The gizzard uses swallowed stones to mash food into small particles. The food then moves on through the crop and into the gizzard. The esophagus adds calcium carbonate as a way for the worm to rid itself of excess calcium. Worms eat soil and organic matter which travels down a long digestive tube that consists of several key sections. Vermicomposting – What Happens Inside the Worm? I expected to see a bunch of vermicompost specific benefits but did not find any, except for the fact that it is easily done in small batches in the home. If you read through the list of claims you quickly realize that the claims are either false, or that they equally apply to most forms of compost. Adds beneficial microbes to the soil – there is no evidence that the added microbes benefit the soil and soil already contains lots of beneficial microbes.In fact the lack of nutrients stimulates root growth more because the plant needs to produce longer roots to find the nutrients. Stimulates root growth – nutrients do not stimulate root growth.

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