What Soil Does
Healthy soil gives us clean air and water, bountiful crops and forests, productive grazing lands, diverse wildlife, and beautiful landscapes. Soil does all this by […]
Soil Health
Soil microbes help plant species divide nutrients and promote community productivity — Functional Ecology – plain language summaries
Shan Luo, Bernhard Schmid, Gerlinde B. De Deyn, Shixiao Yu A fundamental prediction of ecological theory is that the maximum number of coexisting species cannot […]
What makes soil tick — SARAH THE GARDENER
When you have great soil, you don’t really need to give it much thought. Just pop the plants in, they grow wonderfully, you harvest a […]
What makes soil tick — SARAH THE GARDENER
When you have great soil, you don’t really need to give it much thought. Just pop the plants in, they grow wonderfully, you harvest a […]
FEED THE SOIL NOT THE PLANTS — agoyvaerts
For the past three weeks we have both been working in the garden. I am told that it was an extraordinary wet spring and we […]
Does Synthetic Nitrogen Fertilizer Destroy Soil Carbon?
Does Synthetic Nitrogen Fertilizer Destroy Soil Carbon? Here’s a repost of a thought proving article. Does Synthetic Nitrogen Fertilizer Destroy Soil Carbon? There’s a link for […]
Know your Soil Type
If you’re deciding to get into gardening, it is crucial to know your soil type. No matter how much work and care you put into […]
Soil Biodiversity in Africa
Soil Biodiversity in Africa Soil biodiversity in Africa is gaining some needed attention. Just like everywhere, the living soil is incredibly biodiverse. There is […]