Month: October 2015

Applying cultured beneficial and effective microorganisms to soils

The desired effects from applying cultured beneficial and Effective Microorganisms to soils can be somewhat vari­ able, at least initially. In some soils, a single application (i.e., inoculation) may be enough to produce the expected re­sults, while for other soils even repeated applications may appear to be ineffective. The reason for this is that in […]

Soil Classification: Zymogenic Soils

These soils are dominated by a microflora that can per­form useful kinds of fermentation, i.e. , the breakdown of complex organic mole­cules into simple organic substances and inorganic materials. The organisms can be either obligate or facultative anaer­obes. Such fennentation-producing mi­croorganisms often comprise the micro­flora of various organic materials, i.e., crop residues, animal manures, green […]