How To Ensure Your Soil Is Up To Organic Standards When Growing Your Own Food
How can I ensure my soil is up to organic standards?
The best thing you can do is to apply as much dead matter to your soil as possible, so dead leaves, composted manure; all that. All that organic material actually then breaks down, and it's the life within the soil that then transforms that into food for the plants. So, if you can just add as much of this as possible to the soil, then you're well on the way. The number of earthworms you have in the soil is a really good indication of how healthy your soil is. Earthworms aerate the soil, so the soil is more able to hold water, and improve the structure of the soil as well. So, the more earthworms you have in the soil the better it is. That's a good indication.