Soil is the basis of all life and is surprisingly teeming with life. Yes – soil is alive.
In just one teaspoon of soil there may be millions of bacteria, several hundred thousand fungal cells (a kilometre of fungal strands) and hundreds or thousands of single celled organisms.
It is this diversity beneath our feet that helps to keep the planet and our plants healthy, so appreciating and working with the complex biology of the soil is the first principle of organic gardenin...
