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VERMICULTURE
WORM COMPOSTING
•Relies on hungry worms to break
down farm waste into a very
nutrient rich fertilizer for plants.
They can mature within a month,
attain a length more than 20 cm
long and live for more than a year.
Worms eat as much as their
bodyweight per day.
FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT OUR WORMS
population every month;
No RH Bill- They double their
Hermaphrodites – when they mate,
the two worms
will both become
pregnant;
Voracious appetite-They can
consume as much
weight per day;
as their body
They breath through their skin
Very efficient farm workers
They shy away from light
They have 5 hearts – works 24 hours without
pay! All you need to do
Very complex digestive system
is just to give them food.
SITE SELECTION
shy away from strong light)
It must be shaded (earthworms
Flood free
Accessible to water supply
and
source of compost material
Well ventilated
DIFFERENT TYPES OF
HOUSING (WORM BIN)
COSTALES NATURE FARMS VERMICULTURE
SECTION
VERMICULTURE IN A DRUM
THE MOST PRACTICAL VERMI BIN
OPTION - 1
THE MOST PRACTICAL VERMI BIN
OPTION - 2
STOCK FILLING OF SUBSTRATE
Identify materials rich in carbon:
Sprayor drench IMO 20ml/L of
water
.
Cover the bin with laminated
sack or used tarpaulin
Leave for 2 weeks
AEROBIC STAGE
Squeeze a fistful of
substrate, five to seven
drops of water indicates
about 80% MC
MAINTENANCE OF WORM BIN
Droppings from caged
birds- Bird droppings may
contain dangerous disease
pathogens.
UNWANTED MATERIALS IN
THE PILE
Droppings from dogs,cats
and other carnivores
UNWANTED MATERIALS IN THE
PILE
Human waste: The
potential for spreading
diseases. Unsanitary.
Diseased plants:
disease could spread
later when compost is
applied to the plants
HARVESTING
IN VERMI CULTURE,
IT IS ALWAYS
WHAT YOU FEED, IS
WHAT YOU GET!
THANK YOU!!!