Castings & Compost




See pricelist below for availability. If it’s on the list it’s availble.
Redworm Castings / Vermicompost:
Why castings? Biodiversity! Red worms thrive in a compost that is loaded with all kinds of bacteria; fungi and nitrates. This can be found in a compost of many animal manures, but the most diverse compost is one that contains food wastes from fruits, vegetables, grains, etc. Each new food brings its own set of bacteria/fungi. Once the food is broken down by the microorganisms, it is ready to be consumed by the red worms, thereby concentrated into a nice little worm cast that is ready to be used. The ground up bacteria (nitrates) and other nutrients are now enmeshed with the fungi. When it comes in contact with the roots of a plant the fungi will bond the plant to the nutrients in the castings while increasing the plants water/nutrient absorption ability.
Our Composts:
Premium grade redworm castings: This blend of compost starts with 12+ months aerobically composted leaf and grass mix. It becomes our compost starter base for our windrows and worm beds. Then it is also used as our bedding to the yards of produce salvage that we add to the compost weekly. Our rows do not move, but they grow from being fed on one side only. As time goes by, it will seem as if the rows are moving about 1 foot per month. Once the rows reach 12'+ wide we then harvest off the finished side to prepare the castings for sifting. We sift this compost down to 1/4" or less in size. Time from start to finish is 2 1/2+ years. We sell this sifted and unsifted.
2020/2021- 3+ year leaf mold compost: This is an unsifted 98% finished leaf mulch compost. This is an aerobic leaf compost with masive amounts of fungi and bacteria working to convert the leaf debris into a diverse benificial biological workforce to feed your plants. Our leaf composts have been turned regularly to keep the compost temperature 120 degrees or higher in temperature for the first year and around 75 degrees for the second year. Throughout the first year the compost is fed grass clippings, grains, and soldier fly frass; this is added in while turning. As a result this compost is rich in nutrient value and microbial bio diversity.
2023- 1 year leaf mold compost: Perfect as a compost starter for your redworm composter and or a garden cover. There are worms in this compost. It is not a finished compost, instead it is at the simmer stage and sits at 70-80 degrees. The fungi are loving this with the moisture and carbon media quickly breaking down making it easy for the fungi to assimilate. The temp does not get too high so the worms are throughout the large pile of compost consuming the dead fungi and bacteria in the mix. This compost is at the perfect stage to add to the top of the garden after it is planted and again as a mulch layer after it is harvested for the year. If you are starting a redworm compost, this is the perfect bedding since it is already breaking down it can be used a base when you start your worm compost and as a cover after each time it is fed new food waste.
Garden blend/leaf mold compost sifted: This is our kitchen sink compost. It gets all the stuff that may take longer to breakdown like cardboard waste, leaf debris, pig and chicken manures and excess produce. This is composted for 5+ years to make sure there are no undesirable pathogens. There are many worms working in this compost through the years so there are castings in the compost. When we sift this compost we blend it with our leaf mold compost
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Premium redworm castings - sifted, unsifted and other composts
WE are currently not doing deliveries at this time.
All yard prices are tractor loaded. If you require hand loading with a 5 gallon bucket there is a $1 charge per bucket.
Amount | Premium Sifted Redworm castings | Premium unsifted redworm castings | Sifted garden & leaf mold compost w/castings | 2020/2021 Leaf mulch compost | Black soldier fly larvae frass w/barley husk | 2023 Leaf compost starter/ winter cover |
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1 yard 180 gallons | $125 | $75 | $75 | $40 | $35 | $25 |
1/2 yard (90 gallons) | $80 | $45 | $45 | $25 | $20 | $15 |
5 gallons | $10 | $5 | $5 | $5 | $5 | $5 |
5 gallon buckets | Our buckets are currently out of stock |