Parts and supplies for making worm tea

Here is what you need to make worm tea. An air pump, air hose, air stone as well as "t" connectors. Or you could do it the way I did,  with extra irrigation parts, see below:

 I used drip irrigation line since it's the same size and it's black which will not let algea grow in the air tube. I also used these adjustable drip line emitters instead of the air stone. Clothespins are to hold the air tube to the worm compost bag inside the 5 gallon bucket.

Worm castings getting ready to make worm tea

Worm tea - Brewing worm tea from worm castings - How to make worm tea

Worm tea is brewing

I now have the worm tea brewing!

Here is how I am  making my worm tea:

- 5 gallon bucket filled with water
- 2 tablespoons of unsulfured molasses
- Air pump for a fish tank
- Drip iirrigation tube for air hose
- 1 drip irrigation "T"
- 2 adjustable drip emitters
- Pantyhose to put worm castings in
- 2-3 clothespins to hold drip irrigation line to pantyhose to keep air blowing from the bottom

I'll let this worm tea brew for about two days. I plan on pouring the finished worm tea into a two gallon pump spray and use on my entire garden and landscape. Pictures to follow...

Just finished harvesting the worm castings

All finished with the worm castings. It took about an hour to harvest all the worms castings, which by the way there was a total of 2.5lbs. of worm castings. Yes, thats right, 2 1/2 pounds of worm castings in three months! I found many, many baby worms while digging through the castings. Overall the worm composting bin seems to working great and is in excellent working order. The worms seems happy and are reproducing at a very fast rate. Photos to come later....

Batch of alfalfa tea almost ready

I have been making a batch of alfalfa tea in a 5 gallon bucket for the garden. It has been about 5 days so far and it seems like it's just about ready to be used. I plan on using it as a foliar spray and then pour any left overs over the soil to drench the plants. I've read to let it brew for up to 12 days in the winter months. Since it's been in the 80's here recently,  plan to use it before day 8. I stir it at least once a day with a large stick to add oxygen. My method is to pack  as much alfalfainto a 5 gallong bucket as I can, then fill with water.