The kind of soil our edible garden thrives in is:
Not many of us inherit this type of soil (wouldn’t that be awesome!), most of us begin on hard, dry, poor, barren or minerally imbalanced ground. Our job, as gardeners, is to steadily transform it. It takes a bit of time but its not at all difficult, and it’s such a thrill!
Your end goal is a living soil. A home for millions of microscopic life forms – protozoa, fungi, bacteria, nematodes, arthropods, worms… the invisible workforce that takes care of everything (yes! everything!), plants + trees, need to be productive and well:
The more diverse the soil life, the less pest + disease and the better the cropping = your easy garden life!
So, get to know your soil! It’s at the heart of being a food gardener.
Don’t rely on lab tests alone, do it in real time, in the very best of ways, by regularly testing with your hands and eyes and nose.