Blog 5

5 weeks after Cycle 1, Cycle 2 began. The apricot trees started to grow leaves, and baby apricots were starting to develop. I counted 19 apricots in total among the Experimental Group and 23 apricots among the Control Group. This finding was not expected or aligned with my hypothesis that earthworm worm casting application would see more growth and fruit development in the experimental group than in the control group. As usual with each Cycle, I collected soil for each group to fill 2 1 gallon Ziplock bags using a soil probe. I have sent in the soil samples to A&L Laboratories and expect results shortly. I have attached pictures of what I am seeing at the orchard.