3-Steps to Rapid Soil Regeneration Part 1: Finding the Beneficial Microbes in your Location

[@soilfoodwebschool]

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[@aishawilliams5933]

I wish I could afford this! Thank you for what you offer on KZbin, much love from Trinidad.

[@soilfoodwebschool]

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[@ebenhilton2173]

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[@devsachde8996]

I'm a new age farmer from India. A country where the son of a farmer no longer wants to take up the old man's occupation. The people that actually farm here, use tremendous amounts of chemicals to grow things. Thank you so much for educating people for free. It surely is going to help me grow healthy and sustainable food. 🙏🏼 Feed the soil, not the plant!!

[@timothykeith1367]

I have heard others say than many Indians now view agrriculture as a profession to avoid, it might be that policies make the occupation unpopular. Everybody wants to eat!

[@unbreakableldorado7723]

much respect!

[@calisingh7978]

Food security is power in the hands of the people verses someone else controlling your food supply. Food = Life

[@eddietee3302]

I am a forklift operator.. I have been using the internet as the tool that it is and I have applied myself to things that i am interested in and completely stopped the mindless scrolling and have used my time wisely. I do not have the money to take the course yet but I am going to buy a microscope and I am going to study and use this amazing tool to help me along the way. Thank you Elaine for this information given so freely to the hungry minds. I look forward to taking this course and launching my own worm farm in North Carolina!

[@DaveE99]

Next step learning microscopy skills for compost

[@suzanavalsassina3813]

From Portugal can not thank you enough. I am a Family doctor trying to pass the knowledge that we and the universe are one. Key Imune system. Our microbiome depends on marvelous fruits and vegetables and all that comes directly alive from Mother Nature. Now I can begin to go a little further. Going to see and listen all I can from you and team. Once again Thank you so much

[@anthonyhettinger9702]

Spiritual doctors will be of great importance, keep up with educating,.keep an open mind free from ego. There more possible then most can imagine including out Of body traveling. I can't yet but I'm awake after attempted murder I was shot. I've been visited 2x i knew for sure and it's just the beginning of our abilities. We all come from the planet- dirt/ water. 🙂🤗

[@suziperret468]

Hi! I’m in Foley, Alabama. Been here now for almost two years, after moving from Ventura, California. My 30 year old garden there was in containers .Trying my hand at gardening in the South. Started with vegetable seeds and marigolds and the flowers were stupendous but everything attacked my organic garden.So, I switched to raising Monarch Butterflies and milkweed which was a huge success. Today , at the end of January 25, I’m just growing soil in a beautiful raised bed. Layering up great soil…adding small amounts of kitchen scraps in little mounded piles covered with more soil and dried leaves. Waiting for the soil to cure and plan to add more soil, then plant with lots of flowers and vegetables….This time I’m hoping the soil will be successful for all, including worms. My huge yard was poisoned on a schedule before I moved here. I planted lots of mini clover and started to nourished the yard, adding more organic soil. No poison in my yard. Life is welcome….Love my bees and butterflies.

[@ABplusOriginal]

I helped build that water park in Foley. How's it going? 👋🏿👋🏿👋🏿👋🏿

[@suziperret468]

@@ABplusOriginal Hi, Foley is bustling. People coming and going to the local attractions and the sugar white beaches. The steady traffic of tourist is great for the real estate. Love it here except for the mosquitoes and hurricanes.

[@ABplusOriginal]

@@suziperret468 lol I don't miss either of the two. Moved to Washington but I'm coming back lol

[@brianfitch5469]

Hey neighbor im just next door in mississippi welcome to the south and our wet muggy heat. You can grow almost anything here though. We have like a 10 month growing season. Actually year round for alot of things.

[@dedebriston]

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[@648Roland]

Growing what I can and giving away the excess is what I've tried to do for many years. It's a hobby with a win-win outcome, in my old eyes.

[@pennynealeigh6557]

No.Calif. 18 yrs homesteader with full-time job, now full-time small rancher. (About. Another 20 yrs.) Garden, about 20 assorted fruit trees, About 15 acres of dryland pasture. Have raised most of my food And a small income Have always been interested in sustainability ,fertility and doing whatever can be done to help things out.

[@katipohl2431]

Hi from Germany and as a phytopathologist I learned something today.

[@DaveE99]

Please teach me a thing, would love to know what connects for you?

