Oh and let me make myself clear. I do not recommend using oil dry 100 percent by itself. In my specific situation my water to oxygen ratio was horrible. I think a more rounded particle would help but not enough. You need to add lava or some other highly porous material to hold oxygen. So far APL has been the only soil that hits all three. But if you are like me and just want to grow a ton of plants for various reasons, that is too expensive.
I was watching a documentary on farming the other day. They were speaking of no till farming and also coupling pasture grazing with no till farming. A soil biologist said that In order for a soil to be at its highest capacity, there should be 50% air space or oxygen. Also the more amount of life in the soil, the more healthy and nutrient dense is it’s ability. I thought wow that is crazy how well that transfers to bonsai and pot culture. They also said that chemical fertilizers, fungicides, and pesticides kill the living matter in the soil. Super interesting. That got me to thinking, how many of us have 50 air space or oxygen in our soil? How many of us use chemical fertilizers? I don’t think we can get away from the pesticides and fungicides. One gentleman that is all about permaculture, his thing is called “back to eden”(Please look it up on YouTube) stated that his fruit trees do not get diseases. He attributes that to his soil health. Obviously growing a plant in a pot is going to be much weaker than it would be in the ground so it will be naturally more prone to disease and pests so I don’t think we can get away from the chemicals in that sense, but I think I will be making a move from chemical fertilizers. That’s one out of three items and it may not translate to being 33 percent better health but it should make a difference. Rant over