Worm Castings

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⚠️ Important: Avoid Using Chlorinated or City Tap Water
Worm tea and castings are full of beneficial living microorganisms that feed your soil and plants.
Chlorine and chloramine — common in city tap water — are disinfectants designed to kill bacteria, including the beneficial ones in your worm products.

How to Dechlorinate Water:
     • Easiest method: Fill a bucket or watering can and let it sit uncovered for 24 hours. The chlorine will naturally evaporate.
     • Faster method: Use an air stone or aquarium bubbler for 1–2 hours to aerate the water.

Always mix or brew your worm tea with dechlorinated water to protect the living microbes that make it so effective.

• Shake or stir the bottle gently before each use.
• Use within a few days of opening or refilling — it’s alive, not shelf-stable like chemical fertilizer.
• Always apply to moist soil or in the early morning/evening to protect the microbes.

• Soil Drench: Pour about ¼ cup of worm tea per small plant or up to 1 cup for large pots, every 2–4 weeks.
• Leaf Spray: Mist leaves lightly for added nutrients and natural pest resistance. (Strain before spraying to avoid clogging nozzles.)
   

• Soil Feeding: Apply 1 cup per square foot of soil around the base of plants every 1–2 weeks.
• Transplant Boost: Add a cup of tea to each planting hole to reduce shock and speed up root establishment.
• During Growing Season: Use regularly to keep soil biology active and nutrient cycling strong.
   

• Use a watering can or hose-end sprayer to apply evenly — about 1 gallon per 100 sq ft.  - DO NOT USE CITY/CHLORINATED WATER
• Best applied early morning or evening to minimize evaporation and UV damage to microbes.
• Follow with a light watering to wash the tea into the root zone.
   

• Water at the base of plants weekly to boost flowering and fruiting.
• Excellent for tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, herbs, and fruiting plants that crave biological activity.
   

• Use as a foliar spray or light watering around the base every 2–3 weeks.
• Encourages vibrant color, stronger stems, and longer-lasting blooms.
   

• Store in a cool, dark place and use within 1 week for best results. 
• Do not refrigerate or leave sealed in heat — live microbes need oxygen. Feel free to shake it up every so often to help oxygenate.
• If it smells sour or rotten, it’s gone anaerobic — compost it and start fresh.