Would worm farming be a profitable venture as an add on to hydroponic??

Question

I am currently spending thousands of dollars a year on netruets for hydroponics. And worm tea is said to be better than that. could use some help in deciding and possibly a lot more information..

Answer 1

I know a gent who became a millionaire raising worms.  He was very good at marketing the worms.  Worm tea is the natural run-off water from an elevated or contained worm bed.  It is very mild for plants but full of nutrients.  No better way to get plants in a fast growing mode.  Worms will convert garbage(not meats) to wonderful dirt with every nutrient you need for hydroponics.  If you are organized enough to do hydroponics you will have no trouble raising worms.  If you are doing hydroponics commercially, it would not be very difficult to do worms on the side.  Worms bring good money also.

Answer 2

well: yes if  Future Famers of America would become an

Organization with 4H Clubs International Volunteers also you

can make that into a non-profit Aggiculture  for fund raisers among each 1 community visit http://www.future.farmersofamerica.org

Answer 3

Basically, to make a worm tea, which is simply an extraction of minerals and elements from the solid vermicast into water, you soak the castings in warm water for a period of time (24-48 hours), with some stirring, and then filter off the solution to use as a liquid fertilizer or foliar spray. The tea contains not only a range of mineralized nutrients but also huge populations of beneficial microbes. Many of the mineral elements, such as silica, nickel, selenium, and chromium, that are proven to be beneficial to the growth of certain plants are found in small quantities in many vermicast sources and these help enrich the nutrient profile around the plant roots. There are also organic compounds, such as humic acids, which have been proven to enhance plant growth and nutrient uptake in crops (both soil-based and hydroponic).

There are several good sites, a couple of the best are:

http://www.wormdigest.org/

http://www.garden-nz.co.nz/Interests/Org...

Answer 4

ABSOLUTELY not unless you are the only person who sells worms for hundreds of miles around your favorite lake.  But it is fun.  Yes, we have a worm farm.

Answer 5

Worm castings are an excellent source of nitrogen, actually quite strong and capable of burning plants even in low doses. That information was in the form of a lab assignment back in my university daze in an organic crop production course. The main problem is just to figure out how to evaluate a tea made from castings, as strength will be an issue. You will need to tweak the other major nutrients but the side benefit will be a lot of micro-nutrients. I'll look around for other info I might have and pass it on. Check your email.