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Re: Worms!

Catherine S. said,
>I trying to clean up my little back yard to day, I was gonna shovel some
>back, and possibly through it away, well one shovel full revealed a TON of
>earthworms!  Can I till the bark into the soil?  There is quite a bit of
>it, and if not, should I attempt to save a some of the worms?

To hell with the bark incorporation.  Those earthworms are worth their
weight in gold to you.  They're busy processing your soil through their
bodies, and what comes out the back end of a worm is typically better than
what went in the front end!  Their activities also improve soil friability.
The presence of worms in garden soil is a fine indicator of its overall
health status.  Leave the lil guys alone.  Tilling can actually harm soil,
but worms can only help it.

--Janet


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