Comments on: Worm Castings and Drought Resistance http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-castings/worm-castings-and-drought-resistance/ Red Wiggler Worms, European Nightcrawlers and loads of helpful Worm Composting Information Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:17:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Alison http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-castings/worm-castings-and-drought-resistance/comment-page-1/#comment-4665 Alison Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:34:33 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-castings/worm-castings-and-drought-resistance/#comment-4665 Hi Bentley, no the other nuts died, they had a very good depth of soil so I do not really understand it.The pot they were in was very large and it had good drainage in the bottom.The young tree looks great but time will tell if it can grow here in our climate. Hi Bentley, no the other nuts died, they had a very good depth of soil so I do not really understand it.The pot they were in was very large and it had good drainage in the bottom.The young tree looks great but time will tell if it can grow here in our climate.

]]> By: Bentley http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-castings/worm-castings-and-drought-resistance/comment-page-1/#comment-4623 Bentley Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:46:24 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-castings/worm-castings-and-drought-resistance/#comment-4623 Hi Alison! That's really cool. I wonder if the nuts in the regular soil will ever germinate? Were they getting a decent amount of water? B Hi Alison!
That’s really cool. I wonder if the nuts in the regular soil will ever germinate? Were they getting a decent amount of water?

B

]]> By: Alison http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-castings/worm-castings-and-drought-resistance/comment-page-1/#comment-4543 Alison Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:07:01 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-castings/worm-castings-and-drought-resistance/#comment-4543 Hi Bentley, this is VERY interesting! The possiblities are enormous.I have an exciting happening to share as well. I was given 5 macadamia nuts still in their shells and I planted 4 in regular soil and for fun I buried one in one of my worm bins and forgot about it.One day I went to that bin to start sorting the castings and I found something putting up a very strong healthy shoot and it took a minute to realise this was my macadamia nut and it was growing very well indeed.The ones in the regular soil never did anything.I do not know if my little tree can grow in my area or not but I am thrilled to see what worm casts can do. Hi Bentley, this is VERY interesting! The possiblities are enormous.I have an exciting happening to share as well. I was given 5 macadamia nuts still in their shells and I planted 4 in regular soil and for fun I buried one in one of my worm bins and forgot about it.One day I went to that bin to start sorting the castings and I found something putting up a very strong healthy shoot and it took a minute to realise this was my macadamia nut and it was growing very well indeed.The ones in the regular soil never did anything.I do not know if my little tree can grow in my area or not but I am thrilled to see what worm casts can do.

]]> By: Bentley http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-castings/worm-castings-and-drought-resistance/comment-page-1/#comment-4444 Bentley Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:40:30 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-castings/worm-castings-and-drought-resistance/#comment-4444 Hi Green Thumb, I really appreciate you sharing your thoughts. It definitely means a lot to have the approval of a scientist, thats for sure. While I do have a solid background in science myself, I've always been much more of an 'unstructured', rebelious kinda guy (haha). Nevertheless, I guess my education has at least instilled the importance of proper experimentation before drawing firm conclusions! Thanks again B Hi Green Thumb,
I really appreciate you sharing your thoughts. It definitely means a lot to have the approval of a scientist, thats for sure. While I do have a solid background in science myself, I’ve always been much more of an ‘unstructured’, rebelious kinda guy (haha). Nevertheless, I guess my education has at least instilled the importance of proper experimentation before drawing firm conclusions!
Thanks again

B

]]> By: Green Thumb http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-castings/worm-castings-and-drought-resistance/comment-page-1/#comment-4439 Green Thumb Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:20:48 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-castings/worm-castings-and-drought-resistance/#comment-4439 I just want to let you know I appreciate all the postings you make on your site--from the experiments to interviews to musings. As a scientist, this last one moved me to comment. I really like your curiosity in addition to both your willingness to post preliminary findings and your understanding for the need to repeat experimentation to support your findings. Keep it up!! I just want to let you know I appreciate all the postings you make on your site–from the experiments to interviews to musings. As a scientist, this last one moved me to comment. I really like your curiosity in addition to both your willingness to post preliminary findings and your understanding for the need to repeat experimentation to support your findings. Keep it up!!

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