TWO amendments we use to feed our soil...and GROW STRONG PLANTS! ROCK DUST and WORM POO!
Hello fellow Steemians! Tis... the season in our lives....over here in s. Utah....to be amending our garden beds...by feeding the living soil with materials that feed our worms and other living colonies within the soil. Those critters make the true magic happen in the soil!!!!!!
I'll discuss TWO of those amendments ..in this post.
The first main amendment we use is ROCK DUST. There are quite a few rock dusts available online and locally. We use AZOMITE rock dust. It's found locally here in Utah. The mountain where they harvest this from... is not far from our home so we drove there and bought 1 ton of it. This rock dust has a pinkish hue to it and is FULL of micro trace minerals!!!!!! Most people know about nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium....but that's just the macro mineral dudes. There's many other minerals that help grow happy plants!
We first read about this rock dust when reading the book, "Secrets of the Soil" by Tompkins and Bird. WE HIGHLY recommend reading this book to learn more. you can find it here: https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Soil-Solutions-Restoring-Planet/dp/1890693243/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1522255326&sr=8-1&keywords=secrets+of+the+soil
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We love the azomite, but there are quite a few out there on the market...and they all have different colors and mineral compositions.
From Left, this is Greensand, Gaia's glacial sand...and the far right is azomite.
WE TESTIFY! After 10 years of applying this product to our soil we have seen AMAZING results!
If you'd like to see more of our backyard...and take a full video tour....click here to view our last steemit post: https://steemit.com/gardening/@rawutah/sunrise-on-the-food-forest-1-4-acre-of-100-fruit-tree-blossoms-vlog-3
If we ever run out of azomite, we just scoop more on amazon! It's available for free shipping on PRIME: we like the LARGE BAGS. We feed this dust to our worm bins....straight around the plants and trees and pretty much everywhere! https://www.amazon.com/Azomite-Micronized-Bag-44-lb/dp/B00A8PGEES/ref=sr_1_cc_2?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1522255646&sr=1-2-catcorr&keywords=azomite
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The worms LOVE IT!!!! This image of the worms was captured yesterday from our compost. They respond in our worm bins and in our soil....with great proliferation! In "Secrets of the Soil" ...they explain that the worms absolutely enjoy running this stuff through their gizzards. We can tell by the quality of the worm castings. BLACK GOLD! The plants just green up and GROW!
So if you're looking to start with ONE or maybe TWO...amendments...for your garden soil this season. Check into one of these or BOTH! In our experience you cannot over apply either of these two. You can top coat/dress the plants. Apply to any hole you are planting in. OR...add directly to your worm bins....for them to eat and turn into mineralized WORM POO. THEN...FLING that MAGIC POO EVERYWHERE!
IF...you don't have the time....and would just like the POWER of these TWO amendments....in a bag all ready for you. I recommend these pre bagged worm castings grown with rock dust. FREE SHIPPING on prime: WORM GOLD PLUS: https://www.amazon.com/Worm-Urban-Garden-Farms-Quart/dp/B00V8753ZG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1522257209&sr=8-1&keywords=worm+gold+plus
Thanks for reading! Best wishes in your gardening and LIFE adventures!!!!!!
Jake/ rawutah
magic? who mentioned magic?
PSA WARNING: not recommended to do this in public places...
OIC, in your garden... yes, yes, indeed!
Trace minerals? yes indeed! Very important!
Yes, yes, indeed!
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:::poof:::Fling POOOOO!!!! Yahooo!!!
Fling POOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
lol...thanks wizardave!!!!!!!!!!!! i really enjoy your posts!!!!! please keem em' coming! fellow early days internet guy here.
Hi @rawutah
Hi @thegiftofself
Hi everyone who is in Utah :)
Seha ran out of words every time I saw, read, and watched videos in my brother's posts. The amazing sense of amazement I feel! Your love for both gardens will make your brother shake his head :)
Brother I'm afraid of the same worms :) A good animal worm for soil pollination so said in the book :)
In our belief, if we take good care of the plant, then the plant is praying for the person who cares for it for salvation, sustenance, and blessings of life.
Have a nice day!
Aloha!
hello seha76 sister!!!!!!!!! you're so kind to us!!!!!!!! it really means a lot to us. thank you!!!!!!! i love that!!!!! "In our belief, if we take good care of the plant, then the plant is praying for the person who cares for it for salvation, sustenance, and blessings of life." Where are you in the world sister?
Thank you my brother for everything. Seha from Asia, Indonesia.
wow! beautiful indonesia!!!!!!! thank YOU sister Seha!!!!
Thank you
Aloha
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wow!!!!! thank you soooo much @carpedimus!!!!!!! we are so honored!!!!!!! we love your others posts to! following now!
I love it bro! Never used azomite before but I will definitely look into it now. Keep the posts coming, there is so much value in them.
cheers brother!!!!!! i almost added wood chips to this post...but it deserves its OWN POST!!! it's the third main amendment we add as you know! top coating all azomite we add or worm castings...with WOOD CHIPS! i'll post your video here for anyone wondering why...wood chips as a top layer. NOT mixed in.
thanks bro!!!!! i added your video on wood chips below.....!!!! it's the THIRD MAIN amendment we add seasonly and throughout the year. i almost added it to this post. but ...wood chips deserve their own post! your video explains it all. so if anyone reading...happens to want to dig deeper just click that wood chip video!!!!! we add wood chips ON TOP only...of the soil only. not mixed in.
Earthworm is looking Terrible !!!.... But they are good fertilizer....@rawutah .
How many fertilizers are used?
we used the rock dust and worm castings around most our fruit trees. then...we top coat with wood chips.