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The Best Year – Healthier Vines, Less Pests, 26 BRIX

Dennis Erickson, owner of Erickson’s Vines, Fallbrook CA tells us about the changes to his vineyard after applying VermisTerra tea and castings. He no longer finds any “red blotch” leaves, much healthier appearance, there are less pests problems, one vine produced grapes for the first time in 5 years, and 26 BRIX quality wine grapes. The winery are very pleased with his grapes.

 

Watch: Erickson’s Vines (Part 1) The Best Year – Healthier Vines, Less Pests, 26 BRIX

Uncle Steve talks to Dennis about lab numbers vs organic numbers, letting nature work by building up the organic matter and healthy soil. He compares what it was like growing crops using chemicals vulnerable to disease and ground pests versus growing after discovering worm castings. He saw longer shelf life on his vegetables, and release salt in the soil. Uncle Steve suggests using VermisTerra with less fertilizers.

Carmen Gispert Phd and viticulture advisor visits the vineyard to hear about Dennis’ results and the possibility of setting up trials and research.

BRIX – A measure of the amount of sugar in the juice of wine grapes. Grapes with 26 BRIX would yield dry wine with 14.5% alcohol, which is a typical alcohol percentage in good California wine.

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Why Haven’t You Heard of VermisTerra?

Agronomist Peter Viss explains why not many of heard of VermisTerra.

Sometimes something comes along that’s so different, hard to explain and people are afraid because it’s too fantastic. It’s everything it claims to be and more. JL Organics is the first worm farm to commercialize this quality of castings and this stable concentrate live tea. VermisTerra is New and Different.

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VermisTerra as Alternative to Fumigation – ROI, and Value of Vermisterra

Agronomist Peter Viss,  shares about Vermisterra, a “biological wonder”, what makes it special, what problems it may fix. He uses it to help farmers substitute for fumigation, aerate soil, mitigate salt, provide strength to trees, and keep irrigation lines clean. Peter explains how to use VermisTerra as a standalone product or to compliment an existing program.

Why haven’t we heard of VermisTerra?
Something so different, hard to explain and people are afraid because it’s too fantastic. Everything it claims to be and more, and create models to think thru it. No one else has been able to produce it.

Specific examples:
– Worm castings and tea as substitute for chemical fumigation in almond orchards
– Nematode count goes from high to none
– Great to help farmers fix specific problems or maximize profit

Contact Peter thru www.vermisterra.com
See full video here https://youtu.be/kOUqVhjJc8w

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Urban Farmer and Agronomist Discuss VermisTerra Its Effects

Jamil Burns, urban farmer and owner of Raised Roots interviews agronomist and nut tree expert, Peter Viss. They discuss VermisTerra products and their relationship with compost, disease, BT, bioremediation, mycorrhizae, spider mites, white flies, flavor in fruit, and fumigation.

Filmed at the Farm Expo, Tulare California, Feb 2019.

 

0:25 How can VermisTerra help with verticillium wilt?

3:45 What’s the difference between using BT vs VermisTerra?

6:30 What’s the difference between using VermisTerra tea vs a single species for bioremediation?

9:58 Will VermisTerra tea compete with organisms in the soil food web?

12:10 Will VermisTerra tea effect mycorrhizae?

14:08 Is adding compost the right solution to increasing organic matter?

17:20 Why must some farms keep adding 6” of compost to avoid pests or disease?

18:34 Can you explain how VermisTerra tea and castings affect insects like spider mites and white flies?

20:30 Will VermisTerra tea and castings give me larger fruit? Or more flavorful fruit?

25:00 Can worm castings be used in animal feed?

25:47 Tell us about background and when you found out biology is the answer?

30:15 Can this reduce the need to fumigate strawberries?

Learn more about Raised Roots www.facebook.com/RaisedRootsCA

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Agronomist Discusses Benefits of VermisTerra Aged Earthworm Castings and Tea

This year VermisTerra attended the World AG Expo in Tulare and passed out samples and information about our aged castings, worm tea and hydrospiral tubes. If you love VermisTerra and wonder about the science behind how it works, this is the video that explains it. If you are just learning about VermisTerra, learn more about what we’re doing differently.

Agronomist and Nut Tree Expert, Peter Viss shares his knowledge about VermisTerra aged earthworm castings, tea and how what sets them apart.

 

Filmed over three days at the 2019 Tulare World AG Expo.

See Table of Contents to Jump to a question below!

Send questions for Peter to info@vermisterra.com

Day 1

1:38 How did you learn about VermisTerra? More about bacteria in the worm gut

6:55 A Framework for understand the benefits he’s observed with growers

19:42 Does VermisTerra help with plant disease?

26:00 What’s the difference between VermisTerra castings and tea? What’s the recommended usage?

35:44 How have VermisTerra castings and tea helped farmers you know?

 

Day 2

42:00 Is VermisTerra friendly for the environment?

47:00 Can you use VermisTerra with other fertilizers?

49:00 Does VermisTerra contain humic acid and calcium?

52:00 If VermisTerra is so great, why haven’t more people heard of it?

 

Day 3

56:00 What’s the return on investment (ROI)? Give us examples of its value

1:00:00 How long should I continue using VermisTerra?

1:05:00 Can you explain compost vs. earthworm castings?

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From the Worst to the Best Production

I’ve been running a date ranch for decades. I’ve seen results with VermisTerra tea and recommended it to a farm that I consult. Their date palms on a certain field were watered heavily but still had dried leaves from the salt in the water and soil. Normally date palms produce 14-16 bunches of fruit. These averaged only 4 bunches per tree. That’s poor production.

After almost a year of using worm tea, the trees are producing 15 to 16 bunches per tree. The center new growth is all green. The manager there said, “We’ve never had this much production on this field. It’s gone from the worst producing field to having the best production.”

– Lando (Date Farm Owner and Consultant) Yuma, AZ 

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Farmer’s Appreciation Day and Visiting Derby Orchard

Uncle Steve and Mindy went on a road trip to Yuba City, a big agricultural area near Sacramento. We had a great time sharing the benefits of earthworm castings and worm casting tea. We met with almond, peach, prune, and walnut farmers at the Farmer’s Appreciation Lunch. Attorneys, council members, and farmers checked out tractors, solar panels and organic soil!  We ate some amazing Indian food and American BBQ!

 

Then we ended the day with a tour of Derby Orchard to see their prune and walnut trees. We chatted about worm castings, chemical vs organic fertilizers, correcting soil problems, the joys of farming after decades working in the corporate world. Uncle Steve checked their soil and trees, and was able to explain some of the causes of a couple challenges. Then we did a taste test while blind folded to prove that different brands and types of walnuts taste completely different. We really love the ladies at Derby Orchard and their dedication to fresh walnuts. Check out their Facebook page HERE. On our tour of the walnut orchards, we met the Derby girl’s two rescue pups, saw the neat harvesting machinery, and even got to hang out with their miniature ponies!