Gardeningcan be energy efficient and enjoyable if we undertake the right tasks and share the work with nature.
We often overlook how amazing nature really is.
So what do we need to garden more sustainably?
Well look at the science shortly.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
Mineral particles make up only around 45 per cent of the overall volume of healthy soil.
And the other 50 per cent?
There are more organisms in a tablespoon of healthy soil than there are people on the planet.
Thats how nature feeds plants, and its the only way, in fact.
So when we feed the soil, we feed the soilfood web, which in turn feeds the plants.
Its a collective effort.
Synthetic mineral fertilizers, which didnt exist before the 1900s, work quite differently.
Theyre usually water soluble and force-feed plants whenever they draw in water.
Similarly, soil fungi form beneficial relationships with tree roots, helping them access nutrients.