[@williamvanscottnelson2605]

Southern California, 45 miles north of the U.S./Mexico border, Slab City. My goal is to plant desert loving perrineals. Grow food for egg laying poultry and milk goats, and provide a variety of nutritional food. It's been said that Imperial County California is the most impoverished County in the United States. Slab City must be the most impoverished "city" in the United States. The Moringa tree will be the most prominent in what I plan to be a food oasis.

[@riverside321]

So howd it go

[@iwenive3390]

Don’t forget pomegranate

[@inharmonywithearth9982]

You should forget the goats because they will strip the bark off of your trees and eat your crops if you do not keep them unhappily confined and penned. There is no forage for them in the desert especially with the ongoing drought as goats are from the beautiful lush valleys of the European Alps. They won't survive. Moringa is a bad choice of crop for the desert. You need crops from the desert. You cannot be disappointed if you plant Carob trees there. Thornless Prickley Pear, Figs, Dates, Olives and things designed for that growing condition. Chickens will need expensive grain and will be preyed upon by neighbors and other desert predators as they must have a very well trained intelligent dog to keep them safe. They are 100% defenseless.

[@williamvanscottnelson2605]

@@riverside321 I've had an easy time of growing purslane. It handles the heat well, reseed quickly and easily. I've enjoyed nibbling in it when I water my plants and the chickens like it too. It's slow going to get mulch, I'd rather create mulch from what I grow and I'm willing to have wood chips hauled in from a local tree trimming busses, I'm a bit reserved about wood chips because it's possible that the landscape business could bring in much that has been exposed to pesticides and herbicides. Currently we are having temperatures averaging 100 degrees for the highs. I'm doing okay with moringa, ironwood, Palo Verde and mesquite.

[@chanimarie6753]

@@inharmonywithearth9982 people never actually think things out. It's always selfish and from their perspective. Move to see someone thinking about the animals! I truly hope SHE DOESN'T bother getting animals as she sounds a little too self-absorbed for them to be an adequate Caretakers anyway.

[@648Roland]

Have found the use of pine needles as a mulch around my strawberries plants has greatly increased their yields, down here amongst the gum trees in Central Victoria, Australia. Included a layer of leaf mold this season and now seeing a mass of white flowers for the insects to pollinate.

[@darmanskirata1792]

I might have to try that for my strawberries next year I wonder if the acidity of the pine needles is driving it

[@dr.froghopper6711]

I’m in central New Mexico. The previous owner of my 1.25 acre lot scraped the surface off every year for 10 years and called it weed control. My “garden plot” was an adobe floored horse corral, compacted as the dickens. It’s only saving grace was that he never cleaned out the corral so all that dung was stomped into the adobe when it rained. I decided to leave it in place. Since then, I’ve laid out a 40’x50’ garden and begun laying down layers of aged manure, wood chips, massive amounts of leaves and straw. I’m building raised beds on top of the base layers and using the rest of the area as walkways. My plan is to surround the entire garden with perennial plants that are edible. It’s all in full, desert sun so all that vegetable material is holding water in the soil as I try to bring the soil back to life. I’m hoping to bring it back so it can begin to spread out from my garden area.

[@krishampton8163]

Hello from north Rio Rancho! I love seeing other gardeners here in the high deserts of New Mexico, we have such a unique climate that can support so much life if you just help it out a bit. If you're ever in need of some local help I'd be happy to hold a brainstorming conversation or even analyze soil samples for you as a hobbyist microscopist.

[@danielcortese4595]

Hello from texas. I own a microbial matrix company that does incredible things with abiotic stressors and locations like yours. I love people trying to reverse desertification and do their part. If you ever need any help on restoring your microbes health I would love to be that person.

[@johnwayne3085]

​@@danielcortese4595how do you make money being a microbial matrix specialist with your own business?

[@Nightowl5454]

For rodent control it's best to work towards a system where you're providing habit for native non-venomous snakes and barn owl houses. Doing this will keep the rodent population in check.

[@sedghammer]

In an orchard, forest or mixed forest setting removing brush either manually or through controlled burns can go a long way.

[@darkmistico]

u need to fight fire with fire.... get yourself a ferret and put them in the rat hole and see them go crazy

[@meok6305]

Australian farmers found that out the HARD way.

[@Nightowl5454]

@@meok6305 I've seen documentaries about the rodent problem that Australia has some years. It's almost apocalyptic in scale, so you also need to seal up those grain bins really tight with zero gaps.

