For most of us, fall means good food, family gatherings and a start to football season, but for soil microbes, it’s time to prepare for the colder months ahead. With little to no plant activity and harsh weather, microbes often go dormant over the winter before waking up when the temperature rises in the spring.

Senior Agronomist Jessica Schultz shares how growers can harness microbes’ early activity and sustain it through the summer and into the end of the season.