Home Made EM...Update

Good day everyone , still remember on my Home Made EM from previous posts...well its been 3 months since I prepared the solution and its time for test the ph of the enzyme. For your information , I will start to call the solution as fruit enzyme , because the name EM-1 is a copyright name of the EM company based in Japan. Just don't want to trouble myself on copyright issue , thus starts today we will define the solution as fruit enzyme.

Well its been almost 3 month since I first prepare the enzyme , and the smell of the solution were also not that bad. The smells remind me of a red wine ....if you guys happen to come across a red wine. Ya .....it smells exactly the same !

The ph also show positive outcome were it shows between 3 to 4 . The control ph is somewhere around 3.5 . Below is the photos of the ph reading strips and the fruit enzyme before filtration.

Hope the fruit enzyme is ready now ....I will use it in my next batch of worm bedding and spray it thoroughly on the prepared bedding before adding the worms in it.

Will up date the outcome in near future ...bye :)

Vermicompost Workshop

14 March 09 , I was given an opportunity by the Pemuda MIC Biro Pembangunan Usahawan Dan Pertanian to give a seminar on Vermicomposting and Vermiculturing . The seminar was conducted at Seberang Jaya Safira club , and was attended approximately 30 participants . There are few other speakers as well were each of us was given 30 – 40 minutes to briefly explain to the participant on the current agriculture business. Cat fish rearing , Ikan kelah rearing , leech rearing , and also Red Chili plantation with “fertigasi” technology were among the famous topics.

I give my very best on explaining the method of worm rearing and emphasis on urban worm culturing and how to make some side income and explaining how simple vermiculturing are and what are the demands for both worm and compost. I hope the participants satisfied with my explanation / presentation and look forward for their response very soon.

There are also officers from Jabatan Perikanan Malaysia and Jabatan Pertanian Pulau Pinang , explaining a lot of opportunities that waiting to be grabbed especially by the youths on these both sectors.

There are also officials from Agro Bank ( formerly known as Bank Pertanian ) explaining the financial help availability from both the banks and also the government for the participants to be grab.

The seminar which was conducted from 1.00 pm until 6.30 pm , were successful with full participants until the end.


Special Thanks to Dato’ Edward Santara , CEO of Masterskil University , Mr M Suresh PJK , Ketua Pemuda MIC Penang , and special gratitude to Mr. K Saravanan , Tim. Ketua Pemuda MIC ( Bahagian Permatang Pauh ) for giving the opportunity to participate as a speaker on such a major event. I’m honored. Thanks.