The soil in your garden soil is the most important piece of a successful garden, but sometimes  people forget to nurture and feed that soil.  Some people forget that soil is a living thing, containing insect life, microbes and fungi.  These insects, microbes and fungi are necessary to plant health.  A little soil “TLC”  pays off each and every harvest.

You may wish to think about your soils pH, or the acidity or alkalinity.  Adding  organic materials can lower the pH, or make it more acidic. If your soil is already high in acid and you would like to neutralize it, you might add lime or wood ashes to your soil.
Also, in the Winter you will want to feed your garden soil fungi.  Many stores that specialize in products for organic gardening and sustainable agriculture will sell “micorrhizal spores”,  a fungus that helps the soil release nutrients.  Micorrhiza needs to be fed in order to reproduce and survive the winter. Use a hose-end sprayer, and fill it halfway with molasses. If you can, use the sulphured kind of molasses.  Fill the rest of the sprayer up with flat beer and then spray this solution over your garden area. The sugar in the molasses will feed the existing fungi and beneficial bacteria in the soil.  The yeasts and enzymes in the beer will add more; so you will make your garden soil come alive!