What is vermiculture?
Vermiculture or worm farming is the science of raising and managing worms. There are a number of applications for vermiculture, with a wide variety of worm species being raised. This activity is practiced on a large-scale commercial level as well as in private homes and vermiculturing supplies are available at some garden supply stores and occasionally through waste management companies. People have been encouraging and cultivating worms for centuries to improve soils. Worm composting involves using worms to break down organic materials to create a nutrient-rich compost which can be used as a soil amendment. When done in a bin designed to collect water, worm composting also generates compost tea, a nutritious fluid which can be used to fertilize house plants and plants in the garden. Worms are also good for general garden soils, as they promote soil aeration and leave nutritious castings behind, and gardeners may add worms directly to their soils to improve them. The use of vermicultur