[@meok6305]

Actually it was their agressive killing of all preditors such as foxes, snakes, etc. coupled with a bumper harvest that created the perfect conditions for the rodent outbreak.

[@greengranny3468]

Minute 52:26 describes exactly how to improve arid poor soil, how to get started in an easy way to add organic matter.

[@floriebrown2089]

I have a perfect ground cover system at the end of my garden under a canopy of 13 oak trees, in the falls (Autumn) all the leaves fall off the oak tree and all the fungi begins to grow. I do harvest 3 different edible fungi in my garden, there are a whole rotation of plant that come up under those oak tree through the year many of them are ground cover all low growing. It was planted by a plants man who had the garden before me The whole system is older than 80 years.

[@chanimarie6753]

Oak trees were revered by the Druids for good reason.

[@brianfitch5469]

You should post a video showing it and what you do with it during the year. A few people may find it interesting.

[@richardbellsr2345]

I'm glad I found this channel, I do not use chemical fertilizers or pesticides or any type of poison to kill weeds, I want to learn about soil, I have a 40 acre homestead, I'm trying to grow a natural echo system to produce food for human consumption and my livestock. I'm in the high desert at 4,500 feet above sea level. My place is unique in some ways, for one I have an enormous amount of water, a year around creek the comes off a reservoir, there are multiple natural springs that feed this reservoir, we allow 1,100 gallons of water per minute to come out of the reservoir all year and the reservoir never drops. It is always full, 1,100 gallons per minute is almost 2 million gallons of water per day. The water is distributed to my homestead and the ranch next to me. We get all the water. I have clay soil, it is my understanding that clay soil has a lot of minerals, we do have springs coming of this mountain with warm water, it produces steam in the winter, my creek is cold water, I also have a shallow water table or a huge underground spring, I can dig anywhere on my property and hit water at 2 feet in the winter, 4 feet in the summer. I know we are facing massive food shortages in the coming months, I knew this was coming so I started preparing 12 years ago, I bought this property, it had not been touched in fifty years. So all soil and plant materials are organic. I raise dairy and meat goats, sheep, pigs, chickens and horses, goats are great, they are foragers so they don't over graze the land like cattle, sheep's are grazers but my goats taught my sheep to be foragers, they eat and move, constantly moving, horses graze but plenty of land for them to graze, that's another unique thing about my property, I have thousands of acres that border my property that is open range. I need a volunteer mentor, I know a lot but want to be the best.

[@jasontucker3295]

How do I get in contact with you? I live in the salt lake valley. also high desert. Jared

[@MeganMegsGarden]

I keep skipping these videos but I ran out of native plant webinars to watch so I rounded back to microbiology and it’s actually a lot more fascinating that I initially thought it would be.

[@jimmydean8470]

Anytime I hear/see a question about how to improve (enter soil type here) the answer I always give is organic matter through a good, living compost.

[@brettblute7739]

The comment about the bad press that bacteria have received is truely pervasive in the American lexicon. I would say that is due to a large amount of misinformation that is drilled into our culture and then transferred into the way we express knowledge about microbes in the english language. The common exposure that most people have with the simplest forms of life is through the possibility of danger. This triggers fear that, in turn, triggers your fight or flight response, and for most Americans, flight is much easier than their want or need for the availability to positive information concerning bacteria, fungi, and the importance of large mycelial biomasses. WE MUST CHANGE OUR USE OF THE LANGUAGE concerning microflora through education. I believe this does take the re-education of how we collectively view our microscopic biomasses. Controlling bacterial community is taught in some cultures usually in communities who have a stronger tie than most have to agricultural. It is not being taught on a grassroots level. This knowledge that use to be passed down generationally but now people buy chemicals that mimic the nutrients that plants need but those chemicals will not grow the microfauna that is necessary to create living soil. TEACH PEOPLE WHOM YOU CAN INFLUENCE how to influence the Microfauna around themselves.

[@DaveE99]

I got really annoyed when I realized how much disgust sensitivity was def a trait that evolved but not based on science. Look up disgust sensitivity triggers.

[@Nurse_Nuggets]

Pennsylvania 💚! Saving now for your courses. I hope nurses make good soil food web nerds.

[@rushi450]

Such knowledge and work is noble prize worthy and more....you guys are defenders of earth, my salute.

[@stephendaniels8162]

Thank you for this wonderful webinar & information from Stephen in CapeTown!

[@stephendaniels8162]

Neither.it's just very interesting!

