Posts Tagged ‘Soil Animals’
“Vermicomposting – Locating The Worms” The species of worm used for vermicomposting has a number of common names: red worms, red wigglers, manure worms, or brandling worms. Redworms are healthy and active as long as they are kept above freezing and below 85 degree. Even if the air temperature gets above 85 degree, their moist [...]
“Organic Gardener” However, rotting large quantities of very resistant material like sawdust can take many months, even in hot, moist soil. Most Organic Gardener cannot afford to give their valuable land over to being a compost factory for months. One way to speed the sheet composting of something with a high C/N is to amend [...]
“Sheet Composting” Decomposition happens rapidly in a hot compost heap with the main agents of decay being heat-loving microorganisms. Decomposition happens slowly at the soil’s surface with the main agents of decay being soil animals. However, if the leaves and forest duff on the floor of a forest or a thick matted sod are tilled [...]