• Cattle dung is collected from cow shelters.
• The dung is kept for about 7–10 days to let it cool.
• Beds/rows of dung and crop residues/leaves, etc. are made about 1 m wide, 75 cm high and
with a distance of 75 cm between two rows.
• In the beds/rows, crop waste such as leaves, straw etc. is layered alternatively with the dung
to thus make a height of about 75 cm. The beds are kept as such for 4–5 days to cool.
• Water is sprinkled to let the compostable matter cool down.
• Earthworms are put on the top of the manure row/bed. About 1 kg worms in a metre-long
manure row are inoculated.
• It is left undisturbed for 2–3 days after covering with banana leaves. Covering with jute bags
or sacks is not recommended as it heats the manure bed.
• The bed is opened after 2–3 days. The upper portion of about 10 cm of manure is loosened
with the help of a suitable hand tool.
• The bed is covered again. The worms feed on an upper bed of about 10 cm. This portion
becomes vermicasted in about 7–10 days.
• This portion (vermicasted manure) is removed and collected near the bed. Another upper
portion of 10 cm is loosened and covered again with the leaves.
• Moisture is maintained in the bed by regular sprinkling of water.
• The loosened portion of the manure is vermicasted in another 7–10 days and is removed
again.