When one has looked at all the seed catalogs, read and re-read the latest gardening magazines and old magazines - paper and digital editions, what else is there to do?
We know the internet is full of information and mis-information, some really useful, some for pure entertainment, and some, “Why was I even reading this?” kind of stuff.
There are also some information and websites that intrigue you so much, you must keep checking on what you read. It's like being a detective, going over one fact that leads to another fact that leads to another, until you solve the mystery.
Recently, I did a talk on worm composting. I've been vermicomposting, the official term for worm composting, for many, many years. I've raised thousands maybe, even millions of worms over the years. But a master gardener talk is about being researched-based.
In order to find the right information, I have to weave through dozens of online information sites. The UCANR web sites and links are usually sufficient for a lot of topics. But sometimes I need more data. That's when I rely on University researches - websites with .edu.
Still, sometimes they don't have everything I need.
This time I found phys.org. It is the website for Science X™, a leading web-based science, research and technology news service which covers a full range of topics. It is based in the U.K.
One article I found on their site was about using Eisenia foetida or redworms for composting textile sludge and turning it into fertilizer. https://phys.org/news/2009-07-mill-earthworms.html
I wanted to dig deeper, so I did an internet search which led me to:
http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/journal/paperinfo?journalid=266&paperId=10004999
And this one, that also gave me the option of requesting the full text of the article.
I'm waiting for a response from the authors to send me the full article. This is fun!
I could keep going, but I'll stop here. I need to digest this information.