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FARM QUERIES

Vermi compost

QUESTION: Can we use coconut coir waste instead of cow dung in preparing

vermi compost?

S. Rengarajan, Dindugal, Tamil Nadu

ANSWER: Coconut coir can be separately added but cow dung is necessary for promoting population and also to meet the essential microbial energy requirements of earthworms.

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