Vermiculture
Keeping of worms
Vermiculture
Vermiculture is the harvesting of worms for either personal or professional uses. It could be used personally to make organic fertilizer or bio-pesticide, and it could be used business wise for making organic fertilizer and bio-pesticide in large scale.
How to make a worm bin.
Directions to make the worm bin.
Take the container and make sure that there is space below the container so that the water can be seeped out.
Place shredded wet paper in the first layer, make sure to squeeze out excess water.
Place the dried leaves on top, but be sure to shred it a bit.
Place the manure, which will be the worms food source for the first week.
Put some soil on top of the manure and sprinkle some water to moisten the soil so that it is not very dry.
You can also add another layer of paper and dried leaves, but be sure to put more soil then.
Place the worms into the bin
Place a wet cloth on top of the top layer of the bin, this will help put away any unnecessary insects and worm preys.
Cover the bin and put away from sunlight and harsh weather conditions.
Be sure to leave the bin partially open for adequate air.
And the worm bin is done, be sure to check up on it regularly so that no harm is done to the worms.
To be successful in Vermiculture, one needs to know how to make the vermi bin or worm bin which is the place where the worms live in and inhibit.
The materials needed to make a worm bin is as follows,
A bin/container-to put the worms into.
Dried leaves.
Shredded paper that has been soaked in water.
Manure. (Can be cow or pig manure.)- This is the food for the worms.
Soil- so the food can be grinded by the worms
Worms.
Damp cloth, enough to cover the top layer of the bin
The worm bedding is the bottom and firstmost layer needed for making the worm bin. This layer consists of the Shredded paper, the dried leaves, the manure and the soil.