How to brew 5 Gallons of Worm Casting Tea

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Our company provides worm castings and worm tea brewers of various sizes to farms, golf courses, athletic fields, lawn care professionals, and home owners.
Today we will be demonstrating how to make nature's finest liquid fertilizer, worm casting tea, using our 5 gallon brew kit.

Worm castings are an odorless organic fertilizer and soil amendment that can be used in your home as well as outdoors. One of the most efficient ways to use worm castings is by creating what is commonly referred to as worm tea.
Worm tea is produced through a simple process of soaking worm castings in water with an abundant air and food source. This process significantly increases the density of microbial life naturally found in worm castings. These microbes will manage the plant's use of nutrients and also be a food source while providing protection against disease and many insects. For these reasons worm castings and its tea will outperform any other growing method, without harming people, pets or the environment.
Now we are going to walk you through the process of making a batch of worm tea with our D-9 Aerator kit available though our website www.casting4gro.... We will be using a 5 gallon container sufficient to cover up to an acre of plant life, which is more than enough to cover an average to large residential lawn and its landscape. This is a very simple process that takes only minutes to set up. If you can brew coffee, you can brew worm tea.
The materials needed are:
1. 5 gallon brew container with our D-9 aerator attached. (This aerator will supply air evenly across the entire bottom of the container insuring that microbes grow aerobically and rapidly. A must have for a successful brew.)
2. 3 lbs of Casting for Growth worm castings which contain the largest variety of microbial life known; far superior to simple standard compost material. Our brewing kit comes with the materials necessary for 3 brews.
3. ¼ cup unsulfarated molasses
4. High volume Air pump and air tubing. You cannot have too much air, but you can easily have too little!
You can't grow it better than worm tea, and you can't buy any chemical as economical. Visit our site today, order the D-9 brew kit and make a real difference in the growing success of indoor and outdoor plants, flowers, vegetables or grasses in the greenest way possible.

[@itstheotherwhitemeat]

Did he say place the entire 3 pds in the bucket? GOOD LORD. All you need to put in 5 gallons is maybe a cup or 2 max. 3 pounds will last me all season sure, even two, if the soil is completely organic(homemade).

[@africancichlids3011]

they just found these gusy walking down the street and paid them 5 bucks each . they got to keep the t shirt lol

[@lenering1084]

You guys should make a video showing how to assembly and use the D-9 aerator. I bought one through Amazon and I am having a lot of problems with it.

[@Casting4Growth]

6. We are based out of Florida and send our castings to a lab in California to have testing done. If our customers need soil testing we typically refer them to the University of Florida due to their inexpensive test.

[@EGGSCENTRIC]

I use a tote, get red wiggleer worms from the compost pile, add garden material, grab the castings, toss into another tote with a pump, add water, pump the water for 10 hours, spray on leaves, harvest huge fruit, buds, berries, and veggies.

[@agentredhasretired5450]

Great information. Thank you for sharing.

[@ojos60]

Thank your for this information, and for the video. Very helpful.

[@Casting4Growth]

5. We use unsulphered molasses due to high sugar content. Black strap molasses can be used as well but the sugar content is lower. Our research has indicated sulfured molasses should not be used. As I am sure most people know if you look for worm tea brewing “recipes” there are a lot of different options and many of those options can produce desirable results.

[@jjk2one]

I read that this brew can help control black spot disease on peppers and tomatoes because of the good bacteria. I'm going to try this on one of my pepper plants and see if it works.

[@Mhjeckel]

How did it work?

[@Casting4Growth]

2. While in discussion with other professionals in the industry and asking scientist at seminars we have attended we concluded the foam head is an indication of microbial life and can also be a sign of too much molasses being used for the brew. If no head is formed the tea can still have beneficial microbial life. This is used as a simple visual test for the end user.

[@rodneyjackson622]

I love the information, you being to my attention, it were very useful, thank you for sharing these great direction.

[@BROWNDIRTWARRIOR]

I love this video, worm casting are a superior form of fertilizer for marijuana. I will be getting one of these kits! .

[@brendanstanford5612]

*Cannabis. Use the real name. Marijuana is a propaganda term invented by U.S. government

[@africancichlids3011]

@@brendanstanford5612 really though , its 2020 lol and to steal browndirtwarrior name . INSULTING

[@SteezyOtis]

Five Gallon Bucket: $3 Air Tubing: $2 Tetra Whisper style Pump (less than 10 watts) : $14 Total= $19 Quit trying to scam people.

