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Originally Posted by Richard
Jack,
In my opinion, vermicompost from worms fed vegetative material is an ideal compost. I use it in all the soil I make for my plants. However: - it is not a fertilizer, it is a soil conditioner
- it is not a mulch, it is compost
- it is great for germinating some seeds and terrible for others
More information is at: Info:Fertilizer - Bananas Wiki
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Thanks, I've seen almost all the different palms germinate in vermicompost with sand 1:1 (which is pretty much everything I will germinate), the ratio of succesfully germinated seeds was about 85-90%, which is extremely good for palms in artificial conditions (one unnamed European nursery).
Indeed it is a compost, but is not as damaging as other composts, so it can be used as mulch (for instance, also this article referrs to it as mulch
http://aces.nmsu.edu/pubs/_h/h-164.pdf ), an effective one, I've seen documentations on youtube, where people spread lots of vermicompost on large areas and it took the compost about 2 months to get to the soil.
Its main role was to warm up the soil.
Any tips on the bin Richard? Or any experience? How much do you use and where do you get vermicompost?