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Regen Ag General Discussion
How about this for soil building
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<blockquote data-quote="Kiwi Pete" data-source="post: 4403436" data-attributes="member: 63856"><p>I (sorry guys) was largely forced into cultivation recently to level up a paddock to put a pea crop in for a break.</p><p>We have a lot (a serious lot) of worms here, so I dug a post hole in the middle of my paddock, just to estimate my casualty rate <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite16" alt=":cry:" title="Crying :cry:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cry:" /></p><p>I was staggered to see just how deep the earthworms were diving, could still find worms at 18 inches but most were congregated at between 8 and 14 inches, only a few in the top 5.</p><p>So we must be doing something right.</p><p>There were over 100 in that hole alone, a regular spade spit test will bring up 30-50 depending on the grazing and time elapsed, so that showed me just why that is.</p><p>Wish I'd taken a picture but it was a bit dark <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> lovely soil here without the decades of ploughing and damage.</p><p></p><p>Definitely a lot to lose (and I know it) but the argument of "mining my soil" goes out the window when you see the rate it is being built.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kiwi Pete, post: 4403436, member: 63856"] I (sorry guys) was largely forced into cultivation recently to level up a paddock to put a pea crop in for a break. We have a lot (a serious lot) of worms here, so I dug a post hole in the middle of my paddock, just to estimate my casualty rate :cry: I was staggered to see just how deep the earthworms were diving, could still find worms at 18 inches but most were congregated at between 8 and 14 inches, only a few in the top 5. So we must be doing something right. There were over 100 in that hole alone, a regular spade spit test will bring up 30-50 depending on the grazing and time elapsed, so that showed me just why that is. Wish I'd taken a picture but it was a bit dark :( lovely soil here without the decades of ploughing and damage. Definitely a lot to lose (and I know it) but the argument of "mining my soil" goes out the window when you see the rate it is being built. [/QUOTE]
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