Meet a compex soil ecosystem, with nematodes from different trophic levels.
Reflections on methodology of the microscopic soil food web assessments in biodiversity rich vs empoverished soils.
Tag Archives: Soil Health
Good gifts & enchytraeids
Finding about tiny worms, similar to earthworms in some behaviours and effects, but in different niches
A Christmas puzzle
Do you ever get soil samples and have no idea what the plants were like, what health concerns there might be, what the growing conditions would have been?
What can we glean from just a soil sample and the soil food web in it?
What questions does this pose, and can we judge from the soil alone which plants grew best?
Flood and drought. Two sides of the same coin
Niels Corfield’s blog post this week, Wet on top, dry underneath, shares how poor soil health, in particular, poor soil structure due to lacking soil biology, leads to floods, drought and reduced yields. It resonates what I am learning right now in Regen Academy’s module on Why we have water-stressed crops with 30 inches ofContinue reading “Flood and drought. Two sides of the same coin”
Review – Dr. Elaine’s™ Soil Food Web School Foundation Courses
Should I take Dr. Elaine’s™ Soil Food Web Foundation Courses?
Well, that’s a question only you can answer. I can speak to:
Would I take the Dr. Elaine’s™ Soil Food Web Foundation Courses again?
If you want the short answer, yes, I would.
If you want to know a bit more critical detail, read on!
Welcome!
As more and more plants struggle under the influence of erratic weather and changing climate patterns, with prolonged and repeating droughts, I need to understand better, learn more, and become a facilitator of soil and plant health. In my quest to do this, I am keeping this blog as a diary and resource collection. AndContinue reading “Welcome!”
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