Teaming With Microbes
A podcast about organic gardening using the soil food web
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 85
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2024
Unlocking the secrets of essential plant nutrients
This week, Jeff and Jonathan delve into the world of plant nutrition, focusing on the essential elements Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium. We'll explore their functions, the consequences of their …
Navigating the spring soil food web
We are giddy that Spring has sprung and reveal how the soil food web determines how to approach various early season chores. It defines how we deal with lawns, how we approach planting beds and lot’…
Feeding the microbes for healthy plant growth
Using the soil food web entails feeding the microbes. This week's discussion centers around microbe food. What should you use? Along the way, learn about the newly discovered role of bacterial rhizop…
Soil food web critters with an emphasis on fungi
Those bacteria and fungi attracted by the plant are, in turn, eaten by nematodes and protozoa. This results in production of nitrogen to feed the plant. It turns out there are two kinds of nitrogen a…
Time to garden with science and the soil food web
In nature, plants use the soil food web in order to obtain nutrients, build soil structure and remain healthy. What is the soil food web? Can this natural system be used to grow plants in your yard? …