Worm Compost Tea

Image

There are so many benefits of turning your worm castings into worm compost (vermicompost) tea.

  • Exponentially more microbacteria
  • Easier to apply
  • Can be applied to a larger area
  • Can be applied to foliage
  • Mycorrhizal fungi and predatory nematodes

First, we need to get our worm castings which we will harvest from our worm compost bin.

We will then put about 3 cups of the worm castings into a mesh bag to avoid the debris from flying everywhere in our water.

Next, we will get our 5-gallon bucket (cheapest to get at Lowes or Home Depot) and fill it with water, about 4 gallons.

Then we will add our mesh "tea bag" of worm castings and 2 tablespoons of Organic Blackstrap Molasses to the water. These sugars will feed the micro bacteria as they brew.

Now we will add the extras. We like to add 1 tablespoon of Concentrated Fish & Kelp Liquid Fertilizer as well as half a cup of Azomite Rock Dust to the water. These don't necessarily help the micro bacteria but they are fantastic for the plants, so might as well save time and fertilize all at once.

We then add the Air Stones to the bottom of the bucket. These are connected to our Aquarium Air Pump with the right Plastic Tubing.

We plug the air pump into the wall and make sure it is bubbling. Let this sit for 2 days.

Image

After the 2 days, it is ready and full of good stuff. Now time to apply. We can use a Fertigation System, water with a garden watering can (we dilute 1:3 ratio of water), or use a hand sprayer attached to the hose.

The sprayer is one of the easiest at-home methods. First, we got a Dial N Spray and took the cup off the bottom. We attached a tube and filter from our Venturi system to the tube of the Dial N Spray. Drop the weighted filter into your 5-gallon bucket of vermicompost team, set the Dial N Spray to 8oz, and get to spraying those microbes!

Purchase
We Recommend Buying from one of these nurseries
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
This cost is not added to your purchase, it is a percentage from Amazon for bringing people to their website for the transaction.