Your soil is alive!

Gardening is the nurturing of plants, it's all about improving or enhancing living things. That includes the soil. The soil is alive with micro-organisms (at least it should be). Chemical fertilizers, fungicides and pesticides disturb the natural order of things creating dead soil. This creates a dependency on more fertilizer and so the cycle goes. Using mulches and compost greatly reduces the need for fertilizers. Do you see anyone scattering fertilizer out in the forest? Food for thought. Compost tea, organic fertilizers, mulches all help to increase the life of your soil. For more check out Soil Foodweb.