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Soil Health
We are continuing to build on the initial Soil Health Analysis, conducted by SoilBioLab last year, through a year-long study with Cranfield University. Cranfield have analysed, every quarter, our products Landscape20, Sports & Turf & Hort Loam.
The results from the work with Cranfield University are published here:
Below are the results and work completed with SoilBioLab.
Following a conversation and recommendation from Dr Christian Spring of the STRI we decided that a better understanding of the amount and activity of the Soil Microbiology within our subsoil, topsoil and topdressing products was needed.
Working with Hampshire based, SoilBioLab, we submitted samples of our products and a local arable soil to establish and compare the amount of:
- Active Bacteria
- Total Bacteria
- Active Fungi
- Total Fungi
- Hyphal Diameter. This is a physical measure of the branching filamentous structure of a fungus. In simple terms the wider the fungus the more mature it is.
As moisture content and temperature can have a major influence on the amount and activity of the Soil Microbiology, we have further sampling and analysis planned for the winter and spring.
Click the links below to view the first set of results.