Most soil is far from being perfect for an organic garden, which is why use amendments and fertilizers. We want our plants to grow big and healthy, with a bounty of flowers and vegetables, which the soil plays the key role.
Soil can make or break your garden, know the real dirt on soil
To produce just one inch of topsoil, it takes at least 500 years!
There are more living organisms in just a tablespoon of soil than there are people on earth. Just to put it in perspective, there are over 7.5 billion people on earth.
In a square yard of soil there are billions and billions of living beneficial fungi and bacteria, though you can’t see them. They are key to healthy soil.
This fungi and bacteria allow air into the soil and gives it structure. They produce a substance that forms aggregates with the organic matter and soil particles. If they were to die, the soil would collapse and pathogens would build up, making your plants sick.
Worm Castings are worth their weight in gold. In fact, it can hold 10 times its weight in water, reducing the need to water as often.
Our dirt is full of earthworms, but most of them are non-native.
We all know earthworms are good for our garden. Not only do they push the soil around, their droppings, known as castings are by far the best fertilizer known to man.
Growing vegetables without chemical pesticides and synthetic fertilizer, adds up to food with more nutrients and minerals, taste better, and is better for your health.
A child is exposed to four times as much cancer causing pesticides than an adult. Pesticides have contaminated much of America’s groundwater, polluting our drinking water
The EPA considers much of the pesticides used today as carcinogenic, 90 percent of all fungicides, 60 percent of all herbicides, and 30 percent of all insecticides.
Several studies show, synthetic fertilizers can do more harm to the soil than good. Adding valuable nutrients to the garden will result in less work and healthier crops.