plants growing poorly – why won’t my plants grow
A farmer with a question mark examining a dead plant.
Soil
soil improvement plan and tracking
A plant to improve poor soil. On the plan, the first three years are focused on reducing toxins, while years
cover crops on small plots
Before and after cover crops on a small plot. A farmer looks sad and then is happy because the cover
covered soil
Soil covered with cover crops, clover and buckwheat. The soil has more moisture, nitrogen and oxygen, as well as micro-organisms,
why soil becomes fallow
Soil turning fallow due to over harvesting, drought, death of micro-organisms, overuse.
soil getting better over a few years
One patch of soil from 2019 to 2024 improving over time. The soil from 2019 is dry and cracked, the
uncovered soil
The dangers of uncovered soil. Erosion happens from water, wind and drought. Soil loses micro-organisms, moisture, and mineral nutrients.
Water cover crop with drip tape, before
Watering cover crops with drip tape, after it has just sprouted.
water cover crop with drip tape, after
A close up view of drip tape watering a cover crop. The roots show how water goes deep into the