[@charlespaynter8987]

Hi, Arable farmer in the UK. Have you done any work on pelleting compost and sowing it along with the seed? Most modern no till drills can sow fertliser etc along with the seed so this would be a handy way to help the soil, whilst using conventional techniques and equipment? Great work guys thank you very much. All growers and farmers should know about this stuff

[@soilfoodwebschool]

Thank you for the great question! Please contact us at [e-mail] so a member of our Science Team can get back to you.

[@Hunterteacher]

I'm looking at a parcel of land that was purchased by a sand and gravel company that proceeded to strip 4" of topsoil off of the land for use as landscaping topsoil and gravel pit reclamation. The real estate agent claimed that there are still 6-7" left on the parcel. I have a hard time believing that there was 10" to begin with. Needless to say, most of the organic matter is gone. If I buy this property I am looking at some intensive soil regeneration to bring it back to life. Sadly the owner thinks he's sitting on a gold mine.

[@jaymaccool]

Did you buy it? What happened?

[@jamesharder5643]

I didn’t buy it. It was listed for the same amount the buyer paid for it before ripping off the topsoil. I offered 1/2 of asking. Someone else came around and bought it for asking price. When the snow cleared they found out how bad the soil was. The buyers moved in a house trailer and tried to pasture sheep. The land grew nothing but weeds

[@jaymaccool]

@@jamesharder5643 well, sounds like you dodged a bullet.

[@edwardhaglin2322]

For tropical soils make terra preida. Lots of charcoal , baked clay and fish parts .miles of it exists still

[@lifeApprentice]

Greatest compilation of knowledge. May these outlast our generations. Kudos!

[@lyfechoice3553]

Texas here. We need to this discussion badly.

[@oscar86456]

I subscribed because this channel has so much that the viewers need to learn about growing healthy plants or foods for human being and of course of the nature. if we do all of these or even the very basic composting then we can cure our sick or unhealthy soil that produces unhealthy foods to human.

[@misaventuras6995]

Does gray water from washer with biodegradable soap affects microbes negatively?

[@soilfoodwebschool]

Thank you for the great question! Please contact us at [e-mail] so a member of our Science Team can get back to you.

[@nathaliewilson1817]

I am curious as to why the answer wasn't a simple yes or no and for more in depth information contact us.

[@rudekperezacupuncturist]

@@nathaliewilson1817 agree, not sure either.

[@Mystbilly]

@@nathaliewilson1817 for one thing, there are probably a wide range of soaps that call themselves biodegradable. I can also imagine variables like the amount of synthetic fabrics you use.

[@nathaliewilson1817]

@@Mystbilly That still doesn't answer the question. Whether there is one biodegradable soap or an infinite number of biodegradable soap, I would imagine they share something similar. The similarity or the differences could be something that could have briefly been discussed. And if the moderator or whoever answer the questions on this forum wanted specific answer as to which biodegradable soap, then they should ask the person to tell the name of the soap and list the ingredients. In this way, the person and others who might have a similar biodegradable soap could benefit from the information for as long as this KZbin video and the comments are visible. My people perish because of lack of knowledge.... yet the Scribes and Pharisees have the answers, they cross over great depth to gain a convert, they won't enter the kingdom and they keep others from entering the kingdom. The above is a mix from Christian Bible Old Testament (Hosea 4:6) and New Testament (mashing up Matthew 23:13-15). How many of these people are practicing the knowledge that they have? Why are they hoarding it for a profit while people perish from lack of knowledge? I guess the "ask and you shall receive" was lost on them. To each their own.

[@RoseLover776]

Yes! Go Elaine! Keep making videos I loved this!

[@beckiewolf2173]

I live on a 15 acre horse farm in central Florida and have always been interested in making my pastures stronger and greener. Also have a private vegetable garden. So many farms around me. Would love to share this info with them.

[@soilfoodwebschool]

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[@agood1]

That is an awesome movement! Come to Washington

[@meenakshikr4561]

Hi, I'm India. I'm interested to know about these soil microbes

[@elizabethlellis8280]

Thank you. What richness in details. Elizabeth from Brazil

[@goldstandard3714]

I love these folks, so deeply rooted in the scientific community, so fascinated by the structures created for them to study, manipulate, and rave over how fantastically fascinating the entire system is, but incapable of thanking the creator for any of it. Science owes it's very existence to God and at the same time frowns on the very mention. God loves us all. Even those that refer to him as "Nature".

