Ben Bishop wrote:I was listening to Sustainable World podcast today (great permaculture interviews!) and Doug Weatherbee was on talking about soil health. A question popped into my head that I was hoping someone out there could answer. Since soils either tend towards bacteria dominant, fungal dominant, or a blend of the two, does it make sense to try to make guild polycultures of plants that require different types of soils?
Ben Bishop wrote:
In other words, would your fruit tree and your woody shrubs prefer fungal soil but your ground covers and herbaceous layer prefer bacterial? Are you compromising the health of some of your plants if you settle for a blend?
Zach Muller wrote:
I am not sure if those plants 'prefer' one or the other, they are each related to the soil conditions of their natural habitat. My understanding is that you will not be compromising any plant health as long as you have a living cycle of microbes. If there is an imbalance between bacterial and fungal then they will naturally balance out.
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Since soils either tend towards bacteria dominant, fungal dominant, or a blend of the two, does it make sense to try to make guild polycultures of plants that require different types of soils? In other words, would your fruit tree and your woody shrubs prefer fungal soil but your ground covers and herbaceous layer prefer bacterial? Are you compromising the health of some of your plants if you settle for a blend?
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