Earthworms are considered a friend of farmers. It makes a significant contribution in the form of land reform. Earthworm eats garbage/soil equal to their own weight daily and makes it granular fertilizer like soil. A species called ‘Asafoetida’ is suitable for making manure.
During the process of decomposition of raw cow dung, heat is generated from it, which is harmful to earthworms. To avoid this loss, it is necessary to rot the waste generated in the field separately for 15 to 20 days. Along with this, it should be kept moist for 10 days so that the heat released at the time of dissolution ends. After its heat is released, it can be used as food for earthworms in vermi beds.
Method of preparation of vermi bed:
It is most important to have a shady place to make earthworm compost. The length of the vermi bed should be 20 feet and the width should be 2.5 to 4 feet. While making the bed, first of all, pieces of brick (3-4 inches) are placed at the bottom of the pit, on the above of it place a layer of sand (2 inches) and soil (3 inches). so that earthworms can remain safe inside the vermi bed.
After this, 6 to 12 inches of old rotten garbage is put on it for earthworm food. Stop watering the bed after 40 to 50 days when light granular manure appears on the top. When the top compost dries, earthworms will slowly go inside, in this way the top compost can be removed. In the vacated bed, the process of composting continues again by using the second waste which is made for the food of earthworms. In this way, about 500 to 600 kg of vermicompost can be obtained from one bed.
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