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Garden Feed Me! Above: Sweet peas are greedy plants Jo Arnell gives her soil-enriching recommendations to ensure your garden plants never go hungry Restore, Replenish, Renew This is not the beauty page, or an advert for skin cream, but I do want to talk about nourishing an important epidermis – the soil. The living breathing layer of loam – or clay, or sand, beneath our feet. And just as our skin relies on a combination of surface treatments, good diet and inner balance in order to stay truly healthy, so does our soil – a quick spritz with a chemical is not enough. We also need protection from the ravages of the elements and moisture loss too. Keep your soil in great shape and your plants will be healthy, more productive and less susceptible to attack from pests and diseases. Microbiome Soil biology is a complex subject and one that we are only just beginning to understand – in fact we know more about the cosmos or the deep oceans than we know about the soil. We can see the monsters that patrol the soil – the moles, earthworms, beetles, slugs, centipedes etc, but all around them, and vital to their wellbeing, are the microscopic organisms, invisible to the naked eye – the fungi, nematodes, protozoa, bacteria and viruses. It is a bustling place, alive and richly diverse. Astoundingly – in fact, almost unbelievably, there are more microbes in one teaspoon of healthy soil than there are people in the world – if Horton hears a Hoo, the Hoos can hear their own micro Hoos too. There is much talk these days about our gut microbiomes and the millions of micro-organisms that teem about within us, living in symbiosis with our own cells and helping (or otherwise) to regulate our bodily functions. A similar thing is happening with plants in the area around their roots called the Rhizosphere, where a complex web of many thousands of bacterial and micorrhizal interactions take place to help feed, hydrate and protect (and occasionally compromise) the health of the plant. The exact combinations and connections will depend on the plant and the type of soil it grows in. Know your soil type Understanding your soil will give you an indication of which plants will thrive in your garden. If you are growing edibles it will also help you to decide whether you can grow directly into your soil and what changes might be needed, or whether you might be better to construct some raised beds and choose the soil that goes in them. There are three main types of soil; loam, clay and sand, but yours could also be chalky, silty (silky, almost soapy to the touch), or peaty (spongy/fibrous). You don’t need a soil testing kit necessarily, although this will give you a good idea of the soil’s pH (how acidic it is). Simply go outside and take a small trowel full of soil from just under the soil’s surface. Take a handful and squeeze it, then open out your hand again. If the soil stays in a ball, or feels sticky to the touch, it is clay. 101 priceless-magazines.com
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