Not sure how I missed this video 🤔 but I thunk I have watched most of yours. Great review and will be looking into local agriculture places near me for some worm castings !!! Lawn mode unlocked!! Lol
I bought one bag to experiment and let me tell you this stuff is magic. The only problem i could not use the spreader because the worm casting is muddy abd will not flow through the spreader. Do you have a good tip on how to use it with a spreader?
I’m glad you had success with using the worm castings. You could lay them out on a tarp let them dry out a bit, and then put them in your spreader. Others have, before that they’ve tried that and that has worked. They changed the formulation since I’ve made this video. This makes them harder to spread now.
I liked the worm castings but they changed the consistency so they aren’t the best at coming out of the spreader anymore. I prefer the worm castings that are linked in the description. Would highly recommend them.
17yrs ago I started a worm composter in my kitchen. I used the castings on organic veggies and medicinal plants. I also fed some of the red wiggler worms to my pet largemouth and smallmouth bass in my 125gallon aquarium. I fed the worms coffee grounds, veggie scraps, and even hair clippings. Potato scraps would sometimes start growing in the compost. The coffee grounds did seem to make the worms more active, but you got to be careful to not add too much moisture or you can get small gnats like fruit flies. I would dry out my coffee grounds for a day or two before adding them for that reason. I believe that Wiggle Worm brand you showed in this video is a Wisconsin based company. I started using their castings over two decades ago. It is very good stuff, and it was always priced better than competitors. Edited to add: At the end of the video you said castings are not compost, but they are often referred to as "Vermicompost". Somewhere I have a book on the stuff. Have you ever looked into "Aerated Compost Tea"? In my opinion that is the best use for worm castings. I used to deliver pizzas to a lawn guy that had a couple homemade 50gallon brewers in his garage. I used to have a 5gallon homemade brewer. Mr Tim J Wilson(channel name mrtimjwilson) here on youtube nerds out on Aerated Compost teas. He invented the Microbulater airlift brewer
Thanks for sharing all this Eric! I have brewed worm tea and compost tea on a 5 gallon bucket and saw amazing results in my gardens and lawn! Amazing what that stuff can do! Thanks for sharing my friend!
@GarageGear would you do castings tea and granulated castings on the lawn? Or just one? Feel like casting tea just beneficial bacteria we ria and not so much b a fertalizer?
@@raczyk great questions here. The newer worm castings don’t come out of my spreader so easily so I found it better to spray a worm tea. Still get loads of nutrients that way.
Hey Gramercy Bull! If you watch this video I just put out you can apply these at any of the fertilizer windows I mention. WHEN ARE THE BEST TIMES TO FERTILIZE YOUR LAWN? ua-cam.com/video/cV14j_-SVZo/v-deo.html
If you don't mind, would you care to tell me what hardiness zone in which you live? I tried to grow fescue in the south, and it doesn't do well in summer.
Had a guy but I think he recently went out of business. Now I get them on Amazon but they’re a little more wet and have to be hand applied. They clog up spreaders.
Hey Chris! Shortly after I made this video the formulation changed and these a produced differently now making them harder to spread! You can let them dry out a bit and then spread them to make it a little easier.
Hey skyemac, we had no rain at all in June. Then a couple inches of rain in July. And now we’re in another dry spell. The rain definitely helped but what’s amazing is that it’s still growing strong. The dark color is holding well too! Thanks for watching bud!
Did you use any other Fert. with the castings for the season? Also what is your watering times not including rain days. I would like to maybe add this to my lawn.
Throughout the season I use a variety of fertilizers. Have you seen my lawn fertilizing playlist? Here is a link. LAWN FERTILIZING PROGRAM STAGE 1 - Soil Testing And Results With Soil Savvy. ua-cam.com/video/VT0V3NcTFZM/v-deo.html Here is a link to my lawn watering regimen! HOW TO WATER YOUR LAWN - Plus My Secret Weapon ua-cam.com/video/GIhATciwtsA/v-deo.html
It will make anything grow 15% - 57% better according to university studies! I was looking for something that was organic and priced better. These did the trick! Little dusty when applying but hey, they work! 👍
Hey Nana, I got my bags from a local guy but I did put some Amazon links to some in the description! This stuff is GREAT! Looks like you got some green turf as well in that pic! Thanks for watching!
