Rizosphere and Symbiosis its come to my attention that many "organic" soil gardeners are gaining interest in what soil really is and how p...
Read moreSo I was reading about soil and all the weird stuff related to it when I came across a scholarly article on Earthworm castings and Pest Control. Thing is, this wasn't a normal article, this was a patent on a process. I just can't imagine patenting a process as simple as top dr...
Read moreAgricultural Gypsum Uses Agricultural Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate - CaSO4) is one of those rare materials that performs in all three categories of soil treatment: an amendment, conditioner, and fertilizer. Soil conditioners, such as gypsum, are seriously u...
Read moreEver wondered what everyone is thinking about? Here are 6 examples of growing styles that all claim to have the solution to better food, but do they? Excerpt from "The Ideal Soil" #1 The worldwide Organic agriculture movement and its...
Read moreThe products created from the Neem Tree are so much more important than I had ever thought when I first started using them. I first started using Neem oil because it was recommended to me by a friend as a natural method. Then when I went to the gardening store I w...
Read moreThe Exchange Capacity of your soil is a measure of its ability to hold and release various elements and compounds. We are mostly concerned with the soil's ability to hold and release plant nutrients, obviously. Specifically here today, we are concerned with the soil's...
Read moreWhen I found out how all these fertilizers are made, and what's really in them, I was disgusted and wanted to do something about it. I'm hoping that when you find out, you'll understand why I carry Neem and Alfalfa instead of Blood etc. You may have no...
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