Humus: Organic Element That Gives Life to Your Garden
When we speak of soil organic matter we refer to the humus, but there are also components that are also organic, but not part of the humus, bacteria, fungi, insects, decaying leaves, etc..
Humus is a beneficial substance to the soil and plants. The generation mechanism is formed, for example, a leaf falling to the ground and decaying as a result of the action produced by fungi and bacteria. As a result of this process, first, the road turns into nutrients such as phosphate, nitrogen and potassium, which are then absorbed by plant roots. Another percentage of the leaf is transformed into humus.
What does the humus to the soil?
* Collaborate to retain water and soil minerals.
* Provides nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus to plants, as leaves, compost and manure decompose.
* Growth promoters has the plants absorb and, in turn, favors the same nutrition.
To help with your plants, remember that the roots undoubtedly are the best in humus rich soil in a poor in this organic substance.
However, keep in mind that each of the plants in your garden has its own preferences as to the amount of organic matter that should have the floor. There are plants that are comfortable with rich soil, others in other normal soil in a soil poor in humus, in this case we refer to the original vegetation in desert environments.