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  Special thanks to Mr.Praveen Karri for his support in bringing this article into this website.   What is soil? Soil is an aggregate of four basic components: mineral solids, water, air and organic matter. Depending on how much of each is present in soil determines what makes good soil for growing crops for human and animal consumption, or for flowers that will adorn the dining room table. Soil health (also referred to as soil quality) can then be defined as “the capacity of a soil to function within ecosystems and land use applications that can sustain productivity, maintain environmental quality and promote plant and animal health.” Characteristics of healthy soil include: • Good soil tilth • Sufficient depth • Proper levels of nutrients • Good drainage • Large populations of beneficial organisms • Resistance to weeds and degradation • Resilient when unfavorable conditions occur Many of us don’t have to look any farther than our home yards and lawns to be able to understan...

Ever take a walk through a forest and then think back to your garden so why is one growing in the other not soil see in the forest soil. There are some very important yet practically invisible populations that make the organic ecosystem what it is Let’s take a moment to meet just two important ones first is bacteria they act like tiny food storage banks for your plants so tiny up to thousand can fit inside the period at the end of the sentence they are the Earth's primary de-composers of organic matter locking up nutrients close to the plants roots that might otherwise leach out when the bacteria die those nutrients are released to the plant A second key helper for plants is mycorrhiza this beneficial fungus lives symbiotically with the plants roots the roots give the carbon. The fungus needs to grow and the fungus transports water and nutrients beyond the reach of the roots there's a problem though as humans we have a bad habit of unintentionally destroying everything around u...

The majority of us stay attentive about the "PESTS AND DISEASES" that harm our plants, however, nature has an intrinsic  answer for this. At the point when plants are genuinely solid, they have a high sugar content. The "Brix refractometer" measures the sugar content in plants to decide their nutrient density. Nature wouldn't like to harm healthy plants and their offsprings. In the event that the brix estimation in a plant is over 12, it is to a great extent defend destructive bugs. The message is clear; on the off chance that we boost the nature, we get nutritional produce.  Seeing how nature consolidates carbon in plants and soil enables us to work in amicability with this natural framework.  These carbon-based sugars are sustained to soil microorganisms through root exudates. The microorganisms at that point change the carbons of sugar into natural topsoil.  soil which had been furrowed yearly by a tractor. On the off chance that Insecticides a...

The healthy natural soil in the world maintains a web of life including bacteria, fungi, protozoa, nematodes and in addition, bigger creatures like earthworms and slugs. These life forms perform a key part in the life of plants. They decompose organic matter to make the supplements accessible to plant roots. They condition the soil and make air spaces and passages in it – enhancing air circulation and seepage. Furthermore, they contend with other more dangerous life forms in the soil, which will harm your plants if left unchecked.  There are a few diverse ways you can include life  Vermi Compost: Worm compost is particularly rich in soil life. It’s my number one choice for adding life to Soil. When matter is passed through the worm's body it becomes inoculated with all sorts of tiny life forms. So worm compost contains bacteria, fungi and other microscopic goodies (as well as worms!).Need to prepare our own compost(long process), buying outside will prone to unwanted...

1. Compost Turn your kitchen waste, leaves, grass clippings, and so forth into a fabulous soil change with almost no effort. Manure includes the two supplements and natural issue to the soil, and it additionally assists with water maintenance. You can buy it or, make your own. Full decomposed compost have well-developed microbes and nutrients. Giving worms something to do is another regular way you can enhance plant soil. There are a couple of various approaches to get this going: Add them to your manure heap to help speed deterioration and add considerably more supplements to your fertilizer. Develop/cultivate worms in a different fertilizer container and spare their worm castings. Add worms specifically to your poor soil. Give them some manure and mulch, and the worms will help circulate air through your soil and put their castings straightforwardly into the troublesome territory. Its termed as vermicompost. 2. Manure(FYM) It is called as 'dark gold...

Regenerative farming is a sub-division routine with regards to natural cultivation intended to construct soil wellbeing or to recover undesirable soils. The practices related with regenerative farming are those related to different ways to deal with natural cultivating, including keeping up a high level of soil organic matter(SOM), no-tillage/minimum tillage, biodiversity, compost, mulching, rotation of crops and green manures. Cover crops and no-till farming, which fabricates soil wellbeing, encourage carbon sequestration through the air-to-soil and soil-to-air, lessens or wipes out the requirement for fertilizers, and limits soil erosion. As it were, cultivating in nature's way by mimicking nature, tackles a huge number of issues.  More cover crops and no-tillage would lessen soil disintegration and nutrient supplement run-off. This would lessen fertilizers inputs that are important to plant growth and would advance carbon sequestration in soil. A considerable m...