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| Corn debris surrounding Beds 1-2 |
Two years ago, we would not have tolerated throwing debris in the garden. Too messy! Why can't things be neat? Cleaned up? Shouldn't all plant debris be in the compost bin?
What we have learned over the last year, is that as soon as you throw something on the ground, things want to live underneath it. Worms, bugs, bacteria, fungus. Water collects underneath and helps to keep the soil moist. And that is what we call mulch.
Here are two pictures from fall 2013 when we thought that neat was good. Notice how grey and dry the soil is. I was about to turn over the soil in this area and had difficulty getting the garden fork into the ground.
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| Grey Dry Hard |
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| Kids - do not do this at home! |
Digging is bad for soil structure. Do not dig! Do not rototill! Please read Teaming with Microbes by Lowenfels & Lewis.
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