The invention provides an
earthworm and rice co-
cropping system and method, and belongs to the technical field of
ecological agriculture. The co-culture
system comprises an
earthworm bed, a rice planting area and a
water circulation system, the rice planting area comprises a hydroponic
pipe arranged above the
earthworm bed, a water inlet and a water outlet are formed in the hydroponic
pipe, and a rice planting position is further arranged on the hydroponic
pipe. The
water circulation system comprises a filter tank and a
water storage tank, the filter tank is used for producing earthworm excrement filtered water, a water outlet of the filter tank is communicated with the
water storage tank, and a water outlet of the
water storage tank is communicated with the hydroponic pipe. According to the system, on one hand, the hydroponic rice can be used for shielding
sunlight for the earthworm
bed, a
microclimate area formed below the hydroponic rice can help earthworm
reproduction, dead leaves and male flowers of the rice can serve as bait of the earthworms after
pollination and falling off, and therefore the
growth speed of the earthworms is increased; on the other hand, wormcast in the earthworm bed can be placed in the filter tank to be filtered to obtain wormcast liquid, the wormcast liquid is used for providing nutrients for rice to promote
rice growth, and the
grain yield is increased.