What do you do with worm wee?

Worm wee is continuously collected in the pan under your worm farm. Before giving it to plants, dilute it with water about 10:1 to the colour of weak tea. Once a tray is full of broken down food and worm castings, it's time to harvest your soil fertiliser.

What do you do with the liquid from a worm farm?

However, your best bet is to discard the leachate. Pour it down the sink or toilet, or dump it on the driveway. If you decide to re-use leachate, apply it only to decorative plants. If you're looking for an easy-to-apply liquid fertilizer for your plants, make worm tea instead.

Does worm wee go off?

A. Worm wee tea is wonderful for the garden, however it does have a shelf life of two to three months at most especially over the warmer months. To store it, keep it in a dark, cool area, this prevents UV from breaking down the components.

How do you mix worm wee?

Down at the bottom, you have a drip system. That tray will collect the worm wee. You mix it one part to ten with water to nourish your pot plants.

How often do you use worm wee?

Water your plants with worm tea every two weeks, or once a week for fruits and vegetables. Choose your delivery method. A watering can or spray bottle are acceptable options.

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Can worm wee burn plants?

Worm tea and worm farm leachate

It contains plant nutrients, but is not rich in microorganisms like compost tea. Worm leachate really needs to be used cautiously since it contains “bad” bacteria as well as “good” and may be harmful to plants, especially if it smells “off”.

Do houseplants like worm wee?

There's no doubt worm juice makes an excellent plant fertilizer. It is also a natural insect repellent and improves soil health. Worm wee is far superior to chemical fertilizers. Chemical fertilizers contain pesticides and herbicides, burn the soil and kill beneficial microbes.

Is worm wee good for grass?

These pleasant creatures are actually brilliant for your lawns health and they are busily working away beneath the surface. If earthworms are present in your soil, it means you have healthy soil that contains a good amount of organic material, so there is no reason to worry about them.

Can you use too much worm tea?

With that being said, unlike chemical fertilizers, worm castings won't harm your plants regardless of how much you add.

Is worm wee good for succulents?

Generally, succulents don't require (or like) much fertilizer. They are sensitive to salts and most chemical fertilizers contain these as an ingredient. This is why worm castings tea is the perfect way to keep your garden chemical free and organic.

Can you sell worm wee?

THERE are many ways to fundraise for the school but kids at Bonbeach Primary School take top prize for the most unusual. Green-thumbed students sell worm wee at the local farmers market, making about $300 a month.

Does worm wee smell?

We'd be happy to discuss what's going on in your bin and hopefully we can give you some good ideas to bring your worm bin back into balance. Your worm bin should always smell like fresh garden soil, and in fact, should produce no odor at all.

Should you dilute worm tea?

Applying a worm casting tea is easy. Dilute it in a 1:3 tea to water ratio and water your plants with it. Use it right away, though, as it will go bad if left longer than 48 hours. To make steeping a little neater, you can make a tea bag for your casting using an old tee shirt or stocking.

Should I use worm leachate?

The digestive tract of a composting worm is really good at removing harmful pathogens. Unfortunately, leachate is usually not consumed by your composting worms and therefore does not get cleaned by going through a healthy worm gut. Worm bin leachate can potentially contain toxins that are harmful to people.

How do you drain worm tea?

So what do you do with the worm leachate or seepage? If it smells bad, discard it. Pour it onto the driveway, flush it down the toilet, or tip it down the sink. If the odor is not bad, you can dilute it heavily with water, or run the bubbler in it (see below).

What can you do with compost leachate?

Can you burn your plants with worm tea?

According to Dr. K.P. Barley, worm castings have “two times more calcium, five times for nitrogen, and seven times more phosphorus and potassium” than regular soil, and unlike chemical fertilizers, worm tea will never burn plant roots, no matter how much is applied.

Can you put worm castings on top of soil?

of worm castings around the stem of container plants, then water well. Refresh the potting soil by adding a small amount of worm castings to the top of the soil monthly throughout the growing season. Don't worry if you add a little extra, unlike chemical fertilizers, worm castings won't harm your plants.

How do you apply worm juice to a lawn?

Simply spray the worm tea on the leaves of your plants until it is dripping onto and into the soil to give protection from various root and foliar pathogens, as well as the pesky insect pests.

Can earthworms ruin your lawn?

In a lawn, earthworms work as natural aerators. They turn over the soil in a steady and methodical manner without any real disruption to the turfgrass. Their holes improve the movement of water and nutrients into the soil and make them more available to the lawn.

Can you plant directly in worm castings?

Organic worm castings are excellent for plants. They contain all the essential nutrients that plants need in addition to enriching the soil in which the plants are grown. Not only can this fertilizer be used on nearly any type of plant, it can also be used directly on plants without burning them.

What are the disadvantages of worm castings?

Is worm wee good for orchids?

It is excellent for all plants not just orchids. We spray Worm Tea directly onto flowers. The microbes in the solution retain moisture in the flower for extended life. Some florist are using it on cut flowers to extend their useful life.

What nutrients are in worm wee?

Is worm tea good for the garden?

Worm tea will repopulate the soil with microbes, enrich the roots and break down the thatch turning it into food for grass. During hot summer days, worm tea can help retain water in soil. If you decide to use worm tea as a foliar spray, it will help your plants produce more foliage and larger stems.