The key to growing healthy, disease-resistant plants is to begin with healthy soil. How can you tell if your soil is balanced?<\/p>\n

Healthy soil\u2026<\/p>\n

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• Looks, smells, and feels alive<\/li>\n
• Is soft, moist, and crumbly<\/li>\n
• Is darker in color<\/li>\n
• Is easy to dig into<\/li>\n
• Has a sweet and earthy aroma<\/li>\n
• Is home to worms and other organisms that squirm, creep, hop, or crawl<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  Source: \u00a0\u201cDig a Little, Learn a Lot\u201d \u2013 USDA\/NRCS, September 2012<\/i><\/p>\n

  If your soil needs a boost, start with one of the all-natural soil amendments recommended by Metro natural gardening expert Carl Grimm in this segment<\/a> from KATU-TV\u2019s AM Northwest. His tips include everything from compost to eggshells, alfalfa meal, mycorrhizal fungi and trace minerals<\/strong> like those found in Cascade Minerals Remineralizing Soil Booster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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