Vermicompost Vs. Compost
| VERMICOMPOST | COMPOST |
|---|---|
| Fast Manufacturing (Around 1 month) |
Slow Manufacturing (Around 4 months) |
| No odor, No mosquitoes/bees | Trouble due to oder, mosquitoes and bees. |
| Less space requirement. 6 m x 1.5 m x 0.6 m “Swarup” Instrument gives output of 1.5 tons per month. |
More space requirement. 3 m x 3 m x 0.6 m = 5.5 Cu. M. Gives 1 tone after four months |
| We get Vermiwash. | No other product than compost. |
| Vermicompost requirement per acre is 2 tones. |
Compost requirement per acre is 5 tons |
| No heigh temperature hence more work from microbes. |
High temperature hence less work from microbes. |
| More micro-organisms, enzymes available in vermicompost. |
Micro-organisms and enzymes are less in compost. |
| Large scale manufacturing possible. | Large-scale manufacturing is not possible due to time contraint. |
| Additional income from selling of Earthworms is possible. |
No any additional income possible. |
Convential methods Vs. “Swarup” method
| PARTICULARS | PIT METHOD | DEPOT METHOD | “SWARUP” METHOD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loss of earthworma due to development of heat while composting |
More | Less | No loss |
| Loss of earthworms | More | Less | No loss |
| Loss of Earthworms due to attack of birds and animals as rats, snakes etc. |
Possible | Possible | No loss |
| Migration of earthworms | Possible | Possible | Not possible |
| Odor generation | More | Less | No odor |
| Specific time calculation of manufacture of Vermicompost. |
Not possible | Not possible | possible |
| Use of latest technlogy | No | No | Done |
| Collection of Vermiwash | Not possible | Not possible | Possible |
| Shifting of place. | Not possible | Expensive | Easy |