Compost tea, though not the thirst quenching sweetened kind, is exactly what thirsty gardens crave. It is a supercharged solution of nutrients and microbes that represent the best of what worm compost has to offer. Once brewed, compost tea can be applied as a foliar spray to help prevent disease or as a soil drench to feed the plants when they need it most. Tea is more quickly absorbed by the leaves when sprayed or by the roots after a drench than it would be if simply applied as compost.

Compost tea is also used to inoculate soil with beneficial bacteria and fungi that help to kickstart the soil in Spring gardens. The process of making tea affords certain bacteria the perfect environment for blooming, a rapid increase in the size of the colony. This increased microbial activity is perfect for the soil and the plants which is what makes compost teas made from worm castings so valuable.