Mic The Gardener - Gardening Podcast - Soil Special with Dr Anton Rosenfeld of Garden Organic

Hello and welcome back to Series III of the Mic the Gardener Gardening Podcast. I’m delighted to be back after the New Year break. In this first episode I go back to the most fundamental and important component of our gardens…. soil. Without soil we have no plants, trees, shrubs, vegetables, fruit, perennials or bulbs. My parents used to tell me to spend a pound on the hole and a penny on the plant. That’s so true.. Our gardens, containers and balconies will only truly flourish if the soil is healthy. In this episode I chat to Dr Anton Rosenfeld, from Garden Organic who tells us everything we need to know about our soil. He tells us: How soil is made How to identify what soil type we have How to improve our soil and keep it healthy by incorporating organic matter Why mulching our soil is so important What green manures are and their benefits to our soil How to make & use leaf mould  What the benefits of 'no-dig' are Why earth worms are so important  What the acidity or alkalinity of our soil means Its a fact-filled episode and really is the starting point of any garden, irrespective of whether you’re growing your own or maintaining a beautiful ornamental garden, or indeed both. You can find out more about your soil and growing organically at www.gardenorganic.ork.uk. If you wish to contact me, please email [email protected] or you can follow me on my Instagram account (@mike_thegardener) where you can also message me directly. Please don’t forget to FOLLOW & SUBSCRIBE to the Mic the Gardener Gardening Podcast to make sure you don’t miss out on the fun and of course the great gardening content. And perhaps you’d be kind enough to leave a review and tell your friends about the podcast See you next week. Mike