COMPOST TEA

Vermicompost and Tea improve the life in the soil and on plant surfaces. They add a huge diversity of beneficial organisms to their environment. Vermicompost is a pesticide-free fertilizer and will not burn seedlings, plants or roots.

Compost tea is made from vermicompost and will increase the species diversity of leaf, stem, flower, seed-surface and soil microorganisms. These microorganisms will select / eat / destroy the disease-causing and pest organisms in the soil and on the plants.

Benefits of using Tea for foliar or root applications:

• pathogens cannot infect the plant tissues because infection sites on the plant surface are occupied by beneficial organisms.
• food resources in the tea/compost allow beneficial microogranisms to grow and protect the plant.
• soil structure is improved. Water retention in soil is improved and more oxygen reaches the root system and increases root depth.
• nutritional quality of the plant is enhanced.

Vermicompost works the same miracles, but starts in the soil and works its way through the plant via the roots.

Information provided from The Compost Tea Brewing Manual by Dr. Elaine R. Ingham.