Hey Frat, thanks for being a cool local fan! I got them from a guy who unfortunately went out of business. There is a guy in Tonawanda called Buffalo worm works. His name is Myles. There’s another guy in Akron but he doesn’t answer the phone. Here is a link to some on Amazon. These work well if you briefly let them dry out and then spread them. They take about 2-3 weeks to kick in. Put them down before some heavy rain and you’re good to go! Go Bills! www.amazon.com/dp/B00V4RI88Y/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_WTS2KXJS5N4YE2DH7DEE?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&linkCode=ml2&tag=garagegearjb-20
How many of those 30# bags would I need for my front lawn? It’s only about 3,500 sq ft. Thanks in advance…just subscribed. Wanted to buy a toro timemaster but your review video has me wondering if I should 🤦♂️🤷♂️
@@GarageGear Thanks for getting back to me. I won't take up too much of your time but I do have one more question. I recently moved into a new house and the yard was nothing but weeds. I hired a company to help me get it back into shape. We killed it all off and any day now they are coming out to aerate, fertilize and seed. Would you recommend putting down the castings now or wait until the new grass starts to come in or even wait until next year?
@@bobbystokes9269 I would put the castings down as soon as they are done aerating, fertilizing and seeding! The ground is opened up and and this is the perfect time to get some nutrients down into it. 👍
Hey rac! Can’t avoid watering the lawn with the water from the spout where I live. It gets the job done. I spray weeds as normal too. Not to worry the worm castings always get the job done!
The lawn is on STEROIDS Flint! It’s crazy! Still growing well even though it hasn’t rained since I filmed this video! And it’s priced right. It’s even cheaper if I get it locally!
Hey Ryan, first off thanks for being a fan of the channel! This is a really great fertilizer! I’m very tempted to try an entire season of this to see what it does! Typically I fertilize my lawn once in early April, once in mid May, then around the 4th of July, then in Early September, and finally in late October. Based on my soil test, my lawn can really benefit from this stuff! I’m going to attempt to throw this down in the early spring and see how the lawn is doing come May. If I see that it needs another does I’ll give it a dose in mid May. Then I’ll use it again in the summer, and once in the fall to see how it does. I could also try half doses mid May and in October. I like to experiment with this kind of stuff and see how the lawn responds. My lawn fertilizing program works great but these worm castings are far more organic and cost way less. Thanks David! You may have just inspired me to make another video! 👍
It doesn't take much to have a great looking lawn, it's just like rough on a golf course, we maintain that the least out of any Turf, basically I'm saying anyone can do it but growing anything shorter than a fairway height is much harder to do. There is one golf course that's a complete science project where everything is organic, no chemicals no nothing and for the most part it works pretty good but when it goes bad it goes really bad
I like the way you do your review because you give the answer I'm looking for.
Awesome! Thanks for watching Blue sky!!! 👍
Not sure how I missed this video 🤔 but I thunk I have watched most of yours. Great review and will be looking into local agriculture places near me for some worm castings !!! Lawn mode unlocked!! Lol
RIGHT ON Lance! Your lawn will love it👍👍
I bought one bag to experiment and let me tell you this stuff is magic. The only problem i could not use the spreader because the worm casting is muddy abd will not flow through the spreader. Do you have a good tip on how to use it with a spreader?
I’m glad you had success with using the worm castings. You could lay them out on a tarp let them dry out a bit, and then put them in your spreader. Others have, before that they’ve tried that and that has worked. They changed the formulation since I’ve made this video. This makes them harder to spread now.
@@GarageGear Great idea, I will try next time.
Thanks for all the tips.
Have you tried a warm casting tea instead? Then apply to lawn?
I have! See what I did here I CUT MY FERTILIZER COSTS IN HALF - TRY THIS!
ua-cam.com/video/Uhk35P7T8oc/v-deo.html
Still happy with worm castings? Which one do you recommend of the few you linked to?
I liked the worm castings but they changed the consistency so they aren’t the best at coming out of the spreader anymore. I prefer the worm castings that are linked in the description. Would highly recommend them.
17yrs ago I started a worm composter in my kitchen. I used the castings on organic veggies and medicinal plants. I also fed some of the red wiggler worms to my pet largemouth and smallmouth bass in my 125gallon aquarium. I fed the worms coffee grounds, veggie scraps, and even hair clippings. Potato scraps would sometimes start growing in the compost. The coffee grounds did seem to make the worms more active, but you got to be careful to not add too much moisture or you can get small gnats like fruit flies. I would dry out my coffee grounds for a day or two before adding them for that reason.
I believe that Wiggle Worm brand you showed in this video is a Wisconsin based company. I started using their castings over two decades ago. It is very good stuff, and it was always priced better than competitors.
Edited to add: At the end of the video you said castings are not compost, but they are often referred to as "Vermicompost". Somewhere I have a book on the stuff. Have you ever looked into "Aerated Compost Tea"? In my opinion that is the best use for worm castings. I used to deliver pizzas to a lawn guy that had a couple homemade 50gallon brewers in his garage. I used to have a 5gallon homemade brewer. Mr Tim J Wilson(channel name mrtimjwilson) here on youtube nerds out on Aerated Compost teas. He invented the Microbulater airlift brewer
Thanks for sharing all this Eric! I have brewed worm tea and compost tea on a 5 gallon bucket and saw amazing results in my gardens and lawn! Amazing what that stuff can do! Thanks for sharing my friend!
how would you use this with your homemade fertilizer?
