thanks for sharing. have a great day!❤👍
Thanks so much! Is this something you've also tried doing? Do you have access to worm castings? Colleen (and Jason)
I wonder if the heat is stopping your tomatoes from producing side shoots, last year when we had our heatwave my greenhouse tomatoes stopped in their tracks and did nothing until the hot daytime temperatures went down. I have no advice on anything else I'm afraid. Love your experiments, really thought provoking. Take care 😊
Interesting, take Bethan, and I like it !!
I think you're onto something. We noticed a bunch of leaf curl then like you experienced, it stopped growing completely!!
Awesome comment Bethan and thank you for sharing your experience:)
Cheers J&C 🌱🤞👍😊
Worm tea!!! 🧋
Good stuff brother
I'll have to look at the numbers but it was around 30% more yeild in the trial we ran 🤜🤛
Jason has the most unique t-shirt collection
I got him some funny ones, but most are from Goodwill! He loves getting shirts from there!
This is a very interesting experiment. Thank you for sharing this information. ❤❤
Thanks Patricia
Been a ton of fun experimenting this year :))
as for me since i have never used worm casting tea or any worm tea.never have done any of those but it seems very interesting find out in your regards and i find you very smart in doing doing of this experiment, good update and great info for all of us watching, and good leaning.good job guys.. i see all your garden looks amazing.i don't see pest.😂
Hi Gracie! I think you can buy good worm castings, but I think you have to be careful that they are "fresh". I'm not sure what that means. But you don't have to bubble it, either. You can just dip the castings in and then use immediately. Some people just dig worm castings into the soil - Jason likes to use them in the compost, of course!
Cheers, Colleen (and Jason)
Perhaps a calcium deficiency in the tomatoes with blossom end rot? I'm not an expert but I've heard that can be a common tomato problem related to calcium deficiency
The head scratcher is that it is the only one. And the other plant of the same variety does not have it. So we need to do more research on whether it Caan work that way. Cheers! Colleen and Jason 🌱
Hi very details video. The yellow tomato leaves don’t look diseased to me. So it looks more like lack of water in Your heat. You have mentioned befour that you are heavy clay so mabe some compaction and baking is giving the roots a tough time. Defiantly check for pests, tiny sap sucking bugs would be most likely culprit. Eg green fly white fly mealy bugs ect. 🪳🦟🦗🐜
You mentioned two tomato plants one has straight trusses and the other has many fingers on its trusses. Would be interesting to take a side shoot cutting from the single string truss plant. Grow the cutting on using your worm tea and see if it has single trusses like the parent plant, or does it grow fingered trusses because of the worm tea. 🪱🪱🪱
Ps. No suckers is probably hungry plants, lack of nutrient. 🍅
Excellent Kats !! Yes, the differences are pretty cool !! Because of the soil test results, we actually thought they had a much tougher time !!
Everywhere we look there's a bug, it's a steep learning curve down here !
Thanks for your perspective, as we always appreciate it !!
Cheers J&C 🌱🤞👍😊
Interesting about the worm tea and the bug pressure. No ideas about the suckers.. weird.
Ya, it could be (and probably is) a coincidence, but I thought it was worth sharing!!
Thanks again Ann, pretty remarkable differences, especially with the Nightshades
Cheers J&C 🌱🤞👍👍👍👍👍
The tomatoes in the wood chips only are definitely going to struggle. I would be surprised if they produce more than a couple tomatoes. They will probably stay small, the plant just wants to make sure seeds make it to next season, so once one or two tomatoes are out I think it will be sending as much energy as possible to try to get viable seeds
Great point Rick and I think you're right !! Just want to see how much stress they could take lol !! Especially getting latte in the summer I doubt we'll get much at all but definitely fun to see something growing in woodchips only !!
Cheers Brother!!
Jason and Colleen 🌱🤞👍🤜🤛
@@clivesconundrumgarden it shows it can be done. Extra experiment, replant those containers next season and see how much more they produce. As the wood chips breakdown and release nutrients 🤔😁
@@GardeningwithBarchuckin 🤔🤔🤔🤜🤛👍
Hold my beer !!
Love the shirt!
Thanks Brother !! 🤜🤛
This almost like a homework assignment, had to watch a couple times, will probably still forget some things.
Looks like sunscald to me on the tomatoes leaves. There is a slight curling of the leaves and a bleached out appearance along the outside edges of the leaves. Fungal disease usually has a dark central spot with yellowing boarders, and if you look closely you can see concentric rings in the dark circle. I guess it could also be a virus or bacterial issue, check to see if the new growth is affected.
Blossom end rot most of the time is either too much or not enough water, but in your case, if both tomatoes are getting the same watering and the only difference is the foliar worm tea, maybe there is a calcium deficiency.
I have 3 moskvich tomato plants in 3 different locations, the one in my new front trellis bed has blossom end rot. This is the only tomato plant out of 21 with blossom end rot. In my case I was overwatering, I cut back a bit and the blossom end rot disappeared. The effected fruit will not recover.
