Can fresh cow dung be directly used for earthworm farming?
Q: Can fresh cow dung be directly used for earthworm farming?
Answer from Jindi Agricultural Earthworm Farming Base:
Fresh cow dung can be directly used for earthworm farming without fermentation. If there are rotten fruits, vegetables leaves, etc., mixing them with cow dung will yield better results for earthworm farming.
Q: Are the costs high for artificial earthworm farming?
Answer from Jindi Agricultural Earthworm Farming Base:
For raising earthworms on one acre of land, the investment is approximately as follows:
1. Bait (cow dung, pig dung, chicken dung, and mushroom waste can all be used) - 100 cubic meters at 20 yuan per cubic meter, totaling 2000 yuan.
2. Self-propagated worm seeds - 100 kg at a cost of 20 yuan per kg, totaling 2000 yuan.
3. Land occupation fee for one acre at 600 yuan per acre, totaling 600 yuan.
4. Water, electricity, and tools, totaling 500 yuan.
Total: 5100 yuan
One acre of land generally produces 2 to 3 tons of earthworms. Calculating by this, the farming cost per kilogram of earthworms is about two yuan.