METHOD OF PREPARING SUBSTRATE FOR GROWING VERMICULTURE AND METHOD OF GROWING VERMICULTURE Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture and biotechnology. SUBSTANCE: organic waste is clamped. PH value in initial material is measured and, if deviation from neutrality is found, electroactivated solution is prepared with hydrogen ion concentration corresponding to neutralizing initial material by wetting it. When wetted, material contains 70-80% moisture. pH of material is periodically checked and, if necessary, material is additionally wetted by anolyte or catholyte of electroactivated solution to attain optimal pH value. Such operations are repeated until substrate is fully ripened. Ripened compost is used as basic substrate for growing vermiculture. To isolate rainworms' biomass, substrate is wetted by only one of electroactivated solution fraction (anolyte) with limit pH value. For directional isolation of rainworms' biomass, substrate is portionwise wetted by one of electroactivated solution fraction on the side opposite to forced displacement of rainworms. Operation is resumed until complete or partial isolation of biomass. EFFECT: intensified growth process. 3 cl