Comments on: Compost Strategies-Part Two-What bugs do your Plants prefer http://sustainablesmallholding.org/compost-strategies-part-two-what-bugs-do-your-plants-prefer/ Permaculture, and Sustainable practices on a Lincolnshire Smallholding Tue, 26 Apr 2016 08:13:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.3 By: Deano http://sustainablesmallholding.org/compost-strategies-part-two-what-bugs-do-your-plants-prefer/#comment-174 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:39:34 +0000 http://deanom.wordpress.com/?p=720#comment-174 Hi Scott
Fungally dominated soil is essential for long lived trees. The short lived ones, particularly the pioneering trees (Willow, Birch etc.) can cope with soils with a much higher ratio of bacteria. They themselves help to move the soil towards fungal dominance by adding more woody material, from dead leaves and roots, to the soil.
Is it essential? The question depends on whether you want the trees to thrive, or just survive.
All of the best

Deano

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By: Mycorrhizal http://sustainablesmallholding.org/compost-strategies-part-two-what-bugs-do-your-plants-prefer/#comment-173 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:16:53 +0000 http://deanom.wordpress.com/?p=720#comment-173 I have a question.. Is fungally dominated soil really useful for short lived trees and long lived trees?

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By: Compost Strategies—What Bugs Do Your Plants Prefer? http://sustainablesmallholding.org/compost-strategies-part-two-what-bugs-do-your-plants-prefer/#comment-172 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:11:43 +0000 http://deanom.wordpress.com/?p=720#comment-172 […] in mind and whether they want a fungally or bacterial dominated soil. Click to read the rest of the Compost Strategies—What Bugs Do Your Plants Prefer story. The go out and turn your compost […]

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