HI Emery,

Hope you are well,

Interesting questions you have raised and some that as a company we
are running a campaign on 'Bringing Soil Life Back to British Gardens'

The use of microorganisms, applied in different ways is highly
beneficial to all plants, grass and vegetables.

We concentrate on two main areas of adding soil biology to your soil:
One is using Beneficial Mycorrhizal Fungi and Compost Teas

Mycorrhizal Fungi - Mycorrhizae (it means fungus root) are a group of
about 400 fungi that form symbiotic relationships with plants. They
live in or on the roots, extend their hyphae into the soil and make
phosphate, nitrogen other nutrients and water available to the host
plant. They extend the effective root area many hundreds of times so
plants grow faster, larger and stronger with less fertiliser and
water.

Mycorrhizal fungi gives your plants the Mycorrhizal Advantage that can
double the growth rates of young plants. Potting compost, fallow soil
and nursery plants raised on fertiliser and fungicides do not contain
essential mycorrhizae.

For more info have a look at www.symbio.co.uk/mycorrhizae


COMPOST TEAS - Compost teas introduce life into sterile soils and
growing media. Soil, even when mixed with green waste compost, is by
its very nature low in microbial activity. Soils left fallow for
several months loose the nutrients from the plants that support a
healthy mix of bacteria, fungi, protozoa, nematodes and arthropods
essential for nutrient recycling, disease suppression and soil
friability.

When a Compost Tea is brewed, the process of brewing strips the good
microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, protozoa, nematodes and
arthropods from the compost that is added to the tea. When when
nutrients is added are also added into the tea mix, these good
microrganisms rapidly multiply over a 24 hour brewing period. Once the
brew is finished the compost tea mix is then decanted and applied as
either a foliar or soil drench to your flowers fruits and vegetables.
As the good microrganisms are suspended in the compost tea mix they
are quickly absorbed into the soil and the microrganisms benefits are
very noticeable.

For more please look at www.symbio.co.uk/compostteas