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What is the process of using various species of worms to create a mixture of decomposing vegetable or food waste, bedding materials, and vermicast called?
What is the process of using various species of worms to create a mixture of decomposing vegetable or food waste, bedding materials, and vermicast called?
Vermicomposting
In vermicomposting, what is the end-product of the breakdown of organic matter by earthworms called?
In vermicomposting, what is the end-product of the breakdown of organic matter by earthworms called?
Vermicast (also called worm castings, worm humus, worm poop, worm manure, or worm faeces)
What is the rearing of worms for the purpose of vermicomposting called?
What is the rearing of worms for the purpose of vermicomposting called?
Vermiculture
What is the end-product of the decomposition process in vermicomposting with reduced levels of contaminants and a higher saturation of nutrients than the organic materials before vermicomposting?
What is the end-product of the decomposition process in vermicomposting with reduced levels of contaminants and a higher saturation of nutrients than the organic materials before vermicomposting?
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What is the water-soluble nutrient-rich organic fertilizer and soil conditioner extracted from vermicompost called?
What is the water-soluble nutrient-rich organic fertilizer and soil conditioner extracted from vermicompost called?
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