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Mon, Jul 13, 09 at 23:08
| I just bought some wormcastings and when I opened the bag, it looked like ashes.
A gray like powder. Is this normal and what does your home grown casting look like? thanks |
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- Posted by lostmarbles18 8 southern Az (lostmarbles18@yahoo.com) on Mon, Jul 13, 09 at 23:26
| Were they real dry? Most castings should look like coffee grounds when moist. Mine do look a little gray when dry. |
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- Posted by rom.calgary.ab 3a (My Page) on Tue, Jul 14, 09 at 1:54
| Probably gone dry but I believe that a lot of the beneficial bacteria go dormant and get reactivated with moisture. Kind of like when Bokashi Bran is inoculated with EM and then dried out before it is sold. |
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- Posted by wormy_acres (My Page) on Thu, Jul 16, 09 at 11:41
| Here's what my worm castings look like (before screening). If it really looks like ash, I wonder if you got sent partially-completed hot compost instead of worm castings? When hot compost is really cooking at 150 degrees or so, it produces stuff that looks very much like wood stove ash. |
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| I am wondering if the person used 100% newspaper for bedding? I have read that the castings come out gray when that's all the bedding is composed of. |
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| Mine have turned gray when they dried out. |
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- Posted by wormy_acres (My Page) on Sun, Jul 19, 09 at 22:39
| Dry worm castings may have a grayish tinge, but should still be in pieces somewhat larger than a grain of sand. A gray POWDER that looks like ashes (as captaindirt described) doesn't sound like any worm castings I've ever seen. Captaindirt, do you still have the castings? Post a picture? imgur.com is a really easy way to post a photo without registering for an account or anything. |
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