Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

--- research:wormery [2017/04/14 16:34] – [What is it?] aimeejulia
+++ research:wormery [2017/04/15 20:37] (current) – aimeejulia
@@ Line 7: / Line 7: @@
 Simply put the earthworms eat the food and poop out vermicompost.
+==== does the vermicompost produce better quality compost than other types of compost? ====
+==== vermiculture - better plant health? ====
+There is a [[http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/vermicompost.htm#suppression|study]] that found that vermicompost suppresses some plant diseases (more reading needed as to whether this is using [[animal manure]] from animals that were exposed to antibiotics.
+==== is the production of vermicompost quicker than the standard compost pile? ====
+After consulting an [[https://www.quora.com/profile/Frank-Shields-2|expert]] we are told //"Vermicomposting and heat composting are so different it is hard to answer the question - but about the same amount of time. Vermicompost is good for adding small amounts of feedstock over time (like kitchen waste) and when ready just stop adding and let the worms finish the job before harvesting. Heat composting is batch composting where you are cleaning up the back yard and have a lot of material all at once. Make the pile and then add no more."//
-===== does the vermicompost produce better quality compost than other types of compost? =====
+==== where should the wormery be placed? ====
-==== vermiculture - better plant health? ====
-There is a [[http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/vermicompost.htm#suppression|study]] that found that vermicompost suppresses some plant diseases (more reading needed as to whether this is using [[animal manure]] from animals that were exposed to antibiotics.
-===== is the production of vermicompost quicker than the standard compost pile? =====
-===== where should the wormery be placed? =====
-===== which is the simplest and most cost effective design? =====
+==== which is the simplest and most cost effective design? ====