Favourite food for worms are protozoa, predator of bacteria.
1. Tea and coffee ground- an innoculum of bacteria. coffee grounds have lots of surface area by virtue of their somewhat small particle size, have a nice balance of carbon and nitrogen, and are damp but chunky, meaning lots of moisture in the presence of lots of air.
2. Many people add bananas, orange peels and corn cobs whole or in large chunks and find they are very effectively, if more slowly, processed.
3. Watermelon - they like high sugar, lots of water, they love it.
4. Vegetables -lettuce, cabbage
For preparing medium, i mean to make a good habitat for worms, we can use goats and cows
faecal material, you dump into a cholorine-free water for overnight. Then add on with grass ( already brownish color, exposed to sun for few days and then dump into chlorine-free water for one week). The worm favourite food, you can add to medium after that.
Please avoid meat and dairy products. Because the worm cannot ingest meat or dairy until it rots, and because the smell of meat and dairy is distasteful to humans but attractive to vermin and houseflies, the inclusion of these materials can cause problems with bins kept in or near human living spaces. Please avoid oily food, they don't like it. The other things is an acidic food like a lemon. They don't like acidic material.
Makanan kegemaran cacing adalah
1. Tembikai, Kulit aje. Letak bahagian bawah kulit tembikai atas medium
2. Lebihan kopi dan teh ( bilas buang gula),
3. Boleh letak kulit pisang, kulit epal, kulit kentang
4. Sayuran - yang senang urai.
Sebelum itu buat medium dulu menggunakan tahi kambing atau tahi lembu.. rendam semalaman. Kalau boleh rendam lebihkan air supaya hama tak terbentuk. Tambahkan dengan habuk kayu atau rumput ataupun daun-daun kering yang telah di rendam sekurang-kurangnya dua minggu. Elakkan surat khabar kerana ia mengurangkan pertumbuhan cacing. Kalau nak cepat, tambahkan EM ( bakteria pengurai) boleh di beli dari tokeh-tokeh cacing.
Benda yang perlu di elak semasa sediakan makanan cacing ialah bahan yang berasid dan berminyak.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Earthworms Enemy
We will discuss about earthworms enemies here. There are certain problems during growing worms. The worms enemies are as follows
1. Snakes, scorpions - before you start growing worms it is good to put sulfur around the working area. This might prevent snakes to come near to the place. It will harm worms as their favourite food. Cost of the sulfur (belerang) is around rm6.00 per pack
2. Small insects -we call it "hama" here, in Malay. I don't know other places. It is a white tiny insects that will harm eggs not worms. This will affected your next generation of worms. The way to prevent it is using "serai" leaves(will tell you all later in english), black pepper that we crunch a little bit and also we can use water based mosquito aerosol. It cost is around rM8.00 per bottle.
3. Ants- the red ants is the most dangerous to worms. You can prevent it before getting started with your worm farm. Using the ant killer materials that you can buy from hardware shop. It may cost you around RM 6.00 per pack.
4. Others - ladybird, bird, squirell, frog and duck
Musuh musuh cacing antaranya adalah seperti berikut:
1. Ular dan seangkatan dengannya seperti lipan, kala jengkin- gune belerang tabur keliling tempat keje. 1 peket : Rm 6.00 kedai hardware jual
2. Hama- gunakan daun serai, lada hitam tumbuk siket-siket dan juga boleh gune H2O earosol yang jual kat supermarket dalam Rm8.00 aje
3. Semut- paling bahaya adalah semut merah, letakkan ubat semut dahulu keliling tempat keje.
4. Lain-lain - katak, burung, ayam. itik, lalat, cengkerik, kumbang, tupai dan lain lain lagie
1. Snakes, scorpions - before you start growing worms it is good to put sulfur around the working area. This might prevent snakes to come near to the place. It will harm worms as their favourite food. Cost of the sulfur (belerang) is around rm6.00 per pack
2. Small insects -we call it "hama" here, in Malay. I don't know other places. It is a white tiny insects that will harm eggs not worms. This will affected your next generation of worms. The way to prevent it is using "serai" leaves(will tell you all later in english), black pepper that we crunch a little bit and also we can use water based mosquito aerosol. It cost is around rM8.00 per bottle.
3. Ants- the red ants is the most dangerous to worms. You can prevent it before getting started with your worm farm. Using the ant killer materials that you can buy from hardware shop. It may cost you around RM 6.00 per pack.
