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Gardner and Bloome castings are excellent for TLO growing
Alpaca Gold all organic earthworm castings are perfect for use in TLO growing
Youcanusecompostorcastingsinlayersorspikeswhenyouarebuildingyourcontainers;justremem-
ber that these need heavy duty aeration due to the magnitude of microlife that will colonize these layers
or zones. Again, use small nugget sized perlite at a ratio of around 30:70 perlite to castings. I would also
like to give a shout-out to Alpaca Gold Organics Earthworm Castings of Oregon, USA. I use these mixed
with my own homemade earthworm castings at about a 50/50 ratio with amazing results. These are Red
Wiggler castings from worms that are fed alpaca poop. If you are able to get your hands on some of these
castings, I highly recommend it! These are extra rich in secondary and micronutrients.
Asaruleofthumb,thelargeryourcontainer sizeis,relative toyourplantsize,themellower youcanbe
when building your container mixes. I use spikes full of dry nutrients like blood and bone meal because I
