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Tuesday, February 07, 2012
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shazzy
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Joliet, IL
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not only is there no frost in the ground, there are already an abundant of worms feeding within 4" to 6" below ground surface already. i dug 10 different holes while getting a representative combined sample for testing and was pleased to see a multitude of worms in each and every hole. i was not pleased to see the grubs too. i saw more than a few and while pinching one between my fingers its inards hit me in the forehead.....a direct shot. nasty! lol. it was good to get some soil between the fingers and was pleasantly pleased with the slimy oily slickness that wasn't so easy to wash off the hands. glomalin. sweet glue of life. the cover crop root system is extensive and deep. i will be killing it off soon and may go with a vinegar solution and will read more about it. there are so many roots from the double planting of rye that i will kill it and remove the actual grass before tilling. the dead roots will plenty for early season food for the soon to be warming soil food web. the tilled in rye grass last year was not fully broken down at planting and the small amount of green manure to me is not worth the risk of inviting more corn seed maggots. CSMs love that stuff in that stage and then go right for the sprouts when they smell their chemical scent that they have been progammed to react to for millions of years. it will be interesting to see what my soil sample shows as i have not had it tested in 5 years.
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