Above is a Tea Brewer that is used by Mark, one of the co-owners of Worms @ Work. Compost tea is essentially a mixture of worm compost and water which is aerated and "brewed" for several hours or days to create a liquid plant food replete with active organic nutrients and microbes. Because these microbes need oxygen to survive, compost tea cannot be bottled, but must be used within a day of when it is prepared. The worm tea works amazingly well. All types of plants become greener, stronger and develop much deeper and healthier root systems with regular use of the tea.
WHAT IS COMPOST TEA?
Compost tea is a highly concentrated microbial solution produced by extracting beneficial microbes from vermicompost and/or compost.
The brew is produced by adding nutrients to water that is highly aerated. Compost and/or vermicompost is suspended in the solution and the extraction process begins. Using the proper equipment, good quality compost tea can be brewed in 24 hours. It is extremely important that all of the equipment be washed and disinfected between brewings to prevent buildup of harmful bacteria and microbes.
Worms at work currently has several contracts throughout Calgary to spray Compost Tea. We have the capacity to spray up to 350 gallons in one application (10 gallons per acre = 35 acres). We use a concentrated tea, approximately two times the average of most tea brewers. No yard or garden is too big or too small. Minimum charge is $100 per application, price is dependant on area to be covered. Multi-application contracts possible. Call for details.
Below are some quick facts about the benefits of Compost Tea.
DIRECT NUTRITION
1. A source of foliar and soil organic nutrients
2. Chelated micronutrients for easy plant absorption
3. Nutrients in biologically available form for both and plant and microbial uptake.
MICROBIAL FUNCTIONS
1. Competes with disease causing microbes
2. Degrades toxic pesticides and or other chemicals
3. Produces plant growth hormones.
4. Mineralizes available nutrients for plants.
5. Fixes nitrogen
Food for thought - If a man has cancer, does he have cancer because of a lack of chemotherapy in his body? Absolutely not!!
So it is with plants. Does a plant have diseases because of a lack of pesticides? No. Healthy plants grow in soil full of microbial life.
For more information on brewing tea, or if you live in the Calgary area and would like us to brew and apply some for you, Please contact us at