Why cover soil?

Why cover soil?

One of my main goals in life is to stay alive, luckily the soil contains what i need to stay alive however, strangely i can not eat soil and live.

Recognising i am part of a larger system of eating living things that also share my goal of life i need to eat a living thing to survive!

So on this occasion i have decided to eat a carrot.

The main consumers/processors of soil are microbes however thier main diet would be compost (organic matter) with mineral rich soils also being part processed by them.

These microbes break down materials enough to supply plantlife with absorbable nutrients and minerals in this case my carrot. Not only is the carrot capable of growth, it is also capable of containing digestable nutrients for me!

So if i were to intentionally grow a carrot i would like it to not only grow to a hunger satisfiying size but have a life satisfying content. (This only works if i am not eaten by something that believes the same)

By covering soil with not only an organic, decaying material but a harder more durable surface we achieve the following:

1. Provide a source of minerals and nutrients.
2. Protect the soil and material from weather and compaction.
3. Make a habitat for microbes to transfer the nutrients and minerals to the plants.
4. Help prevent leeching which is due to a fast waterflow removing nutrients and minerals from the carrot.
5. Make a long term growing method with less work involved for me.