Comments on: Citrus, Paper, Castings https://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/citrus-paper-castings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=citrus-paper-castings WAY Too Much Fun With Worms! Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:21:27 +0000 hourly 1 By: Aschwin https://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/citrus-paper-castings/comment-page-1/#comment-34737 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:21:27 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=187#comment-34737 For understanding why worms and their castings are good for the soil, I recommend reading the book “Teaming with microbes”. It tells about the soil food web and the combination of fungi, bacteria and crawlers like worms, insects etc.

It thus depends on where the castings are used and if there is other ‘life’ in the soil that converts one or another so the plants can use it.

The chapters about mycorrhiza are worth the book by itself.

]]> By: Tara https://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/citrus-paper-castings/comment-page-1/#comment-24848 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:20:23 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=187#comment-24848 After going thru college and grad school I am very research oriented and therefore am reading thru your entire site before setting up my bin (I am however getting food and bedding stored away). Since I am only up to June of 2008 I don’t know if this idea has been addressed, but I’m wondering if drying out the citrus peels would help with the limonene issue.

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