[@rudekperezacupuncturist]

Great to hear that you are promoting IMO since I get tempted to add products to inoculate since it sounds like the products would be better than what I have in my system.

[@kicknadeadcat]

I collect IMOs from under trees on my property. Under the leaves that haven’t been touched for decades. That soil is black and filled with microbes. Or go to a local forest. And it’s really easy. I grow these in 5 gal buckets. Takes 2 days and 5 gals are diluted 100:1 so you can make 500 gals in 2 days. Free. Want to learn how see Chris Trump on collecting IMOs.

[@rudekperezacupuncturist]

@@kicknadeadcat Chris Trump has a lot of good videos. Thanks for reply.

[@SophalChao]

I live in Houston Texas. I started to collect leaves around the neighborhood and pile it at my backyard. After a few month, the leaves break down and many earthworms.

[@rochrich1223]

The Zia pits filled with compost to form a nucleus of bio activity reminds me of something Joel Salatin said. When looking at a depleted farm to rent, the owner offered to bring in a tractor or dozer to pull out the multi-flora rose bushes. Joel declined because under them was the only vibrant soil on the place.

[@calista1280]

Also roses and other flowers bring in the pollinators!

[@Gregory-qo3ml]

Rhode Island here. SE New England is fairly decent for agriculture. I’ve discovered no till and bio char. I’m finding the micro biology fascinating. Thank you!!

[@isagibbon3140]

Wales, diolch yn fawr iawn am seminars!

[@davidthomas1138]

I Live In Corcoran CA, As you can imagine the soil here is very bad, at the end of winter/ beginning of spring of 2022, I started my first ever veg garden. I live in a rental and the yard here was nothing more than compacted dirt with weeds. The first step I took in order to enrich the soil was to start a worm composting bin, Secondly, I was fortunate that there was a covered 55-gallon heavy-duty Plastic drum on the property that I filled with weeds and water. I also started my first compost pile. My intention was to have a container garden so I bought one five-pack of 15-gallon material pots and one five-pack of 25-gallon material pots. I didn't have a clue, I had no idea of what I was doing and I was running out of money, so I had no money for what was needed to fill these pots and containers for my garden, so real fast it went from just a container garden to a container and in-ground/plot garden. I now come to the point, This year, my second, I have seen at least five times, two different types of mushrooms/fungi throughout the garden. I hope that's a good indicator that the dirt is being turned into good soil. I'm also making and applying microbial solutions. I make the solutions, one with potatoes, one with rice, and when I make Greek yogurt in my instant pot, so three different types. I also make biochar myself. I don't have money for cover crops so I've been collecting cardboard boxes and covering the ground with those, I try to make sure everything stays moist. I'm worried about the over-wintering vegetables I planted, I think I planted too soon even though I waited a week or two, It's still in the upper eighties and nineties here and they are getting big, I'll just have to figure something out. Thanks for letting me vent.😃

[@The.Noodles.Nest.]

hi. love this information thank you. i have a question, im 28 and live in a dry part of spain i am just getting into permaculture ive started digging swales to slow the water on my land witch is mostly clay. is digging bad? i see mycelium in the undisturbed ground

[@soilfoodwebschool]

Thank you for the great question! Please contact us at [e-mail] so a member of our Science Team can get back to you.

[@rodneyjackson622]

Wow, being a steward, or a leader, in what is to be put in the ground, is great to know. But as being humans, we need the creator's help to help us learn how to maintain the earth, as a people, as a whole. We are on our way, slowly.

[@krustysurfer]

Amen!

[@scotthuey1981]

Ireland, absolutely love these talks! thank you so much 😁🌱💚🙏✨

[@soilfoodwebschool]

You're so welcome!

[@user-bm6jn9ls4n]

Hej.. Thank you for this learning y.. from a Zimbabwean grower in Sweden.... I was blessed to be born in my village and brought up by very traditional grandparents and we lived off the land before the invasion of modern agriculture.. No one in my village ever talked about organic food.. I only understood the term organic food in my thirties in Europe.. I just assumed all food was grown naturally.. I was most shocked with farming in the west.. mainly that farmers do not grow for their own food security and are just as dependent on supermarkets as the landless people.. My late unschooled grandfather used to always say.. "You can not call Yourself a farmer when you lack food security from your land, how then can you be trusted to feed the nation"?.. I am lucky to have grown up at this time because I do no recognize my community's farming practices.. Most of our ancient traditional seeds thousands of years old have been lost..

