Importance of Earthworms

When we go to the field and look at the earth, on many occasions we discover these little beings, the earthworms. One wonders what they do all day and comes to the wrong conclusion that they are not really doing anything and that otherwise The only thing they care about is moving around the earth by making small holes and tunnels in it, without any other type of purpose.

We are completely wrong. The mere fact that worms exist makes the agriculture have a reason for being. Thanks to earthworms, the agricultural production, from a natural and ecological point of view, it is much better since the soils are much better prepared for cultivation.

Earthworms have a characteristic and that is that they have the ability to go deep into the earth and, in large numbers, They favor that the earth is not caking and, and, at the same time, that the earth itself takes advantage of the depositions that the worms themselves are leaving back. Soils in which there are worms are richer soils, with looser soil and are highly appreciated by most farmers.

For the people that are dedicated to organic farming, are an essential part for the creation of compost. In fact, composting would not be possible, from an ecological point of view, if there were not these little animals that are the that keep aerated the whole group of leaves and debris that will slowly form this land so rich in nutrients for the crops.

That is why it is very important to keep the ecosystem that there is in a country area, because it has a reason for being. We have to be aware that in an area of ​​rich land, all the elements that compose it, from the point of view of the substrate, as well as everything that surrounds it, are what makes it what it is. is. It is so important that there are trees, certain types of plants, the type of underground water that there may be or the cold that is approaching, the weather... and many other factors, including the type of fauna and, at the same time, those so-called "bugs" that we think have no function.

The importance of earthworms is in their ability to make a dry, caked and low-life salary, the opposite. It is obvious that it is not a fast process, but it is natural and, in less time than we think, we can recover agricultural areas using something as natural and simple as earthworms.