GROWING grass with minimal fertiliser and weed control that can recover from horses and also produce a variety of grass species throughout the season, rather than a flush from fertiliser, is the goal. A healthy living soil is the solution and where Soil Bio Analysis can help.

Soil health checks tend to focus on NPK, pH, and maybe organic matter or even micronutrients in arable soils. But the truest indicator of soil health and how the microbiology is doing is a soil bioanalysis. That microbiology includes bacteria and fungi, and the next size-up bugs are amoeba, protozoa, and nematodes (bacterial-feeding, fungal-feeding, predatory, or root-feeding).

A soil bioanalysis report uses microscopy to provide a count-per-gram figure for each biomass species. Healthy soil has a balanced ecology that will recover itself, and, after all, it’s that biodiversity that distinguishes soil from dead dirt. Understanding your soil is crucial. Healthy earth that is full of life and rich in microbes grows healthy and resilient grass and a regenerative soil. For more information go to soilbioanalysis.com.