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@fediverse_user · 2 years ago

Imagine if wealth was not measured in money, but in #biodiversity and the state of the #environment. Then I have collected brown gold here: #Earthworm 💩 ! The newly made millionaire mixes it in her flower pots and doesn't need any fertiliser. Earthworms are a wealth for #soilHealth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthworm#Ecology (more in alt text).

#NatureMatchCuts #humus #soil #soilLife #ecology #gardening #compost

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Earthworm poo from different angles. Here, it is collected in a glass. After the rain, it's extremely humid and shows its capability to keep water in the soil. The high content of organic matter and mixing of soil levels is beneficial: earthworm poo contains 40% more humus than the top of the soil itself.

Zoom on the poo.

Zoom on the poo shows even a small insect.

#compost #soillife #humus #soilhealth #earthworm #NatureMatchCuts #soil #biodiversity #ecology #environment #gardening

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