Blog items from Living Soils

  • Offsetting Our Packages

    di clephane compton

    We're already carbon neutral but wanted to go further and support a specific project close to our hearts: we chose an avoided deforestation project in the Amazon Rainforest.

    Pubblicato in Amazon Rainforest, carbon emissions, Carbon neutral

  • Our April offer

    di clephane compton
    As the long winter months have passed and the sun packs a bit more of a punch, outdoor or greenhouse growing can commence in full.
    Pubblicato in 420, Outdoors, Spring, sun, temperature

  • New Releases: Grow & Bloom AUTO

    di clephane compton
    We are delighted to announce the arrival of our new Auto range which comprises of Grow AUTO & Bloom AUTO. We're not 100% sure, but these may be...
    Pubblicato in Auto, Bloom, Grow

  • How to reuse soil from your old grow

    di clephane compton
    We often get asked about whether our customers can reuse their growing media – the answer is ‘yes’! Your substrate can definitely be reused as a ba...
    Pubblicato in living soils, reuse, soils

  • Higher yields feeding Bloom2 weekly

    di clephane compton
    We have run a few trials and the results show that a weekly dose of Bloom2 results in slightly higher yields (in the range of 5-10%) compared to bi-weekly.
    Pubblicato in Bloom, Flowering, Malted barley powder

  • Introducing Malted Barley Powder!

    di clephane compton
    MBP is barley that has been sprouted and then dried and powdered. The malted barley we use is certified organic from barley grown in the South West of England.
    Pubblicato in enzymes, Malted barley powder, Microbes

  • Our Bloom mix featured on My Home Farm

    di clephane compton
    This week our Bloom mix was tested on My Home Farm: a blog about country living, smallholding and a couple’s sustainability journey.
    Pubblicato in fertiliser, gardening, soils

  • Why 4:20 is Associated with Cannabis

    di clephane compton
    Cannabis smokers and non-smokers alike recognise April 20 or 4:20 as a national holiday for cannabis culture, but few actually know how the date go...
    Pubblicato in 420, cannabis, Spring

  • The many benefits of insect frass for your plants

    di clephane compton
    Insect frass is a brilliant fertiliser and biostimulant for use in rooting, vegetative and flowering stages. Made from insect exoskeletons and exc...
    Pubblicato in chitin, fertiliser, insect frass

  • The value of Mycorrhizal fungi in soil

    di clephane compton
    What are Mycorrhizae? The term mycorrhizae describes the mutually beneficial (symbiotic) relationship between specialised soil fungi and the roots ...
    Pubblicato in fungus, Mycorrhizae, soils

  • Why Living Soils is a ‘peat-free’ company

    di clephane compton
    Peat bogs act as a huge carbon storage system. The harvesting of peat releases massive amounts of carbon into the atmosphere
    Pubblicato in carbon emissions, climate change, Peat

  • Spend time outside to combat 'the January blues'

    di clephane compton
    The cheerful, brightly-lit festive season is over and the days (in the UK at least) are generally cold and grey; you’re forced to have the light on...
    Pubblicato in gardening, Outdoors, SAD, winter