Compost Tea: How to Become a Soil Food Web Gardener

Using Compost Tea to become a Soil Food Web Gardener

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Gardening all starts with the soil

What makes up the soil food web? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Bacteria Bacteria play a major role in plant nutrition by locking up valuable nutrients in the soil

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Nematodes Nematodes feed on bacteria & fungi, then release previously immobilized nitrogen into the rhizosphere in ammonium

Arthropods Soil arthropods are important to the community as predators and soil aerators

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Rhizosphere & Phyllosphere ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

3 tools a soil food web gardener needs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Compost ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Compost Tea ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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How to make and use Compost Tea ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Fine tuning your compost tea ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Healthy soil makes kittens happy !

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Thank You Jason Deney Sustainable Desert Landscape Maintenance P.O. Box 1324 Bend, Or 97709 541-610-7619

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