Soil Conditioner

Insect and disease control in an organic garden starts with the soil. The soil needs to be of a good structure full of organic matter and nutrients for your plants to thrive and produce a healthy, productive crop. Plants can change their chemistry naturally to defend themselves from their natural enemies. They do it all the time as when a branch gets broken a plant protects the wound by creating a protective coating over it to prevent pests from attacking it and when an insect starts to nibble a plants leaves a plant can have the ability to change it's leafs chemistry to be less appetizing to the insect. They can only do this if they are strong and healthy. Diseases and insects thrive off of weak or injured plants. Soil structure is essential in having healthy soil. Healthy soil is a proportioned mix of minerals, organic matter , air, and water that creates an environment for life. Life in an organically active healthy soil consists of insects, bacteria, fungi, microorganisms, ...