The dirt beneath our feet is a living organism, connected to healthy plants, people and environment. Often misunderstood or treated poorly, healthy soil is home to a complicated ecosystem, teeming with microbes that support plants to grow healthy produce, and increases resilience against disease and bad weather.
Living Soil NZ guide for home gardeners and commercial growers. Learn how soil microbes and regenerative biology improve soil structure, nutrient cycling, and long-term plant resilience in New Zealand conditions.
Woohoo — we’re in! 🎉 We’re excited to announce that Herbi Living Soil Starter 4-4-4 — a biologically active living soil booster — is officially a contender for the 2025 Waikato Fieldays Innovation Awards, in the Growth and Scale Award. Come and meet our team at Waikato Fieldays®, from June 11–14 at Mystery Creek, Hamilton. […]
Articles on Stuff.co.nz, The Post and NZFarmer (June 24)
A next-generation living soil developed in a Taranaki backyard has been named Germany’s Garden Product of the Year 2024–25. Herbi SOIL – Living Soil Growing mix – for growing inside and out – was created by passionate New Zealand soil specialist and hobby grower Frank Lachmann in his family’s Urenui backyard. His unique formula for the […]
Articles on Stuff.co.nz, The Post and NZFarmer (June 24)
Herbi’s living soil helps Taranaki mum become happy gardener. Enthusiastic gardener Philippa Butler credits Herbi’s living soil and a Vegepod for her best ever gardening results. After just four weeks, the busy Taranaki mum of four says she could have already harvested some of the lettuce grown in her vegepod, which she filled with Herbi […]
When it comes to germinating seeds and propagating seedlings, the choice of soil is crucial. While many opt for sterilised seedling soil or potting mix, there’s a compelling argument to embrace living soil instead. Living soil, enriched with beneficial fungi and bacteria, offers a host of advantages that can profoundly impact the health and vitality […]
Bronze Beetles on Plum Trees We’ve planted a few young Plum trees into our new food forest. Set up in late Spring 2023, the food forest was in a paddock, sitting on a lump of clay – the perfect environment for grass grubs. A few months later, it was no surprise that the adult version […]
Article on Stuff.co.nz (Feb 24) about Herbi ZYMES
Article on Stuff.co.nz (Feb 24) about Herbi ZYMES