You could put this down once a season and use the homemade fertilizer in between applications.
Can you mix them with synthetic fertilizer?
I wouldn’t mix fertilizers together but you could put them down in separate applications
Thanks bud I appreciate it
Fantastic video!! Duff Man. Great information 👍
You got it Maranda! Thanks for watching!
How can I reach out to you to find out more about how you went about this?
Hey twisted my email is down below in the description! Thanks for watching
Can worm castings be used for new grass? I.e. overseeding?
Absolutely they definitely help the new grass grow!
@GarageGear would you do castings tea and granulated castings on the lawn? Or just one? Feel like casting tea just beneficial bacteria we ria and not so much b a fertalizer?
@@raczyk great questions here. The newer worm castings don’t come out of my spreader so easily so I found it better to spray a worm tea. Still get loads of nutrients that way.
when is the best time to through down worm casting for cool season grass.
Hey Gramercy Bull! If you watch this video I just put out you can apply these at any of the fertilizer windows I mention. WHEN ARE THE BEST TIMES TO FERTILIZE YOUR LAWN?
ua-cam.com/video/cV14j_-SVZo/v-deo.html
If you don't mind, would you care to tell me what hardiness zone in which you live? I tried to grow fescue in the south, and it doesn't do well in summer.
Hey edge! I think Buffalo is 6a. Thanks for watching!
JB where can i buy the worm castings locally?
Had a guy but I think he recently went out of business. Now I get them on Amazon but they’re a little more wet and have to be hand applied. They clog up spreaders.
If you have a Pike nursery near you they have it there.
holy shit I was thinking about getting worm castings for lawn
Works great! Can’t beat it!
I go to Tractor Supply for horse alfalfa pellets, 40 lbs for around 17.00 dollars. 20 lbs per 1000 sq ft.
Thanks for sharing! I’m going to look into this! 👍
Can you link these pelletized castings? I ordered the Amazon link and they came as dirt. Couldn't spread in rotary spreader. Was basically dirt.
Hey Chris! Shortly after I made this video the formulation changed and these a produced differently now making them harder to spread! You can let them dry out a bit and then spread them to make it a little easier.
@@GarageGear thank you. You should've seen me out there throwing worm poop withy hands cursing you lol
@@chrisfilipdias you’re not the only one shortly after this video came out. Stinks it got changed!
Looks amazing after that application! Rain helps. How has Buffalo been for rain this summer? It’s been well watered here.
Hey skyemac, we had no rain at all in June. Then a couple inches of rain in July. And now we’re in another dry spell. The rain definitely helped but what’s amazing is that it’s still growing strong. The dark color is holding well too! Thanks for watching bud!
Where did you get the worm castings that are in the white sacks in your garage, and what brand are they?
Those ones are from a local guy near me. I linked a brand name on amazon in the description! Thanks for watching Matt!👍
@@GarageGear Appreciate it!
@@mapst7 no problem Matt!
who's the local company you're using for the worm castings? I see bflo worm works does things around the area
They were in Akron but not anymore. I would like to try them out but would like to see how shredded down they are!
@@GarageGear place up in Lewiston sells the worm castings but they're $$$ much more expensive than the wiggle worms you mention in the video
@@thebird36 I’ll tell ya if you even do that application once in a great while you’d be surprised by how much better your lawn does!
Did you use any other Fert. with the castings for the season? Also what is your watering times not including rain days. I would like to maybe add this to my lawn.
Throughout the season I use a variety of fertilizers. Have you seen my lawn fertilizing playlist? Here is a link. LAWN FERTILIZING PROGRAM STAGE 1 - Soil Testing And Results With Soil Savvy.
ua-cam.com/video/VT0V3NcTFZM/v-deo.html
Here is a link to my lawn watering regimen!
HOW TO WATER YOUR LAWN - Plus My Secret Weapon
ua-cam.com/video/GIhATciwtsA/v-deo.html
thank you
Thanks for watching
Wonder if this would help the sorry state of our front lawn..
It will make anything grow 15% - 57% better according to university studies! I was looking for something that was organic and priced better. These did the trick! Little dusty when applying but hey, they work! 👍
JB just found your channel subscribing! Good job
Hey shorty! Thanks for subscribing! I promise to not let you down!👍
What type of grass is that? Never seen green be so green before lol.
Hey majestic! I have a mix of perennial rye grass, turf type tall fescue, Kentucky blue, and a little fine fescue. Thanks for watching!
Keep up the good work
Will do Reinaldo! Thanks for watching! 👍
Enjoyed the video, thank you
Thanks for watching unaffiliated!