4. Others - ladybird, bird, squirell, frog and duck
Musuh musuh cacing antaranya adalah seperti berikut:
1. Ular dan seangkatan dengannya seperti lipan, kala jengkin- gune belerang tabur keliling tempat keje. 1 peket : Rm 6.00 kedai hardware jual
2. Hama- gunakan daun serai, lada hitam tumbuk siket-siket dan juga boleh gune H2O earosol yang jual kat supermarket dalam Rm8.00 aje
3. Semut- paling bahaya adalah semut merah, letakkan ubat semut dahulu keliling tempat keje.
4. Lain-lain - katak, burung, ayam. itik, lalat, cengkerik, kumbang, tupai dan lain lain lagie
Earthworms for business
This is a perfect business, the worm and its composting. It require so little time and effort, and it pays so well. Demand for worms nowadays is good. We can do it as part time basis. There is a learning guide to grow worms and we can learn from our own mistakes during the first few months in this business. The people selling package only but they not provide you a perfect information about growing worms. I think the way to grow worms is depend on the climate. It is not difficult to grow worms unless you don't have attention to it. Worms is quite sensitive creature, but it is not the reason why it is hard to take care of them. You must pay attention to the right pH (non acidic condition, prevent acidic media like lime) medium (food) prevent oily food, light (they don't like it), moisture (30-40%- can buy the moisture check machine or you can feel using your own hand) and worms enemy (white flies, ant, snake etc). We must find out who will buy our products, worms and vermicompost. We can try to find the environmental friendly user. The gardenar is a good user because they don't think about cost compare to farmer.
Perniagaan cacing ini adalah yang bagus dan baik untuk kita ceburi. Ia memerlukan sedikit masa and usaha, tetapi pulangan nya amat baik sekali. Permintaan untuk cacing dan baja cacing tinggi dan perniagaan ini boleh di buat secara sambilan. Ada beberapa perkara penting untuk di titikberatkan semasa penjagaan cacing, tetapi ini boleh di kategorikan pembelajaran untuk kita. Iklim sesebuat negara mungkin penting semasa membesarkan cacing. Menternak cacing tidak memerlukan perhatian yang serius tetapi masih memerlukan beberapa perkara penting untuk di ambil kira. pH media (makanan cacing), elakkan makanan berasid dan berminyak, cahaya tidak terlalu terang, kelembapan yang betul dan musuh-musuh cacing(ular, hama, ular). Perniagaan yang baik untuk cacing ialah kita perlu mencari pembeli. Kita perlu mencari nursery yang menjual bahan-bahan untuk bercucuk tanam. Kita juga boleh mencari pengguna yang cintakan alam sekitar, di mana mereka lebih tertarik kepada penggunaan baja organik berbanding baja kimia yang boleh membahayakan diri kita jika memakan sayur yang menggunakan baja kimia. Tukang kebun organik lebih berminat membeli baja cacing berbanding dengan petani organik kerana mereka mementingkan kos. Jika kita hendak menjual baja organik kepada petani, kita perlu menurunkan kos.
Perniagaan cacing ini adalah yang bagus dan baik untuk kita ceburi. Ia memerlukan sedikit masa and usaha, tetapi pulangan nya amat baik sekali. Permintaan untuk cacing dan baja cacing tinggi dan perniagaan ini boleh di buat secara sambilan. Ada beberapa perkara penting untuk di titikberatkan semasa penjagaan cacing, tetapi ini boleh di kategorikan pembelajaran untuk kita. Iklim sesebuat negara mungkin penting semasa membesarkan cacing. Menternak cacing tidak memerlukan perhatian yang serius tetapi masih memerlukan beberapa perkara penting untuk di ambil kira. pH media (makanan cacing), elakkan makanan berasid dan berminyak, cahaya tidak terlalu terang, kelembapan yang betul dan musuh-musuh cacing(ular, hama, ular). Perniagaan yang baik untuk cacing ialah kita perlu mencari pembeli. Kita perlu mencari nursery yang menjual bahan-bahan untuk bercucuk tanam. Kita juga boleh mencari pengguna yang cintakan alam sekitar, di mana mereka lebih tertarik kepada penggunaan baja organik berbanding baja kimia yang boleh membahayakan diri kita jika memakan sayur yang menggunakan baja kimia. Tukang kebun organik lebih berminat membeli baja cacing berbanding dengan petani organik kerana mereka mementingkan kos. Jika kita hendak menjual baja organik kepada petani, kita perlu menurunkan kos.
Frequently ask.. (Soalan biasa kita dengar)
1.Price for 1 kg worm and vermicompose -Malaysia
RM300 to RM500 for worm and RM 1.00 to RM2.50 for contract farming vermicompost.
