DEAD MATTER IS ALSO LIFE

The living things in the garden are born, reproduce, and die. If their bodies decompose, the next living things that develop will use the resources they release to incorporate them into their own bodies, develop, and reproduce before they die.

In the case of a human-managed ecosystem, an agroecosystem, Dead organic matter can follow one path or another depending on the handling method used:

  • If we do not reincorporate it into the garden system, those nutrients it contains will not be used by the living beings in our garden and possibly by any other organism.
  • If the we reinstate, So, organic matter that was once part of a living being and is now a dead log, a plucked blade of grass, or a decomposing mushroom, plays a very important role as source of nutrients and substrate for other life forms within the garden.

Thus, the different wood-decomposing organisms These processes begin immediately as soon as we leave a cut log on the ground. Insects attack the bark and wood, while fungi and bacteria gradually rot it, depending on the humidity and temperature.

When We see mushrooms on the surface of the tree trunks Placed in the park, we are witnessing the reproduction and spore dispersal strategies of these saprophytic microorganisms present in the environment.

Canary Garden: Central Campus