Yes, Jerry Meola and the good folks at our Vital Earth are the sources of the bulk of my information and the source of the product I use. I do use synthetic food as well. I've only been growing orchids since March, 2007. When I began reading about the worm tea, I became intrigued. Since I don't have a great deal of experience, I thought the worm tea might be worth a try. My results are wonderful. Either the worm tea is helping or I am a natural born Orchid genius

. I would like to add that one of my Orchid growing friends is also using worm tea and agrees that she is getting very good results. She's been growing for several years and believes the results with worm tea are significant. Finally, I must add that worm tea is touted as an insectiside/fungicide as well as a fertilizer. I'm not entirely sure about this and continue to use commercial brands as needed. Bottom line on worm tea, don't knock it 'til you've tried it, openly and honestly. JMHO, Lisa