Wonderful worms in the soil

[Tumbleweed]

Where there are worms, there is good soil. As much as I hate chopping into a earth worm or touching one with my hands (eww), I know they are a sign that my soil is good soil. (Don't worry, I don't run away screaming if I touch one. Just a little shutter goes through my body. lol)

I ran across a nice little study someone did at a California Science Fair.

www.usc.edu/CSSF/History/2005/Projects/J1922.pdf

Kind of interesting but not surprising I guess.

[aRMY83]

Tumbleweed....

Very interesting study if I may say so. Just for added info, some years ago, I tore off a small garage shingle roof (which was in terrible shape) and trashed most if it with the exception of a small pile (lazy me) which laid there for 2 plus months. Decide it was time to trash the rest of it and with a pitch fork started to dig into it. I had never seen so many worms in my life. What surprised myself that those shingles were on the concrete driveway! Anyways, room for thought....

[Tumbleweed]

Are you talking wood shingles or asphalt shingles? I am rather surprised no matter which one it is. Or at least I was suprised when I read your post but now that I think about it, I guess I can see decaying wood would be a nice place for worms since we often put wood chips in or our (can't type) garden beds for mulch and this enriches the soil for the worms. As for the asphalt, it is a petroleum product and I can tell you this: My cats love vasoline and their hair ball medicine, both of which are a petroleum product. So maybe worms love it too?

Now I dying to know which it was, wood or asphalt.

[aRMY83]

Asphalt it was and just a bit more info, they had plenty of shade from a old Oak tree. Again, room for thought...

[Tumbleweed]

Very interesting. I'll have to do a little investigating on the old oak tree to find out if it played a role in the healthy soil and the amound of earthworms. (Why is this song, "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Around The Old Oak Tree", going through my head?

Speaking of healthy soil. There is a side of my yard that has gone rather neglected. There are mostly bushes and some stray day lilies planted there but I mostly just let leaves and what not accumulate under the bushes and in that area in general. I think it paid off! That soil is amazing. And come to find out the brick border had actually continued along the side from the back but the bricks had gotten buried in the soil and debris. I didn't even know the brick border was there!

So I had to reset all the bricks and it looks rather nice and ready for some more flowers.

Oh but my yard has such a long way to go before it can be considered a nice landscaped yard.