Saturday, November 12, 2011

Making a Profit Out of Raising Earthworms

!±8± Making a Profit Out of Raising Earthworms

If you're already into outdoor or indoor worm composting, then why not make the most out of your worms? You can actually use your worms (whether these are red wigglers or nightcrawler worms) than just using them for composting purposes. They're not only good when it comes to breaking down the decomposing (recycling) organic wastes that you've accumulated at home, they can also be used to make money out of. They are that handy, multipurpose, and valuable to have. So try raising earthworms and get to reap the full benefits to breeding these earth wonders.

Sure you can make a profit out of raising red wigglers or nightcrawlers but don't even think about making slaves out of these creatures. They can be very versatile but they're living things too. They might have been born without eyes nor ears, but they can very much feel the things around them (they rely on vibrations) whenever something isn't right.

So how do composting worms become profitable? Well, aside from having to sell the worms per se, you can also market their castings (also known as worm poop, manure, or compost). Worm castings are said to be the richest kind of fertilizer that has been made organically. And since worms only consume nothing but natural materials (take for example your fruit and vegetable peels, coffee grounds, newspaper strips, crushed egg shells, grass clippings, etc.), they're only likely to produce and excrete natural substances that are packed with nutrients.

So having mentioned that you can sell your worms as is, the best thing that you can do is to care for them the right way (so that they may be able to grow at their healthiest). Healthy worms attract potential revenue. Fishermen will be going to you for their daily supply of fish bait, while other dealers will come to your for their buy-and-sell business. Dealers typically buy worms from other suppliers, so that they won't have to deal with the raising and breeding part of vermicomposting. What they will do with these worms is to offer them to other commercial breeders, to laboratories (those who might need it for experiments), and to aquariums (to be used as a source of food for the aquarium pets).

Now if you might have questions as to how to maintain worm farms at home, you just have to be able to provide your worms a secure and comfortable home. When you're raising earthworms, always make sure that they're provided with a composter that is well-ventilated, and has a good drainage system. Also prepare a moist bedding for them, as well as some organic scraps that they can feed on. Check on them once in a while, and make sure their castings are harvested; and that their bin is cleaned and replenished with new bedding and food. When you keep this up, your worm venture will become very successful.


Making a Profit Out of Raising Earthworms

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Saturday, November 5, 2011

What is Large Scale Vermicomposting?

!±8± What is Large Scale Vermicomposting?

Knowing what large scale vermicomposting is would help you decide on which path you should go. This new venture would require not just a part of your time (unlike with small scale worm composting) but it would ask for much attention from you.

Commercial vermicomposting systems have been established to make the process faster and easier. If you are used to home based composting which requires only of a worm bin, shredded newspapers and Red Wiggler worms, this time, you need machineries that will help you achieve your goals. Basically, to determine what commercial vermicomposting is, you will have the word "business".

There are two types of systems in this area. First is the windrow system and the other one if flow-through bed system. Both are effective in terms of getting as much Red Wiggler worms as possible. The only deciding factor on your part is your available fund and other resources.

For the windrow system, a mechanical harvester is a must so you can harvest the end product of worm composting. You can expect around 1.5 tons of compost everyday but you are to have a big building to accommodate the system.

Flow-through bed system on the other hand gives you the ease in harvesting because the need to separate the Red Wiggler worms from the vermicompost has been eradicated. It is also good in the sense that the nutrients in the byproduct are not harmed or reduced as the worms go through the process. You can have as much as 700 lbs of wastes per week depending on the size of your system.

These two systems determine what large scale vermicomposting is. They come in different sizes and prices but they are surely effective when you want worm composting to be your business.


What is Large Scale Vermicomposting?

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Sunday, October 16, 2011

Worm Farm Benefits

!±8± Worm Farm Benefits

The biggest benefit of a worm farm however large or small, is the worm castings, or vermicompost. Vermicompost is an excellent fertilizer for plants and gardens, and it really has no equal. It has almost no scent as most animal manures do. All plants benefit from using this worm compost.

The benefits of a worm farm aren't just about the plants. While increasing the quality and quantity of plants is the main benefit, the farms are also a great way to save money and improve the environment. Vermicompost is actually a better fertilizer than the commercial chemical fertilizers and it is environmentally friendly as there is no chemicals to leach out and contaminate our water supplies.

An important aspects of any composting system is in the amount of garbage that it reduces. Kitchen scraps and other organic waists are a large portion of a families garbage output. It is estimated that millions of tones of food is thrown away every year. With a worm farm, you will reduce your garbage output and make beneficial use of that waste.

Your worm farm should have very little or no smell. If you have a rotten food or ammonia smell you may need to provide more oxygen. You may have to reduce the amount food for awhile. Also consider the amount of moisture in the bin. To much moisture will slow down the food consumption and may even kill the worms.

Feeding the worms meat scraps can also cause the bin to smell. Worm scraps also invite
unwanted insects and animals to the bin.

The whole purpose of your worm farm is to get vermicompost, that rich fertilizer, the "black gold" of gardening. A small amount of worm compost in one planting hole makes big difference in plant health. Mix it with soil for your house plants and use in your garden a couple of times a year. You will see a burst of growth. It seems to do best when placed near the roots.

In many areas of the country compost tea is popular. The tea is used as a foliage spray for foliage feeding and since it is rich in beneficial bacteria it is also used as an environmentally acceptable pesticide and fungicide.

Compost tea is made by placing an amount of vermicompost in a container of water and bubbling air through the mixture for about two weeks. An air source can be an inexpensive fish tank aerator. The ratio of compost to water is about 4 to 1. Stir the container once a day. If this is to be sprayed, filter the tea first using a fine sieve or cheese cloth.


Worm Farm Benefits

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