What is Vermicompost
Vermicompost is wealthy in natural carbon, which plays a key job in soil fruitfulness, and contains all fundamental plant supplements in proper extents. In this way it is a complete and adjusted plant nourishment. It additionally contains biochemical substances that advance plant development and battle plant sicknesses.
The utilization of vermicompost not just builds the rate of water admission into soil yet in addition improves the dirt’s capacity to hold water.
Its utilization upgrades shading, smell, taste, flavor and keeping nature of blossoms, organic products, vegetables and nourishment grains and encourages the cultivators to sell their items at a more expensive rate in the market.
The creation of vermicompost gives work backing to the jobless in country regions. Ambitious locals can take up business generation of vermicompost and acquire great benefits by selling the manure in the market, which is continually developing.
Vermicompost can be used for any crop. However, its use is most profitable in case of commercial crops like flowers, fruits and vegetables.
Nutrient value of Vermicompost
Nutrient |
| Organic Carbon |
| Phosphorus |
| Nitrogen |
| Potassium |
| Calcium |
| Magnesium |
| Sulphur |
| Iron |
| Copper |
| Zinc |
*ppm – parts per million
Content |
| 20-25% |
| 0.5-1.5% |
| 1.5-2.0% |
| 0.5-1.0% |
| 0.4-0.8% |
| 0.3-0.6% |
| 100-500 ppm* |
| 6.7-9.3 ppm |
| 2.0-9.5 ppm |
| 5.7-11.5 ppm |