For nurseries and small business the price usually RM5.00 -RM 10.00 for 1 kg vermicompost
Cacing - RM300 ke atas, ada yang cecah sampai RM1000, tengok tuan cacing. Baja dalam harga RM1.00 hingga Rm2.50 kalo ikat kontrak dengan syarikat yang besar. Kalo jual kat nurseries plak mahal jugak dalam Rm5.00 ke ataslah.. kene pandai bincang lah. Jual sendiri kat pasar malam pun boleh.
2. Investment for business???
Capital for this project depend on your own. If you want to buy woms for 1kg for trial it is around RM400. If you have bigger capital for 10 kg it is rm4000. I will discuss about 10kg worm.
10 kg worm 4000
rack 9 foot x 6 foot 550
basket 140
medium (starting) 225
it is around RM 5000 not including miscellinous item like water (no chlorine water), insecticides, your next medium preparation item.
Modal RM5000 kalau nak start 10kg cacing, dalam masa 6 bulan ia hasilkan minimum 150 kg cacing dan 1 tan baja. dalam 8 bulan boleh cover modal balik, lepas tu untung manjang. Tapi kene ingat barang barang sampingan berhabis jugak laa... dalam Rm300 lebih beli tahi kambing, beli penimbang sebab nak kene timbang medium sebelum masuk dalam bekas cacing dan macam macam lagi.. lepas cacing bertambah kene tambah raga lagie... modal lagie.. tapi tak banyak la.. dalam RM6000 cukup.
RM300 to RM500 for worm and RM 1.00 to RM2.50 for contract farming vermicompost.
For nurseries and small business the price usually RM5.00 -RM 10.00 for 1 kg vermicompost
Cacing - RM300 ke atas, ada yang cecah sampai RM1000, tengok tuan cacing. Baja dalam harga RM1.00 hingga Rm2.50 kalo ikat kontrak dengan syarikat yang besar. Kalo jual kat nurseries plak mahal jugak dalam Rm5.00 ke ataslah.. kene pandai bincang lah. Jual sendiri kat pasar malam pun boleh.
2. Investment for business???
Capital for this project depend on your own. If you want to buy woms for 1kg for trial it is around RM400. If you have bigger capital for 10 kg it is rm4000. I will discuss about 10kg worm.
10 kg worm 4000
rack 9 foot x 6 foot 550
basket 140
medium (starting) 225
it is around RM 5000 not including miscellinous item like water (no chlorine water), insecticides, your next medium preparation item.
Modal RM5000 kalau nak start 10kg cacing, dalam masa 6 bulan ia hasilkan minimum 150 kg cacing dan 1 tan baja. dalam 8 bulan boleh cover modal balik, lepas tu untung manjang. Tapi kene ingat barang barang sampingan berhabis jugak laa... dalam Rm300 lebih beli tahi kambing, beli penimbang sebab nak kene timbang medium sebelum masuk dalam bekas cacing dan macam macam lagi.. lepas cacing bertambah kene tambah raga lagie... modal lagie.. tapi tak banyak la.. dalam RM6000 cukup.
Why worm composting to save nature?
Introduction
Composting with earthworm is a simple and beneficial to the nature. The worm is a feeder that can eat your extra fruits, vegetables, newspaper and your expired bread. But it is not for dairy products, meat and seafood. We will discuss about the medium for worm composting later on.
Worm composting is for indoors and outdoors like in small room and also can use your garden.
Compose is a substance that is produced through the breakdown of the organic material by worm and also by microorganism. This worm composting will returns your waste to the soil. The compose can help to maintain your plants. It will save your time and money.
Kompos menggunakan cacing tanah ialah cara yang mudah untuk menyelamatkan alam sekitar. Cacing ialah pemakan barangan lebihan seperti lebihan buah, sayur, surat khabar dan roti yang dah expired. Kita akan bincangkan medium untuk kompos cacing kemudian. Kompos cacing ini boleh di lakukan di luar dan di dalam rumah mengikut keselesaan masing-masing. Kompos ialah bahan yang di hasilkan dari uraian bahan organik daripada cacing dan juga mikroorganisma lain. Kompos ini dapat menukarkan bahan buangan tertentu kepada bentuk baja. Ia dapat digunakan pada tumbuhan dan menyelamatkan wang dan masa anda.
Composting item
The main waste item that we can use to save the nature and at the same time we provide food for our lovely worm are as follows:
1. Vegetables - any vegetables we can use for worm composting but avoid oily material. The acidic vegetables is not recommended (ex : lettuce)
2. Fruits - an extra fruits like apple, banana
3. Egg shells -crunch first
4. Newspaper - can use also paper towel
5. Grass and leaves
6. Garden pruning,
7. Ground coffee, tea leaves
8. Dead flowers, old potting mix and weed
If anybody can tell me more items for composting please reply, thanks a lot.
