BBC Africa Business Report Interview Aired 9 January 2017
Earthworms heal soil on parched South African farms 9 January 2017 Last updated at 00:24 GMT The drought that has …
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Vermicast application guide
Optigrow suggests the following application. Large trees: 2 litres. Planting new trees: 2 Litres (in the planting hole) Small trees, …
A farmers guide to the percolation of Opti-feed or “Worm tea”.
Getting started, it is highly beneficial to familiarise yourself with the differences and benefits of both vermicast in its natural …
Soil Toxicity
Issues farmers face with soil degradation is the issues of soil toxicity and chemical imbalance caused by prolonged fertiliser and …
Soil
Soil, our silent and often underappreciated friend is the backbone of all the plants we see around us, gardens, agriculture …
Cationic exchange
An important and often unrecognized feature of vermicast is its cationic exchange rate. This is the rate at which the …
Vermicast as a disease suppressor.
Edwards and Arancon (2004) report that “…we have researched the effects of relatively small applications of commercially-produced vermicomposts, on attacks …
Using worm castings for insect repellence.
Chitin is a compound that makes up the main component of the exoskeleton of insects. Chitosan is a compound that is …
Vermicast explained: what it is and how it works.
Vermicast is worm-poo produced by the earthworm Eisenia Fetida(found all over the world).There are approximately 2700 species of earthworm and …
Vermicast and Nematodes.
Could vermicast be a solution to my soil bourne Nematode problem? Well, first of all what are Nematodes and are …
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