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Description sommaire de la pratique agroécologique
Use of untreated sheep wool or sheep wool pellets
Type de pratique agroécologique
Soil moisture, water management, nutrient management
Mise en œuvre de la pratique
Depending on the use, the sheep wool can be used differently. In the photo, you can see untreated sheep wool is added to the trench dug for bokashi application. We usually 'activate' the sheep wool with effective microorganisms (EM).
We also use the sheep wool pellets when transplanting tomato seedlings and place one pellet in each planting hole before adding compost and other organic matter before transplanting. How many pellets should go into a hole should depend on the type of seedling transplanted.
Pourquoi utilisez-vous cette pratique et qu'attendez-vous d'elle ?
We expect that the sheep wool somewhat increases the water-holding capacity of the soil and increases soil moisture. We also expect it to improve nutrient retention in the specific places where it is buried.