Worm castings

I would like to try and brew up a batch of the compst tea, but don't know where to get worm castings. I read about making a batch of vermipost with the red worms. Is there an easier way? Can I buy the worm castings? I don't know what I'd do with a 1,000 worms that I've found on-line. Especially this time of the year.
Thanks for any info!

krohde, I called the master gardener number listed in community services in my local phone book. they gave me free red wigglers with the stipulation that I gave some to another person starting a new worm bed. I've had two beds going for about 5 years. great stuff. I use it in my compost tea. hostajim1

You can buy worm castings online, and at some garden stores. Try Google.

I bought one of the compost tea making systems from Soil Soup, and I know they sell bags of the worm compost separately. I haven't really shopped around so I don't know how their prices compare to others.
http://www.soilsoup.com/store/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=S&Category_Code=all

I ordered last year from Gardens Alive! and was quite pleased. They also have a good all-natural seed-starting mix. http://www.gardensalive.com
Yuska

Hi All,

I'm a newbie on DG but I had to jump in here before people go out and buy expensive high tech compost tea kits. All you need is a bucket and a pond pump/bubbler. Perhaps a three-way splitter (if the pump is small) Excellent link here:
http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/airwaste/wm/recycle/Tea/tea1.htm

The splitter is a bit fussy, and sometimes the tubes get clogged. If you have a pond pump and some 1/2" hose, you can make a nice strong barrel size aerator. You just need a way to keep the end of the hose submerged. One setup I saw used a "water wand" with a rose end on it. The metal handle kept the rose at the bottom of a small barrel.

Worm castings are sometimes called "vermicompost" and many online retailers sell it.

You can also make compost tea with ordinary composted manure-- so long as it is finished and from a trusted source. If you can get some from an organic farm, that would be best. I make mine with a handful of compost, a handful of worm castings, about a tablespoon of liquid kelp, and a tablespoon or so of organic, unsulphured molasses. Mmmm mmmm good!

I bought a decent sized box of worm castings pretty cheap on ebay a couple months ago.
Just look under worm castings.

~Julie =0)