We can suggest practices which will encourage or add beneficial organisms to your soil foodweb. The effects of different managements and organism additions are being researched with the goal of improving soil health. Beneficial soil organisms make nutrients available to plants, reduce nutrient losses, and help degrade toxic compounds. The traditional soil chemical analysis is incomplete without information about soil organisms. Our goal is to understand what makes different types of soil healthy or unhealthy, and with either a snapshot picture or a program of improving and monitoring your soil's health, help you understand this important part of plant health.
Balance is critical For instance, most trees and shrubs do best in soil dominated by fungi.
Most row crops and garden flowers do best in soil with an equal balance of bacteria and fungi, while lawn grasses do best in soil dominated by bacteria. If the balance of soil organisms is wrong, fertilizers and pesticides can't help recover plant vigor. Plant husbandry is inherently a biological process. Soil Foodweb Inc. provides the ability to understand this historically obscure but crucial aspect of agriculture and horticulture. For current pricing visit our Price List .