STRANGE THINGS THAT WILL IMPROVE YOUR SOIL

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqW8PYkTm-Q
Published: Jun 12, 2022
Author: Horse
Post Date: 2022-06-12 19:49:59 by Horse
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The list includes eggshells. You need to wash them and sterilize them in a preheated oven and then pulverize them so worms can eat them. The worms make an enzyme called chitinase that eats the exoskeletons of aphids.

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#1: Ada    To: Horse (#0)

That assumes you have soil with worms.

Ada posted on 2022-06-13 00:25:39   Reply   Private Reply

#2: Horse    To: Ada (#1)

You can buy earthworms for the soil. Or you can buy Red Wigglers worm bins to make vermicompost.

Horse posted on 2022-06-13 10:30:00   Reply   Private Reply

#3: Ada    To: Horse (#2)

Across most of northern US and Canada there are no native earthworms. I introduced some to my garden in upstate NY but in a few years they were gone.

Ada posted on 2022-06-13 13:16:00   Reply   Private Reply

#4: StraitGate    To: Ada (#3)

Interesting! I always thought earthworms were all over the world -- well, maybe not in Antarctica or the Atacama dessert. Didn't know there weren't any in large parts of the northern and western US.

StraitGate posted on 2022-06-13 14:53:28   Reply   Private Reply

#5: BTP Holdings    To: StraitGate (#4)

I always thought earthworms were all over the world

The Robins gobble up nightcrawlers here in SW Missouri in the morning and especially after a rain shower. ;)

BTP Holdings posted on 2022-06-13 15:58:05   Reply   Private Reply