Looking good I’m going all organic next year so I’m doing my research on how to improve my soil,where did u buy yours
Hey Nana, I got my bags from a local guy but I did put some Amazon links to some in the description! This stuff is GREAT! Looks like you got some green turf as well in that pic! Thanks for watching!
Thanks bro
@@NanaNana-zk4ky no problem my friend!
Awesome video!! I'm looking to add organic fertilizer to my electric lawn care company. Thanks for the information.
Hey Stealth! This stuff works great! I’m going to be buying up a lot of it soon! It is quite possibly the perfect fertilizer! Thanks for watching!
Hey JB! Love the channel. Fellow Buffalo lawn nut here... Where did you get your worm castings locally?
Hey Frat, thanks for being a cool local fan! I got them from a guy who unfortunately went out of business. There is a guy in Tonawanda called Buffalo worm works. His name is Myles. There’s another guy in Akron but he doesn’t answer the phone. Here is a link to some on Amazon. These work well if you briefly let them dry out and then spread them. They take about 2-3 weeks to kick in. Put them down before some heavy rain and you’re good to go! Go Bills! www.amazon.com/dp/B00V4RI88Y/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_WTS2KXJS5N4YE2DH7DEE?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&linkCode=ml2&tag=garagegearjb-20
How many of those 30# bags would I need for my front lawn? It’s only about 3,500 sq ft. Thanks in advance…just subscribed. Wanted to buy a toro timemaster but your review video has me wondering if I should 🤦♂️🤷♂️
Hey Bobby! One bag would probably do but the more the better! The lawn loves this stuff and it’s impossible to over do it. Thanks for watching!
@@GarageGear Thanks for getting back to me. I won't take up too much of your time but I do have one more question. I recently moved into a new house and the yard was nothing but weeds. I hired a company to help me get it back into shape. We killed it all off and any day now they are coming out to aerate, fertilize and seed. Would you recommend putting down the castings now or wait until the new grass starts to come in or even wait until next year?
@@bobbystokes9269 I would put the castings down as soon as they are done aerating, fertilizing and seeding! The ground is opened up and and this is the perfect time to get some nutrients down into it. 👍
1. Do you water with clorinated water? Does that not kill the beneficial bacteria from the worm castings?
2. What about weed control?
Hey rac! Can’t avoid watering the lawn with the water from the spout where I live. It gets the job done. I spray weeds as normal too. Not to worry the worm castings always get the job done!
@GarageGear what about the hose filters they sell on Amazon? Says it removes most of the chlorine?
@@raczyk you could try those but they may slow your water pressure depending on the type.
Excellent video Brother
Appreciate you Will! 👍
Very interesting!
The lawn is on STEROIDS Flint! It’s crazy! Still growing well even though it hasn’t rained since I filmed this video! And it’s priced right. It’s even cheaper if I get it locally!
Why did you settle on 5lbs/1k?
I could throw down more the price would go way up. Seemed like a nice round number most fertilizers go down at!
When and exactly how many times would you apply worm castings to your lawn? I've learned a lot from your channel. Thanks!
Hey Ryan, first off thanks for being a fan of the channel! This is a really great fertilizer! I’m very tempted to try an entire season of this to see what it does! Typically I fertilize my lawn once in early April, once in mid May, then around the 4th of July, then in Early September, and finally in late October. Based on my soil test, my lawn can really benefit from this stuff! I’m going to attempt to throw this down in the early spring and see how the lawn is doing come May. If I see that it needs another does I’ll give it a dose in mid May. Then I’ll use it again in the summer, and once in the fall to see how it does. I could also try half doses mid May and in October. I like to experiment with this kind of stuff and see how the lawn responds. My lawn fertilizing program works great but these worm castings are far more organic and cost way less. Thanks David! You may have just inspired me to make another video! 👍
@@GarageGear Thanks for all the info! What is your application of worm castings per 1000 sq ft?
@@r4dolan I Applied this at 5lbs per 1000 square feet and got these results! Pretty impressive! The bags on Amazon I believe are 30 pound bags.
I love hummus, store bought is ok, but making it is better
I agree!
how often do you apply?
Once a season is the general rule of thumb!
Funny video but very helpful
Thanks for watching A Martinez!
It doesn't take much to have a great looking lawn, it's just like rough on a golf course, we maintain that the least out of any Turf, basically I'm saying anyone can do it but growing anything shorter than a fairway height is much harder to do. There is one golf course that's a complete science project where everything is organic, no chemicals no nothing and for the most part it works pretty good but when it goes bad it goes really bad
Thanks for sharing chosen one
can you just add actual worms to your lawn?
I suppose you could but every bird in the are will be on your lawn lol! Thanks for watching!
There is absolutely no way the worm castings amended his soil that fast. Biology ignorance.
Thanks for watching
I’ve used the worm castings with the same results. It does work and it worked quickly for me as well with proper watering.
Talks crazy. Just be natural.
Thanks for watching