Simple Soil Science

Translating your soil test into simple language

Whether you're looking to understand your soils’ story, greening your thumbs for the first time, or looking to deepen your gardening know-how, our Simple Soil Science sheets are designed just for you! Each sheet breaks down different elements of your soil’s story or recommendations — like nitrogen or organic matter —into easy-to-understand bits. You'll discover what these nutrients do, why they're crucial for your plants, what the numbers in the soil test mean, and how to manage them for a thriving garden. Perfect for anyone eager to grow lush plants or bountiful blooms, our guides ensure you have all the right info to make your garden a success.

Maintaining and Growing Organic Matter Levels

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Your soil story might have revealed that your garden soil has lower-than-ideal organic matter levels or that maintaining these levels is crucial for your garden's health. This guide will help you understand more about organic matter and why it's important for your soil.

  • Understand the role or organic in your garden, and what it means for your soils' story and soil test result.

  • We explore in details the benefits and importance of organic matter in soil. We explore soil structure, impact on water retention, nutrient availability, and microbial activity.

  • A dive into nitrogen immobilisation and mineralisation, and how your soils organic matter content impacts the amount of nitrogen available.

  • Your soil story may reccomend you maintain or grow your organic matter content, here we explore the steps you can take to do this.