From: T@invalid.invalid   
      
   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.   
      
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