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Old 12-30-2008, 04:28 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Default Re: Fert's

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Originally Posted by Richard View Post
What I'm referring to is the flem and minerals in the worm castings. When you make tea, at least 1/2 of it is left behind. Using castings to make a soil mix or putting them directly on the soil under a layer of mulch delivers more of what you're after to the environment.
I am not talking about worm tea that is sun brewed from worm castings. I have a two layer system, the 2nd layer or bin is where the worms live, and have holes drilled in the bottom of it. The tea I am using is just the liquid that drips from the top bin down to the bottom bin. This liquid appears to be tan in color. Sometimes when I pull the liquid there is also lots of black clumps down there that I also mix into the tea I harvest. When I throw in something like a half a head of expired lettuce I will be able to harvest a good amount of this worm tea as the worms break the lettuce down and the access water drips through all the castings making this rich run off / tea.
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