Alan Klages of Wallowa County, Oregon, shows a pair of underwear that was planted on April 1, 2018, and harvested 122 days later. Master gardeners say the more deteriorated a pair of "tighty whities" are after 90 days or so, the healthier the soil they were buried in.
April 15, 2022
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‘Soil Your Undies’ campaign builds healthy dirt
MOSES LAKE - Few of us realize or even think about the fact that healthy soil has billions upon billions of microscopic organisms in it. Though it may be hard to imagine, one teaspoon of healthy soil has more microbes than there are people on earth! Soil microbes are important because they feed on organic matter like the cotton in clothing. So, the more the cotton in a garment, say a pair of underwear, breaks down and disappears, the healthier your soil is. Soil microbes also help soils...