@article{2886, author = "SURES NARAYASAMY and TONY ONTOK", abstract = "Vermichar is a unique blend of dry leaves and charcoal using earthworm composting technology. A study was conducted to examine the Vermichar Tea’s chemical properties and its potential as an alternative fertilizer in farming practice. African night Crawler worm (Eudrilus eugeniae) was used for the vermicomposting process. The worms were feed on dried leaves, banana tree stems and goat dung and left undisturbed for 30-90 days. Vermicompost were harvested for the interval of 30, 60 and 90 days and mix with charcoal, EM and molasses to prepare vermichar and was send to lab for nutrient analysis. the study revealed that the vermicar tea that was prepared from 90-day compost have all the desirable characteristics of a good compost and have high potential to become alternative fertilizer in farming which have Total Carbon level of 25.6%, 2.8% of Nitrogen level, 2.17% of Phosphorus level, pH value of 7.8 and C:N ratio at 10.67. All of the characteristics are within the range of good compost level. Hence, Vermichar Tea have high potential to be developed as an alternative source of nutrient in farming practice", issn = "23191473", journal = "IJAIR", keywords = "Vermichar Acid;Fertilizers;Earthworm", month = "September", number = "2", pages = "288-290", title = "{C}hemical {P}roperties of {V}ermichar {T}ea {D}erived from {A}gricultural {W}aste and its {P}otential as an {A}lternative {F}ertilizer in {F}arming {P}ractice", volume = "7", year = "2018", }