Some details about Needs of Vermiculture, Vermiculture technology and Advantages of Vermiculture

Needs of vermiculture 

                        The detritus is decomposed by bacteria and fungi. So the fertility of the soil increases. The soil provides bed for varieties of plants to grow. It is essential to enrich the fertility of the soil periodically. Or else the crop yield cannot be improved.

              The use of fertilizers and pesticides increases the agriculture production but at the same time they change the texture of the soil. Earthworm is one of the living components of soil system. It plays a vital role in improving the fertility of the soil. It ploughs the land and assists in the recycling of organic matter for the efficient growth of plants. The soil system is loosened, stirred up and aerated by the actions of earthworm. Rearing of earthworms to enrich the fertility of the soil by adding vermicompost is called vermiculture.

Vermiculture technology

                 Vermiculture technology is a noval method by which vermicompost can be made by the earthworm from the decomposable wastes. The vermitech can be done either in the field or in the garden.

The following steps are involved in this process.

1. Digging a pit of any dimension in the field or in the garden.

2. The bottom layer of the pit is filled by broken bricks and coarse sand. Upper to the bottom layer, moist loamy soil is placed. This loamy layer forms the vermibed.

3. Earthworms of any kind are introduced into the loamy layer.

4. Over the vermibed, fresh cattle dung is placed at random. Cover the pit by coconut or palm leaves.

5. After two to three weeks spread wet detritus over the loamy layer. Add any type of decomposable garbage into the pit periodically. Now the pit is called compost pit. 

6. After a month, the compost pit is allowed to dry for 3 to 4 days. The worms usually occupy the vermibed, dig out the vermicompost. 

7. The vermicompost is used as manure in the field to enrich the fertility of the soil.

Advantages of Vermiculture 

1. Vermicompost is an excellent balanced organic manure with rich nutrients. It has a potential to support a wide variety of plants. 

2. It encourages the growth and development of soil organisms. Whereas the fertilizers and pesticides will not do so.

3. Preparation of vermicompost is a simple process and economical. 

4. By this vermitech, recycling of decomposable waste of our daily life is possible. 

5. The decomposable waste is converted into precious manure.

6. Healthy foodgrains without chemical toxins can be produced.