Gardens

Probably the best thing we can do to help our own health as well as the health of the planet is to grow our own food in a healthy soil ecosystem. It just so happens to be enjoyable and easy.

PROPERTY ASSESSMENT

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A site visit will allow us to understand your garden’s unique ecological qualities. We will listen to any specific problems or needs that you may have. What are you trying to grow? Vegetables? flowers?, herbs?, berries? For example strawberries and kale need very different ecosystems. We will ask you about soil drainage and many other factors. Is your soil sandy or full of clay? We will conduct soil compaction tests with a penetrometer. We will also examine your land visually and take note of what plants are currently growing and what insects and other animals are living in the vicinity. Are there any toxic influences? Any pests? We will see which weeds may be present. Our aim is understand the relationship between the existing above ground and below ground ecosystems of your garden.

SOIL TEST

Direct Microscopy is absolutely the most accurate method to determine the health of your soil ecosystem. Our team of Certified Lab Technicians will perform a microscopic analysis of your soil organism populations and we will provide you with a data sheet that includes specific numbers and general diversity levels of all the essential soil organisms. Bio mass numbers for bacteria and fungi will be provided as well as numerical counts of flagellates, amoebae, cilliates, nematodes, protozoans, and micro arthropods. In addition we will tell you if we find any potential plant pathogens and and/or detrimental soil organisms. Turnaround time for results is under 48 hours. Cost $65 for soil and $75 for compost.

ACTION PLAN

Together we will chart a course of action so that you can quickly begin to see results. Our tools are simple yet powerful. We use our own specifically designed organic and healthy aerobic composts and compost products such as microbial soil drenches, and sprayed foliar compost teas. Our compost products are not fertilizers per se, they are rather the vehicle for delivering the specific microbes with which both you and your plants have a symbiotic relationship We then monitor the soil health over time to be certain that all the players are thriving and doing their jobs. We may add further amounts of organisms as the need arises. Also, before transitioning to no till gardening, it is important to break up any compaction layers we find as compaction does not allow soil to become fully healthy

Balancing the soil ecosystem is only the first step, together we will come up with a strategy to make the above ground part of no till gardening much easier, and less costly., all while getting you more nutritious and better tasting food. For example we may suggest using low growing perennial cover crops to reduce your weeding by up to 90%. . We will also examine your current strategy of rotating crops, and recommend that only crops which share the same microbial relationships are grown in the same area of your garden.

Each garden and each gardener is unique. There is no “one size fits all “ method. We can guide you through the process of transforming your property so that you reap the abundance that nature is waiting to share with you.

Contact us for a free 30 minute phone consultation