Signs of Soil Health: Earthworms

Do you want to know a surefire way to tell whether or not your organic gardening practices are working? Among the best signs of soil health are earthworms.   I was doing some fall garden cleanup today in the perennial garden. For those of you new to my blog, the perennial garden was planted on a steep slope along our driveway in 2008.  Before I planted shrubs and perennials, the area was planted with pine trees; prior to pines, it was a tobacco farm and hay-field at some point. The soil is thick, compacted clay, and our home

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