We strive to provide any scale of soil grower an alternative to harsh, toxic, and soil contaminating chemicals as well as pesticides and synthetic fertilizers that destroy the living nature of our soil and ecologically damage our water and air.
]]>We strive to provide any scale of soil grower an alternative to harsh, toxic, and soil contaminating chemicals as well as pesticides and synthetic fertilizers that destroy the living nature of our soil and ecologically damage our water and air.
]]>Soil Analysis: tested for Cation exchange capacity, pH, buffer pH, organic matter content, exchangeable cations (Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, Sodium) anions (Phosphates and Sulfates), total soluble salts, and extractable micro nutrients (Boron, Copper, Zinc, Manganese and Iron).Tells the presence and concentration of 12 elements in your soil, essential for optimal plant health
Water Analysis: tested for pH, presence and concentration of Carbonate, Bicarbonate, Nitrate-nitrogen, Chloride, Sulfate-sulfur, Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium, Potassium, Boron. Total dissolved solids, hardness, electrical conductivity, Sodium absorption ratio, adjusted Sodium absorption ratio and percent Sodium. A complete interpretation and discussion of the results is presented along with the analysis.
Plant Tissue Analysis: Tells where the “lock-up” exist in the soil. We analyze tissues using near-infrared photo spectrometry, measuring the presence of the following12 elements: Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Sulfur, Manganese, Iron, Copper, Zinc, Boron and Sodium. Deficiencies and in consistencies between plant tissue and soil contents explain which elements are presently “locked-up”, effectively blocking nutrient transport from the soil to the plant.
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Know the Precise Contents, Deficiencies and Over-Abundances in Your Soil
With the ability of Scientific analysis of your soil, water and plant tissue contents, AnCon Bio-Services details the current state of your gardening environment. Armed with detailed knowledge of elemental and mineral contents in your soil, we go to work with the right combination of wild microbial bacteria and natural elements to establish a balanced an ever improving healthy soil community.
]]>The Soil Food Web is a conceptual term for the entire community of organisms that live and interact with soil. It includes bacteria, fungi, nematodes, insects, the birds that feed on them, and everything in between. Bottom-up effects occur when changes to populations lower in the food chain affect those above, such as when an increase in bacteria results in greater levels of nematodes, which in turn results in more mites, and so on up.
Therefore, a soil’s ability to produce healthy, abundant fruits or vegetables is only as great as it's abundance of microbial activity. Heavy use of chemicals and chemical fertilizers depletes the natural population of these vital microbes. While “Mother Nature” is the source of all life, she also plays a role in depleting microbial communities in soils through droughts, floods and extreme heat and starvation.
Today we benefit from the best of both Science and Nature. Through scientific analysis of data derived from Soil, Water and Plant Tissue Sampling we identify deficiencies, inconsistencies, over-abundances and lock-ups. By blending our knowledge of Soil Chemistry and Natural Elements with the right combination of microbes, we begin guiding “Mother Nature” back into balance. Achieving maximum potential requires returning “wild” microbes to chemically balanced soil rich with natural food sources; a necessary step to restoring the balance of microbes, minerals and overall vitality in your soil.
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