DIY biohumus
For billions of years, earthly worms, inconspicuous in appearance, create fertile soil - vermicompost. In this article we will talk about the methods of accelerated creation of vermicompost, about the principles of conservation of organic farming.
Content
- Great Soil Formers video
- Protecting earthworms from the harmful effects of civilization
- California Red Worms video
- Biohumus using red California worms video video
- Nematode - the enemy of plants video
- DIY biohumus production using earthworms
- The advantage of breeding earthworms in an incubator
Great Soil Formers
Charles Darwin, at one time, wrote: It is unlikely that there will be other animals that would play such a large role in the history of the world as earthworms. It would seem stupid, it’s hard to believe, but, in principle, there are very few people thinking about the work of these ordinary-looking worms.
Nevertheless, in the statement of Charles Darwin, there is no exaggeration, because those same, plain-looking worms, wriggling on the asphalt after the rain, not causing us tenderness, are great soil-forming plants, which for billions of years have created and are creating fertile soil.
Earthworms or earthworms pass all organic residues of human activity through themselves, process them into humus, which contains plant nutrients in an accessible form for them, thereby making the soil fertile.
In addition to the above, the worms loosen the earth, contribute to its aeration, in an accessible form, it promotes the supply of oxygen to the roots of plants, and contributes to soil moisture. Without these voluntary fertilizers, the earth would be dead, nothing would grow on it.
Protecting earthworms from the harmful effects of civilization
People! The earth asks for our help; lately, worms have been especially hard. The rapid development of our civilization, modern methods of agricultural technology, the chemicalization of agriculture causes great damage to our nondescript, voluntary fertilizers.
Fighting pests, weeds, we cultivate the earth with pesticides, and together with pests, earthworms die.
The next trouble is digging the soil, thereby we expose the soil, in the heat it dries up and the worms die from lack of moisture.
In spring, when plowing the soil, worms become easy prey for birds, and in late autumn, when they have already settled down for wintering, a person plows the earth again, thereby opening the mink of the worms - this also leads to their death.
There are no worms, the earth is depleted, it would seem, what a problem - apply fertilizers, but adding fertilizers to the earth no longer makes sense, since without humus, mineral fertilizers are not accessible to plants and are useless. The circle is closed - fenita la comedy.
That is why, more and more people are abandoning the old methods of agricultural technology, are inclined to organic farming. And in organic farming, a very important role is given to earthworms.
California Red Worms
People involved in farming, probably already heard about the red California worms. California Red Worms are an artificially bred variety of earthworms that live in warm climates.
These worms are intended for the industrial processing of organic waste into vermicompost, the result of their work is humic organic organic fertilizer.
This is the greatest invention of mankind, since they differ from ordinary worms in very high productivity. The result of their work is biohumus.
Biohumus using red California worms
Biohumus, which is produced by red California worms, restores soil fertility, improves its structure, removes small doses of radiation and increases productivity.
The use of vermicompost in agriculture improves the quality of vegetables and fruits, increases the content of proteins, sugars, karate, and many trace elements in them.
The use of vermicompost as a fertilizer of the soil leads to an acceleration of fruit ripening, which, in turn, allows even many heat-loving crops to be grown even in problematic climates.
The use of vermicompost, allows you to grow high-quality seedlings, is excellently used for mulching plantings. Currently on the market, a wide range of vermicompost produced by different companies is provided.
Water extract of vermicompost is an excellent shower for seedlings and indoor plants, it is a vitamin watering for the entire garden. In any suburban area, you can arrange a factory in which California red worms work.
These workers do not require wages, do not rally, but require a winter apartment, since wintering in the open air is not for them - they will die.
When using California worms, it is necessary to have special rooms heated from autumn to spring.
Nematode - the enemy of plants
When acquiring California worms, remember that worms are living things and you can only sell them if you have permission issued by the quarantine service.
This rule must be strictly observed, as soil with red California worms can be infected with a nematode.
Nematodes are roundworms with cylindrical, non-segmented bodies. This parasite lives on plants, is resistant to pesticides and other means of destruction. It is very difficult to fight a nematode.
Young California worms are easy to distinguish from a nematode, as the worms have a red blood vessel.
DIY biohumus production using earthworms
If you do not want to spend money on the purchase and breeding of imported worms, you can set up a fertilizer factory in the form of vermicompost using ordinary earthworms.
Of course, our earthworms are not as productive as the California ones, but their personal fertilizer will be quite sufficient, especially since domestic earthworms are accustomed to our climatic standards and our winter cold.
For the production of biohumus do it yourself:
- mount the box without a bottom, measuring 100x100 cm, height 60-70 cm, put the box on a pallet of boards or slate. A layer of fermented manure or compost (only without chemicals) is laid at the bottom of the box, only 40-50 cm high. Add food waste, well shredded, plant residues, smooth everything well, moisten it to the full depth. The created layer, cover with burlap or straw and leave for a week;
- find an earthworm camp - this is an accumulation of earthworms, this earthworm camp is usually located in humid places, under rocks. Put earthworms in a bucket along with the land in which they live. In the compost box, you need to dig a few holes, then put the earth with worms in them, level it and cover it again with burlap or straw;
- Constantly water the compost, keeping it moist while at room temperature. After a month, then every two to three weeks, add a layer of vegetable and food waste with a height of 15-20 cm .;
- the upper layer, 20 cm high. This is the habitat of the worms, this is their living space. Everything that is under this layer is the biohumus processed by them. In autumn, the top layer is removed and laid on the bottom of a new box, then covered in winter with a layer of compost 50 cm high.
To protect against rodents, lay the spruce branches on top, and snow in the winter. The bottom layer (vermicompost) - use to fertilize the soil, to grow seedlings, use infusion to spray plants;
- in the spring, the spruce is removed and the process of feeding the worms and the production of vermicompost again begins.
The advantage of breeding earthworms in an incubator
Having received this information, the farmer will think: raising worms in the incubator is rather tedious, and whether I should go the easier way.
Isn’t it easier to take and topple the bucket of worms directly onto the bed?
And you think.
Firstly, the worms do not know the boundaries of your site, if you do not limit their freedom, they can go to a neighbor, they do not have an address registration.
Secondly, the farmer introduces fertilizers under the plants, and they do not like earthworms. When applying chemistry, the number of worms is sharply reduced.
Third, where is the aesthetics of agriculture? Imagine beds that are sprinkled with food waste.
Therefore, if you do not want to breed worms, buy ready-made biohumus.
With a normal fertile layer of your site, a three-liter packet of vermicompost is enough for a quarter hundredths.
If the land on the site is poor, the amount of vermicompost must be doubled or tripled.