[@Casting4Growth]

3. The dissolved oxygen reading we obtained for the blue pump seen in the video was 6.1. This pump is rated for 100 gallon aquarium. Since this video was produced we upgraded the pump to a commercial grade pump capable of powering 2 of our D-9 aerators simultaneously and keeping an oxygen saturation in both units well above 6. .

[@Casting4Growth]

We recommend 3 lbs of castings for 5 gallons of tea. There are several different thoughts on the shelf life of castings. We have seen them work well after sitting on the shelf for over a year, but the castings have live microbes so we believe they should be used as quickly as possible when the diversity and density of microbes are the highest.

[@StaticSift]

found this in 2022... ordering... thanks for the info guys!

[@wildbirdlover10]

What is the shelf life of the bagged worm castings you provide? How much worm castings do you need to brew a gallon of applicable tea?

[@Casting4Growth]

4. The tea produced by our brewers had been tested and the same is true for our worm castings. I am not a soil biologist or a microbiologist that is why we had outside labs do the testing for us.

[@Casting4Growth]

We choose our recipe because the majority of our customers are treating lawns, turf grass and row crops and our goal is the have a tea that is very strong with bacteria with the previous listed plants like.

[@balaclavaman6301]

Hi How many liters per minute of air does the pump output?

[@Casting4Growth]

Thank you for taking the time to watch our video and I am more than happy to answer the questions you have asked. Due to the length of response it will take multiple post. 1. 5 gallons of tea per acre is number that we started using based on research from Dr. Ingham and over the past 3 years we have continued using this recommendation based on the outstanding results seen by our customers who include professional athletic fields, golf courses, university grounds keepers and home owners.

[@oldwhitedude69]

Very cool. Are u able to spawn mushrooms in a substrate treated with worm tea?

[@yes350yes]

A lot of people who show how to brew worm tea say that once made it should be diluted with water before putting on plants- is this necessary? why if so

[@Casting4Growth]

We have happy customers all over the United States and I stand behind my product 100% knowing the information is correct and true. Please let me know if there are any other questions I can answer for you

[@TheFirstgoldking]

I bought s bag of Unco?? Casting I use 1 cup in a gallon of 140degree water shake up sit over night shake..but with these casting you pour it out thru a tea strainer its crystal clear not the slightest color..never made clear tea before.... its like the casting were processed into tea and the used casting were dryed and sold..anyone made crystal clear worm tea before? solid settle out in shaked tea in 1-2 minutes??

[@GrandmaSezSo]

Link to me to Amazon: Brewer kit currently unavailable.

[@Casting4Growth]

Thank you for watching our video. Our brewer is made of high quality materials and uses a high volume air pump that alone cost well over "$30." While there are many ways to build a brewer we stand behind the quality of tea produced and the worm castings we supply with our brewer.

[@FreeMind209707]

Hey I got this brand of worm castings without even knowing it. I brewed some tea but what I need to know is, do I have to dilute it before applying to my plants?

[@harryhathaway1086]

THANKS GENTLEMAN ! THE MOLASSES IS SOMETHING I DID NOT CONSIDER. however I got a question . What if you put honey or agave in the worm casting mix or mix all three is there a benefit to that or stick with molasses ?

[@doreenfrantz1893]

Since honey is an antibiotic I would not use it to make tea. I have not tested this as a serious project, but we did encounter a less than desirable result when trying to make tea using honey. It would be wrong for me to declare a "result", but it is to your benefit to proceed with caution if you decide to use honey. - Dan

[@andrewmitchell8401]

Good vid boys

[@raczyk]

Would you dilute the tea when applying to a lawn?

[@doreenfrantz1893]

Yes, you can dilute the tea. 5 gallons can cover up to an acre when diluted.

[@raczyk]

@doreenfrantz1893 read somewhere to use half casting tea and half water as the dilution ratio. It's computing is the casting tea a fertilizer or is it beneficial bacteria you are adding?

[@monte68x]

I can collect my own worm castings...for FREE

[@mattuk1310]

I do all you have shown except for dumping casting in the bucket i use nylons to contain it & I use my own worm casting but i'm getting very little foam if any at all....any ideas

[@doreenfrantz1893]

I'm thinking the castings are all in one ball and not getting the air/water running through them. Maybe try putting it in loose and filter brewed tea through the stocking and see if it makes a difference. I would think the aerated water flowing through loose casting would have better results, however I know people do put the castings in some sort of cheesecloth or stocking.

