Reddit reviews Worm Castings Organic Fertilizer, Wiggle Worm Soil Builder, 15-Pounds

This run I used:

Potting Soil with Earthworm Castings, Pumice, BioChar and Dr. Earth Veg. I built the soil up for reusing after each grow. So far everything in my veg room is beautiful with no deficiencies. I'll top dress with Dr. Earth Bloom when I switch to flower. Here is my flower room at week 6 that I top dressed with the Bloom 2 weeks ago. The one on the back right was losing color before the nutrient switch. It's probably going to be an early finisher. OG Ringo is an 8 week Indica dominant strain.

This run I used:

Potting Soil with Earthworm Castings, Pumice and BioChar. So far plants are beautiful with no deficiencies. Fertilizing with Dr. Earth Veg. and Dr. Earth Bloom dry amendments.

Unco Industries (WWSB15LB) Wiggle Worm Soil Builder Earthworm Castings Organic Fertilizer, 15-Pound https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00062KQ42/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_8HjQBbMZ79NVV

Buy a worm farm and make your own for free too

Source: https://www.amazon.com/Unco-Industries-WWSB15LB-Earthworm-Fertilizer/dp/B00062KQ42

thanks for your thoughts - if I could pick your brain, what do you think of [Earthworm Castings] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00062KQ42/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1). I also ordered from Amazon recently. My thought was to let what my landscaper put down, sit for a week to ten days and see where we are (I water it multiple times a day as well). If it isn't going well after that, I'll mix this Earthworm Castings with [this seed] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003AYWIU8/ref=oh_details_o03_s01_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) and then water the lawn with the Scott's spray

General Advice:

• Use a concentrate for bug/fungus sprays! Don't waste money on the ready-to-spray crap.
  
• When spraying for bugs, always use a fungicide in low-concentrate as well. The reason is that the water will encourage fungus growth, so you need to counteract that.
  
• Start with lower-concentrates, and work your way up. It's generally better to under-do something, than over-do and burn your plants.
  
  Fertilizer:
  
  
• General Hydroponics MaxiGro plus MaxiBloom (6/5) - I've tried all sorts of fertilizers, and found this to be the cheapest, most effective for container plants. To give you an idea how effective, this plant was growing in a 10oz solo cup at the time of that photo. The small quantity goes a LONG way; I've found it MUCH cheaper and easier to balance versus buying bags and bags of other fertilizers (i.e. bone-meal, compost, iron, calcium, etc, fish/kelp based, etc). Mix 1 tsp per gallon. I'm lazy, so I do 1tsp of each in a 2-gallon bucket, then distribute to all of my plants.
  
• Silica (4/5) - I can't report anything 'scientific' but according to my research, silica helps plants grow much stronger. I also mix this with my watering solution at about 1tsp per 2 gallons, but you can go a bit stronger if you like. Only reason it's 4/5 is because my plants were doing great before using this, so it's hard to tell exactly how much of a difference it's actually made.
  
• Tomato-tone (5/5) - Inexpensive, diverse nutrients, VERY effective. This stuff revived several container tomatoes, and a 4-foot basil plant. Smells a little, but not too bad.
  
• Earthworm Castings (5/5) - Inexpensive, diverse nutrients. This stuff can be used fairly liberally, and is an 'organic' option. Definitely helped keep my plants happy and healthy.
  
• Pearlite/Vermiculite (4/5) - Not a fertilizer, but helps prevent soil compaction, root-rot, and over-watering issues. This stuff is cheap, especially in larger quantities. Use liberally! It's difficult to over-use.
  
• Water Absorbing Crystals (4/5) - Inexpensive, fun, aerates soil, stores water, and kinda crazy (fun for kids)! These 'crystals' absorb water expanding many times their size, and then release that water. As you might imagine, this expansion and contraction keeps the soil loose, prevents over-watering, and is also good for "plants no one waters" scenarios. My only hesitation is it's somewhat of a 'chemical' additive, but all of my research suggests it's safe.
  
  Bugs:
  
  
• Spinosad plus Permethrin (5/5) - Concentrate lasts forever, very effective, human/pet safe, good for edible plants, pleasant/minimal smell, minimal/no mess.
  
• Diatomaceous Earth (4/5) - Effective, must be applied liberally, though it can be a bit messy, and may need re-application.
  
• Safer Soap (3/5) - Somewhat effective, but for edible plants, the taste is hard to get out, and made a mess of my grow tent. On the good side, it's cheap and lasts forever.
  
• Neem Oil (2/5) - Smells terrible, don't use indoors. Perhaps good for outdoor use?
  
  Fungus:
  
  
• Chlorothalonil (?/5) - After extensive research, apparently this is safer and more effective than copper. Trying this product next.
  
• Copper (4/5) - Has effectively reduced a very bad leaf-fungus issue I was having on tomatoes and peppers. Only issues are that according to my research, it's not the safest product, and works best as a preventative rather than 'cure.'
  
• Hydrogen Peroxide (4/5) - Use 30%-35% food-grade, and dilute heavily to about 1-2%. Good for root-rot, algae, and leaf-mold (spray). Leaves no mess, as it breaks down into water+oxygen. Safe for plants and humans (in low concentrations). Only problem is that it's a short-term solution.
  
• Baking Soda (2/5) - I may have misapplied it, but this seemed to burn my plants.