Sustainable Plant Health Care

There are many definitions of Plant Health Care (PHC). At Pumpkin Brook Organic Gardening we take a sustainable approach to PHC. Sustainable PHC is a holistic and comprehensive program which begins with the soil and the web of life therein. It is referred to as the soil food web.

Benefits of a healthy soil food web

• helps your landscape suppress disease and pest growth
• makes nutrients available at rates plants require
• helps decompose soil toxins
• builds soil structure to promote water holding capacity and rooting depth
• reduces overall water use

It is important to remember that the plants in your landscape evolved in nature and are part of a larger ecological system which is governed by the soil food web.

It must also be stressed that any successful sustainable plant health care program will included the cultural practices of pruning, watering, mulching and sanitation. Often overlooked, these practices are also vital to the health and development of your landscape.

Soil Testing Services include biology and chemistry testing

All soil samples are chemically and biologically tested by the Soil Foodweb New York Lab.

Upon receipt of your soil test results, we carefully analyze the data in order to help design the sustainable plant health care program that is right for your property.

As part of our sustainable philosophy we also offer the following programs:

• Compost Tea Brewing
• Deep Root Feeding
• Liquid Biological Amendments
• Winter protection & Anti-desiccant

Please call us today so that we can design a sustainable plant health care program for your landscape!