You can put some VC in the planting hole, mix some in the planting soil or place it on top after planting. I do all three. I also use it as a seed starter. VC seems to cut the estimated germination written on seed packs in half.

OK, I didn't think of putting it in with my seed plantings. Thanks. I'll experiment with that.

Vermiman, When you said you used it as a seed starter, do you mean you use it alone as a seed starter? 100% VC ?? or do you mix it with garden soil or peat? and if so what percentages?
Thanks,
Shawn

I use it pure.

cool! I'll have to try that! I've never had any success with Peat pots.

I use it in planting holes, furrows (on top of seed) and as a top/side dressing/mulch.
For furrows, I draw the furrow with a furrowing hoe, plant the seed, then fling the vc down the row with a hand trowel, then cover with soil and tamp. For potatoes, I put a scoop on top of the cut spud along with some bone meal. For tomatoes, I often use a bulb planter to make a good hole, plant the seedling and then fill with vc. Asparagus gets a good top dressing.

I use about a 50/50 mix of worm poo and potting soil as the first transplant soil for my tomato seedlings. I always start them in soil-less mix so they don't get killed by the bacteria in the soil. But by the time they develop their first set of true leaves I transplant them into bigger pots filled with the mix. Man, do they grow like crazy in that mix! Be careful if you need to time your seedlings for a certain plant date. I had to plant mine about 10 days early because they got so big on the worm compost.

Mike

I mix my castings with water. Then I use a watering can to pour it on any and all of my plants, even my lawn.

I feel that I can spread it out more that way and control where exactly it is going better, too.

If I have a lot, I also mix it with potting soil.

I only had about seven gallons the first time I harvested so I had to use it sparingly. Each flower pot got a small handful and I carefully sprinkled around the planting beds that already were planted. I also added castings into some of the lasagna beds I was building and it seems the carrots in those beds were much faster than some I grew elsewhere but that could have been time of year too.

I think I will try starting seeds in the worm castings in the future. I do know that any seeds dumped in there tend to sprout. I've heard that putting your avacado pits in the worm bin is a good way to get them to sprout.

Here is a link that might be useful: My worm bin

I mixed my castings with screened peat moss and vermiculite in a 1:1:1 ratio for seed-starting. Not only was this seed starter mix excellent for germination, during transplanting I added the mix to containers mixed with Miracle Grow potting mix. The results speak for themselves on my tomato plants. Look at the fat stems! I also think they are trying to out-do my cats in the fur department. ;)