Core 3

Produce
Organic
• VERMI - worm/earthworm

• Vermiculture - the science of breeding and

Vermiculturis Vermicasts Vermicompos
t ting

• A person who
• use of worms for
farmsbreeds and cares • Excreta of worms
composting organic
for vermiworms
materials
 Vermicompos Vermi tea
t

• the product of vermicomposting containing • A water extract of

worm castings, bedding materials as well as compost that is brewed
organic matter in various stages of
decomposition
 Vermicast
-consist of organic matter that has undergone physical and chemical breakdown
through the activity of the muscular gizzard that grinds the material-rich source of
macro and micronutrients, vitamins, enzymes, antibiotics, growth hormones and
microflora
ADVANTAGES/
BENEFITS
Improves soil aeration, texture , structure and fertility
and reduces soil compaction

Enhances microbial activity that promotes plant growth

and health

Serve as natural food for fish, birds and mammals

LO 1: Prepare Composting Area and Raw
Materials
SELECT
SITE
Characteristics of good composting site

• good drainage (no flood)

• Availability of water supply
• Proximity to the source of raw materials
• Area with minimum or less
contamination
• Well ventilated

Prepare
 Collection of raw
materials/substrate
Raw materials for composting

• C:N source (3:1 or 1:1) (75:25)

• N Source – Manure & Kakawate Leaves
• C Source – Rice Straw & Banana Trunk
• 3:1 – = 100 kg (75kg C: 25kg N)
• 75 kg C – 35 k of rice straw + 35 kg banana trunk
• 25 kg N – 12.5 kg Manure + 12.5 kg of kakawate leaves
 Carbon source (crop residue)
• Rice straw
• Sawdust
• coco coir
• corn stalks
• banana trunk/leaves
• kitchen waste
• paper
 Nitrogen source
• All manure except cat and dog
• Legumes like ipil-ipil, kakawate leaves
• Azolla
• Duckweed
• Wild sunflower
LO 2: Compost and Harvest Fertilizer
• Apply appropriate composting methods

• Monitor compost

• Harvesting

• Check quality of harvest

• Perform record keeping

 HARVES
TING

Manual Pick
Pick the worms by hand and transfer them to a new worm bed. The vermi-
compost may be allowed to dry in the shade for few days and sifted, if
finer compost is desired.
 HARVES
TING

Top Harvest
Vermi castings (earthworm manure)look like dark, rich coffee grounds.
Method
They can be collected using:
Top Harvest Method is our favorite method of harvesting vermi cast
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