As many old gardening books will tell you, the traditional way to ensure a fertile plot is to dig in the autumn and at the same time mix in lots of that wonder ingredient - well-rotted organic matter. And there is no denying that this can produce good results in terms of quality crops. But could those crops be even better and at the same time a little easier to grow and produced in a way that’s more in tune with nature?
What some gardeners always knew has now begun to be more widely appreciated — that soil is a living thing and not just an amalgamation of loam, silt and sand. It’s no longer a surprise to hear that there are more organisms in a teaspoon of soil than people on the planet, but what does that mean for a modern gardener hoping to coax more crops from their small patch?
GOOD TO GO
Most soils are primed
