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[Ganoderma]

i dont have much to say, still on page 5....very facinating stuff.

farmers here, especially betel nut and coconut farmers seem to always be burning things on their farm. i notice some collect a fair bit of debris (fallen leaves, tree trunks etc) and line them up between the rows of trees. every now and then i see a farmer burning the piss out of their farm. it struck me as weird because pest invertebrates are a HUGE problem for farmers here, and rotting piles of organics brings in a lto of bugs and snails. the soil here is actually pretty crappy, so i assume this could be a way to try and replenish it? its definatly take take take here in farmlands always adding "man-made" fertilizers.

this stuff with carbon, pottery and such seems liek an excellent method of providing good aeration. good aeration usually means far more micro organisms. also i would think it woul dhelp prevent water loggin gin heavy rains which cut down aeration quite a bit. incredibly interesting reading!!!