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How will you make a vermicomposting pit? [5 MARKS]
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1. A vermicomposting pit is made with a wooden box or big cement rings. A mesh is spread at thebottom of the pit.
2. Vegetable waste, fruit waste, waste papers which arenot shiny or coated withplastic is spread over the mesh.
3. Water is sprinkled to create moisture so that the red worms canlive. A vermicomposting pit takes nearly two to four weeks to completely convert waste intomanure.
4. TheseRed worms grind the food materialwith the help of gizzards. A red worm eats food equal to itsweight every day. Waste materials rich in oils, salt, meat and vinegar stop the growth of red worms.
5. Red worms don't survive in too hot or too cold conditions. So the temperature ofthe pit is to be maintained at an optimum temperature in which the red worms can survive.
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Method: 1 Mark each
1. A vermicomposting pit is made with a wooden box or big cement rings. A mesh is spread at thebottom of the pit.
2. Vegetable waste, fruit waste, waste papers which arenot shiny or coated withplastic is spread over the mesh.
3. Water is sprinkled to create moisture so that the red worms canlive. A vermicomposting pit takes nearly two to four weeks to completely convert waste intomanure.
4. TheseRed worms grind the food materialwith the help of gizzards. A red worm eats food equal to itsweight every day. Waste materials rich in oils, salt, meat and vinegar stop the growth of red worms.
5. Red worms don't survive in too hot or too cold conditions. So the temperature ofthe pit is to be maintained at an optimum temperature in which the red worms can survive.
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