Posted 5/11/2009 02:34 (#709857 - in reply to #707008) Subject: The smell of Actinomycetes....
NW Washington
"It’s the actinomycetes that give soil its characteristic earthy smell. Fungi and actinomycetes are good at starting the decomposition of organic residues, working on materials that are tough to break down. Bacteria finish the job by eating the more digestible ingredients."
This is the cause of the smell every farmer loves to smell.
Obsession ?
