Ahem, anyways, earthworms are great friends of ours and we even found earthworms in our garden -- both in our garden plot and the school compost pile nearby. Meet Jeff, who we found on our shovel while planting.
- Breaking up hardpan and compacted soils by creating pores and tunnels. His tunnels improve soil aeration, porosity, permeability, water filtration rates, water absorption rates, and physical soil structure.
- Releasing erosion-resistant poop that can absorb water faster and in greater quantities than ordinary soil as well as absorb moisture from the air itself and contain more nutrients than synthetic fertilizer.
- Bringing up nutrients deep underground to counter leaching and make plant nutrient absorption easier.
- Eating compost, waste products and litter to reduce pollution and make natural fertilizers for plants, improving soil fertility.
- Eating bad microbes and dangerous chemicals that give plants pathogens and toxins.
- Stimulating microbial populations and making nitrogen fixing bacteria populations increase.
- Living in such style that nematodes harmful to plants, weeds, and bad microorganisms are discouraged and decrease in population.
That's the power of our Jeff. Jealous?