[@dennismeehan3059]

So much knowledge in one place, thank you for sharing your truths 🙏💫

[@soilfoodwebschool]

More to come!

[@DaveE99]

That concentrated compost in one small section before moving on to the rest, is called starting change by identifying a bright spot, or in this case creating and committing to one

[@alexcampbell1895]

Thanks for your good tips! Watching from Philippines.

[@dennyphiri4370]

From Zambia Am following , am a farmer and a composted...

[@lindareese4579]

Thank you so very much for sharing this information...

[@soilfoodwebschool]

Glad it was helpful!

[@nikolapopov7038]

A lot of knowledge information!!!! Thanks for teaching us how to safe the planet!!!!❤

[@cormors]

you have a great channel here man.i'm from Philippines and i think you have such interesting topic

[@jmurphy8923]

Thank you all for sharing your knowledge!!! 🌿💚🌎💚🌿

[@steve37341]

You were mentioning taking small samples of material from forest floors, etc. I thought of a tree increment borer. But not sure it would work with soil samples. But it does extract a very small core sample. With very little damage.

[@michaelmanculich4004]

Pennsylvania USA

[@SublimeTree]

Michigan, thanks for sharing!

[@trinsit]

This would be perfect to turn into game! Like a strategy game.

[@bieralchemie3363]

Thank you so much for your Insight!!!

[@jayvee1707]

We are so thankful for this 🙏. Thank you so much. In Suisun and a student that has fallen in love with soil chemistry.

[@kryststar6800]

FANTASTIC, Thank you love you :)

[@soilfoodwebschool]

You are so welcome!

[@chilbertuk1960]

great educational contents thank you v much

[@soilfoodwebschool]

Very welcome!

[@scjw1959]

Thailand! Thanks for sharing

[@soilfoodwebschool]

Our pleasure!

[@verito2019]

México! Gracias por la información!!

[@austinwebdev]

All the people in the antarctic are climate researchers, biologists, and archaeologists. I'm pretty sure some of them would be interested in this information.

[@marlan5470]

I would LOVE the guys in the Antarctic to participate in your webinars. They may learn something. ;)

[@havfaith56]

I'm a home gardener in a small town 45 minutes outside a large city.

[@tonycaetano3959]

Hi there coming from California

[@floriebrown2089]

I did experience using horse manure that contains straw that had been sprayed with glyphosates long time ago never bought horse manure after that, it is why I started keeping chicken at least I know what I feed my chicken and what bedding I use for them when it ends up in the compost pile.

[@bigrich6750]

I know this video is a year old, but I just found it, and am an avid backyard gardener, and very much interested in soil life. I’m in Northwest Florida, and we get a lot of rain in the spring and summer. Often we’ll get over 20 inches in a week, and occasionally that much in a day. I have raised beds and make a lot of compost but it seems my production has dropped off this last year. I’ll be interested in your information.

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[@ivak5428]

Hi, thanks for the video from BC Canada!

[@soilfoodwebschool]

Thanks for watching!

[@cassierobinson9513]

East Texas! I want to educate myself on regenerating the land from a depleted or desertified state to permaculture or agroforestry inspired agriculture.

[@lisah.8391]

Hello From Sacramento, California USA

[@benkermen8360]

What are the affects of fungicides in relation to soil fungi? One of the challenges we face in our orchards are treatment for fungal diseases. We apply with orchard fan sprayers so of course the soil is coated in the process. Are the soil fungus protected from these products?

[@danielrodriguez7503]

No, fungicides kill all fungus, both good and bad.

[@danielrodriguez7503]

Spray your trees instead with a compost tea every month. 5 gallons can cover an acre For the tea use an inoculant of compost and worm castings, with a little bit of fish hydrolysate which is basically blended fish with the guts included! If done correctly it should take about 5 days for the inoculant once finished it should be covered in beneficial microbes, use this along with whatever other ingredients you use and be sure to brew outdoors so the microbes will be adapted to the ambient temperature. Then you're on your way to never needing outside organisms which may not even livr in your environment and having your trees look healthier than they've ever looked

[@soilfoodwebschool]

Thank you for the great question! Please contact us at [e-mail] so a member of our Science Team can get back to you.

[@Redactedlllllllllllll]

Fungicide means it kills all fungus.

