Terracycle

[tomatoaddict]

I found this product at Home Depot. I thought it was a great idea. Not affordable for the gardener with 200+ tomatoes, but I loved the idea and concept. Check out their site at Terracycle.net

[celestina]

I heard of this although it's not availailable in my area. A few months back the owner of the company was interviewed on a podcast and his business model was pretty smart. All bottles are recycled, collected from schools etc. I believe the business is located in an inner city to reduce labor costs--

[Adenn1]

I saw tht at HD as well...they did not have the tomato food pictured above...but a basic garden fertilizer. I may just have to try it.

[amideutch]

Speaking of worm poop. Just for you Terry. Ami

http://www.vers-land.com/

[tomatoaddict]

Thanks Ami, French worm poop!

[harleysilo]

got it here, may try it don't know....

[coronabarb]

I bought some of this last month, as the tomato plants I bought at the college sale were on the small side, and I wanted to give them a quick boost. It is too expensive! I think the concept of the university students producing it is great but the price...

Lucky for me, a friend on another list has a worm bin setup and he gave me a big jug of this stuff, only concentrated to mix 5-1.

[bryanccfshr]

I was able to get 8 pounds of actual worm castings for under 4 bucks. This leachate of castings in used soda bottles busines loks like a money making business but as a consumer I see it as less than optimal. Get real worm pp, add it to the planting holes and be done with it.

[dice]

.... but as a consumer I see it as less than optimal.

At that price, it's kind of a dilettante product: an easy
to use, not particurly messy or smelly organic alternative
with great fertilizer balance for people that would normally
use something like liquid MG instead.

Someone brought me a bottle of an equivalent product
("worm tea") last winter from a local company. I used
it on houseplants, which loved the stuff.