My names Aaron I've been studying soil microbiology and natural plant care for the past 8 years and I'm here to share what I've learned to give you an "edge" in the garden 🌸

When I first learned this about phosphorous it changed the way my plants flowered/bloomed forever.

Phosphorous is an essential nutrient in the development of any fruits or flowers. It's the "P" in a fertilizers NPK and is always absorbed in high quantities during the transition to flower and especially in the peak.

The problem with phosphorous is plants have a really hard time absorbing it. Even in liquid or synthetic form plants have a split second to absorb it, and the rest gets leeched out of the soil which ends up wasting money, and polluting ground water.

Usually there is a ton of phosphorous in soil so how do you get your plants to absorb it?

The answer is Bacteria & Fungi in the soil 🦠🍄

Bacteria and fungi both have the ability to solubilize phosphorous (make it available) to your plants. The more microorganisms you have in your soil, the more phosphorous plants will be able to absorb.

Fungi is especially important because mycorrhizal fungi creates a network around your roots, acting literally like a second set of roots. Its basically a nutrients & water delivery system that your plants can access whenever they need.

By focusing on your microbial ecosystem your plants will have healthier blooms, fruits and vegetables will develop larger and produce more terpenes (smell, flavour & medicinal properties).

High quality leaf compost will add these microbes, organic matter (dead leaves, branches, flowers, fruits, etc) will feed them, and shallow/no-till practices will protect them 👍

Hope this helps and I'm excited to share more with you

Cheers,

Aaron 🪴