Ask Me Anything with regenerative ag thought leader John Kempf | Founder of AEA

[@henrykuyvenhoven2542]

Thanks again John. After listening for the second time I heard things that I missed. This is normal for most people. Don't let the idealism be the deciding factor instead of practicality.

[@johnroydelacruz1433]

I appreciate your efforts John on answering their questions😊

[@elmilotze3062]

Vv

[@johnmullins4605]

No

[@pilsplease7561]

In regards to fungicides, I use a systemic fungicide called Azoxystrobin which is plant based in that its derived from mushrooms but it eradicates pretty much every fungal disease and I have never had to apply a second time as it stays inside the plant and kills the fungus and stops it from coming back totally. Systemics are great. I used it to eradicate garlic rust off some garlic.

[@ShinigamiOni]

Unless Google is mistaken the title is actually "Mineral Nutrition and Plant Disease"

[@trueharvestconnection]

Thanks for always furthering our growth and knowledge. Happy growing 🤙🏻

[@AdvancingEcoAgriculture]

Dave Hansen, you are very welcome! We're glad that you enjoy our content and continue to grow in your knowledge of Regenerative Ag! - The AEA Team

[@paulbraga4460]

finally, a confirmation of my theory - anaerobic fermentation (example bokashi) will make for reduced form of manganese and iron sulfate...mygreathanks and blessings

[@anandski]

Liquid bokashi or Dry

[@paulbraga4460]

@@anandski you add manganese/iron sulfate to your bokashi pile and it will turn chelated reduced ...blessings

[@anandski]

@@paulbraga4460 so DRY bokashi . Is it possible to mix MnSo4 / FeSo4 in Vermiwash/ Bokashi liquid for a few days and use. Thank You

[@paulbraga4460]

@@anandski don't know exactly, but presumably yes but tis the amounts you may want to trial and then tell me later. btw, where are you from? from the Philippines here

[@anandski]

@@paulbraga4460 I am from India. I usually mix them with Fulvic acid and foliar spray.

[@georgefurman2234]

Hello, I solved my PM with calcium. With enough calcium in the interstitial layer of the leaf, the "birthing tube" of the PM hits the calcium pectinate and dies. Water is normally found in plants with low calcium. When calcium is absorbed thru the calcium ion channel, it goes into the interstitial layer and forms pectinate. The PM will not be systemic and will die. This works for me. Hopefully I'm not spreading a myth :) A man by the name of Harley Smith had a bio-stimulant class and it was mentioned. I tried it and have not had issues for 4 years now. I live in Michigan and our fall weather is humid and rainy

[@RickThePeasant]

Mineral nutrition comes first for mildew. After that I think reduced acidic inputs are good for powdery mildew, omecytes like oxidized alkaline conditions. Salasilic acid, citric acid, ascorbic acid all can work. Milk can work as well, the UV light reacts with milk to make a superoxide that is toxic to mildew, add molasses to reduce it even further.

[@kenkirkland5927]

Thank you, so many nuanced answers in less than 2 hours.

[@kenkirkland5927]

Merry Christmas and happy New Year to you and yours. May the new year bring you countless blessings.

[@amiensarabellis8391]

Got any suggestions for the plague of the spotted lantern fly?

[@iwenive3390]

Isn’t it completely possible to develop a photo app that evaluates nutrition/health of crops?

[@iwenive3390]

What if you combined hi definition photos with the sap analysis to create a library of visual indicators?

[@AnthonyBolognese710]

8:24 reduced is more H than O. Oxidized is more O than H generally speaking. If you have a species with a transition metal like Mn, it’ll be complexed with H and O in either a reduced or oxidized form, but that’s relative. And if it only exists in one oxidation state, it’s not reduced or oxidized unless you go from the complexed form that has an oxidation state (like +2 or +7) to the bare metal, which exists as 0. In terms of oxidation states Manganese has several ox states but only a few occur in soil perhaps. If an element is getting reduced it’s going from a higher oxidation state like +7 to a lower one, like +2. Hence “reduction”. Redox is typically going to involve a transition metal relative to a nonmetal.

[@Lysander06]

Will you be uploading these videos to Rumble as well?

[@AdvancingEcoAgriculture]

Hi Lysander06, that's not in our plans at the moment but may be something that we consider in the future. Take care! - The AEA Team

[@HuiBoLedTeaGening]

Request 1 long video about biochar

[@jontaylor1365]

Great information as ever. Slugs are one of my main problems regarding the visual quality of my produce (vegetables). I have watched many of your videos and not once heard slugs mentioned. Do you have any experience, thoughts, ideas....

[@audreybarnes6527]

There's a biological fix, nematodes. I think you can buy them ready to go.

[@amokate1]

We had same issue. We reduced nitrate nitrogen and increased biology and microelement.

[@jontaylor1365]

@@amokate1 Thanks for your response. My production is 100% organic, so I don't think nitrate is the problem. Are there any specific micronutrients that you can recommend. Slugs prioritize the older leaves so I assume it must be where plant mobile elements are lacking. Growing tips are very rarely attacked.

[@spaceantelope1]

Farmer Jesse (organic market gardener and host of The No Till Podcast) sets out cups of beer for the slugs, which he says is a big problem.

[@brucemorrison4793]

Have you considered using a flock of ducks to patrol your veggie fields?

[@annburge291]

Whey can work like a fungicide according to Stefan Sobkowiak. That was a fantastic question and answer session. Loved how you answered in detail.

