Combustible Worm Castings

I would very much doubt it. I have never analyzed a worm casting but would imagine it is pretty close to soil as far as flammability goes. I believe castings from ruminant's burn. This is due to high amount of residual fibre they pass. Worms are part of the next step in the process turning this fibre back into soil. So not a lot to burn there. I would expect adding worm castings to any flammable material vegetable or mineral would simply reduce the effectiveness of the flammable material. In other words mixing a ton of worm castings and a ton of sawdust would give less heat output than just burning a ton of sawdust

Thank you I didn't think of it that way. I was just thinking indians burn buffalo crap and I though this might be a way to heat my house but I didn't think about the reason the buffalo crap was flamable.

"Are worm casting flammable or could they be cheaply made flammable by some type of additive or process?"

First answer: NO, earthworm castings are earthworm poop (s..t). Almost 100% dirt.

Second answer: YES. Dry them thoroughly and dip them in jellied gasoline. Be careful it is highly flammable.

Question: Why do you want flammable worm s..t?

I figured if I could get worm crap to heat my house I could probably rule the "green"
world. If it was possible you could basicly turn 50% of what you put in the trash into something that could heat your house. news paper, stail bread, etc

thanks for your time

Use them the worm castings to grow something. Then burn what you have grown!

OK...I'll proof read my post next time. Here is the corrected version:

Use the worm castings to grow something. Then burn what you have grown!

Or, as my redneck freinds say:

Use them worm castings to grow something. Then burn what you have grown!

As worms move through soil, it goes in the front end and out the back end to move them along which has the side effect of 'conditioning' the soil thereby making the nutrients more available to plants.It is typically high in nitrogen but little else other than micronutrients.

I use them for gardening, they are the consistency of either wet soil or slightly sandy fine soil depending on the source. I wouldnt consider it combustible really, no more than ordinary soil.

If you have a lot of worm castings:

A) Grow a cash crop and food for yourself

B) Grow Biomass to burn and food for yourself

C) Trade the worm castings to a organic farmer in exchange for food.

D) Trade the worm castings for something you can trade to heat your house with.

They won't burn and it would kill the microbes you want in the dirt if you could.

Brad