[@joconnor3567]

Chicopee , Western Massachusetts

[@DaveE99]

There is the “ONE HEALTH” concept of how to consider efforts for improvment, I hope one day the science gets to a point where we can have a “one biome” sort of interconnected understanding of how these different areas all interact. Prob going to need some ai and faster computers but it be great to get to that point😊

[@rochrich1223]

Cyprus knees and some root collars are known to be involved in moving oxygen down to the roots. Rice is so good at surviving low oxygen that paddies are flooded for weed control. Are some plants known to move oxygen to immediately outside their roots? It would be handy to have a plant selection that would help break up a low O2 plow pan or to recover from flooding. (My guess is that they could be found originally in wet areas. Celery?)

[@soilfoodwebschool]

Thank you for the great question! Please contact us at [e-mail] so a member of our Science Team can get back to you.

[@rheajoyflora2054]

Thank you so much. I learned a lot from your webinar.

[@botherchriswinkler]

Can a portion of your last batch of compost tea be used as a starter (like bread starter) to start a new batch, or is a fresh round of castings/compost needed?

[@soilfoodwebschool]

You would have to keep the "last" batch aerobic until you start your new batch.

[@botherchriswinkler]

@@soilfoodwebschool thanks so much!

[@cathyhumphries5870]

Didn’t make the live stream. I’m from sc zone 7. I live on a river. Lots of water, but sandy soil. This is my second year of growing . I did ok last year, but I wasted a lot of time decorating, it was beautiful.

[@gamingspree8]

#SaveSoil lets make it happen!

[@jinxbarber5919]

Trying to restore soil to help rare Garry oak habitat, Hi from Victoria Canada

[@carmellayates2503]

I would also like to know which biodegradable soap to use in my washer . I'm also thinking my dishwasher pods can't be any goid for the environment either .

[@dawnbern2917]

I'm sure you're right about the Tide Pods as a thumbs down. I drummed up a study from UC Berkeley that showed that even the so-called gray water friendly detergents, like ecos and Oasis, we're detrimental to plant growth. The study also looked at Indian soap nuts, and they did not deter growth relative to controls. I started using the soap nuts for dishes and laundry and I'm so happy! Being able to use laundry water is a huge game changer for me in Southern California. Good luck :-)

[@littlenugs9942]

Good evening and I just wanted to say I love listening to the pod cast. I am a home grower. Indoors and in beds - a 2x4, and a 3x3. I was wondering what a good companion plant or plants would be for both veggies and cannabis. I've been interplanting ànd leaving most rooting fruits such as carrots and beets just die off in the soil for the worms to eat. I'm only going on my second season with the 2x4 and the first with the 3x3. I'd like to implement an army of beneficial insects. They always seem to die off or at least lower it n population. From eating one. Another I imagine. Which is a good thing, but that s when the thrips get in. And I have to buy again. Any help would be greatly appreciated thank you again for a great Q-n-A

[@soilfoodwebschool]

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[@littlenugs9942]

@@soilfoodwebschool just like the first question oof questions on this post I don't receive a simple answer.

[@Redactedlllllllllllll]

@@littlenugs9942 maybe the person who runs the KZbin channel isn't the agriculture expert, just a thought

[@soniajabbar3726]

Hello from Nuxalbari Tea Estate, India

[@kevd7664]

Love the videos the folks here are producing. I think we are missing some of the picture in forgetting the water and magnetic side of things. I became aware of the water and other living energies by becoming familiar with viktor schaubergers works.

[@bobradley5375]

Northeastern Colorado. I see a lot of videos about warmer States but, not very many in colder states.

[@tomfisher3117]

