True Living Organics - The Ultimate Guide to Growing All-Natural Marijuana Indoors (2012)

What Is A TLO Tea?
TLO teas are types of organic compost (or vermicompost) teas, also known as AACT (Actively
Aerated Compost Teas). The term “vermicompost” is used to describe the sort of compost you get
from using earthworms, as the final product will contain composted matter as well as vermicast,
otherwise known as worm castings. Since I have my own earthworm farm I always use fresh
vermicompost as my AACT inoculant. You see, my green friends, healthy compost and/or earthworm
castings are just teeming with life: huge populations of bacteria, fungi, protozoa, nematodes, also
minilife like soil mites and of course worms and their eggs that will hatch if the conditions are right.
A “tea” is just some earthworm castings or compost rich with microbial life that is then bubbled in an
organic solution of mostly water and some nutrients such as molasses and fish fertilizer that are added
to promote a population explosion in the bubbling organic tea! The bubbling process can be achieved
by using a cheap air pump, some air tubing, and an air stone.
Here is half a gallon of Activity Aerated Compost (vermicompost) Tea