Growing an herb garden from home is one of the best ways to provide your meals with amazing home-cooked flavor. There’s nothing quite like pulling fresh herbs out of your own garden, throwing them in the pan with your dinner, and enjoying that amazing flavor.
Although the idea of having homegrown herbs is amazing, in reality it’s not always that easy. Sometimes it can be a struggle to get the herbs to actually grow like you want.
If you’ve been trying to get your herb garden to grow and it’s just not happening, you might want to look into adding worm castings. Why are worm castings so beneficial for your herb garden?
Simple Grow Soil answers these questions in detail below.
When growing herbs in your own garden, you have to start with the condition of the soil. What are you using to grow your herbs in? If you bought a bag of compost or starter soil from the store, it might not have the nutrients and natural environment that you need. The results of the growth will parallel exactly the condition of the soil. If you’re using dead, tired, weak soil, your herbs are going to grow in the same fashion.
Perhaps the most amazing thing about pure worm castings is the way that it drastically improves the overall health of the soil. The biggest reason it does that is because of the beneficial microbes in the worm castings. Most gardeners and growers don’t really stop to think about the importance of the bacteria in the soil, but it’s absolutely vital to the health of the herbs growing in it.
If you’ve ever researched the impact of gut bacteria on the health of humans, you may have a basic understanding of how important this could be for plants. In humans, gut bacteria affects everything from allergies to headaches to digestion issues. It can cause disease, lead to depression, and a host of other negative things.
Worms have gut bacteria also, and it makes its way into the soil through their castings. This gut bacteria has the effect of causing rapid growth and healthy plants. This factor alone can significantly improve the growth of your herb garden.
Another nice thing about using worm castings is that you can use them indoors and outdoors. Many fertilizers and soil supplements don’t have the ability to be used indoors or outdoors. What works well outside, doesn’t always translate to indoor performance.
One of the primary issues is that plants grown indoors are often susceptible to disease and root rot. The humidity differences and not being in direct sunlight can make it so that plant diseases are more likely to occur.
One of the awesome things about worm castings is that they form a protective barrier around the soil and the plants growing in it. This barrier helps prevent diseases from taking root in the plants. You are essentially making a protective shield around the plants to keep them from catching anything bad.
Another factor involved here is the water regulation. A lot of growers make the mistake of watering their plants too frequently while some others don’t water enough. With worm castings, you’re giving yourself a type of water insurance.
The worm castings mixed into the soil act as “water regulators” and either release or absorb moisture, depending on what the plant needs. This means if you forget to water your plants, the worm castings have your back. They’ll release some. If you’ve watered too much, the castings can absorb additional water so that it doesn’t drown the plants.
Additionally, the worm castings will help prevent disease that often comes from having too much water. This helps make worm castings the perfect additive for indoor herb gardens.
Another thing that many growers don’t stop to think about is how the roots of the plants they’re growing are going to get oxygen. They throw the plants in some store-bought soil and then don’t think about it. In reality, getting oxygen directly to the roots of the plant is critical to the growth and overall health.
When you mix worm castings into the soil at the time you plant, you’ll be encouraging oxygen to make its way to the roots of the plants. Worm castings are solid little balls that can’t be packed down easily. This means that the soil will stay light and airy and allow oxygen to get through it.
Overall, it’s really hard to find something as versatile and as effective as worm castings in an herb garden. If you’ve been struggling to find that perfect solution for your herb garden, buy a bag of Simple Grow Worm Castings and mix it into the soil. You’ll most likely be amazed at the results and wish you would’ve tried it earlier.
Do you wish your plants would grow bigger? Was your garden less than it should've been last year?
If you're tired of growing puny vegetables and fruits, it's time for an upgrade...Simple Grow Worm Castings!
What are worm castings? Another term for worm manure. Why would you want to use it in your garden, raised beds, and house plants? Because it makes them grow bigger, faster and healthier...with no chemicals!
How do worm castings do this? It's like giving your plants a powerful multivitamin with everything they need to grow. Trace minerals, nutrients, and most importantly...worm castings are chock full of beneficial microbes. Why does that make a difference?
In recent years, we've learned the importance of gut bacteria for humans and know that it impacts so many different parts of our health. The same thing applies with worms. Gut bacteria from the worm's digestive tract gets into the soil from the worm castings and promotes plant health. Plants have a symbiotic relationship with the microbes from the worm's digestive tract. Plants respond to it and grow really big...really fast!
If you've never tried worm castings before, you owe it to yourself to give them a try. Instead of using traditional chemical fertilizers from the big box store, why not try fresh, certified organic worm castings this year? You'll be able to grow bigger, healthier plants that you actually can feel good about eating.
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