2 Women on 2 Acres

In part one of What Do Minerals and Trace Elements Do, we looked at the main ‘big three’ minerals needed in your soil: phosphorus, nitrogen and potassium. And we also looked at some lesser known trace elements needed in our soil: calcium and magnesium.

In part two we will continue to look at the lessen known trace elements, this will give you a better understanding of just what is needed and when, to make your soil brim with health.
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The aim of all gardeners is to grow healthy plants and vegetables, often it is a mis-construed idea that you have to feed the plant in order to make it healthy.

This, however is not the case, it is the soil that needs the nutrients, in conjunction with, the correct pH so the roots of the plants and vegetables can feed themselves and their plant at the correct time.

Understanding what you are aiming for, when you are conscientiously putting compost, organic matter and mulch on your soil, will give you a better understanding of how things work underground.

So, just what nutrients should be in your soil?
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Look in any gardening book, under the section that deals with descriptions of how to grow individual cultivars, and they will invariably have some reference to the soil pH for that particular plant.

Infact, soil pH, for the most part, is just slotted in to a description, almost like an after thought, usually between the:- likes a sunny position and how tall the plant grows.

For something SO important and vital for the survival of the plant, I am amazed the subject is often overlooked, or just a brief passing comment is made.
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