Comments on: Difference Between Worm Tea And Leachate http://wormcompostingblog.com/raising-worms/difference-between-worm-tea-and-leachate/ Helpful information on worm composting and vermiculture. Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:45:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bruce http://wormcompostingblog.com/raising-worms/difference-between-worm-tea-and-leachate/comment-page-1/#comment-4284 Bruce Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:54:02 +0000 http://wormcompostingblog.com/?p=100#comment-4284 Suzenna Usually and what it sounds like is that it got to wet over time. Once compacted and basically anaerobic, air cannot flow through to dry it out. You could try to turn it a couple times a week to see if you can bring it back. The issue with the tiered worm farms is they do not have enough aeration, especially not during the hotter summer months. Bruce Suzenna

Usually and what it sounds like is that it got to wet over time. Once compacted and basically anaerobic, air cannot flow through to dry it out. You could try to turn it a couple times a week to see if you can bring it back. The issue with the tiered worm farms is they do not have enough aeration, especially not during the hotter summer months.

Bruce

]]> By: Bruce http://wormcompostingblog.com/raising-worms/difference-between-worm-tea-and-leachate/comment-page-1/#comment-4283 Bruce Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:51:13 +0000 http://wormcompostingblog.com/?p=100#comment-4283 Shirley It is best to use it right away. Once you get a foul odor best to throw the batch away and start over. They do make portable battery operated smaller aerators for fishing... you might see if that could help to get you through the night :-) Bruce Shirley

It is best to use it right away. Once you get a foul odor best to throw the batch away and start over. They do make portable battery operated smaller aerators for fishing… you might see if that could help to get you through the night :-)

Bruce

]]> By: Shirley Pelland http://wormcompostingblog.com/raising-worms/difference-between-worm-tea-and-leachate/comment-page-1/#comment-4274 Shirley Pelland Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:02:11 +0000 http://wormcompostingblog.com/?p=100#comment-4274 Aloha Bruce, I have been worm farming for three years and I have four small farms. I try to keep seperate ones for fungal and bacterial microb growth as well as a couple of other experimental things like one that is higher acid because I put my coffee grounds in it. I pour water through my farms when I feed them a fresh batch of food and the water comes out the bottom pretty quick. I have been pouring it on my veges (if I don't forget and leave in very long, then I toss it). I make a worm compost tea once a week by hanging a batch of the compost in a paint strainer bag in a 5 gal. bucket with non-chlorinated water and running it for 36 hours with a double hose aquarium air pump. My problem is I only have a solar panel for power and if it gets cloudy I have to hope there will be enough power to get the full 36 hours. A couple of times it went off during the early morning hours but my worms that got left in the batch were still squirming and didn't seem to mind the bath. But,last night... it must have gone off early and this morning my worm tea didn't smell as great as usual and the worms were down in the botton (having escaped the bag) and looking pretty sickly but still some movement. I did have molasses in it but it didn't smell like molasses. I know I was pushing the window for using it but I did. Above you said that you have to use the worm tea within 24 hours (I believe) so mine should have been allright. Until I get more solar power it will always be a problem. I've been told I can only leave worm tea unused or un-aireated for 4 hours, but if I really can leave it for 24 hours I should be fine, right? Aloha Bruce, I have been worm farming for three years and I have four small farms. I try to keep seperate ones for fungal and bacterial microb growth as well as a couple of other experimental things like one that is higher acid because I put my coffee grounds in it. I pour water through my farms when I feed them a fresh batch of food and the water comes out the bottom pretty quick. I have been pouring it on my veges (if I don’t forget and leave in very long, then I toss it). I make a worm compost tea once a week by hanging a batch of the compost in a paint strainer bag in a 5 gal. bucket with non-chlorinated water and running it for 36 hours with a double hose aquarium air pump. My problem is I only have a solar panel for power and if it gets cloudy I have to hope there will be enough power to get the full 36 hours. A couple of times it went off during the early morning hours but my worms that got left in the batch were still squirming and didn’t seem to mind the bath. But,last night… it must have gone off early and this morning my worm tea didn’t smell as great as usual and the worms were down in the botton (having escaped the bag) and looking pretty sickly but still some movement. I did have molasses in it but it didn’t smell like molasses. I know I was pushing the window for using it but I did. Above you said that you have to use the worm tea within 24 hours (I believe) so mine should have been allright. Until I get more solar power it will always be a problem. I’ve been told I can only leave worm tea unused or un-aireated for 4 hours, but if I really can leave it for 24 hours I should be fine, right?

