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Definition of worm cast in English: worm cast(also worm casting) noun A convoluted mass of soil, mud, or sand thrown up by an earthworm or lugworm on the surface after passing through the worm's body. Example sentencesExamples - He also intends to sell what experts politely refer to as worm castings: excrement that is a nutrient-rich alternative to potting soil.
- Lately, he has been using pure worm castings for transplant mix and has found the results fantastic.
- On the rippled sand, peppered with worm casts, you may find spooters or razor shells and small sea urchins or sea potatoes.
- Add lots of organic matter to the soil, worm castings and water regularly.
- Before planting, he fills pots with four parts potting soil to one part worm castings (available at nurseries).
- He noted that objects on the surface of soil, such as stones and archaeological relics, sink into the ground as they are buried by worm casts.
- Darwin demonstrated that worm castings were indeed transported down slopes from fertile soils to areas where such soils were not being developed by the action of worms.
- ‘Look for lemon-shaped worm castings,’ he instructs me, bending low in search of mini - bowel movements, his nose dripping with sweat.
- The worms started excreting worm casts from the tail shaft of the burrow 4 days after the experiment began.
- Darwin also reported that after drying, worm castings were broken into smaller and smaller fractions, ultimately into dust-sized particles that could be carried on the wind.
- I like to make my own organic mix using peat and about 20% worm casts.
- Because nutrient levels are so low in worm castings, they are - like compost - considered more a soil amendment than a fertilizer.
- In contrast to the control tank, the mineralogy of the worm casts showed some noteworthy differences from the initial material.
- They simply eat your rubbish and turn it into worm casts (you can guess what a cast is); this is about as rich a compost as you can get.
- Organic fertilizers like compost and worm casts release their nutrients slowly and don't burn seedlings the way inorganic fertilizers may.
Definition of worm cast in US English: worm cast(also worm casting) noun A convoluted mass of soil, mud, or sand thrown up by an earthworm or lugworm on the surface after passing through the worm's body. Example sentencesExamples - I like to make my own organic mix using peat and about 20% worm casts.
- The worms started excreting worm casts from the tail shaft of the burrow 4 days after the experiment began.
- Darwin demonstrated that worm castings were indeed transported down slopes from fertile soils to areas where such soils were not being developed by the action of worms.
- Lately, he has been using pure worm castings for transplant mix and has found the results fantastic.
- On the rippled sand, peppered with worm casts, you may find spooters or razor shells and small sea urchins or sea potatoes.
- ‘Look for lemon-shaped worm castings,’ he instructs me, bending low in search of mini - bowel movements, his nose dripping with sweat.
- Darwin also reported that after drying, worm castings were broken into smaller and smaller fractions, ultimately into dust-sized particles that could be carried on the wind.
- He also intends to sell what experts politely refer to as worm castings: excrement that is a nutrient-rich alternative to potting soil.
- He noted that objects on the surface of soil, such as stones and archaeological relics, sink into the ground as they are buried by worm casts.
- Because nutrient levels are so low in worm castings, they are - like compost - considered more a soil amendment than a fertilizer.
- Add lots of organic matter to the soil, worm castings and water regularly.
- In contrast to the control tank, the mineralogy of the worm casts showed some noteworthy differences from the initial material.
- They simply eat your rubbish and turn it into worm casts (you can guess what a cast is); this is about as rich a compost as you can get.
- Before planting, he fills pots with four parts potting soil to one part worm castings (available at nurseries).
- Organic fertilizers like compost and worm casts release their nutrients slowly and don't burn seedlings the way inorganic fertilizers may.
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