[@mattuk1310]

I'm trying a few ways even 5 gal paint bucket strainers but in all reality if your not spraying it if doesn't have to be debris free i just put it in the garden near the base of plants...thanks for your reply =)

[@Cayennem1st]

this kit does what they say, but can easily be made for 30$ and a trip to walmart

[@joshuacraft493]

They just want you to use more, buy more telling you to use BOOKOO at one time! Lol

[@iamthatiam5152]

If uve got HEALTHY soil, then u can pick your castings up straight out of your back garden :)

[@2138red]

how often can you water plants with this tea?

[@stephencarlsbad]

+2138red Good question. I'd like to know this too!

[@Casting4Growth]

Our goal is to make the process as simple as possible so we can show the “typical” home owner who uses synthetic fertilizers there is a better option, that is less expensive and more environmentally friendly. I do not know why you think we are scammers all the information in the video is supported with research that can be found on our website. If we were trying to scam people I would delete your post and ignore the rude accusations posed as questions.

[@Mhjeckel]

I love your products!!!

[@reforgedcriterion1471]

wow.. imagine if these guys tried to oxygenate a fish tank LOL

[@Skashoon]

No kits available on Amazon. Some things out of stock.

[@doreenfrantz1893]

We do have stock on Amazon. We do not have worm castings presently, so just the tea brewer w/pump or w/o pump are available.

[@jkbrothers-lu6rq]

These actors were not paid

[@benedwards4466]

These guys look really nervous on camera

[@MM-sq5pf]

😁

[@1fanger888]

Who originally came up with this aeration stuff? All you need to do is throw a shovel full of regular compost in a 5 gallon bucket and fill with pure water and let it sit, stirring a couple of times daily for 3 days. Pour it into another bucket through an old t-shirt. Pour 1 cup in a watering can and fill with pure water. As far as worm castings, it is quite expensive if you buy it and a lot of time and work to produce on a small scale.

[@doreenfrantz1893]

I found a great article to answer this: www.waldeneffect.org/blog/Worm_castings_vs._compost/ A few months ago, one of our readers asked why you would compost with worms instead of just making a traditional compost pile, and I answered "Um, well, errr, they're cute?" (Well, actually, I made something up.) Since then, I've been delving into the literature to see whether vermicompost (aka worm castings) is the same as traditional compost, and have discovered that there's actually a big difference. When you look at the basic macronutrient levels found in compost and worm castings, it actually looks like compost is the winner. NPK values of compost will vary considerably depending on the raw materials you use, but each macronutrient will range from 0.5 to 4% of the compost's weight. On the other hand, NPK values of worm castings can be as low as 0.1 or as high as 2, again depending on what you feed the worms. Red wormsDespite the higher NPK values of compost, though, worm castings have a huge positive effect on plant growth. When up to 20% of the soil consists of worm castings, plants germinate better, grow faster, and produce higher yields. Why? The answer is that worm castings are biologically and chemically different from compost or soil. Worm castings have much higher percentages of humus than either soil or compost, which helps the castings hold more water and stay aerated, while also providing binding sites for micronutrients that would otherwise wash out of soil during heavy rains. The castings are also chock full of plant growth promoters like cytokinins and auxins, along with increased levels of micronutrients like calcium, magnesium, and sulfur. Worm castings also host ten to twenty times as much microorganism activity as plain soil. No wonder a study showed that worm castings produced bigger blueberry plants and higher fruit yields compared to blueberries treated with either cow manure or chemical fertilizers.

[@mssavedin92]

@@doreenfrantz1893 ..good to know, thankyou

[@reashinn6058]

What happened your videos stopped??? This must be Horse shit...

[@SteezyOtis]

These two guys are scamming you. Where do you get off saying 5 gallon is enough for an acre? Where do you get off saying the foam is a sign of microbial life multiplying? What is your dissolved oxygen reading using that cheap aquarium pump? Where are your slides showing the multiplying of microbial life? Why are you using unsulphered molasses instead of black strap molasses? Who is your soil biologist? They can't answer these questions because they don't know what their doing and scamming you

[@plastamasta5096]

SteezyOtis youre dumb

[@iamjon1986]

They're*

[@victoriaroberts7837]

When will you kit be available again?

[@victoriaroberts7837]

How often should I use the "tea" on my fig trees?

[@doreenfrantz1893]

You can use it as often as you like. The suggestion is to use it every 2 weeks, but for fruit and vegetables every week.

[@victoriaroberts7837]

@@doreenfrantz1893 Thanks