PDC LESSON 7.21 WORM FARMING – COMPOST WORMS

 

PERMACULTURE COURSE 

AGRO-ECONOMY PDC LESSON 7.21 

WORM FARMING – COMPOST WORMS

 

Compost Worms

It has been estimated that one teaspoon full of vermicast has up to four billion bacteria whose life cycles interweave with countless protozoa, fungi, worms and many other creatures. These all form the web of soil life that is the basis of plant vitality.

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There are 5 – 10 times more available plant nutrients in vermicast than there is in compost or soil.

 

·         Vermicast is deemed to be pathogen free.

·         Composting with worms takes less time than composting.

 

The types of worms used for compost worm farms are of a specific type. These are the tiger worm (eisenia fetida), red worm (lumbicus rubellus), and the red tiger worm (eisenia andrei) and the African night crawler.

 

The reason for this is that earth worms can’t easily be held in captivity, and they tend to go deeper down into the soil. The compost worms are by nature surface dwellers. They do need particular attention though to thrive and multiply. Therefore the compost worms generally won’t survive in the open garden situation such as earth worms do. Compost worms are not native to Australia so don’t expect to have them thrive for any length of time outside of their ideal conditions.

 

Compost worms need a confined container that will retain its moisture. The worm farm needs to be sited in such a way that is out of direct sunlight and in a shaded position, preferably with a southerly breeze around and under it. Moisture needs to be kept up to them and they need a constant supply of food.

Text from the roots, Elisabeth Ferkonia (Aus.) PDC studied with Bill Mollison,










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