Posts Tagged ‘Soil Ecology’
“Soil Humus”
Organic matter benefits soil productivity not because it is present, but because all forms of organic matter in the Soil Humus, including its most stable form—humus—are disappearing. Mycorrhizal fungi and beneficial bacterial colonies around plant roots can exist only by consuming soil organic matter.
The slimes and gums that cement soil particles into relatively stable [...]
Categories: Organic Gardening
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“Organic Gardener”
However, rotting large quantities of very resistant material like sawdust can take many months, even in hot, moist soil. Most Organic Gardener cannot afford to give their valuable land over to being a compost factory for months. One way to speed the sheet composting of something with a high C/N is to amend it [...]
Categories: Organic Gardening
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