by Deac Jones | Jan 30, 2018 | Fungi, Soil Biology
The function of soil is to help grow crops by holding water and supplying nutrients. We all know how important it is to have soil that can “breathe.” The roots of a plant will die without oxygen. In a process that creates vital “spacing” in the soil, bacteria use glue...
by Deac Jones | Jan 22, 2018 | News
Hello Andaman Ag Blog Readers, I hope this finds you well and prospering! I have to apologize for sending out an aggregate sales email to everyone. I would much prefer to send you each an individual email, but that would require being chained to my desk/computer for...
by Deac Jones | Jan 16, 2018 | News, Soil Biology, Soil Health
Happy New Year! Andaman Ag would like to wish all of you a very successful new season! Maybe you saw the recent news about a California court stopping a state program that allowed pesticide spraying at schools, organic farms and backyards across California. The court...
by Deac Jones | Dec 18, 2017 | Soil Biology, Soil Health, Sustainable Growing Solutions, LLC, WISEarth Organics LLC
If you’re a regular reader of our newsletters, you’re aware of our continued push to improve organic matter in your soils given all the wonderful benefits to plant growth and health, including the ability to store water, nitrogen and phosphorus and the acceleration of...
by Deac Jones | Dec 12, 2017 | Microbes, Microbial Preparations, Soil Biology, Soil Health
In my last newsletter, I talked about how the introduction (inoculation) of new microbes can benefit poor soils and struggling crops. On the other side of the coin, devastating fungi, bacteria and other microbial parasites can contribute to a host of crop diseases. In...
