Resources Tagged: Vermicompost

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  1. Echos From our Network

    1996-10-19 CINDY FAKE with Foodfor the Hungry in Mozambique wrote about her experiences controlling locusts with a tea made from leaves of the neem tree (Azadirachta indica). Meg LaVal in Costa Rica wrote of her successes withvermicomposting, or using worms to create compost quickly. “I have worked...
    Locust Neem Botanical Spray Cowpea Maize Vermicompost

  2. Vermicompost Tea Sprays for Controlling Disease in Cucumis sativus ‘Marketmore 76’

    2020-01-01 Vermicompost contains significant numbers of biological organisms capable of suppressing plant diseases on leaf surfaces. This study, done at ECHO in southwest Florida during the spring of 2011, was conducted to evaluate the potential of foliar-applied vermicompost teas for plant disease...
    Cucumber Vermicompost Natural Farming

  3. AN Issue #39

    2019-08-30 Featured in this AN Backyard Vermicomposting Systems: Examples from Myanmar New Book Spotlight: Animal Integration and Feeding Strategies for the Tropical Smallholder Farm
    Vermicompost Asia

  4. Vermiculture

    Worm or vermiculture is a useful technique for recycling kitchen and livestock wastes into a rich organic fertilizer, for producing high-protein feed for poultry and initiating a lucrative business selling worms and worm castings for the small farm. Worms are invaluable partners in building the...
    worm farming Worms Earthworms Vermiculture Vermicompost

  5. Earthworms for Ecology & Profit (Vol. II)

    1977-01-01 Covers new methods of putting worms to work for man.
    Vermiculture Compost-Handbooks Vermicompost Earthworms

  6. Worm Composting, University of Maine

    University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator Marjorie Peronto discusses the benefits and best methods of worm composting. Excellent information on using worms to make good stuff for your garden.
    Earthworms Worms Earthworm Worm Casting Compost Composting Vermiculture Vermicompost North America

  7. Effect of Different Organic Fertilizers Application on Soil Organic Matter Properties

    ABSTRACT - Journal of Compost Science and Utilization, 2017 The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of application of different organic fertilizers (general organic fertilizer, GOF; biogas residue, BR; refined organic fertilizer, ROF) as compared to no fertilizer on the composition of...
    Compost Vermicompost

  8. Vermicompost and Fertilizer Application: Effect on Productivity and Profitability of Baby Corn (Zea Mays L.) and Soil Health

    ABSTRACT - Journal of Composting Science and Utilization, 2017 Earthworm digested wastes (vermicompost) are being produced in increasing quantities to make farming sustainable. A study was carried out for two consecutive years (2007–09) at the Agricultural Experimental Farm of Indian Statistical...
    Composting Vermicompost

  9. The Wonder of Earthworms - Video

    Access Agriculture Training Video Earthworm compost can increase soil fertility and help increase the production of vegetables in poor and salty soils. Here we will learn about a fast and easy way to make earthworm compost on a small piece of land. Available languages Arabic AtesoAymara Bambara...
    Soil Fertility Salt Tolerance AccessAgriculture Composting Vermicompost Earthworms

  10. Practical Action Resources - Soil fertility and Composting

    This section looks at the way in which soil quality can be maintained and improved through a number of techniques including the use of fertilizer, manure and compost.
    Composting Vermicompost