Is it a good idea to add forest soil to your garden and raised beds? Using forest soil, especially soil from a deciduous forest, is a great way to inoculate your garden soil or increase mycorrhizal fungi in your garden and subsequently improve plant growth, especially for trees and perennials that thrive in fungal-dominated soils. …
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Mulching and making compost is crucial for any organic garden. But your compost could be dominated by bacteria or fungi and they can have different uses in your garden. What are the differences between fungal and bacterial compost? Fungal compost is made of carbon-rich materials which are best used for trees and perennials. On the …
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Many gardeners like using a potting mix that carries mycorrhizal fungi. Some may even like to use a soil inoculant with their succulents and cacti. Do mycorrhizal fungi also work with succulents and cacti? Succulents and cacti benefit from mycorrhizal fungi with better uptake of nutrients, water, and carbon dioxide for photosynthesis. It improves the …
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If you are looking for a solution to all the problems in gardening, it would most likely be mulching. Mulching retains moisture, prevents erosion, prevents weeds, maintains soil temperature, prevents diseases, and even increases crop yield and immunity. In this article, we will show you how mulching can achieve these magical functions in your garden. …
Soil inoculant products are gaining popularity in organic, natural gardens as they are quick and effective in increasing beneficial soil microbes for plants. There are many such products in the market. Of the 8 most popular inoculant products in the market, we recommend Great White, Mikrobs, and Myco Bliss for different purposes. In this article, …
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Microbes are a key component in healthy, organic gardens. Among the many ways to increase beneficial microbes in the soil, a quick and effective way to do so is to add an inoculant. What are the different types of inoculants you can use? The most commonly used soil inoculants are mycorrhizal fungi to improve water …
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It is common for compost to get moldy when it is moist over a period of time. Is moldy compost dangerous? Moldy or decaying compost can carry airborne toxic bacteria that can result in the deadly Legionnaire disease after inhaling. A mask should be worn when handling compost because the mold spores can get stirred …
Your concerns are legit. Tilling can kill the hardworking beneficial earthworms in your garden. Even to shallow depths, tilling can greatly reduce the earthworm population and changes their diversity in the soil. Anecic and epigeic earthworms are most affected because tilling can injure them, remove their food source, and change the conditions of their habitat …
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If you have ever propagated plant cuttings in water, you must have noticed that they easily die soon after they are transferred to the soil or vice versa. How to convert cuttings from water to soil without killing them? The best way to help a plant or cuttings replace their water roots with soil roots …
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The old saying goes “feed the soil, not the plant”. Microbes are essential for strong, healthy plants. How do we increase soil microbes? To cultivate soil microbes, we can maintain soil moisture by mulching, and growing cover crops. We can feed them with sugar, compost, and add worms. We can introduce more microbes into depleted …
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