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Paw Paw Industries is proud to harvest and brew premium worm castings & compost teas for Light of the Soil, LLC.

Compost Worm are the Perfect Recyclers

PPI raises Compost Worms in order to harvest castinigs

Worm castings are essentially the waste (poop) produced by earthworms and compost worms after they digest organic matter such as leaves, dead plants and yes even certain garbage. Worm castings sometimes referred to as vermicompost, are rich in nutrients that plants need to grow.

When worm castings are added to soil, they work in several ways:

1. Nutrient Delivery: Worm castings contain high levels of nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, as well as other micronutrients that plants need to grow. These nutrients are released slowly over time, providing a steady supply to plants.

2. Soil Structure: Worm castings are also beneficial for soil structure. They contain a sticky substance called humus that helps to bind soil particles together, improving the soil's ability to retain water and nutrients.

3. Beneficial Microbes: Worm castings contain beneficial microbes such as bacteria and fungi, which help to break down organic matter in the soil, making nutrients available to plants. They also help to suppress harmful soil-borne pathogens.

4. pH Adjustment: Worm castings can help to adjust the pH of soil. They are slightly alkaline, which can help to neutralize acidic soils.

Overall, worm castings are a valuable organic addition to soil, providing plants with essential nutrients, improving soil structure, and promoting healthy microbial activity. Paw Paw Industries is dedicated to helping people “reboot” their soil in order to obtain optimal biodiversity for maximum yield, organically.

How Much do i need?

The amount of worm castings needed for your soil can be answered after answering a couple of questions. First, what is the length and width of your garden bed? Second, how deep is the root ball on your particular crop or plants? For root ball depth on various plant types CLICK HERE.

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PPI Worm Castings Soil Amendment

Premium Worm Castings for Your Garden from North Aurora, IL

Worm castings allow plants to quickly and easily absorb essential nutrients and trace minerals. When the manure passes through the worms digestive tract, it forms a coating around the grain which allows for the nutrients to "time release" into the soil. U. of California How much do I need?

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Paw Paw Industries & Light Of The Soil creates and brews premium worm compost tea around the clock. Paw Paw Industries is the flagship distributor of locally brewed Light of the Soil Compost Teas (for your soil or plants).

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Natural Compost Tea Supplements

There are hundreds if not thousands of natural, soil friendly items to enhance aerated compost teas. PPI cultivates or sources local natural compost tea supplements in order to enhance the compost teas effectiveness.

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One tablespoon of active soil contains over a billion different microbes. It is important that we "reboot the soil" and get as many natural microbes back into the soil, in order for it to heal from the effects of neglect.

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Some nematodes eat decaying plant matter, other microbes & other nematodes which helps with nutrient cycling in soil. Quality compost teas especially worm tea, offers an environment that is great for the good soil nematodes.

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Fungi of many types are present in healthy soil. Some fungi are not good, but fungi such as mycorrhizal are instrumental in delivering much needed phosphates to plants. Active mycorrhizal fungi are also responsible for connecting plants together in a "soil / plant nutrient network".

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PPI WORM CASTINGS SOIL AMENDMENT

PPI worm castings (poop) are infused naturally with potassium, nitrogen, carbon, calcium, iron, copper, manganese, zinc and more! The composting worms at Paw Paw Industries have amazing guts that line the castings with liquids that the soil thrives on.

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How Many Castings Do I Need?

PPI WORM CASTINGS SOIL AMENDMENT

This castings calculator is simply a guide.

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Note: Paw Paw has found that the shallow root plants like corn, spinach, lettuce, onions and more will only need 1"-2" deep. PLEASE TAKE NOTE: THE WORM CASTINGS USED ARE EXPONETIALLY MORE EFFECTIVE (in our experience) when activated with worm compost tea that was brewed with the same casting source.

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PPI WORM CASTINGS SOIL AMENDMENT

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The first year of Light of the Soil Compost Tea production, the garden went absolutely insane in a good way. The biggest issue was that we could not harvest the zucchinis and cucumbers fast enough before they got huge!

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