Backyard and Outdoor Living

The art of gardening

You probably know someone who has a beautiful garden that they seem to effortlessly nurture, fi lled with fragrant blooms or a bountiful harvest of fresh fruits and vegetables. They are in on a little secret. The key to growing robust plants is about understanding the basics — things like orientation, nutrition, hydration, sunshine, plant species and soil type. Finding the perfect balance with these things will help your garden thrive.

Colin Purnell from Earthlife says minerals, microbes and moisture are the three most critical elements. Besides ensuring your plants have suffi cient moisture, sourcing the right microbial rock mineral product will help to encourage healthy plants. “Microbial technology adds benefi cial microbes and fungi species to the soil,” he says. Colin adds that it's important to source products with a high

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