![]() But here’s the beauty about these soil and plant boosters. Both of them can be directly applied to the soil in their present state. We also know that because worm castings are in solid form, plant nutrients contained in them are also in solid form but are soluble. So while worm tea already contains the plant nutrients in solution, the nutrients in worm castings are yet to be dissolved so plants can use them. Your plants would get all the healthy microbes and fertilizers they need from this worm poop tea. You don’t have to be careful how you apply the compost tea because you can wet the plant roots, stems and even the leaves without any detrimental consequences. Make sure however that you dilute the tea well with a copious amount of water (five gallons over and above the amount you have in the bucket you use for seeping should do it). Check out our worm tea recipe #worms, #composting, #prepping Click To Tweet Liberal Amounts of Both Won’t Harm Plantsīeing in liquid form that contains all the microbes & microorganisms present in worm castings, you would be able to drench your house plants and garden with the compost tea. More important is that it contains large quantities of nutrients such as phosphorus, calcium, potassium and magnesium among other plant nutrients. Just ensure that your food is free of chemical fertilizers or growth inhibitors to ensure it is organic if that is important to you. Feeding your worms food scraps of bananas and a balanced food source of varying organic chemicals (nitrogen, phosphorus, & potassium) will be available in the worm manure. ![]() You know the saying, “You are what you eat”. More important is that worm poop contains large quantities of natural fertilizer such as nitrogen, phosphorus, calcium, potassium and magnesium among other microbes. This means your worm farm can be used in its raw form to revitalize poor soil by its nutritious presence in the soil. Worm castings on the other hand is solid waste formed from the excretions of earthworms and in their pure form contain a myriad of organic materials which can actually add microbes not only to plants but also as a supplement for poor dirt and plant life.
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