Dirt

[greenstorm]

So, the bed that I lasagna-composted last spring (cheap and dirty-- newspaper, blood meal, and city compost) got disturbed today. I took the greenhouse down with Juggler's help. Just walking on the surface, we saw a whole bunch of huge (5" long, 1/3" wide) earthworms, and some smaller ones. The soil is like heaven. So wonderful. So good.

Comments

[cz_unit]

Very nice; the ground is still pretty solid here, however I'd better get my tail in gear and drop a couple of hundred pounds of lime out back before spring.

On a more positive angle, the peas are coming up in the little planters here. I keep watering them daily; when they are big enough to need trelli I'll put them outside.

Chris

[greenstorm.livejournal.com]

Is the ground solid there all winter?

[cz_unit]

It hardens up like a brick when it gets cold, then the top layer turns to mud when it warms, then brick, repeat.

The combo of mud on brick pretty much disables the tractor.

CZ

[greenstorm.livejournal.com]

Amazing. We really are lucky in our climate here.