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Old April 2, 2008   #1
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I found this product at Home Depot. I thought it was a great idea. Not affordable for the gardener with 200+ tomatoes, but I loved the idea and concept. Check out their site at Terracycle.net
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I heard of this although it's not availailable in my area. A few months back the owner of the company was interviewed on a podcast and his business model was pretty smart. All bottles are recycled, collected from schools etc. I believe the business is located in an inner city to reduce labor costs--
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I saw tht at HD as well...they did not have the tomato food pictured above...but a basic garden fertilizer. I may just have to try it.
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Speaking of worm poop. Just for you Terry. Ami

http://www.vers-land.com/
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Old April 6, 2008   #5
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Thanks Ami, French worm poop!
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got it here, may try it don't know....

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I bought some of this last month, as the tomato plants I bought at the college sale were on the small side, and I wanted to give them a quick boost. It is too expensive! I think the concept of the university students producing it is great but the price...

Lucky for me, a friend on another list has a worm bin setup and he gave me a big jug of this stuff, only concentrated to mix 5-1.
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I was able to get 8 pounds of actual worm castings for under 4 bucks. This leachate of castings in used soda bottles busines loks like a money making business but as a consumer I see it as less than optimal. Get real worm pp, add it to the planting holes and be done with it.
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Quote:
.... but as a consumer I see it as less than optimal.
At that price, it's kind of a dilettante product: an easy
to use, not particurly messy or smelly organic alternative
with great fertilizer balance for people that would normally
use something like liquid MG instead.

Someone brought me a bottle of an equivalent product
("worm tea") last winter from a local company. I used
it on houseplants, which loved the stuff.
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