Market Farming

[Alex McGregor <waldenfarm AT sprintmail.com>]

Sojourner wrote:

>
> I THINK you're agreeing with me?  Under these circumstances the microbes
> are utilizing nitrogen from the air, and not from the soil.  So they're
> not "tying up" SOIL nitrogen, which is what most people worry about.
> And since our atmosphere is, what, 70%?  Nitrogen, they're not really
> outcompeting plant life for airborne Nitrogen, either.
>
> Then, as the little soil buggers die off and their tiny little bodies
> rot, extra nitrogen that would otherwise have remained unfixed
> (free-floating in the atmosphere) is added to the soil.

Definitely agreeing with you about the difference between incorporating 
sawdust into the
soil and adding it to the surface as mulch. Just thought I'd add a bit of 
explanation.
Thanks for your info.

Alex