Worm castings, at least the castings I had tested at the UW had very high calcium levels (5019ppm). That could be why the foliar fed plants not only did not have blossom end rot, but are doing so well. Even though the calcium is not being taken up by the roots, it is getting it through the leaves. I should get the lab reports back this week on the natural vs paper bedding for the worm castings.
Sometimes you just have to play around a bit..
It is very possible the stink bugs are attracted to the sugars in the molasses, having said that, I still think it is a benefit to the plants. Cover the plants to keep the bugs out?
I am sure I am forgetting something. These are just my observations from my limited experiences.
In my opinion aerated worm tea, is a win win. Stay Well my friends!!!!
Love it, my friend !! Awesome information on the tomatoes. We were hoping for that as it absolutely proves the benifits of Foliar feeding.
We know the soil, Logan Labs.
We know they're grown in the same soil
We know what plants are 40% protected
And we know many of the other variables.
So the results to my inexperienced eyes are pretty clean
Of coarse being so new, we wanted to make as unbiased video as possible. That being said we KNOW, continuing down this path is worth doing.
We'll keep an eye on the potatoes but there's only so much time in the day!!
Thanks again. We really appreciate your perspective!!
Cheers J&C 🌱🤞👍🤔🤜🤛
@@clivesconundrumgarden Your eyes are very keen my friend. Your journey is what you make it, what I think is really cool is the way you and Colleen are sharing it.
You guys are doing some terrific things down there, many people, including myself are benefiting from.
The potatoes are fine and dandy. That is why I am so upset with the jumping worms. I can no longer plant Ruth Stout method. I literally did nothing after chitting and planting, did not even have to water.
Stay Well my Friends!!!!
My Aug garden tour should be out this week.
@brianseybert2189 thanks Brian!! It's been really fun this summer and we're looking forward to the future for sure !!
Looking forward to your August update !!
Worm castings FTW 🙂 until we got to the potatoes. 😞 All good information there guys. Blossom end rot is affected by a lack of water / Calcium deficiency, yes but with adequate fertility plants are more resilamt to the disease that is under watered, and that is what I think you are encountering there. Something you guys need to research is EColi from the worm foliar feeds and from what I know is it is possible, probably prudent to research a little on the risks and mitigation.
Just watching this again, why on earth are farmers applying Herbicide to Alfalpha? I get the need to dessicate before harvesting, but can they not see the harm they are doing , sorry Rant over! One day Herbicide applied to our food crops just to aid harvesting will be revealed to be very harmful to our health .... lol a second rant!
That's what's been so fun this summer, Mike!! Because we knew exactly where we were at with the soil test results, it been fascinating to observe. We had our suspicions and you all seem to back it up !!
No worries on the potatoes, we're amazed they're still alive lol !!
@sowgroweat6987 everything is sprayed here, if it's not, I still treat as it was. Better safe than sorry.
Monsanto has developed a GMO Alfalfa seed called, ready for this, "Round up Ready"
It's genetically modified to with stand glyphosates. Yielding the farmer a better return on his crops. Unfortunately, the massive downside of all this is not a concern when it comes to making $$$.
Something your UK compost industry knows full well and is trying to keep a lid on.
There's my rant for the day lol
Cheers Mike!!🌱🤞👍🤜🤛
I'm not real sure what to think about the bloosom end rot. Typically is say add some espom salt maybe but I'm not sure since it's the only one 🤔 the yellowing could be a deficiency but again, most of them look good 🤷♀️ so strange!
I think it's a Calcium deficiency as the soil test from Logan Labs backs it up and the fact the foliar fed one is so much healthier and has no blossom end rot 🤔
Stay Awesome Rebecca!!
Cheers J&C 🌱🤞👍🤔😊
I always thought blossom end rot was brought on by not enough nitrogen, if you plant podding pea's and plant tomatoes after there should be enough nitrogen for the tomato plants.. just a thought...🐮🐮🐮
Wicked smart Manda !! It’s been such a fun summer experimenting with different stuff !!
You potato’s were the ones that look great btw :)))))
Have a great week and stay awesome!!
Cheers J&C 🌱🤞👍
@@clivesconundrumgarden 😱 really... come on potatoes...💪
Take care you wonderful people...🐮🐮🐮
My brain needs worm casting tea …. after all your videos about it I STILL have not used it.
By the look of your garden, you don't need it, Susie 😊😊😊
Always fun to try stuff though!!
Cheers J&C 🌱🤞👍😊
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Hiw did I miss this, the shame, missing a comment from the King !! All I can say is you better have a video coming out tomorrow or I'll start going back to the old ones 😂😂😂
I was thinking about you tomatoes grown in coffee 7 years ago today lol. It's your fault I do all these experiments, thanks a million Terry!!
Jason and Colleen 🌱🤞👍🤜🤛🏴🇺🇸
@clivesconundrumgarden if you really want to push a broken man after working none stop for several days then I will see what I can do.......😒😎😁😉
@@terrykingsallotmentgardeningyou're the King !! let's gooooo!!
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