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I posted in my renovation thread that I used a new product for the first feeding of my new lawn, and I also applied the same product to the areas in my back yard that I'm growing after I got rid of the weeds. I typically see this type of soil structure after ants are in the area, but these types of "piles" I would call them are similar to what you would see in soil that has a high concentration of earthworms, except that they aren't castings. I can't remember the last time I saw an earthworm in my yard. They've probably all been drowned out. :lol:
Two days ago, I sprayed the thicker portions of the yard, and some of the thinner spots with the Mirimichi Green Release 9-0-1C, which is an organic based fertilizer, with carbon char to aid in soil improvement and chelation of some of the nutrients that plants need. It makes sense, when you think of the carbon as being the "coral reef" of the soil, holding onto the nutrients until the plants need them, and not allowing them to be leached away compared to conventional fert applications of N-P-K. While I was cleaning the pool, the weather was pretty hot, so I was enjoying walking around barefoot, and on the grass. Around the side of the pool closest to my house, I was looking at the dirt (where there used to be bushes, but now there's some dying weeds thanks to Dismiss) and saw some of the strange "piles" of dirt, all over. The more I looked, I started to discover it was everywhere I sprayed. I went all over the back yard, and the front yard, and saw this type of activity. Something is going on, and I'm not sure what; I find it fascinating!
I shot a video (uploading it now), but here's a couple of pictures of what I'm looking at. I'm curious as heck to see what is causing this. I actually shot the video to send to my sales rep, and possibly someone at the company to get an explanation, but I thought I'd share with the forum as well.
Two days ago, I sprayed the thicker portions of the yard, and some of the thinner spots with the Mirimichi Green Release 9-0-1C, which is an organic based fertilizer, with carbon char to aid in soil improvement and chelation of some of the nutrients that plants need. It makes sense, when you think of the carbon as being the "coral reef" of the soil, holding onto the nutrients until the plants need them, and not allowing them to be leached away compared to conventional fert applications of N-P-K. While I was cleaning the pool, the weather was pretty hot, so I was enjoying walking around barefoot, and on the grass. Around the side of the pool closest to my house, I was looking at the dirt (where there used to be bushes, but now there's some dying weeds thanks to Dismiss) and saw some of the strange "piles" of dirt, all over. The more I looked, I started to discover it was everywhere I sprayed. I went all over the back yard, and the front yard, and saw this type of activity. Something is going on, and I'm not sure what; I find it fascinating!
I shot a video (uploading it now), but here's a couple of pictures of what I'm looking at. I'm curious as heck to see what is causing this. I actually shot the video to send to my sales rep, and possibly someone at the company to get an explanation, but I thought I'd share with the forum as well.
