Anothet reason to use lots of vermicompost

[Proud Marine Dad]

This article is two years old but still good stuff.

http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2011/12/research-worm-compost-can-suppress-plant-disease

 

[Noah Yates]

For the win!!!

 

[The_NorthEast_ChileMan]

This quote from another forum:
 

OK, I skimmed through all 4 pages of posts on this thread, so maybe I missed it, but why is nobody talking about how worm castings supposedly can make your peppers way hotter? They did a study in India and grew a variant of Bhut Jolokia all the way up to 4.7 million Scovilles using worm castings.

It's a fairly technical article, seems legit. You can read it here:

https://www.keepandshare.com/doc13/16310/nk002-20170130001-pdf-1-7-meg?da=y

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This one new to me!>Impact of nutrient management, soil type and location on the accumulation of capsaicin in Capsicum chinense (Jacq.): One of thehottest chili in the world

I lost interest after the 7th graph and not understanding it or the previous 6... Supposedly buried in there is a factoid that they got a Bhut Jolokia variant that recorded 4.7 million scovies? If you find it let me know......

 

[Powelly]

vermicompost for the win

 

[Takanotsume]

I feel like I've been making a mistake by not top-dressing my plants with worm castings regularly.
 
My healthiest plants are definitely the aji pancas growing in coco coir + worm castings, so I'm hoping I might be able to get my ones growing in the peat-based Pro Mix into better shape by providing them with the stuff.