Doesn't HAVE to be that way. The entire root zone can be very active, and
full of life. And really, that's how we want it to be, so the plant is
getting all the nutrients an water it needs without having to work very hard to get
those things.
Elaine
In a message dated 3/5/2005 1:50:09 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
wilddog_202_at_yahoo.com writes:
I assumed the most active area was the interface
between the "soil" and the compost above. Then it is
carried down which is what I observed without any soil
or biological testing.
> The Inter bay Mulch attempts to expand the
> conditions in that biologically active one inch
> litter
> layer to 6, 12, or even 18 inches. The idea is to
> recreate and magnify the natural conditions that
> produce rich, fertile soil. The use of damp burlap
> (coffee sacks are readily available in the Seattle
> area but purchased burlap can be substituted) proved
> to be the ideal material for enhancing the
> biological
> activity associated with the humus production.
=====
Butch Ragland
Conflict is as addictive as
cocaine, alcohol, cigarettes,etc
I'm sorry to report that
cooperation is not
Elaine R. Ingham
Soil Foodweb Inc., Corvallis, Oregon
Soil Foodweb Inc., Port Jefferson, New York
Soil Foodweb Institute, Lismore Australia
Soil Foodweb Institute Cambridge, New Zealand
Laboratorios de Soil Foodweb, Culiacan, Mexico
Soil Foodweb Inc., Jerome, Idaho
Soil Foodweb Inc., South Africa
Received on Sun Mar 06 2005 - 01:16:23 EST
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