Soil, worms and organic matter

Whilst the soil in your vegetable garden is fine its a bit sandy and might be why the potatoes failed this year. Plus we need to add some lobworms.

Organic matter will be from some well rotted manure and some loam created from old turf used from digging out the tree planting positions. The organic matter hold water and nutrients and evens out the supply of water and nutrients to the plants.

The worms are coming from the base of the compost heaps, the worms have breed and increased because of the organic matter in the soil from the compost ( see the picture above )

The best way to improve most garden soils is to spread organic matter on top of the soil and allow the worms to drag it into the soil. Whereas the worms eat the organic matter mixing it with the soil. Additional organic matter in most soils also helps with drainage, water retention and the soil’s work-ability.

As you add organic matter you will find the number of worms quickly increase accelerating this process.The organic matter used can be homemake garden compost, well rotted manure or spent mushroom compost from commercial mushroom growers.