]]> By: Suzenna Martin http://wormcompostingblog.com/raising-worms/difference-between-worm-tea-and-leachate/comment-page-1/#comment-4271 Suzenna Martin Fri, 05 Aug 2011 21:25:35 +0000 http://wormcompostingblog.com/?p=100#comment-4271 I forgot to mention that I do feed them correctly - as you have instructed I forgot to mention that I do feed them correctly – as you have instructed

]]> By: Suzenna Martin http://wormcompostingblog.com/raising-worms/difference-between-worm-tea-and-leachate/comment-page-1/#comment-4270 Suzenna Martin Fri, 05 Aug 2011 21:24:16 +0000 http://wormcompostingblog.com/?p=100#comment-4270 I have a 3 tiered worm farm that I got as a gift two years ago along with the worms. For the first year or so the worm castings were nice and fluffy, but now, it is like mud. There is virtually no liquid that drains out and I put in shredded paper and dried leaves and it does not seem too wet where the worms are, but the bid underneath where the castings are is like mud and when I put it as mulch it becomes hard. What am I doing wrong? (if you know) and what can I do to correct it. Thanks! I have a 3 tiered worm farm that I got as a gift two years ago along with the worms. For the first year or so the worm castings were nice and fluffy, but now, it is like mud. There is virtually no liquid that drains out and I put in shredded paper and dried leaves and it does not seem too wet where the worms are, but the bid underneath where the castings are is like mud and when I put it as mulch it becomes hard.
What am I doing wrong? (if you know) and what can I do to correct it.
Thanks!

]]> By: archie http://wormcompostingblog.com/raising-worms/difference-between-worm-tea-and-leachate/comment-page-1/#comment-4266 archie Thu, 04 Aug 2011 08:42:02 +0000 http://wormcompostingblog.com/?p=100#comment-4266 Hi Bruce! i'm living here in Manila, Philippines and just started to try vermiculture. i find your site very informative. regarding this topic, at first, i thought, as what i've read and watched over the net, that the worm tea is the same as the leachate. yes, as you mentioned, that leachate has a foul smell. good thing that for the meantime, i'm not interested yet with "worm tea". i'm more focus on how to reproduce the worm faster and make them longer and heavier. don't stop sharing information, bruce! have a nice day. chie Hi Bruce!

i’m living here in Manila, Philippines and just started to try vermiculture. i find your site very informative.

regarding this topic, at first, i thought, as what i’ve read and watched over the net, that the worm tea is the same as the leachate. yes, as you mentioned, that leachate has a foul smell.

good thing that for the meantime, i’m not interested yet with “worm tea”. i’m more focus on how to reproduce the worm faster and make them longer and heavier.

don’t stop sharing information, bruce!

have a nice day.

chie

]]> By: Bruce http://wormcompostingblog.com/raising-worms/difference-between-worm-tea-and-leachate/comment-page-1/#comment-4150 Bruce Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:25:05 +0000 http://wormcompostingblog.com/?p=100#comment-4150 Harry Glad to be able to help and thanks! Bruce Harry

Glad to be able to help and thanks!

Bruce

]]> By: harry http://wormcompostingblog.com/raising-worms/difference-between-worm-tea-and-leachate/comment-page-1/#comment-4145 harry Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:51:21 +0000 http://wormcompostingblog.com/?p=100#comment-4145 keep up the good work. iam learning more and more all the time thank you harry down under keep up the good work. iam learning more and more all the time thank you
harry down under

]]> By: Bruce http://wormcompostingblog.com/raising-worms/difference-between-worm-tea-and-leachate/comment-page-1/#comment-4059 Bruce Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:28:11 +0000 http://wormcompostingblog.com/?p=100#comment-4059 Tim I don't recommend this method but do offer a solution. Simply place your vegetable scraps in the freezer... Once ready to feed, thaw them out and let them obtain room temperature. This will speed up the decomposing process. Lettuce for instance will already be going to a mushy state. Bruce Tim

I don’t recommend this method but do offer a solution. Simply place your vegetable scraps in the freezer… Once ready to feed, thaw them out and let them obtain room temperature. This will speed up the decomposing process. Lettuce for instance will already be going to a mushy state.

Bruce

]]> By: Tim http://wormcompostingblog.com/raising-worms/difference-between-worm-tea-and-leachate/comment-page-1/#comment-4014 Tim Sat, 07 May 2011 21:57:13 +0000 http://wormcompostingblog.com/?p=100#comment-4014 Hi, great discussion. I'm wondering about a process I heard about which involves anaerobically pre-digesting your 'greens' in a sealed bucket, and then feeding them to the worms. I guess the idea is that it would speed up the production of castings since the worm food would already be in 'slop' form. My question is whether any anaerobic bacteria produced in pre-digestion would be killed in the gut of the worms, or if this is just an ill advised idea. Hi, great discussion. I’m wondering about a process I heard about which involves anaerobically pre-digesting your ‘greens’ in a sealed bucket, and then feeding them to the worms. I guess the idea is that it would speed up the production of castings since the worm food would already be in ‘slop’ form. My question is whether any anaerobic bacteria produced in pre-digestion would be killed in the gut of the worms, or if this is just an ill advised idea.

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