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How will you prepare vermicompost ? Write the special features of red worms . write the uses of vermicompost.
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Answer 1

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Vermicompost (vermi-compost) is the product of the decomposition process using various species of worms, usually red wigglers, white worms, and other earthworms, to create a mixture of decomposing vegetable or food waste, bedding materials, and vermicast. This process is called vermicomposting, while the rearing of worms for this purpose is called vermiculture.

Vermicast (also called worm castings, worm humus, worm manure, or worm feces) is the end-product of the breakdown of organic matter by earthworms.[1] These castings have been shown to contain reduced levels of contaminants and a higher saturation of nutrients than the organic materials before vermicomposting.[2]

Vermicompost contains water-soluble nutrients and is an excellent, nutrient-rich organic fertilizer and soil conditioner.[3] It is used in gardening and sustainable, organic farming.

Vermicomposting can also be applied for treatment of sewage.[citation needed] A variation of the process is vermifiltration (or vermidigestion) which is used to remove organic matter, pathogens and oxygen demand from wastewater or directly from blackwater of flush toilets.[4][5]

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Answer 2

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The method of making compost from kitchen garbage by using redworms is called vermicomposting. The steps for preparing vermicompost are:

1) Dig a pit about 30 cm deep.

2) Spread a chicken mesh or net at the bottom of the pit. A layer of sand of about 2-3 cm is also laid on the mesh.

3) Spread a layer or two of peels of fruits, vegetable wastes, green leaves, husk, pieces of newspapers, dried animal dung over the sand layer.

4) Sprinkle a small amount of water to make the layer wet.

5) Press the layers so that it has sufficient air and moisture.

6) Add some redworms into the pit.

7) Cover the whole pit loosely with a gunny bag or an old sheet of cloth.

8) Redworms need food. Add vegetables and fruit peels, coffee and tea remains and weeds from the field or garden.

9) Do not add salt, pickles, oil, vinegar, meat and milk preparations as they may cause growth of disease-causing

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