In this post I will teach you a few ways that you can measure the health of your soil. Some of those ways are measuring the soil directly.  We can also measure soil health indirectly by testing the plants growing in the soil.  Healthy soil will grow healthy plants. Note: When testing, write down your readings and observations in a notebook. Compare notes to previous test dates and years. Try to test at the same spots in your garden, site or field. Test between 10am and 2pm Learn why here. These are the tools we use to measure soil health: Penetrometer (from Back To Your Roots) Spa ..read more

In this post, we will give you the big picture of what soil needs to be healthy and grow nutritious plants and animals – The ABC’s of Soil Health.  Whether you grow plants in pots on your balcony or farm thousands of acres commercially, applying these principles can significantly improve your soil.  The ABC’s of soil health are: A- Air B- Biology C- Carbon We first learned these foundational principles from Back To Your Roots.  They are helping home gardeners and farmers across Canada to restore health to their soil very quickly.  Their work is based on the research of Dr ..read more

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