Yes, interesting article. I was not aware of these soils. However, as someone who has grown vegetables and fruits on my small amount of land, I know that soils can be depleted VERY QUICKLY, and fertilization doesn't return the land to its previous state. For example, when we moved here I had several varieties of bananas, and planted them in an appropriate spot in our yard. For the first two seasons, they grew like gangbusters, one variety reaching fifteen feet tall, and nearly all of them produced fruit. Since then, they have grown smaller and smaller each successive year, despite me fertilizing heavily with balanced time-release fertilizer. It's a real head-scratcher for me...I don't know what's missing.
Similarly, I have grown tomatoes in large, above-ground tubs with drip irrigation, in special mixes that don't break down and provide superior aeration to the roots. I fertilize regularly, yet the plants never produce more than five tomatoes each before the summer heat gets them.
You should look into JADAM and korean natural farming.
Long of the short, think of the great forest of the world, they grow without fertilizer, the great plains of the world same thing, jungles, why is that ?
Soil bacteria both anox and anaox, (+ other bio) and a contentious source of organic material to feed the carbolic and hummric acid cycles needed to crack the mineral molecules present from ingenious rock.
Industrial Fertilizers, herbicides, insecticide, constantly airation, disrupts the balance and destroys the soil eco that nature has created.
Man will NEVER improve upon what God has perfected.
Yes, interesting article. I was not aware of these soils. However, as someone who has grown vegetables and fruits on my small amount of land, I know that soils can be depleted VERY QUICKLY, and fertilization doesn't return the land to its previous state. For example, when we moved here I had several varieties of bananas, and planted them in an appropriate spot in our yard. For the first two seasons, they grew like gangbusters, one variety reaching fifteen feet tall, and nearly all of them produced fruit. Since then, they have grown smaller and smaller each successive year, despite me fertilizing heavily with balanced time-release fertilizer. It's a real head-scratcher for me...I don't know what's missing.
Similarly, I have grown tomatoes in large, above-ground tubs with drip irrigation, in special mixes that don't break down and provide superior aeration to the roots. I fertilize regularly, yet the plants never produce more than five tomatoes each before the summer heat gets them.
Soil health is puzzling...
You should look into JADAM and korean natural farming.
Long of the short, think of the great forest of the world, they grow without fertilizer, the great plains of the world same thing, jungles, why is that ?
Soil bacteria both anox and anaox, (+ other bio) and a contentious source of organic material to feed the carbolic and hummric acid cycles needed to crack the mineral molecules present from ingenious rock.
Industrial Fertilizers, herbicides, insecticide, constantly airation, disrupts the balance and destroys the soil eco that nature has created.
Man will NEVER improve upon what God has perfected.
God I Love Dirt, a world in and of itself....
Yep. On out farm we have a PCA who does samples and hours of work to pick which fertilizers will keep the dirt good. Dirt health is no joke.
What is a PCA?
It stands for pest control adviser. They do all the chemical related recommendations and delivery.
Thanks for the input...