On 10/9/19 8:55 AM, songbird wrote:
From what I have heard on youtube, a good garden is
basically growing on top of a worm bed.
if you look into the biology of worms you find
out that they are little bacteria factories. what
they ingest and grind up together is food for the
bacteria they have in their stomach and they feed
off what the bacteria give them and any other
nutrients they can pull out.

the biology of a good garden soil is more bacterial
than fungal, but there are plenty of simple fungi in
garden soil too. if you compare that to woodland
soils or soils under perennial beds you will find that
those are dominated by fungi more than bacteria.

microbiology of soils is a good winter topic too
and also fits in nicely with studying composting.


My guess is that the microbiome is everything. Without the
worms and organic matter for the proper culture, you
get poor yields.

No wonder hydroponic produce tastes like cardboard.


My avocado pits were whacked with the hammer side
of an ax.
that'll do it! they turn a pretty interesting
color of orange if you cut them and leave them to
oxidize in the air for a few minutes.

They still did not decompose! They worked their
way up and out of the ground and rolled abound
(yes, even the flat ones). Took me forever to figure
out what they were.

I have dug up vegi table scraps TWO year old that
did to decompose.

Does Peat Moss qualify as "organic matter"?




I should make sure over the winder to occasionally
water my worm (singular) and my microbiome.
if it is really dry out, yeah, it won't hurt. just
make sure not to waterlog your garlic or bunching
onions.

The plan is to water every three weeks after a
rain event. Otherwise let the rain do its
thing.

Forgot which treat you made the comment of raised
beds. I agree with out. They would dry out and blossom
rot would be the least of my issues. The only
benefit I see if that they are easier on your back.