FARM QUERY
New method vermicompost
Apart from the usual shed, circular pit or tree shade methods is there no other new way to manufacture vermicompost?
P.V.Rau
Karnataka
Mr. P.P Sanalkumar of Kerala has developed a new method of making vermi-compost. He makes compost in polythene sacks hanging from a clothesline-like rope. This method obviates the threat of rats, ants and termites. Tie a twine or rope between two trees at 1.5 metre from ground level, and apply grease at both ends of the rope and spray a little pesticide also to ward off termites.
Take plastic sacks having holes and fill these with waste matter and put 100 to 200 worms in each sack. Also apply cow dung for good measure. After five days, spray a little water. Within 45 days, vermi-compost is ready. Since air circulation is there in the sacks, the worms reproduce faster.
The other advantage of the sack method is, unlike in the ordinary tank method, there is no possibility of dying of worms due to increased temperature. Besides, the collection of vermi wash is also easy in this innovative method, says the farmer.
In the conventional tank method, water is kept in small channels created around the tank for preventing ant attack. But in this method there is no need for creation of puddles which become breeding grounds for mosquitoes. For more information you can contact Mr. P.P Sanal Kumar, Puthanpurakal House, Cheruparamba PO, Thalassery, Kannur, Kerala, Phone: 0490 2463644.
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