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Subject: Re: worms
From: Ronald zwaagstra <ronald@tcwlinux1.ppsw.rug.nl>
Organization: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 99 05:00:22
Message-ID: <MOD$990415.9263@rec.gardens.ecosystems>
References: <MOD$990412.27804@rec.gardens.ecosystems>



On 13 Apr 1999, greg szekeres wrote:

> I think a good lawn should have worms else its not healthy. Along
> time ago back in the 60's and early 70's. I remember plenty of worms in our
> neighborhood and our street and lawn. For the last 20 years
> they are non existant. I think it was Chem-Lawn. What
> do you think??
At the time we bought our newly constructed house about three years ago,
the gardensoil was completely wormles. I worked in lots of compost, mostly
to improve the soil structure, but also to provide the occasional worm
passing by with something to eat. After that, I left the soil mostly to
its own for two years (lots of weedpulling nowadays, but that is a
different story), apart from the occasional application of more compost on
top of the soil. Pulling those weeds, it becomes obvious that the worms
liked my approach.

Ronald

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