The Soil Conservation Council of Canada is encouraging people to bury their boxers or briefs as part of the Soil Your Undies campaign. Unlike these colourful pairs, the ones you bury should be white and untreated.
The Soil Conservation Council of Canada is encouraging people to bury their boxers or briefs as part of the Soil Your Undies campaign. Unlike these colourful pairs, the ones you bury should be white and untreated. (trezordia/Shutterstock)

The Soil Conservation Council of Canada is encouraging people to bury their underwear in the garden.

This comes as part of national soil conservation week and the Soil Your Undies Campaign.

The campaign is based on a scientifically recognized test that was developed by one of the councils member organizations in Ontario.

They found that by burying undyed 100 per cent cotton underwear for two months, farmers and gardeners will get a good indication of how much organic matter exists in their soil.

Bury your briefs

Kier Miller, director of the council in Eastern Canada, attributes the idea for the Soil Your Undies campaign to the…