• What Makes Soil Healthy? The ABC’s of Soil Health

    In this post, we will give you the big picture of what soil needs to be healthy and grow nutritious plants and animals – The ABC’s of Soil Health.  Whether you grow plants in pots on your balcony or farm thousands of acres commercially, applying these principles can significantly improve your soil.  The ABC’s of…

  • Soil Carbon – An Overview

    Soil Carbon – An Overview

    Some of the most famous fertile farm lands in the world are the black soils of the Canadian prairies, Terra Preta in South America and the farm land of Ukraine.  The carbon in the soil is what makes it black. Carbon is a basic building block of all life on earth. How Does Carbon Get…

Soil Biology – Microbes Help You Grow Healthy Plants (And Have Other Benefits)

Microbes help you grow healthy plants by transferring minerals and carbon dioxide to the plant.  They also do a number of other great things in the soil.  Read on. Nutrients Are In The Soil Most of the minerals feeding your plant come from the soil.  A plant uses a lot of calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and sodium.  These are called macro minerals.  It also uses…

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Most Farmers Don’t Know…

Most farmers don’t know that glyphosate (Round*p) is an antimicrobial. Most farmers don’t know that microbes are responsible for feeding plants the nutrients they need. Most farmers don’t know that their entire farming operation depends on microbes and they continue to spray chemicals multiple times per year that kill the microbes. Most farmers don’t know that glyphosate is a chelator. Every time they spray it…

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