Hi, I'm confused or pulled in two directions from the information I've seen previously and what you present. I need your help. First of all, I love your presentation and it makes a lot of sense. I am just a common gardener working at being organic and productive. I have a no till garden. I began broad forking it last year. For the last 5 years, I've used fermented plant juice fertilizer and Lactic Acid and indigenous Bacteria along with chicken manure for fertilizer and wood chip mulch. Last year, I decided to use Jadam Korean low cost Farming Methods for fertilizer and microorganisms. It was the first time I introduced indigenous leaf mold into my soil. The fertilizer, especially, is anaerobic. I made mine with comfrey, sedum, sea salt, leaf mold and water. The Jadam microorganisms are made with boiled potatoes, leaf mold, sea salt and non-chlorinated water. Jadam says that anaerobic fermentation and putrification of materials to make fertilizer is good and that the soil itself is only aerated down a few inches. They (Jadam) say that deeper, where the root systems are, the soil is anaerobic. I started with heavy clay soil and after years of working to improve it, it has loosened up quite a bit. 2022 was a year of drought but my garden did okay with the exception of the cauliflower, brussels sprouts, beans, peas, squash and pumpkins. I also had a terrible year for vine borers, squash bugs and a new pest, cucurbit leaf miners. I don't know if it was because we had about 4 weeks of temperatures above 85 degrees with little or no rain in the spring and another 6 weeks in the summer. My confusion is the aerobic, anaerobic philosophies. I have to admit that at this point, based only on what I see and feel that the Jadam has done to my soil texture since spring, I don't see where Jadam's anaerobic program is a detrimental to my soil. I think, there is actually an improvement. Maybe it's all in my head but I would love to figure it out. Can you help me out? What would you do if you had my garden? How would you prepare for next year? Currently, I have a cover crop in my beds. I'm making leaf compost and will be using shredded leaf much on my beds. I'm very open to suggestion and criticism. Thank you so much! christrump.com/solutions/jadam-microbial-solution/#:~:text=JMS%20is%20a%20liquid%20microbial,bring%20microbes%20back%20into%20soil. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3a8Z5-Fm652mNk

[@clivelightwalker]

Embrace both anaerobic and aerobic processes, keep doing what you are doing. I have multiple compost processes going on all the time aerobic and anaerobic because I like to target areas with different compost composition. Some areas require more life than a others etc. I consider my soil healthy and tend to put more emphasis on the soil structure due to heavy clay. The pest problem is probably more environmental I’m having the same issues my battle plan is to continue with my soil health and crop protection.

[@veronicaveravidal7847]

Thanks for sharing, happy to be learning so much fron Chilean Patagonia.

[@jean6453]

Hola desde Costa Rica 😊

[@la912]

Perú. Thanks for the webinar

[@gailgreenberg6953]

Sorry to be so late...just found you. I'm in France!

[@bossbian1523]

watching from Oriental Negros, Philippines.

[@craigharby5050]

Awesome stuff, brain melted.

[@NorthernThaiGardenGuy]

Fungal composting is the way to go. Natural Farming has a saying that is more truth than saying...manage the Fungi and everything else falls into place. You should look at the Johnson Su Bioreactor. Peace.

[@brianb.6282]

Once you have the soil just right with bio activity, how does the PH of your water effect it? I have alkaline well water that I have to fight against. My garden suffers every year from alkaline issues. Any suggestions?

[@stallen]

Add food grade citric acid to your water before you use it on your plants test it to get the ph between 6.5-7.0

[@scotthuey1981]

Great chemistry with the panel , hhmmm i mean biology 😉

[@renestewart604]

Johannesburg, South Africa

[@steve37341]

I had one question. How do you do phytoremediation of soils if possible toxics in the soil (you are trying to remove) are limiting the growth of the bacteria, fungi, etc?

[@RevoTheGoverment]

I have a question: I heard that Cork is higly arobic, and a have seen a soil mix with it. Somebody was agueing that because of its arobic propertys, its better not been used in compost or soil because suposibly it will take a long time to decompose. Since you guys mention that Arobic conditons are great for bacteria and fungy and such, do you think it has its value in use with substrates in agraculture? Can I and should I use Cork? another question: what about nematodes? I think they eat my potatos. Can a soil life and funktion without nematodes? Are fungy and other organisms enaugh to process the bacterias nutriants in to usables for the plant? Many thanks for the work and the video. Greetings

[@soilfoodwebschool]

Thank you for the great question! Please contact us at [e-mail] so a member of our Science Team can get back to you.

[@livinghomestead6756]

thanks this is garden gold!

[@jolIyjoeker]

1:19:00 I just chopped and collected 4 hours worth of pompas grass for composting 😭. Can I use it as a mulch successfully??

[@garybrohard3144]

I have a question in reference to the comment made about the organisms on the skin of an apple and those organisms being good for our digestion. It was mentioned that they also help keep away pest. My question is, am I hurting those beneficial organisms by coating with surround kaolin clay or spraying with a combination of neem oil and anti fungal spary used to protect my trees and vines?

[@jacobhillmedia]

I'm curious how crop rotation relates to the idea that different crops will need a different balance of fungi to bacteria. Do we still need to rotate crops if we get the mircrobiology right or would it be better to plant the garlic in the same bed every year?