3. Worm tea
Red Wiggler Worms (Eisenia foetida) are the most common type of composting worm!
As they feed, red wigglers swallow great quantities of organic material, digest it, extract its food value and expel the residue as worm castings, which are very rich in nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium.The life of a red wiggler worm in general is hard. Their bodies are about 70% protein; rich food for many predators.Their major enemies are insect eating birds, like robins, and mammals like moles. If you watch a robin hunting,it pauses, cocks it head and then hops. The robins ears can actually hear the earthworm moving under ground.But the red wiggler worm, although sightless and ear-less can feel the vibrations of the bird on the surface.Its the deadly game of survival.
Red wiggler worms can process large amounts of organic matter and, under ideal conditions, can eat one and halftimes its body weight every day. They also reproduce rapidly, and are very tolerant of variations in growing conditions.
Worms will breed most often for one of three reasons:
- There is an abundance of food available.
- Their survival is threatened by environmental conditions.
- They find themselves in an area which is saturated with suitable mates.
The worm then excretes a soil-nutrient material called worm castings.This is why wise farmers have historically wanted to have healthy worm populations living in their fields.Worms are at the bottom level of the food chain but are critical to healthy soil.
Recycling the organic waste of a household into compost allows us to return badly needed organic matter to the soil.In this way, we participate in nature's cycle, and cut down on garbage going into burgeoning landfills.Worm composting is a method for recycling food waste into a rich, dark, earth-smelling soil conditioner.The great advantage of worm composting is that this can be done indoors and outdoors, thus allowing year round composting.It also provides apartment dwellers with a means of composting. Here are some pictures of worm farms:
In a nutshell, worm compost is made in a container filled with moistened bedding and redworms.Add your food waste for a period of time, and the worms and micro-organisms will eventually convert the entirecontents into rich compost.
The compost can be mixed with potting soil and used for houseplants and patio containers. It is an excellent mulch(spread in a layer on top of the soil) for potted plants. If it is screened, it can be added for potting mixes forseedlings, and finely sprinkled on a lawn as a conditioner.It can be used directly in the garden, either dug into the soil or used as a mulch.
Where can you also use worm castings?
- flower gardens
- veggie gardens
- rose bushes
- orchids
- trees and lawns
- herb gardens
- anywhere you want healthier plants & soil
Made through a brewing process which runs distilled water through Red Wiggler worm castings, the nutritious elements and microorganisms of the castingsare captured in a concentrated liquid form, named worm tea.By using worm tea on your plants and gardens, you put healthy microorganisms back into the soil where they thrive and multiply, creating a muchhealthier growing environment for your plants.
Chip, our friend, has created an original worm tea product, named Global Worming Worm Tea, in Silver Spring, MD.
If you are a gardener in search of a natural alternative to garden chemicals, you are in the right place.
"Global Worming Worm Tea" is:
- 100 Percent Natural
- Fertilizer and Insect Repellant
- Soil Enhancement
- Compost Accelerator
While Global Worming Worm Tea is in a concentrated form, it is an all-natural soil amendment, so you cannot over fertilize or "burn out" your plants.Mix the bottled concentrate with distilled water and apply directly at the root base of your plants to enhance the health of your soil.
Global Worming Worm Tea can be sprayed directly onto your plants and will act as an insecticide. It can be added to a compost pile to accelerate thecomposting process. Larger quanities of Global Worming Worm Tea can also be used to fertilize your lawn.By using Global Worming Worm Tea in place of commercial chemicals and fertilizers, not only will you have healthier plants and soil but you will becontributing to a healthier environment for all.
Directions for use:
- As a Plant Food and Soil Amendment: Fill a five gallon bucket with water and let sit outside for a day to remove any chlorine and chemicals.Mix six ounces of "Global Worming Worm Tea" to the water. Apply liberally to your plants and soil. Repeat frequently.
- As an insecticide: "Global Worming Worm Tea" can be used as an insecticide and a fungicide. The bacteria and additional live microbes will eatfungus such as: Black mold on fruit trees, black spot on roses, scale on crape myrtles etc. as well as kill the larvae of whiteflies, aphids, mites etc.Spray 100% directly to affected areas of your plants.
- As Compost Enhancement: Mix as described above and pour over your compost after it has cooled from it's heating stage.
Here is the latest video about Chip's worm tea, that was broadcasted live a few days ago. Hope this will make you decide that worm tea is really the best natural alternative.
New!!! You can order a bottle of "Global Worming Worm Tea" for only 12.95$ right here (shipping not included, it costs 6.50$ in US).
Unfortunately, we have sold out all our stock. Still, we can make arangements for orders bigger then 100 bottles. Just contact us, we will reply in 24h.
