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Soil Remediation

Restore degraded or depleted land through targeted biological intervention. We identify exactly what life is missing from your soil — then bring it back using locally sourced, living biological inputs.

Start with a Soil Analysis
What It Is

Degraded Soil Isn't Dead Soil — It's Biology That's Been Suppressed

Common scenarios we work with

  • Post-construction compaction — soil stripped, compacted by equipment, biologically dead
  • Long-term chemical lawn or farm programs — biology suppressed over years
  • Hydrophobic soils — water beads on surface and won't infiltrate
  • Compacted areas under trees or in high-traffic zones
  • Property transitions — new home or land purchase with unknown soil history
  • Nursery or garden beds with persistent disease or poor plant performance
  • Chronically waterlogged areas despite adequate drainage slope

Many properties in Florida have soil that looks and feels lifeless — compacted, hydrophobic, prone to pooling water, growing nothing without heavy fertilizer inputs. This isn't permanent damage. It's the predictable result of a biology that's been suppressed over time: by synthetic inputs, construction activity, compaction, overwatering, or simply being stripped of organic matter.

Soil remediation is the process of rebuilding that biology from the ground up. It's not about adding more fertilizer. It's about restoring the community of organisms — bacteria, fungi, protozoa, nematodes — that are supposed to be there, doing the nutrient cycling and structural work that no synthetic input can replicate.

Jake first identifies exactly what biology is present (and what's missing) through microscope analysis. Then we target the specific gaps with precision biological inputs — not a generic amendment dump.

How We Work

Our Process

Every remediation follows the same five-step sequence — built around what your specific soil analysis reveals, not a generic formula.

1

Diagnostic Soil Analysis

Jake visits your property and pulls samples from affected areas. He runs a full microscope analysis: bacterial biomass, fungal strand density, protozoa counts, nematode populations and types, fungal-to-bacterial ratio. We also conduct an infiltration rate test — a direct measure of how fast water moves through your soil, and a reliable proxy for biological and structural health.

You receive a written Diagnostic Report within one week: what's living in your soil now, what's missing, and what's causing the symptoms you're seeing.

2

Remediation Protocol Design

Based on your diagnostic, Jake designs a targeted remediation protocol. This is not a one-size-fits-all amendment plan. The specific biology we add, the order of inputs, and the timing are all determined by what your soil analysis shows. A compaction-dominated soil needs a different approach than a hydrophobic soil or a post-construction blank slate.

3

Primary Applications

We apply a sequenced series of biological inputs tailored to your diagnostic results:

  • Finished compost — adds organic matter, feeds initial biology, improves structural porosity
  • Aerated liquid extract — living bacteria and fungi in suspension, applied directly to soil to jumpstart populations
  • Charged biochar — creates permanent physical structure for biology to inhabit, especially critical for Florida's sandy soils
  • Worm castings — high-density biological inoculant for targeted zones

Physical interventions may also be recommended: aerating before applications, deep mulching with wood chip biomass, or soil amendment layering.

All inputs are sourced from Treasure Coast Compost, our sister company producing finished compost in Martin County, Florida.

4

30/60/90/120-Day Monitoring

30 days: Visual assessment, infiltration re-test, adjusted inputs if needed, photo documentation.

60 days: Fungal network check, plant health indicators, second photo benchmark.

90 days: Full microscope re-analysis compared side-by-side with baseline. Written 90-day comparison report showing exactly what changed in biology counts and infiltration rates.

120 days: Final assessment and written 120-day report confirming stability of biological gains. Maintenance protocol delivered.

For severe degradation, a second remediation phase may be recommended after reviewing the 90-day results.

5

Maintenance Protocol

After active remediation, we provide a written maintenance plan — what to do quarterly to preserve and continue improving soil biology. The goal is a soil that maintains itself rather than requiring ongoing intensive inputs.

What You Receive

Every Engagement Is Fully Documented

Biological restoration isn't a black box. Every analysis, application, and result is written up and handed to you.

  • 1 Written Diagnostic Soil Biology Report — microscope analysis, infiltration test, and Jake's assessment notes
  • 2 Custom Remediation Protocol specific to your soil's current biology and deficiencies
  • 3 Sequenced biological input applications with physical interventions as needed
  • 4 30/60/90/120-day monitoring visits with photo documentation at every checkpoint
  • 5 Written 90/120-day comparison reports — before vs. after biology counts and infiltration rates, side by side
  • 6 Long-term maintenance plan so improvements hold season after season
What We See

Common Soil Problems We Solve

These are the situations that bring most clients to us. Each one has a biological explanation — and a biological solution.

Hydrophobic Soil

Water beads on the surface and runs off rather than soaking in. Caused by a fungal biology deficiency and organic matter depletion. Biochar and liquid extract applications dramatically improve infiltration within 60 days in most cases.

Post-Construction Compaction

Equipment compaction removes the pore structure soil organisms need to live. Aeration combined with sequenced biological inputs rebuilds structure and biology simultaneously. Often the most dramatic transformations we see.

Persistent Fertilizer Dependency

Soils that require increasing inputs to maintain the same results have lost the biology that cycles nutrients naturally. Rebuilding the soil food web reduces input dependency over 90–180 days.

Chronically Poor Plant Performance

When plants consistently underperform despite adequate watering and fertilizing, the cause is almost always in the soil biology — specifically, the nutrient cycling organisms that make nutrition available to plants. A soil analysis identifies exactly what's missing.

Questions

Frequently Asked

Honest answers to the questions clients ask most before starting a remediation engagement.

Most clients see measurable improvement — better infiltration, visible biology returning — within 60 days. Severely degraded soils, such as post-construction sites or long-term chemical-heavy land, may require 90–180 days for significant biological restoration. We're honest about your specific timeline after seeing your soil analysis.
Yes. We've worked on everything from small garden beds to multi-acre properties. Larger areas are typically treated in phases, starting with the highest-priority zones. We scale the protocol to your budget and timeline.
We'll advise you on timing based on your soil analysis. Some inputs need to stop before biological applications will take hold; others can taper. We never just tell you to stop everything cold — that can stress plants that have become dependent on chemical nutrition. We build a transition that protects your land while biology rebuilds.
We haven't had a case where targeted biological remediation showed zero improvement on a 90-day microscope re-analysis. But if your biology isn't responding as expected, we investigate why — soil chemistry issues, ongoing chemical inputs from neighbors, pH problems — and adjust the protocol. We don't walk away if the first round doesn't achieve everything we hoped.
Biological remediation addresses biology, not chemical contamination. If your soil has significant synthetic chemical contamination — herbicide residue, fuel spills, heavy metals — we'll discuss what we can and cannot address. Some chemical residues dissipate with biological activity; others require different approaches. We'll be honest about what falls within and outside our scope.
Pricing depends on the size of the affected area, severity of degradation, and number of applications needed. We quote after reviewing your soil analysis. The initial site visit and diagnostic are priced separately from remediation applications.
Start the Conversation

Tell Us What Your Soil Is Doing

Describe what you're seeing — pooling water, poor plant performance, compaction, bare spots — and we'll talk through what the biology might be telling you. First conversation is always free.