MAXIMIZING TOMATO YIELDS
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Worm tea will increase Brix levels
in your plants. If Brix levels are at 12%,
insects can’t break down that percentage
of sugar content in the plants, providing a
natural defence mechanism.”
Here is a quick recipe for worm tea:
TAKE 3 KG of brewing-quality vermicompost,
immerse in 20 L of non-chlorinated water then
stir gently (back and forward) and slosh from one
container to another for about three minutes. This will
dislodge the microbes from the castings into the water.
POUR WATER through a strainer and place the
black water in a 200-L barrel. Put the remaining residue
in a worm farm as it contains worm eggs that will hatch
and help speed up your total numbers.
ADD 1 L OF MOLASSES dissolved in hot water,
then add 50 ml of fish emulsion.
USING AN AQUARIUM BUBBLER, run 3-mm
plastic tubes into a copper pipe with 3-5 mm holes
drilled into it. In a vice, compress the copper pipe so
that the plastic tubes still pass air and let it sink
to the bottom.
SET THE PUMP so it’s above the water
level, switch it on and allow to brew for
24 hours. Diluted, this
makes 800 L of liquid
plant food.
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Maximum Yield USA | June 2016