How to Feeding Your Soil

Feeding your soil organic matter is one of the foundations of gardening the organic way. By adding organic nutrients to the soil we are emulating nature.

The ways that we can provide nutrients organically to the soil include adding mature or well composted animal manures, green manure cover crops, mulch, compost, or mixed organic fertilizer.

It is a critical step to growing food organically to maintain a supply of nutrients ready for your plants to take up as they need them. This way your plants will grow vigorously, which helps prevent attacks of pests and disease.

It also means that you will benefit from higher yields and quicker growing times.

Benefits Of Building Up Your Soil With Organic Matter

1. Improvement of the condition and structure of your soil;

2. Improves the ability of your soil to hold water;

3. Provides additional nutrients to the soil;

4. Allows nutrients to be released slowly;

5. Improve the soil’s microbiological activity;

6. Releases insoluble natural additives such as ground rock into plant-usable forms;

7. Helps dispose of your organic waste materials.

8. Encourages earthworms and micro-organisms.