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Worm tea Inexpensive Organic
Goodbugs Vermicompost Badbugs
Worm tea Inexpensive Organic
Goodbugs Vermicompost Badbugs
Super vermicompost can also be applied in liquid
form, the so-called "worm tea".
How to fight the ''bad bugs''
by Charl Pienaar
You can find many recipes for making liquid fertilizer from super vermicompost on the
Internet. The recipe can be very simple for small operations, to large commercial
brewing operations.
The simple and easy recipe that we use is as follows: take a fairly large drum (44 gallons) and cut open the top. Clean the drum properly and fill nearly to the top with clean, good quality water. Add about five kilograms of fresh super vermicompost. Use a small air pump, which could typically be purchased from a pet shop, and is normally used to aerate indoor fish tanks. The outlet of the pump should then be put into the water and allowed to bubble air through the worm tea for about 24 hours. In this time the beneficial microbes (the good bugs) increase at a very fast rate in the water, the "much smaller little helpers". After this time the colour of the water would be a rich dark brown, like strong black Ceylon tea.
This worm tea could be applied in liquid form around your plants (for fertilizer) or sprayed onto your plants with a sprayer. A small quantity of dishwashing liquid could be added to make the liquid stick to the leaves better. Remember to filter the worm tea through a cheese cloth before putting into the sprayer, otherwise the nozzle will keep on blocking. For more details, application rates and step-by-step instructions, have a look at the Goodbugs Little Workers eBook.
The theory about fighting the "bad bugs" with worm tea is that you assure that the "good bugs" are present in high numbers, which would help them to chase the "bad bugs" away. Furthermore, a strong, healthy, well-fed plant would have improved resistance to fight off the "bad bugs" by itself.
The inexpensive application of worm tea should be repeated every few weeks, and just watch them plants grow!
Commercial compost tea containers are available from Growing Solutions, contact us for more information. These containers are very modern with a built-in air pump and special adjustments for commercial use.
The simple and easy recipe that we use is as follows: take a fairly large drum (44 gallons) and cut open the top. Clean the drum properly and fill nearly to the top with clean, good quality water. Add about five kilograms of fresh super vermicompost. Use a small air pump, which could typically be purchased from a pet shop, and is normally used to aerate indoor fish tanks. The outlet of the pump should then be put into the water and allowed to bubble air through the worm tea for about 24 hours. In this time the beneficial microbes (the good bugs) increase at a very fast rate in the water, the "much smaller little helpers". After this time the colour of the water would be a rich dark brown, like strong black Ceylon tea.
This worm tea could be applied in liquid form around your plants (for fertilizer) or sprayed onto your plants with a sprayer. A small quantity of dishwashing liquid could be added to make the liquid stick to the leaves better. Remember to filter the worm tea through a cheese cloth before putting into the sprayer, otherwise the nozzle will keep on blocking. For more details, application rates and step-by-step instructions, have a look at the Goodbugs Little Workers eBook.
The theory about fighting the "bad bugs" with worm tea is that you assure that the "good bugs" are present in high numbers, which would help them to chase the "bad bugs" away. Furthermore, a strong, healthy, well-fed plant would have improved resistance to fight off the "bad bugs" by itself.
The inexpensive application of worm tea should be repeated every few weeks, and just watch them plants grow!
Commercial compost tea containers are available from Growing Solutions, contact us for more information. These containers are very modern with a built-in air pump and special adjustments for commercial use.
“Compost Tea is a Microbe Brew, it's a living soil
amendment that instantly goes to work balancing
your soil and feeding your plants by working with the
minerals and nutrients already present in your soil.”
Southern Organic Living.
Southern Organic Living.
Air bubbling through the worm tea water
Petunias (3/9/2008)
Petunias after receiving vermicompost tea
(9/10/2008)
(9/10/2008)
The following pictures show the
beautiful growth in petunias after
worm tea application:
worm tea application:
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