Posted 1/23/2026 04:48 (#11521407 - in reply to #11521240) Subject: RE: Where is all the available nutrients
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tntfarm - 1/22/2026 21:17
Marvin1982 - 1/21/2026 16:37
Biology makes nutrients available and carbon feeds the biology
Like many others, I want that to be true, but have not seen it happen in real life, nor have I seen the research to back up that statement. What do you have to back it up.
Literally every soil science book ever written would be my backup to Marvin's statement.
the fertilizer you apply is only utilized by the plant because of biology
The idea that biology makes nutrients available isn’t a fringe theory, it’s literally the foundation of soil science.
Mineralization, immobilization, nitrification, denitrification, mycorrhizal P uptake, organic matter turnover, residue decomposition… every soil science textbook on earth describes these as biological processes
Where is all the available nutrients
