The correct description of SoilSoup would be Actively Aerated Compost Tea. Please note that an aerated compost tea should not
be compared to a non-aerated compost tea. A non-oxygenated compost tea does indeed provide some plant nutrients to the roots,
but does not include many beneficial soil microorganisms which were originally part of the solid compost. The beneficial microbes
in a healthy compost pile are aerobic, which mean they require oxygen to stay alive. An actively aerated compost tea is far more valuable
than a non-aerated tea because it provides both nutrients and an abundance of beneficial soil microorganisms.
SoilSoup
is the most effective product to use when you are enhancing or re-building your soil structure. It is 100% organic, non-toxic and
safe to use. In just a teaspoon of fresh SoilSoup we find billions of beneficial microbes. And, the microbes in SoilSoup are metabolically
active, which means they are awake. The concentration and diversity of microbes are the main reasons for the quick and noticeable
results you will see in your garden after just a few applications.
Healthy, undamaged soil is naturally full of beneficial microorganisms.
However, continuous use of synthetic fertilizers, and pesticides will result in virtually sterile soil. Unfortunately, beneficial
soil microbes will not co-exist in a synthetic soil environment for very long.
- Organic nutrients, in its raw form, are not available to plant roots for absorption.
- Beneficial soil microbes are needed in the soil in order to provide the necessary nutrients to the plants.
- Nutrients from microbial digestion remains in the soil until the plant is ready to utilize the nutrients. (synthetic fertilizers will wash away!)
- The soil microbes feed on each other, and convert organic nutrients for the plants. The plants in turn feed the microbes by giving off carbon materials for the microbes. It's the longest living ecosystem on earth!
- Soil microbes will enhance a plants natural disease resistance and protect the soil environment against harmful organisms. The plants start to look healthier, because they are healthier, from the roots up!
- Improved soil structure. "After a season of SoilSoup, the clay dirt started to look like real soil"!
- Improved water retention (reported up to 40% less water is needed). Water is becoming a scarce and expensive resource!
- Reduces the amount of fertilizer needed.
- Bigger yields and better tasting fruits and vegetables. (Ohio State University Study)
- Very positive results reported in preventing and treating fungal diseases. (Mildew problem)
What is SoilSoup
The numerous benefits from beneficial soil microbes are well documented on the web. Just search for "aerated compost tea"
and click
away. In short, soil biologists and garden writers all agree that:
There are 3 main components necessary to brew a top notch aerated compost tea:
An organic inoculant, an organic nutrient solution
and an aeration system that agitates and saturate the solution with oxygen.
The SoilSoup inoculant is a mix of organic earthworm
castings and wood based humus. It is produced at a WSDA certified organic farm and is guaranteed to be free of pathogens such as ecoli
and salmonella. In short, the best earthworm castings we can find.
The SoilSoup nutrient solution is a blend of 8 organic materials
designed to grow the maximum population of soil microbes. To insure freshness the nutrient solution is pasteurized before bottling.
It is also certified organic by WSDA.
Both aeration systems, the Bioblender and the aeration valve system, produces an abundance
of small oxygen bubbles and agitation. Small air bubbles and agitaion are the keys to brewing a healthy aerobic compost tea. The dissolved
oxygen level in all our brewers exceedes 100% saturation.
SoilSoup has been tested many times over the last 10 years. In short,
the testing results continuously show a very healthy aerobic compost tea rated high in diversity and aerobic microbes. In average,
the microbial polulation multiply by 50,000 times during the brewing process. And, the ratio between aerobes vs. anearobes is in the
10/1 ratio, which is considered well above the desired range.
