Worm Tea

The most effective use of worm castings is worm tea!  The process of soaking worm castings in water releases nutrients and beneficial bacteria from the castings.  When aerated, the number of microbes grow exponentially, resulting in a nutrient brew teaming with billions beneficial bacteria and fungi that serve as both a fertilizer and insecticide.



How To Brew Underground Magic Worm Tea

The most effective worm tea is aerated, creating an oxygen-rich environment in which the microbes can grow and multiply.  Underground Magic pre-packaged tea bags make this a no muss / no fuss operation and provide you with the freshest tea you can lay your hands on.

Worm Tea Recipe (How to Brew Worm Tea):

Supplies needed:
1 gallon bucket
1 gallon dechlorinated water

1 compost tea bag

1 aquarium pump, tubing, and air stone

Fill the one gallon bucket to within six inches of the top with dechlorinated water.  Submerse one Underground Magic worm tea bag.  Connect one end of the tubing to the aquarium pump and the other end to the air stone.  Submerse the air stone.  Dry your hands and plug in the aquarium pump.  Let aerate for 12 to 24 hours.  Use immediately.

Tea Application Approaches

• Foliar sprays

  • 5 gallons per acre for each 6 foot of canopy
• Soil Drenches
• 20 gallons per acre (100 L/HA) for each spring and fall, or combine with compost application in the fall, tea soil drench in the spring
• Seed Treatments
  • spray into seed surfaces in a light mist, not even enough to wet the seeds significantly
  • roll seed or seed piece in solution of tea
  • place a drench of tea below seed as planting in furrow