Author: Mark

In How to Raise Brix Part 1 I shared three ways that you can raise the Brix level of your plants.  Here are some more ways to improve the health and raise the Brix of your plants.  These three things are things to avoid or fix 1) Salt Many products we use on our fields…

“Insects only feed upon food that is considered unfit, nutritionally poor, dead, or dying.  No Exceptions.” – Dr. Tom Dykstra “Insects are not competing with us.  Their job is to eat [garbage].” – Dr. Tom Dykstra When farmers and gardeners learn that by testing a plant’s Brix level they can see how healthy the plant…

In this post we will tell about the health of plants.  We’ll show you how you can test the nutrient levels of fruit, vegetables, and plants in general.  You can do this test at home with simple, low cost tools.  You can test produce from the grocery store, a farmer’s market, and/or your own garden.…

What is soil tillage and what are the effects of it on soil?  What does Zero Till mean?  And how do I know if I should till or not?  What is Tillage? Tillage is “the manipulation of the soil into a desired condition by mechanical means.” (1)  Tillage can happen in your flower pot, raised…

Improving The Soil Aerobic Zone With Calcium In this post I will teach you about the soil aerobic zone and how to improve and increase it with calcium. The Aerobic Zone The top layer of soil where plant feeder roots and microbes grow is called the Aerobic Zone.  The aerobic zone can be anywhere from…

Some of the most famous fertile farm lands in the world are the black soils of the Canadian prairies, Terra Preta in South America and the farm land of Ukraine.  The carbon in the soil is what makes it black. Carbon is a basic building block of all life on earth. How Does Carbon Get…

Microbes help you grow healthy plants by transferring minerals and carbon dioxide to the plant.  They also do a number of other great things in the soil.  Read on. Nutrients Are In The Soil Most of the minerals feeding your plant come from the soil.  A plant uses a lot of calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium…

Most farmers don’t know that glyphosate (Round*p) is an antimicrobial. Most farmers don’t know that microbes are responsible for feeding plants the nutrients they need. Most farmers don’t know that their entire farming operation depends on microbes and they continue to spray chemicals multiple times per year that kill the microbes. Most farmers don’t know…