my soil is clay and I mean clay! Worms to the rescue.
my soil is clay and I mean clay. a pickax struggles to break it up. I've had good luck over the years with worms. One negative is that my worms from a few years ago were plentiful and fat. then the feral pigs found them and most were sadly eaten. I have decided a new spot was going to be improved with worms. The red wrigglers arrived. yes, some were tiny but that's ok. Despite the instructions, I separated them into 2 small holes. I could only pickax down about 6" vs. the recommended 12-18. I covered them with mulch and watered lightly and hoped for the best, assuming when checked in the morning that I would find 2 piles of frustrated worms who could not get through the clay. In the morning, nary a worm to be found, either they went to the top around the mulch or worked with the clay. I know the pigs didn't get them as the mulch was undisturbed. Here's hoping they do their magic again over the next few years.








