Andrew Rowles

I have seen that video, I think he sets that worm bin up to his hydroponic system, which is ultra cool.  So I don't have a ton of moisture and I'm not saying that my leachate is pathogenic, however I also don't know.  Which is why I'm asking if it's wise to er on the side of caution and pasteurize it.  It's been months so far and the bin seems healthy, I have added wood ash to it to prevent some of the newer bins from getting too acidic (I may have over fed one of them at one point), but otherwise all is healthy.  But after all of this time, I still have not drained the leachate.  I'm probably overthinking it

Anne Miller wrote:I don't know much about Leachate though I have seen a few threads that mention doing this or that with it.

I found this topic in the zero replies so it doesn't hurt to make a few suggestions.

Do you have a compost pile?  Would Leachate be of value there?

Is there a reason not to water plants with it?  Seems like a valuable asset to me.

What are the reason for not using it?

I guess the reason is solely that I read harmful bacteria could mess up the biome of my potted plant soil.  I could dump it outside or in my outdoor compost bin I suppose but its winter time.  I was hoping to utilize it better indoors, via pasteurization or aeration.  I just can't find any info on doing so.  Thanks for the replies!  There's one way to find out I guess!

I'm searching the web for superior cultivars of the following shrubs: Black Currant, Aronia, Elderberry, Blackberry, Raspberry, Hardy Kiwi, Seaberry.

Some of these varieties are limited in cultivar selection so I know for the most part what to get (i.e. Aronia and Elderberry).  There's a nursery/breeder by the name of Lubera in the UK that breeds insane looking black currant (Blackbells for one) but I don't know how to get them stateside... Can anyone recommend nurseries and varieties of any of the above mentioned fruit?

Noteworthy: This fruit is for use in our brewery's spontaneously fermented wild ales.  So yield and flavor intensity is desired.  We will be planting varieties in 300' rows, among beehives and other various stone fruit tree's in a spread out permaculture style orchard.  

Thanks everyone!  So far 2/2 recommendations agree.  If anyone else has a good source, I'm still listening!
-Andrew

I know there's mixed opinions on using worm leachate, but I don't want to just dump it down the drain.  If the harmful bacteria is the main concern for not using it, can I just pasteurized it, dilute it, and feed it to my plants?  I see a lot of info about pasteurizing Worm Tea (which I'm not sure why you would do that), but I'm talking specifically about Leachate.  Maybe even take it a step further and oxygenate it after pasteurization?  Any thoughts?

I have a beginning permaculture style orchard in the works, with tree's spaced about 16' apart and heavily mulched with composted manure underneath 6" of hardwood chips.  I don't have a row mulcher yet, and limited hardwood chip, so each pile is essentially an island of woodchip instead of a continuous row like I want one day.  I want to break the chips down and continuously add chip every year to build soil for my stone fruit tree's and shrubs.  Where is a good source for Stropharioa spawn to get started with?  I want to inoculate a lot of separate piles and hit the ground running!