I need you’re opinion. I have access to cricket poo from a pet store. Could you use this to top dress? If so would it be worth experimenting with on a single plant in flower?
What is is recommended for?
Does it have an NPK rating?
99
Here’s one.
Who knew grasshopper shed their exoskeletons?
Only way to know!
Insect frass is great as a top dressing. Whether it be from crickets, meal worm, or roaches. They’re light on nutrients and easy of the plants. Normally around 2-2-2 NPK wise and they all are packed full of Chitinases.
Well the pool is from actual crickets from the pet store. Like from the cricket bin. Not a pre packaged thing.
Nice! I know they are fed a high protein diet also.
Nice, local and minimum process. Sounds like a good thing to me.
Thanks @DavesNotHere.
Never considered it; nothing but bugs pooping in the garden, only makes sense.
Awesome. Id say they will.be closer to the 4-2-2 link 99 posted. I’m a little jealous now lol. Knowing they’re fresh unpackaged, they’re teeming with microbes that normally die off in the packing process.
Cricket frass is a great organic fertilizer. Great for top dressing
Hell yeah guys, thanks for the input from everyone. This should be a cool little experiment. I’ll probably substitute it in my compost tea recipe also. 1 cup earth worm castings and 1 cup cricket poo
Depending on how they look when I get them I may be able to send some out. I’ll post some good pictures once I receive them? It?
Didn’t somebody just mail some poop to US Treasury Secretary Mnumbnuts?
Hey man, wasn’t me…
I guess the guy came forward. No charges were filed that I heard of. You are in the clear. Mail away!
99
I would run it through my worm bin first, but it should work OK as is. Go light at first just in case.
So did you try it? I cant imagine it being all that hot… other dude said he had some packaged stuff at 4 part N? i’d sort of figured it would be a bit lower, like 2 or 1…
U got me thinking, a cheap or maybe even free source of quick/instant N (im assuming it breaks down rapidly, b/c of size and structure?), Its something else that is sorta cool and for-sure different. i’m curious…
Naw still waiting on getting some
I hear it is very high in nitrogen.