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“Soil Humus”
Organic matter benefits soil productivity not because it is present, but because all forms of organic matter in the Soil Humus, including its most stable form—humus—are disappearing. Mycorrhizal fungi and beneficial bacterial colonies around plant roots can exist only by consuming soil organic matter.
The slimes and gums that cement soil particles into relatively stable [...]
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Redworms are heat-tolerant litter dwellers that find little to eat in soil. Mixing large quantities of soil into worm bedding makes a very heavy box. However, the digestive system of worms grinds food using soil particles as the abrasive grit in the same way birds “chew” in their crop. A big handful of added [...]
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