Worm Farm Flashcards
End product of vermicompost is richer in (4)
Magnesium
Calcium
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
To prevent pathogen from contaminating food vermicompost
Age it
How long to age vermicompost
30-60 days
Don’t apply vermicompost to plant soil less than _ days before harvesting plants
30
Never spray compost extracts _
Directly on leafy green veggies
Only spray compost extracts on
Non-edible parts
30-60 day rule applies to _ as well (vermicompost)
Spraying
Don’t spray on edible parts of plants _ days before harvesting
60
Don’t spray vermicompost on plants non-edible parts _ days before harvesting
30
Use _ compost with micro greens ()
Most aged (60 days or more)
Vermicompost percentage of potting soil
5-10%
You can use _ vermicompost with seedlings
Fresh
Why use fresh vermicompost with seedlings
Because by time harvest takes place, vermicompost will be ages (60-90) days
For direct soil application (amendment) mix in _ percentage vermicompost along with compost from compost pile
10-20%
For foliage sprays, use vermicompost aged _ days
30
