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Biochar is simply the carbonization of biomass, essentially charcoal. Heating biomass from vegetable and animal waste with little or no oxygen at a suitable temperature produces...
Understanding the Lifeblood for Your Plants All of us who deal with plants – big or small, annual or perennial, flowers or foliage – have one...
The other day, I was trying to measure the pH level of my pot where I planted a beautiful houseplant. While waiting for the meter to...
Soil quality is the most important factor for long term agricultural productivity. A good soil manager will monitor the organic content of the soil, water holding...
The secret to strong and healthy plants & vegetables is healthy soil. For your plants to thrive, your soil must contain the nutrients and microorganisms your...
Nichols Publishing Company, the publishers of Garden & Greenhouse and NUGL have entered a partnership that offers a new technology to the greenhouse and indoor gardening...
Living soils are simply the portion of the soil that is composed of living microorganisms. To be truly healthy soil must contain a variety of microorganisms....
Lactic Acid Bacteria (LABs) are used as ingredients in food processing and are also used as sanitizers in food processing facilities. Some of the most common...
There is a symbiotic relationship between microbes and plant life in a natural soil environment. Plants like grass, trees and food crops depend on microorganisms in...
Within every soil or growing medium there is a world of living, microscopic organisms. It is these organisms who are responsible for the breaking down of...
Soils are teaming with life, from the microscopic (bacteria) to the macroscopic (earthworms). In this article, we’ll examine some of the common soil organisms and discuss...
Healthy soil contains thousands of organisms, both beneficial and detrimental. The trick is to find the balance between the two so the biology in the soil...
Biofertilizer technology has shown enhanced plant growth in a number of different plants and different soil conditions. Different microbial species can increase plant phosphorus uptake, fix...
Lawns are happy when microbial biomass is around 400ugC/gm soil while gardens do best at about 600ugC/gm. Plants make their own food, but the minerals a...
Nutrient recycling in soil is generally performed by microorganisms. Both beneficial soil fungi and beneficial soil bacteria are the main players. Soil microbes will exist in large numbers in...
Two hundred years ago the soil contained 3000 gigatons of carbon, now half the carbon in the soil has been released into the atmosphere as carbon...
