tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post2894638588935421224..comments2023-11-24T12:31:19.294-07:00Comments on Microcosm: The Worm TurnsStacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-36065390019872967732011-05-22T22:26:20.247-06:002011-05-22T22:26:20.247-06:00b-a-g, no, finding lacerated worms does not sound ...b-a-g, no, finding lacerated worms does <i>not</i> sound like a happy-making experience. Eww. They don't sound very helpful if they're just lying on top of the soil, either--slackers!<br /><br />Deb, heavy clay is its own curse and must be even more of a problem in a wetter climate like yours. 3 cheers for mulch and amendments. Out here, though, improving the soil can be kind of a catch-22, since most of the plants that do well don't actually like good soil. <br /><br />Sheila, thank you!<br /><br />Donna, yes, that's it! It's that hopeful feeling that things are turning in the right direction now.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-25574111740140643772011-05-22T22:16:22.642-06:002011-05-22T22:16:22.642-06:00Ginny, sometimes I think, "When I was 20 I wo...Ginny, sometimes I think, "When I was 20 I would <i>not</i> have been excited by worms." But then, we miss out on a lot when we're 20 and want big excitements... I agree--those small discoveries of gardening are really satisfying.<br /><br />Holley, calling it soil does seem a bit too high-fallutin'. I wonder where in the country the good soil starts again? Obviously nowhere across the pecan belt!<br /><br />Hanni, thank you. :) I feel a little silly being <i>quite</i> so happy about something so ordinary. And slimy.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-72042584686286597352011-05-22T22:06:06.367-06:002011-05-22T22:06:06.367-06:00Susan, I take it you don't get to enjoy that &...Susan, I take it you don't get to enjoy that "fresh earth" smell very much... At least we have enough clay that the dirt kind of sticks together--gardening in miniature boulders would be...tricky. (Working on euphemisms today.) I hesitated on including the cartoon--I'd forgotten how much the humor is about bullying violence and just not the tone I try to set here, but I didn't catch the WWII mindset. I'd love to hear more about what you have in mind if you get the chance.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-23876288629682672622011-05-22T21:53:21.507-06:002011-05-22T21:53:21.507-06:00FerdiNel, the two worms and I thank you for your g...FerdiNel, the two worms and I thank you for your good wishes. And thanks for visiting!<br /><br />Girl Sprout, that's such a wonderful poem, and you're so kind to invest a touch of class into the proceedings here...<br /><br />klbrowser, disappearing comments are so frustrating. It's always the long ones, too. Thanks for the thought, though--I always assume there's a very good reason if you don't reply. Enjoy watching those chubby birds at their feast!Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-28744308657236916582011-05-22T17:47:49.930-06:002011-05-22T17:47:49.930-06:00I remember the day I realized I had worms in my ha...I remember the day I realized I had worms in my hard clay soil and I knew that there was hope...congrats!!Donnahttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-28354314378284931102011-05-22T06:16:36.556-06:002011-05-22T06:16:36.556-06:00Very amusing and well-written post! Thanks for sha...Very amusing and well-written post! Thanks for sharing.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932826147522119761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-54221570275750135182011-05-20T21:33:36.601-06:002011-05-20T21:33:36.601-06:00Congratulations on the worms! My soil tends to be ...Congratulations on the worms! My soil tends to be heavy clay, and I am regularly trying to improve it and mulching around plants. I, too, am delighted whenever i see an earthworm. It means that down in the dirt I have some help in my efforts, and I know the soil is looking better to my plants.debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-41334601498509998452011-05-20T12:24:37.590-06:002011-05-20T12:24:37.590-06:00I have too many worms in my garden. I keep trying ...I have too many worms in my garden. I keep trying to convince myself that they are garden helpers. They have an annoying habit of lying in the soil between my patio slabs. I get very upset when I find them lacerated lengthways during my de-weeding operations.b-a-ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-67473290855762863332011-05-20T12:10:22.931-06:002011-05-20T12:10:22.931-06:00Worms need not apply...bahahaha! :) :) So happy fo...Worms need not apply...bahahaha! :) :) So happy for you that you found some little wrigglers in your garden.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-1928923097652028892011-05-20T07:46:07.745-06:002011-05-20T07:46:07.745-06:00Interesting facts about worms. I, too, have that ...Interesting facts about worms. I, too, have that kind of soil (I usually just call it dirt, as I don't feel it deserves so fine a name as soil). So, I completely understand your excitement about finding worms. I don't find a lot in my soil, so when I do - I am so proud!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-74618380997978211452011-05-20T07:24:05.508-06:002011-05-20T07:24:05.508-06:00Isn't it wonderful when worms thrill you? The...Isn't it wonderful when worms thrill you? They do the same for me, and I don't have the challenges of the kind of soil you do. Since I started gardening, all kinds of things like earthworms give me satisfaction and joy.Ginnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14949235207762990894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-4550426928224919682011-05-19T23:21:25.361-06:002011-05-19T23:21:25.361-06:00Stacy, I truly understand. I think what we have he...Stacy, I truly understand. I think what we have here is entirely eroded rocks. Eroded down to sand (sand that is in essence miniature boulders). I am very happy for you and even happier for the worms. It cheers me up to think of them surviving. (BTW I think the mind set of WWII is so clear in that cartoon it's startling.)Susan Simonhttp://susansimon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-38299723501479924792011-05-19T23:09:39.571-06:002011-05-19T23:09:39.571-06:00I am beginning to wonder if our yard has any worms...I am beginning to wonder if our yard has any worms left, given the surprising abundance of birds yanking them out of the ground.<br /><br />P.S. I've been having trouble with Blogspot. Had a really nice long reply to your comment on my post about sleep problems, but it vanished, and then I was too exhausted to recall what I had just typed :(klbrowserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969885665210889638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-84928013738554396582011-05-19T21:30:18.912-06:002011-05-19T21:30:18.912-06:00Reading about worms always reminds me of Dylan Tho...Reading about worms always reminds me of Dylan Thomas, "A worm tells summer better than the clock...."GirlSprouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711241687325640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-50704423944102311192011-05-19T20:46:19.173-06:002011-05-19T20:46:19.173-06:00I really enjoyed this post. Good luck to your two ...I really enjoyed this post. Good luck to your two worms, may they flourish and multiply in the New Mexico soil.Ferdi Nelhttp://www.afmanagement.co.zanoreply@blogger.com