Story: Ensuring Soil Health after Summer
Episode: 2
Presenter: Trevor Cochrane
Air Date: 14 March 2026

Trevor shows how simple hose-on soil conditioners can help restore soil health and boost plant growth after a tough summer.

• Consistent soil moisture is essential for healthy plant growth, supporting everything from lawns and ornamental plants to productive vegetable gardens.
• Healthy soils rely on active microbial populations, which help plants access nutrients and can increase soil carbon levels, improving moisture-holding capacity.
• Heavy applications of raw mineral fertilisers can damage beneficial soil microbes, making soil conditioners an important tool for maintaining and restoring soil health.
• Hose-on soil care products from Seasol make soil improvement easy, allowing gardeners to quickly apply treatments across lawns, garden beds, natives, and fruit and vegetable plants.
• Applying a wetting agent first helps water penetrate the soil more effectively, ensuring moisture and nutrients reach the plant roots where they are needed most.
• Following with a seaweed-based soil improver stimulates fresh root growth, strengthens overall plant health and supports beneficial soil biology.
• This simple two-step approach is an effective way to rejuvenate lawns and gardens in autumn and help plants recover from the stresses of summer.

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