The making of Poo ya Mak - Composting.
Yes also here in the Kalasin area, I rarely find earthworms or other creepy crawlers in the soil. But making a layered composting pile after several months is filled with worms and other crawlers.
Items in the layers
1. Dried cattle or buffalo dung
2. Rice husks
3. Coconut husks chopped (if available)
4. Cutting from the legumes in the garden ... old cabbage leaves etc
5. Dredging the segments from the bottom of a pond
6. Soil
7. Table scraps minus any meat from animals (can bring predators to dig in compost)
8. Wood chips from fallen branches, trees, shrubs, etc
What other items are people using that are low-cost?
I am doing a lot of soil restoration now after leasing the land for 5 years to another farmer while I was overseas....