I am aware that adding Eudrilus (earthworm SPP) can enhance the process but I would like the compost to be ready within a short span (10 days) and that should also enhance plant growth? Please tell me the strategies to be used for selling these vermicompost.
Dear Jeba: In the first time, eathworms work in special conditions of temperature, moisture, pH, etc., but its development changes dramatically with different tipes of raw material. the initial conditions of the substract (chemical composition) are the key of the vermicompost process. Best Regards.
Hi Jeba
I am agreed with Dr. Sunil in this aspect. Ultimately vermicompost is the excreta of the earthworms. So, considering the life-cycle , digestion as well as nutrition system of the earth worms living in the upper surface of soil, suitable for producing vermicompost (consume relatively more food and produce more excreta etc.) it is quite difficult to produce vermicompost before 27-28 days if pre-decomposed material is used.
With regards.
Dr, Jeba
I am agree with Dr. Sunil. In addition, the time of composting depends of initial material, zise of residue, etc and local weather. Minimun 30 days for precomposting. And another month for vermicomposting.
Remember, if you want to sell vermicomposting, you have to be sure it is mature. It is not, you can dry plants.
please find the bio conversion time for some of the vegetable and agricultural wastes
To satisfy you you can get wormi-ccompost after 14 days if the digested bio gas slurry after it looses its temperature is uses as feed to vermi-composting unit.
or else if a matured vermibed or stabilized vermibed is there you will get vermi compost of leafy vegetable wastes in 14 days.
Raddish 100 days
araka nut waste 120 days
leafy vegetables 14 days
kitchen waste 35 days
press mud 35 days
potato peel 35 days
sugar cane trash 35 days i am in full confirmity with Dr. Jeba and Dr. Sunil
I agree with all above, and will add the pre decomposition is hastened by increasing the surface area of the initial material... so the finer it is chopped the quicker you will have that happen. Temperature affects both the rate of preconditioning, and the activity of the earthworms, with both processes being slower at lower temperatures.
Hi Jeba,
Despite I agree with previous comments outlined it is quite difficult to produce vermicompost before 27-28 days although a pre-decomposed material was used and temperature and moisture conditions were optimal.
Anyway, I may recomend you to the increase earthworm biomass involved in your vermicomposing process. Also, a great population composed by a high proportion of juvenile earthworms are more efficient to bioconver wastes. I would also suggest you to use another earthworm species such as Eisenia fetida, who has a life-cycle shorter as compared to Eudrilus eugeniae. You could also keep your vermibeds under total dark conditions all time. Those modifications may accelerate your vermicomposting process.
I think your query is very interesting so that it could be a interesting target to carry out an scientific study what allow you to publish a research paper. Please send me a message if the proposed strategy works, I would be interesting in your progress.
Cheers!
Dear Jeba Samuel
Vermicomposting depends upon number of factors and to reduce composting time, you have to adopt smart approach. It may be by selection of waste according to decomposition time (use material having good results in shortest possible time), proper particle size (small) for biochemical activities, earthworm species used in vermicopmosting, in addition to that, introduction of specific microbial strains in composting can also be a good option to speed up reaction and reduction of vermicomposting time. I believe it's a multi-factor approach and combination of all smart approaches may lead to desired output.
Cheers!
I agree with Mazhar, you could also add a microbial inoculum to inicial waste in order to accelerate vermicomposting.
Dear Jeba
I agree with Fernandez Gomez, vermicomposting process is increased by increasing earthworm biomass but also depend upon the type and amount of material used in the vermicomposting.
Also add some materials such as whey and molasses can accelerate the cvermiomposting rate
Why does Vermicompost require 30 days to get mature? Why not 24 hours?
It looks to me incorrect. The real question is can one sift and sort the yet undigested organic matter that already passed stage of initial composting (Mesophilic), which is the worms food, from the worms poo called Vermicompost? Noway.
Thank You everyone. The replies were really useful and i will do my best. Thank you once gain
Jeba Samuel, I just saw this discussion. I was wondering. Did it work for you to do it in 10-15 days? Kind regards
Either take the easily decomposable organic waste and create the most congenial environment for earthworms or you can reduce the quantity of organic waste and increase the number of earthworms as 2 pounds of worms takes 24 hours to compost 1 pound of waste