What’s So Special About this Dirt?!
Nutrients – Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium
Or, NPK! BigYellowBag Black Garden Soil offers a well balanced mixture of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. While these nutrients are not the only nutrients needed to make a rich soil – for instance trace minerals such as zinc, calcium, molybdenum and magnesium all contribute to healthy plants and lawns – nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium certainly are the main three most important ones.
Nitrogen promotes top-end growth. Plant leaves and stems require nitrogen to grow big and strong. Plants quickly absorb it, which is good because nitrogen is water soluble, meaning it is easily diluted from the soil composition. But don’t think that higher levels of nitrogen is better. Too much nitrogen will result in an overgrowth of foliage but at the cost of your blooms, and it can even burn your plants at high concentrations.
Balanced Acid and Alkaline Ratios – pH levels 6 to 7
It doesn’t matter how well mixed your topsoil is in its NPK measurements if it does not have the right pH level. The pH level determines the solubility of your soil’s nutrients. It is the means to measure the levels of acidity and alkalinity in a mixture. While there are some plants and flowers that thrive in more acidic environments or more alkaline environment, the majority of plants and flowers grow best and last the longest in a neutral environment.
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The pH scale is a range from 0 to 14, zero being the most acidic and 14 being the most alkaline. So a neutral pH level would be 7. Soils ideal for the majority of flowers, plants, vegetables and grass have a pH level between 5.5 and 7.5. If your soil’s pH level goes too far either way on the spectrum, it will prevent nutrients like NPK from dissolving into the soil, which is needed in order for better absorption by your lawn and garden plants.
The Final Piece of The Puzzle… Organic Matter!
Similar to how we need beneficial bacteria in our guts to digest food, plants require microbiology in the soil to help them “digest” too! Hopefully you now understand how crucial the essential nutrients N-P-K are to your plant performance. Well that N-P-K is only bioavailable to your plants once it has been processed by microorganisms. Microbes in healthy soil break down these nutrients and create a byproduct called humus. This humus is what plants can actually ingest, and so having a high concentration of organic matter means better nutrient uptake in your plants. BigYellowBag Black Garden Soil consistently tests in at around 50% organic matter. Compare this to traditional topsoils available at many garden centres that come in between 0-10% organic matter. Evidently, our Black Garden Soil is loaded with humus thanks to all the microorganisms in the soil. This means your plants will have access to the all the N-P-K nutrients they need to thrive!
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