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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Importance of Soil Microbes and a Healthy Soil
There was a great article in the Vancouver Sun last week reporting that healthy people host 10,000 microbe species (http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Healthy+people+host+microbe+species/6780140/story.html). This article points out how we are only beginning to understand the importance of many of these microbes. This article follows on … Continue reading
Compost Application for Blueberries
Blueberry plants love a soil that has a pH of 5.5 or less. In British Columbia, blueberry growers are cautioned about using manures or composts: “High rates of compost or manure may contribute to an undesirable rise in soil pH”(BC … Continue reading
The Importance of Our Topsoil
Many of us do not really appreciate the importance of topsoil because it is everywhere under our feet. Do we really understand it, or appreciate it? Topsoil is about 5 to 20 cm deep on most of the surface of … Continue reading