Reply To: Microbes/Microbial life in the garden

[Somatek]

Great thread but something  that’s important to point out is microbes can only make nutrients available that are in the soil, if your soil is depleted then they can’t magically make them appear.  Which is a common myth in “living soil” growers, I can’t remember how many people have told me they don’t worry about nutrients as they leave the roots in the soil to break down, oblivious to how many are removed in the biomass harvested and consumed that’s not returned to the soil.  Think of the soil as a bank, every time the plant grows it’s taking out a withdrawal.  When harvested and consumed the bank is that much poorer unless you add more resources to keep it stocked…