Comments on: Fun with Rock Dust https://www.redwormcomposting.com/gardening/fun-with-rock-dust/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fun-with-rock-dust WAY Too Much Fun With Worms! Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:09:47 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bentley https://www.redwormcomposting.com/gardening/fun-with-rock-dust/comment-page-1/#comment-41726 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:09:47 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=4558#comment-41726 Hey Brendan,
Unfortunately I didn’t end up getting anything “official” set up that year. I am hoping to do some testing this season though, since I am now using the rock dust again.

]]> By: Brendan https://www.redwormcomposting.com/gardening/fun-with-rock-dust/comment-page-1/#comment-41720 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:32:13 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=4558#comment-41720 Hey Bentley, Where can i find your results?

]]> By: Buddy https://www.redwormcomposting.com/gardening/fun-with-rock-dust/comment-page-1/#comment-31077 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 09:22:26 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=4558#comment-31077 Oh, look Bentley, it’s 4:20 AM my time and 9:20 AM (?) your time! lol ha ha

]]> By: Buddy https://www.redwormcomposting.com/gardening/fun-with-rock-dust/comment-page-1/#comment-31076 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 09:19:38 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=4558#comment-31076 My worms love leonardite, rock dust and greensand sprinkled on top of their bedding/food. I cover the end of a flash light with a red peanut butter jar lid and sneak up on them to watch them eat. They are all over it. They especially like the leonardite or rather the microbes like it, then the worms like them (lol). If things are a little dry, I sprinkle some cantaloupe water or what ever kind of fruit water I have on top too. Ok, here I go again! Bye!

]]> By: joe https://www.redwormcomposting.com/gardening/fun-with-rock-dust/comment-page-1/#comment-30937 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 01:46:20 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=4558#comment-30937 i think more well-known rock dusts include Azomite, Gaia’s Green Glacial something or other, and New Jersey Greensand or Glauconite….these are all used in gardening circles as well as something called volcanic rock powder, which i don’t have any trade names of….supposedly the trace minerals supplied by these rock powders leads to a better flavored crop of fruits or vegetables…

]]> By: Steve K https://www.redwormcomposting.com/gardening/fun-with-rock-dust/comment-page-1/#comment-30599 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 22:30:13 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=4558#comment-30599 Woohoo! More experiments means more data, and I always get excited about the possibility of data. Please take lots of notes and keep me in the loop.

On an unrelated note, I am moving soon and had to break down the Worm Inn for the time being and concentrate everything back into the classic BOM-6000 for ease of transport. I split my colony and gave half to a friend of mine to start her own bin. The Bentley composting chain remains unbroken….

]]> By: Bentley https://www.redwormcomposting.com/gardening/fun-with-rock-dust/comment-page-1/#comment-30589 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:26:20 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=4558#comment-30589 I think you are right, John. Klaas actually told me about some people having excellent success using it to grow heirloom tomatoes here in Ontario.
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]]> By: John Duffy https://www.redwormcomposting.com/gardening/fun-with-rock-dust/comment-page-1/#comment-30585 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 03:52:21 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=4558#comment-30585 Since this product is calcium rich, I suspect it would make a great soil ammendment for growing some killer tomatoes…My kids are gonna think I’ve taken a permanent trip to Goofytown if I ask for a 25lb bag of Spanish River Carbonatite for Father’s Day. I still get a bit of the “rolled-eyed, head shake” when I talk about my worm herd…( that is, until they want to go fishing)…No worries. I have broad shoulders and a short attention span. It’s all good!

]]> By: Bentley https://www.redwormcomposting.com/gardening/fun-with-rock-dust/comment-page-1/#comment-30584 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:46:27 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=4558#comment-30584 JOHN – Yep, should be interesting! Going to start testing this week!
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DAVID – While the powder may have a similar appearance to DE, it is a completely different material. DE is crushed diatoms (specialized algae with a silica-based outer shell called a “frustule”) and if you examined it closely it would be like shards of broken glass.

]]> By: David https://www.redwormcomposting.com/gardening/fun-with-rock-dust/comment-page-1/#comment-30583 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:31:14 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=4558#comment-30583 Maybe it is because it is powdered, but this stuff reminds me of diatomaceous earth. Won’t that stuff kill worms if it is concentrated?

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