The facts about soil as a living ecosystemA study of the facts about soil reveals a simple and reliable method of making good top soil from whatever is available. The first rule of soil improvement is that there is no such thing as bad soil - only one that is good or bad for a specific purpose. Once you have found a soil that is (in general terms) appropriate for your intended purpose, what you need is a system that will optimize its properties for good, sustainable production without the need for ongoing high inputs. The first of the methods developed to achieve this objective was the Albrecht system and, with just a few refinements from more recent research, it still works well today. Let's begin by reviewing that important facts about soil. These can be covered under a range of categories and we have devoted a separate page to each of them:
Of course, knowing about soil is only part of the process. We also need to know what is needed to improve it. So now we should take a moment to look at how to get a good soil test and what that can tell us. For the facts about soil testing, you can download a Free E-book here. With the results of a sufficiently detailed soil test in hand, the problem becomes one of what to do to improve the soil. Here is a reliable 5-step process to improve garden soil. So what can you expect to see as you improve garden soil? Let me show you… Having followed these steps to improve garden soil, you now have to maintain its health and condition. In addition to the monitoring and fine tuning above, there are also a few other strategies you can use to keep your soil healthy and productive. Clearly there is a lot to consider before trying to improve garden soil and there are even more links below for still further reading. Additional information will be added as it becomes available, but you can easily keep in touch by subscribing to our Free email newsletter:
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