A healthy soil is vital for commercial growers because it holds and regulates water and nutrients, and provides support for plants and helps maintain healthy root systems. Whilst synthetic substrates and hydroponics are emerging as commercial growing methods both are relatively new. Beyond producing plants, healthy soils have a fundamental role in environmental quality and acts as a carbon sink which is crucial in reducing climate change.

To help you, this section explores the key issues facing horticulture businesses. It contains links to other sections of the Knowledge Hub with practical steps to consider and links to other useful resources.

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Webinar: Green Manures and Cover Crops hosted by Andy Dibben

Head Grower at Abbey Home Farm a 1600 acre Mixed Organic Farm in Gloucester…

Ben Hartman Webinar: Small Farm Composting and No-till Soil Building

In this webinar, Ben Hartman, author of The Lean Farm, will explain his eff…

Considering Converting? The First Step Towards Organic Production

Demand for organic produce and products in the UK has been consistently on…

Soilless Cultivation For Leafy Salads

The production of crops without soil, typically through hydroponics, using…

Soilless Cultivation For Table Top Strawberry

Until 1997, strawberry production in the UK was relatively constant, althou…

Soilless Cultivation For Herbs

The production of crops without soil, typically by hydroponics, using nutri…

Soilless Cultivation For Ornamentals

Growing plants without soil is a precise method to deliver water and nutrie…

Technical Advice Sheet: Peat-free Horticulture - How and Why?

This technical advice sheet has been developed to accompany the Peat-free H…

Webinar: Soil Health for Field Vegetable Growers

This event aimed to help growers understand how they can measure soil healt…

Webinar: Tyfu Cymru: Flower Network - Soil Health and how to unlock nutrients for flowers

Elizabeth Stockdale currently leads the Soil Biology and Soil Health Partne…

Niels Corfield Webinar: Soil Health for Commercial Growers

In this webinar you will learn what the soil health principles are, where t…