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Abhijeet S
Importance of Vermiculture
Vermicomposting is, without question, one of the most exciting and educational form of recycling known to modern humans. Here is a partial list of some of the benefits of worm composting:
Benefits of vermiculture
• It reduces household garbage disposal costs.
• The earthworms play a vital role in the entire process; in ploughing and fertilizing the soil and providing all the needed nutrition to the plants.
• The earthworms have contributed to improve the soil structure, soil fertility, promote soil aggregation, encourage favorable soil reactions and enrich the nutrient status of the soil and in the process promoting the plant growth and improving the quality of the produce.
• Earthworms churn the soil and make it porous.
• They improve the soil by helping it achieve proper air, water and solids in the required ratio for maximum plant growth.
• Earthworms improve the water infiltration rate. Its maze of tunnels increases the soil's ability to absorb water.
• Earthworms bring up minerals and make plant nutrients more available.
• Earthworms also neutralize soil pH. Analysis of earthworm castings or manure shows that the soil in the castings has neutral pH (7) regardless of whether the existing soil is above or below pH (7).
• Earthworms compost plant residues.
• Earthworms stimulate microbial population. Free-living nitrogen fixing bacteria are more numerous around the sides of the earthworm's burrows.
• It saves the water and electricity that kitchen sink garbage disposal units consume.
• It requires little space, labor, or maintenance.
• Grow your own free worms for use as pet food or fishing bait
Vermicomposting is, without question, one of the most exciting and educational form of recycling known to modern humans. Here is a partial list of some of the benefits of worm composting:
Benefits of vermiculture
• It reduces household garbage disposal costs.
• The earthworms play a vital role in the entire process; in ploughing and fertilizing the soil and providing all the needed nutrition to the plants.
• The earthworms have contributed to improve the soil structure, soil fertility, promote soil aggregation, encourage favorable soil reactions and enrich the nutrient status of the soil and in the process promoting the plant growth and improving the quality of the produce.
• Earthworms churn the soil and make it porous.
• They improve the soil by helping it achieve proper air, water and solids in the required ratio for maximum plant growth.
• Earthworms improve the water infiltration rate. Its maze of tunnels increases the soil's ability to absorb water.
• Earthworms bring up minerals and make plant nutrients more available.
• Earthworms also neutralize soil pH. Analysis of earthworm castings or manure shows that the soil in the castings has neutral pH (7) regardless of whether the existing soil is above or below pH (7).
• Earthworms compost plant residues.
• Earthworms stimulate microbial population. Free-living nitrogen fixing bacteria are more numerous around the sides of the earthworm's burrows.
• It saves the water and electricity that kitchen sink garbage disposal units consume.
• It requires little space, labor, or maintenance.
• Grow your own free worms for use as pet food or fishing bait