Has anybody used teas for the specific purpose of breaking down chemical
residues in a highly chemicalized soil from traditional agriculture?
Are there any particular tests you did or indicators you used to establish
that there was a high amount of chemical residues present, and did you brew
any differently to respond to it? Is the other possibility is that there
are not residues present, but that the soil populations of B and F worm food
are too low to make it very interesting for the worms.
In working with converting the roses from regular to organic culture, I am
noticing that there are very few earthworms in this soil. In an eighty foot
bed, I could count on one hand the worms I see if I lift up the mulch or
loosen the soil. I laid down a several-inch mulch of partly decomposed dry
leaves in August, which is now nicely broken down into tiny but recognizable
pieces two months later , but I don't see piles of castings, either.
Thanks for any insights anyone can offer.
Chris Reid
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