Carbon: A Vital Role in the Soil Equation
Carbon is the most influential element that effects plant productivity. Each growing season more carbon is depleted from the soil. Since chemical fertilizers contain no carbons, soil quickly tires and fertility declines.
It’s important to restore carbon content through the soil for the environment, as well. It vitalizes plants, water, and wildlife habitat. It also reduces the global warming factor. Carbon plays a larger role in soil than just helping your plants grow.
How do you improve carbon content in soil? Reduced till agriculture is a safe, natural way of generating more carbon for your soil. By minimizing the amount of disturbance in the soil before planting you can improve your soils properties.
Remember, the more natural approach can reap many more benefits to your crop than resorting to too many chemical means.
28 Dec 2006 The Organic Gardener 0 comments









