Need a Substitute for Miracle Gro

[Le Taz Hot]

14. Update

Well I finally decided to go with worm castings added to my own compost. I found a local guy with a worm farm who sells worms and worm castings. I got 30 lbs. for $75.00 which is half of what I would have spent on Miracle Gro for the fall/winter garden.

Just planted butternut squash, onions, spinach and collards in the first square foot garden plus I started some extras in starter pots. I'll continue planting the other 2 square foot gardens in the next couple of days. I'll know if the soil additive combination was effective in about 7-10 days.

Btw, I showed my husband some of the vermiculture videos I had researched and he's now convinced we can raise our own worms next to the compost bins. Who knows, maybe this time next year we'll have our own worm castings instead of having to buy them.