Living soil is made up of dirt and a living ecosystem
There are billions of microorganisms in soil, including bacteria, fungi, nematodes, insects, and earthworms.
A variety of bacteria and fungi break down dead plant and animal tissues into nutrients for plants.
Plant nutrients are released by nematodes, which eat plant material and other soil organisms.
Plants form symbiotic relationships with specialized mycorrhizal fungi.
Plant roots receive nutrients and water from the fungi directly, while the fungi receive carbohydrates from the plants.
Bacteria and fungi are able to easily access organic material that is shred and chewed by worms and insects.
Burrowing earthworms create pathways in soil that provide air and water for plant roots.
Man of the Red Earth®
This product is a fully amended living soil that contains all the nutrients a plant requires for its entire growing cycle.
It’s like a fully-stocked kitchen and the living microbes are like chefs delivering meals to the plant.
The plant will begin to grow once fully propagated with the following ingredients: Worm Castings, Peat Moss, Perlitel.
Man of the Red Earth® products are designed without any additional amendments. You will take away the plant's ability to choose the nutrients it needs when it needs them if you add more nutrients.
Adding more nutrients can harm your plants (especially nitrogen). Essentially, you are force feeding the plant and reducing the soil's benefits.
To prevent an overabundance of nutrients that will hurt the plant's growth, add water if you must add amendments.
It is most common for outdoor farmers to use a post hole digger to dig a hole 3 .5 feet deep. Some growers also dig satellite holes 12-18 inches apart on center to hold additional soil.
It is best to use Man of the Red Earth® with a 5 -7 gallon pot and to water from the bottom. Lay an inch or an inch and a half of perlite at the bottom below the soil.
To learn more about the commitment to environmental sustainability of the companies that source our products, we look into the National Organic Program (NOP) of the USDA.
In sourcing some of naturally-mined substances like glacial rock dust and langbeinite or products like Norwegian sea kelp, perlite, and sphagnum peat moss, we make sure that our suppliers adopt practices that acknowledge that resources are depleting and must be managed responsibly.
Although Man of the Red Earth® has not sought organic status under the NOP, many of the ingredients used are OMRI-listed (Organic Materials Review Institute) and are acceptable inputs on the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances.