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To brew a batch of aerated worm compost tea, you will do roughly the same procedure as the basic worm tea recipe except you will be introducing a sugar source and an aeration device. Remove the worm compost tea bag from the bucket, cut it open and add the worm compost either to your garden, your worm compost bin, or your hot compost pile.Because the beneficial microbes in the worm compost tea will start to die off, water your garden first thing in the morning for best results.In the morning the water should be light brown. I use a 5 gallon bucket but any size bucket will work. Submerge the worm compost tea bag in a bucket of water.Fill your homemade tea bag with worm compost and tie off the open end of the tea bag somehow.For more about compost tea bags read: What to use as a Compost Tea Bag

Find something to use as a compost tea bag (old t-shirt, panty hose, cheese clothe, etc).

Here is the basic worm compost tea recipe that I use. I prefer to use something as a makeshift tea bag because it makes it less messy but it is not necessary. To make a batch of basic compost tea with worm castings, all you really need to do is soak some vermicompost overnight in water.

Not yet worm composting at home? Learn to start here or buy composting worms here. Using your vermicompost or vermicast to make worm compost tea is a great use of your nutrient rich worm castings. It is brewed using vermicompost (also called worm castings or worm poop) as your compost instead of compost from a hot compost pile. Vermicompost tea is simply compost tea with worm castings. This article will teach you a compost tea recipe and instructions for both compost tea brewing methods. There are two ways to make compost tea with worm castings: the basic method (simple steeping) or the aerated, brewed version. It isn’t appetizing for you but your plants will love it! The nutrients and beneficial microbes in the compost diffuse into the water making liquid fertilizer for your plants. Brew Worm Compost Tea using this Simple Vermicompost Tea RecipeĬompost tea is a tea made from steeping (or brewing) compost instead of tea leaves.