The root-medium is a very complex thing, which is influenced constantly by the grower and factors of the outside. The grower influences by giving water, manuring of the plant, the choice of the substrate, the influence of temperature and light, the height of the pH etc. The most important outside factor is the separation out of the roots, also called root-exudates. Micro-organisms can be good or bad (they then cause diseases). When there are more good than bad micro-organisms in a plant and this situations is stable, then we are talking about a positive balance.
There are a few facts, which can influence a balance:
Tap-water
Tap water also contents micro-organisms. Every time you make water for the plants there are also micro-organisms in it. This influences the biological balance.
Substrate
The most occurred substrates are inert (it means that these don’t react with nutrition and roots), examples of these are rock-wool, PU-foam, oasis and Mapito (a mix of rock-wool and PU-foam). There are also organic substrates like coco and earth-mixes. The inert substrates do not influence micro-life very much. These are often that sterile that these hardly contain microbiologic life. This can be changed with biological means. Organic substrates on the contrary do have a lot of microbiologic life. Most of the times it is a positive balance, the quality-mixes for sure.
Growzone: The microbiologic balance in the root-zone
The microbiologic balance is a simple way of describing this very complex society of micro-organisms. These micro organisms have a big influence to the growing and blooming of the plant. It is very important for the serious grower to understand the balance in the plant and, if possible, to control it. A healthy microbiologic life always leads to an optimal macro-biologic life (grow and bloom). This is also known in the regular and professional gardening. This year many researches about the biologic balance started. Many research-institutes in Holland are investing millions of guilders in these researches. The Highlife grow-school gathered the most important facts and definitions for again an informative grow-school for the serious grower.
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