Soil fertility - Friendly microbes
04 Nov 2011 | by Geoff Dixon
The role of microbes in maintaining soil fertility needs to be recognised because they can boost industry profit, says Geoff Dixon.
A year ago, we visited Staverton Bridge Nursery in Devon, at a rundown site recently taken over by Dan and Steph Stevens, who had escaped London to develop a modern, alternative plant centre (HW, 24 September 2010). The nursery, near Totnes, offers homegrown plants and homemade food. We caught up with...
The role of microbes in maintaining soil fertility needs to be recognised because they can boost industry profit, says Geoff Dixon.
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