- Author: Ben Faber
Earthworms are commonly associated with “healthy” soils and in many cases they are good indicators. See a previous blog: http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=23945
In a recent blog, Michigan State University is telling a different story: http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/the_dirt_about_earthworms
The popular view of earthworms – beneficial creatures that aerate the soil, feed robins and make good fishing bait – may be true in our gardens and tilled farm fields, but in forests it is a different matter.
Earthworms are not native to...
- Author: Michelle Leinfelder-Miles
A consultant recently brought in some alfalfa plants to get another opinion on why growth was resuming slowly this spring. The field is located in Merced County and is a sandy loam soil. The field is in its fifth year, is glyphosate-tolerant, and has traditionally produced high-quality hay. About 5 acres of a 40-acre field are affected.
There are many reasons why growth may resume slowly this spring. The obvious reason, of course, is that we received a lot of rain this winter. With that rain has come associated problems from cool, anoxic (lack of oxygen) soil conditions. A previous blog article describes things to...
- Author: Yvonne Rasmussen
With our heavy rain today and I am seeing earthworms everywhere but in the ground. And just today I also got the Watershed Project newsletter today with an interesting article about earthworms. So I wanted to share by re-posting it so you too can appreciate these hard working animals and all they do for us.
Enjoy the rain and worms....
This is a re-post from The Watershed Project Dec 23, 2016 eNewsletter.
You may want to check out their website and complete newsletter on their website: http://www.thewatershedproject.org/home.php
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