VERMI COMPOST
Advantages of vermicompost:
1. Vermicompost is rich in all essential plant nutrients.
2. Provides excellent effect on overall plant growth, encourages the growth of new shoots / leaves and improves the quality and shelf life of the produce.
3. It improves soil structure, texture, aeration, and waterholding capacity and prevents soil erosion.
4. Vermicompost is rich in beneficial micro flora such as a fixers, P- solubilizers, cellulose decomposing micro-flora etc in addition to improve soil environment.
5. Vermicompost contains earthworm cocoons and increases the population and activity of earthworm in the soil.
6. It neutralizes the soil protection.
7. It prevents nutrient losses and increases the use efficiency of chemical fertilizers.
8. Vermicompost is free from pathogens, toxic elements, weed seeds etc.
9. Vermicompost minimizes the incidence of pest and diseases.
10. It enhances the decomposition of organic matter in soil.
11. It contains valuable vitamins, enzymes and hormones like auxins, gibberellins, etc
Nutrient content of vermicompost
Nitrogen- 1.5 – 2.5 %
Calcium- 0.5 – 1.0 %
Phosphorus- 0.9 – 1.7 %
Magnessium- 0.2 – 0.3 %
Potash- 1.5 – 2.4 %
Sulphur- 0.4 - 0.5 %
And other micronutrients with vitamins, enzymes and hormones
Advantages of vermicompost:
1. Vermicompost is rich in all essential plant nutrients.
2. Provides excellent effect on overall plant growth, encourages the growth of new shoots / leaves and improves the quality and shelf life of the produce.
3. It improves soil structure, texture, aeration, and waterholding capacity and prevents soil erosion.
4. Vermicompost is rich in beneficial micro flora such as a fixers, P- solubilizers, cellulose decomposing micro-flora etc in addition to improve soil environment.
5. Vermicompost contains earthworm cocoons and increases the population and activity of earthworm in the soil.
6. It neutralizes the soil protection.
7. It prevents nutrient losses and increases the use efficiency of chemical fertilizers.
8. Vermicompost is free from pathogens, toxic elements, weed seeds etc.
9. Vermicompost minimizes the incidence of pest and diseases.
10. It enhances the decomposition of organic matter in soil.
11. It contains valuable vitamins, enzymes and hormones like auxins, gibberellins, etc
Nutrient content of vermicompost
Nitrogen- 1.5 – 2.5 %
Calcium- 0.5 – 1.0 %
Phosphorus- 0.9 – 1.7 %
Magnessium- 0.2 – 0.3 %
Potash- 1.5 – 2.4 %
Sulphur- 0.4 - 0.5 %
And other micronutrients with vitamins, enzymes and hormones