No-Till enlightenment needed please

[Shadowgrows]

Good day everyone!
I have searched without luck (probably because my Google-Fu sucks) for answers to my questions.
1. What Happens with the worm castings created by the worm population?
2.How does the container not turn into a bin of worm castings?

I’ve not yet read the books typically recommended for this style. A couple are on my purchase list this year. This is my first no-till grow and I enjoy the life it brings into my tent. Previously I had three grows with Roots Organics and the Terp Teas which turned out well but I wanted to do the no-till or TLO style since I started researching this hobby.
Grow Pot: 15 gallon Grassroots
Growing Medium: 1/1/1 of Baby Bu’s Blend compost/ Sphagnum Peat Moss/ Perlite
Amendments at composition: Build-a-Soil’s Clackamas Coot nutrients and minerals
Light: SF2000
Tent: Vivosun 2x4 which is a nice compact tent but I will be switching back to my Mars Hydro 3x3 after this run. I liked the headspace in it.
Environment Control: Couldline T6 and digital controller. 6” fan and small humidifier.
Temperatures run between 67f and 80f with around RH.
Also a pic of the current lady. She is a Mephisto 4-Assed Monkey at week 8. Pretty sure I overwatered the first few weeks and stunted the growth. She’s a little over 14” tall right now.

 

[Proph]

I'm confused by your question.. Do you want to know the benefits of worm castings?

 

[Shadowgrows]

@Proph No Sir. To be blunt and to the point (I mean to break no rules and make no assumption that I know anything about anything at all); In worm composting, the worm castings are removed and distributed elsewhere and more room is available in the compost bin for more inputs.
However, in a no-till raised bed, I assume the Worm Sh-t is never removed? Maybe I am completely off base here. After so many cycles of no-till would the bed be mostly composed of Worm Sh-t?

 

[Proph]

@Proph No Sir. To be blunt and to the point (I mean to break no rules and make no assumption that I know anything about anything at all); In worm composting, the worm castings are removed and distributed elsewhere and more room is available in the compost bin for more inputs.
However, in a no-till raised bed, I assume the Worm Sh-t is never removed? Maybe I am completely off base here. After so many cycles of no-till would the bed be mostly composed of Worm Sh-t?

Correct.. Nothing is removed in no till, the soil is alive with life.. The worm casting are broken down by that microbe/bio life and turned into nutrients.. There is no way that worms can poop enough to change a soil into a compost in a no till pot. I mean, technically it could probably happen at some point, but it would take lifetimes to achieve, lol. I use about 25-30 worms in my 15 gal pot.. That can turn into a few hundred after a few completed grows.. But I've never heard of worm casting overtaking a no till bed/pot.

 

[Shadowgrows]

@Proph Thank you very much!
“The worm casting are broken down by that microbe/bio life and turned into nutrients.” This right here is the piece that was not clicking in my head for whatever reason.

 

[RC Cola]

Correct.. Nothing is removed in no till, the soil is alive with life.. The worm casting are broken down by that microbe/bio life and turned into nutrients.. There is no way that worms can poop enough to change a soil into a compost in a no till pot. I mean, technically it could probably happen at some point, but it would take lifetimes to achieve, lol. I use about 25-30 worms in my 15 gal pot.. That can turn into a few hundred after a few completed grows.. But I've never heard of worm casting overtaking a no till bed/pot.

I’m relatively new to no-till and haven’t used worms in my no-till bed, but I am thinking about using them in my new 3x6 bed. Can you end up having too many worms? Do you have to feed them the same things you would in a compost bin?

 

[Proph]

I’m relatively new to no-till and haven’t used worms in my no-till bed, but I am thinking about using them in my new 3x6 bed. Can you end up having too many worms? Do you have to feed them the same things you would in a compost bin?

It's possible to have too many, but it's rare. I guess it depends on which worms you're using and how fast they reproduce. They will feed on the organic matter in the soil just as they would in the ground in your yard. No need to feed them anything. Just keep their environment moist.

 

[RC Cola]

It's possible to have too many, but it's rare. I guess it depends on which worms you're using and how fast they reproduce. They will feed on the organic matter in the soil just as they would in the ground in your yard. No need to feed them anything. Just keep their environment moist.

Oh cool. Thank you!