Collection: Soil Conditioners

What are Soil Conditioners?

Materials added to soil to improve its structure, drainage, aeration, and water-holding capacity (different from fertilisers, which mainly feed plants).

Common organic types: compost, well-rotted manure, leaf mould, worm castings, biochar, coconut coir.

Why use them?

  • Break up clay or lighten sandy soils
  • Hold more water and reduce watering needs
  • Improve aeration and root growth
  • Feed soil life (worms & microbes)
  • Improves flavour & nutrition – crops grown in rich, living soil usually taste better and have hi

    Suppresses diseases & pests – healthier, balanced soil makes plants less susceptible to root rot, blight, clubroot, etc.; some materials (compost, biochar) directly suppress soil-borne pathogens.