Adding "Worm Water" to orchid watering

[nynighthawk]

Hi folks,

Another quick question about odd additives to orchid watering.

I have an indoor worm compost bin. It's very efficient at converting all kinds of veggie scraps to vermicompost. But, there is also some liquid run-off at the bottom of the bin. I'm wondering about adding just a little of that to the water I use for watering my orchids.

This is not the same as "vermicompost tea" which involves steeping some of the actual compost in a container of water with aeration. This is just the liquid that seeps out of the bottom of the worm bin. I siphon it off, from time to time, to keep the bin from staying too wet.

I'm thinking that this liquid probably has a gazillion enzymes and micronutrients in it. But, it also might be toxic or too acidic, etc. I don't know.

Soooooo, I'm wondering if anyone out there has tried to use this at all? And, if so, if you think it was beneficial, neutral or bad for the plants.

Any info on this would be very helpful.

Not very scientific, I know. But, I thought someone might have given this a try.

At some point, I think I'll try making actual compost tea and see what happens with that. It's supposed to be amazingly nutritious. Has anyone tried doing that?