How will you make a vermicomposting pit? [5 MARKS]
How will you make a vermicomposting pit? [5 MARKS]
Method: 1 Mark each
1. A vermicomposting pit is made with a wooden box or big cement rings. A mesh is spread at the bottom of the pit.
2. Vegetable waste, fruit waste, waste papers which are not shiny or coated with plastic is spread over the mesh.
3. Water is sprinkled to create moisture so that the red worms can live. A vermicomposting pit takes nearly two to four weeks to completely convert waste into manure.
4. These Red worms grind the food material with the help of gizzards. A red worm eats food equal to its weight every day. Waste materials rich in oils, salt, meat and vinegar stop the growth of red worms.
5. Red worms don't survive in too hot or too cold conditions. So the temperature of the pit is to be maintained at an optimum temperature in which the red worms can survive.
Method: 1 Mark each
1. A vermicomposting pit is made with a wooden box or big cement rings. A mesh is spread at the bottom of the pit.
2. Vegetable waste, fruit waste, waste papers which are not shiny or coated with plastic is spread over the mesh.
3. Water is sprinkled to create moisture so that the red worms can live. A vermicomposting pit takes nearly two to four weeks to completely convert waste into manure.
4. These Red worms grind the food material with the help of gizzards. A red worm eats food equal to its weight every day. Waste materials rich in oils, salt, meat and vinegar stop the growth of red worms.
5. Red worms don't survive in too hot or too cold conditions. So the temperature of the pit is to be maintained at an optimum temperature in which the red worms can survive.
