Compost Extract vs Actively Aerated Compost Tea (AACT)
Actively Aerated Compost Tea (AACT) vs Compost Extract – What is the difference and when to use them.
Soil Food Web
Efficiency and Optimization in Agriculture Today
In these unprecedented times, farmers and cultivators are finding themselves with the weight of this pandemic, and its resulting economic recession, on their shoulders. The demand for fresh organic produce is as high as ever, with many families looking to secure healthy foods that are high in nutrition and capable of boosting their immune systems …
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Soil Bacteria, A Community Supporting Plant Health
Plants have a microbiome, a plant prebiotic, which serves iike a human probiotic. Bacteria live on and in plant roots.
Unsung Soil Heroes, the Soil Food Web
21st century farming tools are biology. Overview of the Soil Food Web (SFW) or soil biology. How the soil microbe biome and related soil organisms work together to make nutrients accessible for plants.
Low-cost Microscope for Soil Biology
The right tool to evaluate soil biology, is a microscope. Dr. Ingham, in a 4 minute video, tells what to look for.
Mycorrhizal Fungi: Internet of the Soil
The hyphae of mycorrizal fungi allow plants to share resources. Part of the soil microbe biome, they increase drought tolerance
AstroNematode: Biocontrol Agent
Significant BioAg Practice Advancing Pest Control Heroes can come from the most unexpected places. Particularly, a tiny worm like an AstroNematode of the soil microbe biome can be a valiant protector of high value crops. This post explains how. Biocontrol and its advantages Chemical pesticides are traditionally used as defense against crop damage. But chemical …
Mycorrhizal Fungi and Soil Food Web
Fungi are among the 7 life forms in the complete soil microbe biome. Video on Mycorrhizal fungi which coexist with most plants.
AstroNematodes Reach For The Stars
Important Soil Microbe Biome Link Studied for Significant Pest Control …3…2…1…Blast Off!! A nematode named Steinernema feltiae – a.k.a. AstroNematode – just spent the past month aboard the International Space Station. Scientists hope the data collected on these creatures when exposed to the extreme microgravity environment will help us learn more about these useful pest …
SymSoil Flagellates Page
Protozoa consume bacteria, expelling nutrients in an ionic form that becomes plant available.