vsatyaramesh
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Where can I get composting worms? I want to prepare vermi compost at home & want just about a few worms. Thanks for your responses.
Composting worms
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padmanabhan_ganesan
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I have given the details for collecting local earthworms from a agriculture point of view.Where can I get composting worms? I want to prepare vermi compost at home & want just about a few worms. Thanks for your responses.
Try the following:-
1. Identify a shaded place (1 m X 1 m) where you will collect the earthworms.
2. Take 12-20 Litres of Water + 500 gms of Karrupatti + 500 gms of fresh cow dung and sprinkle on the identified place.
3. Cover the place first with Rice hay and on top of it cover the place with jute bag. Mainly the jute bag is to ensure that birds do not eat the earthworms.
4. Sprinkle water for 20-25 days daily in the morning and evening time.
5. You should be able to get earthworms after this. This will be in hundreds only.
6. If you want more, you should do the same in a bigger area.
If in case, you are residing in a city, the only way to collect is to identify a shaded place near the tree with lot of moisture and you should be able to collect local earthworms easily by digging up to 1 feet.
Regards
Padmanabhan Ganesan
Agriculture for Everybody