WORM CASTINGS VS WORM "WEE"

by Julie
(South Africa)

Dear Pauly, I am most confused about the words leachate, worm tea, and the tea one mixes from the castings.

What exactly is the LIQUID part in the bottom tray, the stuff we tap off into a bucket? Is that what is called worm 'wee'? what do you use it for?

it worries me since I read this:-
If I may quote "from the tap ... dilute it 10:1 with water ... you should not use leachate on your vegetables as it may contain pathogens." (??!!)

If one takes the castings (vermicast) which I believe to be the clay-like brown solid matter? and we mix it with water, adding molasses or maple syrup or juice to feed the microbes, is this not worm tea?
if I may quote: "use your worm tea as a soil drench .... & spray it on the leaves. It doesn't matter how much you use, your veggies will love it - in fact the more microbes you get into the root zone, the better." (??!!)

Thank you for your help.


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by: Pauly

Hi Julie,

Sorry it has taken so long to respond to your question.

Worm tea and the tea one mixes from the castings are, in fact, the same thing. The castings are suspended or dropped into the water and mixed with molasses along with bubbling water.

The bubbles increase oxygen in the water for the beneficial microbes and the molasses serves as their food source.

Castings are nothing but microorganisms like bacteria and protozoa etc...

The leachate is nothing but the liquid drain off at the bottom of a worm bin. I call it the mystery liquid. The website you quoted is correct in diluting the leachate.

Although I do not recommend using leachate to my readers as we do not know what is in the leachate. Many have gambled with this substance (including me) and lost.

If you must use it then make sure it does not have a smell and then dilute it 10:1 as described.

I actually talk about Leachate vs Worm Tea here on the site go check it out!

Thanks for your question Julie,
Pauly

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