There are a few things that can make your compost bad. These seafood, onion, dairy product, oily material and meat. It don't break down easily and may attract unwanted mice, rat and insects.
Bahan-bahan yang digunakan untuk compose mdium alah seperti senarai di atas.
Compose bin
There is a wide range of compose bin that we can use. We also can create our own bin using wood and make it as a box and we also can buy the basket from hypermarker for 24" x 18" (recommended) aroud RM7.00 only and then cover it with plastic to prevent worm from run away. You can also buy this products from the internet, but i dont sell it yet. May be in the future. For enquiries please reply. The bin should be placed directly on to soil to allow drainage, away from the house and in a part of the garden.
Bekas kompos yang boleh di gunakan adalah raga yang berlubang di lapik dengan plastik sampah hitam di bawah nye. Ini adalah cara yang paling mudah dan selamat.
How do I get started?
Composting is easy.
1. Choose what type for bin you want to use
2. Layer the bottom with coarse materials (compose of carbon and nitrogen source of waste). Recommended : newspaper, wood and any waste from goats and cows mix together)
3. Water each layer to ensure that materials are moist.
4. Keep each layer 1-2 cm thick and use a variety of materials in each layer.
6. Turn every week.
After a few weeks the finished compost should be dark and ready to put into the garden. Mature compost can be used as fertiliser for your garden and lawn, for growing seedlings, as potting mix.
Cara nak mulakan vermicompose sila lihat di atas
Composting with earthworm is a simple and beneficial to the nature. The worm is a feeder that can eat your extra fruits, vegetables, newspaper and your expired bread. But it is not for dairy products, meat and seafood. We will discuss about the medium for worm composting later on.
Worm composting is for indoors and outdoors like in small room and also can use your garden.
Compose is a substance that is produced through the breakdown of the organic material by worm and also by microorganism. This worm composting will returns your waste to the soil. The compose can help to maintain your plants. It will save your time and money.
Kompos menggunakan cacing tanah ialah cara yang mudah untuk menyelamatkan alam sekitar. Cacing ialah pemakan barangan lebihan seperti lebihan buah, sayur, surat khabar dan roti yang dah expired. Kita akan bincangkan medium untuk kompos cacing kemudian. Kompos cacing ini boleh di lakukan di luar dan di dalam rumah mengikut keselesaan masing-masing. Kompos ialah bahan yang di hasilkan dari uraian bahan organik daripada cacing dan juga mikroorganisma lain. Kompos ini dapat menukarkan bahan buangan tertentu kepada bentuk baja. Ia dapat digunakan pada tumbuhan dan menyelamatkan wang dan masa anda.
Composting item
The main waste item that we can use to save the nature and at the same time we provide food for our lovely worm are as follows:
1. Vegetables - any vegetables we can use for worm composting but avoid oily material. The acidic vegetables is not recommended (ex : lettuce)
2. Fruits - an extra fruits like apple, banana
3. Egg shells -crunch first
4. Newspaper - can use also paper towel
5. Grass and leaves
6. Garden pruning,
7. Ground coffee, tea leaves
8. Dead flowers, old potting mix and weed
If anybody can tell me more items for composting please reply, thanks a lot.
There are a few things that can make your compost bad. These seafood, onion, dairy product, oily material and meat. It don't break down easily and may attract unwanted mice, rat and insects.
Bahan-bahan yang digunakan untuk compose mdium alah seperti senarai di atas.
Compose bin
There is a wide range of compose bin that we can use. We also can create our own bin using wood and make it as a box and we also can buy the basket from hypermarker for 24" x 18" (recommended) aroud RM7.00 only and then cover it with plastic to prevent worm from run away. You can also buy this products from the internet, but i dont sell it yet. May be in the future. For enquiries please reply. The bin should be placed directly on to soil to allow drainage, away from the house and in a part of the garden.
Bekas kompos yang boleh di gunakan adalah raga yang berlubang di lapik dengan plastik sampah hitam di bawah nye. Ini adalah cara yang paling mudah dan selamat.
How do I get started?
Composting is easy.
1. Choose what type for bin you want to use
2. Layer the bottom with coarse materials (compose of carbon and nitrogen source of waste). Recommended : newspaper, wood and any waste from goats and cows mix together)
3. Water each layer to ensure that materials are moist.
4. Keep each layer 1-2 cm thick and use a variety of materials in each layer.
6. Turn every week.
After a few weeks the finished compost should be dark and ready to put into the garden. Mature compost can be used as fertiliser for your garden and lawn, for growing seedlings, as potting mix.
Cara nak mulakan vermicompose sila lihat di atas
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