Delaware Farmers Using Underwear to Grow Crops
Got any extra undies laying around? Because there is Delaware farmers using underwear to grow crops.
Those extra undies with tons of holes in them might actually come in useful! According to WebCenterFairbanks.com farmers have a new use for undies all while tending to their crops.
The tighty whities went into use back in May. The Sussex Conservation District planted a few 100% cotton briefs in the ground at farms in Bethel and Georgetown.
Shockingly, the undies dissapeared! The only thing left was that iconic waistband after being underground for 60 days.. You know the one the bully always gives you a wedgie with.
But why are farmers choosing to put their undies in the ground and not under their pants? Science!
According to WebCenterFairbanks.com the disintegration of the underwear means the soil is good. The underwear being consumed tells farmers and scientists there is microbes in the ground which helps crops. The more activity the better!
The tighty whities disappearing also means the soil is heavy and healthy. The healthier the soil the less need for pesticides and other chemicals.
Surprisingly this isn’t the only time undies have been planted into the ground in Delaware. This experiment was conducted about 5 years ago. So Delaware farmers using underwear to grow crops isn’t a new thing.
All signs point to the soil becoming healthier since the last time the undies were buried.
The Sussex Conservation District plans on doing this experiment again in different locations and farms. I’d like to imagine in a few hundred years some explorers find tighty whitie waistbands and it really throws them for a loop.
So next time your significant other complains about the holes in your britches, bury them out back and say its for science. I doubt they’ll complain ever again.
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