[@corannafarms1752]

I started a livestock aperacion en hot tropecol Colombia The average Rane es about 100" Ph es at 5 Where to I start to improve the soul

[@AdvancingEcoAgriculture]

Hi Coranna, thanks for your question! This is definitely a topic that would be interesting to address in the future - we'll add it to the list :) - The AEA Team

[@corannafarms1752]

@@AdvancingEcoAgriculture OK thanks

[@erbauungstutztaufgnade1875]

Thanks!

[@ShinigamiOni]

Agreed, information and knowledge are invaluable which is troubling when one recognizes that they live in a culture where such things are gatekept to high degree making the information inaccessible to Most, save those that have the resources to acquire its, or those that know the message to go about acquiring it. Most, save those that have the resources to acquire its, or those that know the message to go about acquiring it. What depths of intelligence and wisdom our culture could reach if we were not held up by the models we are "forced" to operate under. Capitalism and academics do not mix unless one is actively seeking to monopolize information. You get what you allow. 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@laylaverbance4673]

Bravo, thanks John!

[@therealbokla]

More Q&A's with john!!!🤓

[@rochrich1223]

The order of insect pests vs plant health is roughly aphids and other suckers, caterpillars, beetles, finally grasshoppers. (then vertebrates) Where do slugs and snails fit in? Charles Dowding pulls old, almost yellowing, leaves off his vegetables because they attract slugs. I expect specificity of which leaves get attacked involves the nutrients that got moved from old to new growth, hopefully meeting those specific needs would prevent slugs or at least provide an indicator of imbalance.

[@audreybarnes6527]

Slugs chew their food, so they're in with the catapillars? I'm guessing, but the removal of leaves causes the supporting roots to die and provide food to the soil. The problem with slugs is they reproduce like crazy. The best small scale approach, give them somewhere to hide during the day, they're happy under old wooden planks. Easy pickings.

[@Horse237]

@@audreybarnes6527 I am reminded of a Bill Mollison quote. You do not have a slug infestation. You suffer from a duck deficiency. (My quote is not exact.)

[@annburge291]

In Texas you have a box turtle deficiency if you have slugs and snails. Leave the chanates to do their job.

[@orsobruno7210]

Where do i post the questions?

[@AdvancingEcoAgriculture]

Hi Orso Bruno, you can generally submit questions in the chat feature during live webinars! Thanks :) - The AEA Team

[@ronendvir]

As a Bonsai hobbyist, I wanted to ask john if he thinks it is possible to imitate nature not only above soil level (as many Bonsai professionals do) but also creating nature below soil level. Many Bonsai practitioners use chemical fertilizers destroying the soil food web. they suffer from pest and disease and accept loosing some tree along the years. Also blueberry growers in my country use containers to create acidic condition that are lacking in the soil. the basic question is how do we treat container soil and plant the right way?

[@EminTemiz]

I want to buy some land. There are some areas where it is alluvionic clay and some areas sand in central Texas? What do I go for? Plan is fruit trees, chicken and goats..

[@TS-vr9of]

Sand can be faster to regenerate if you have access to some type of irrigation because pore spaces easily allow oxygen deep down . Clay usually takes longer to regenerate because of compaction issues that need drastic measure to fix them quickly, but clay soils will be the richer soil with more nutrient and water holding capacity in the long term.

[@EminTemiz]

@@TS-vr9of thanks for the answer. Some say the nutrients will wash down. What is the solution for that? I will try to get ponds and wells, they are common.

[@karlsapp7134]

Clay is going to have a higher cec and greater potential overall for production. It’s more versatile in general if you are not in the tropics. Look up the usgs soil data for the region and it will give you a description of the soil types and any major mineral deficiency. Often just gypsum will open up the clay and give you excellent results. Sand is going to require outside inputs forever to maintain nutrient levels.

[@audreybarnes6527]

@@karlsapp7134 gypsum clay flocculation 🙂

[@TS-vr9of]

​@@EminTemiz ​ The cure to sands leaching out their nutrients is to raise organic matter levels. Turn your red or white sand into brown sandy loam full of biology. while Sands have CEC bellow 5,(cat ion Exchange capacity= how many nutrients the soil particles can hold on to) compared to clays CEC 10-100. Organic matter especially humic substances has CEC well about 200. That is the main reason I said to make sure you have access to irrigation otherwise it could be a while until you build up the soil biology and organic matter levels. Just like the way we eat 3 times a day microbes and plants will want irrigation and fertilization in small frequent spurts for optimal results. with a sandy soil you will have to replenish leachable nutrients every few years until you get you organic matter levels to at least 3%. I'd also recommend that if your raising meat goats you should raise a few beef steers as well because they're manure has a more immediate effect on land improvement and is more useful for dung beetles because of its wetness. They will also eat the grasses with the goats would prefer to avoid.

[@jimmartindale]

Powdery Mildew does not do well when MKP is combined with Urea or Calcium Phosphite.

[@thegardenfarmer]

Organic soil conditioning is now over $400 on amazon.... wild.

[@miltkarr5109]

I'll print it off for $100

[@switchbladefriends2637]

Seems that the harder questions are shaken off. Come back and answer them.

[@tinfoilhatscholar]

John!!!, I'm so surprised at your answer to the powdery mildew question! Of course you do know that the foliage of all plants are colonized by microbial communities, so why not answer that question the same way I would have?: With healthy biological foliar applications?? Yes, of course nutrition is a foundational element, but so too is environment! "The conditions of the environment determine the course of development" josephgyovai

[@pilsplease7561]

In regard to antibiotics, I am worried about it having had infections where only 1 antibiotic was useful it was resistant to all of the rest. It bothers me that we will eventually get super bugs that will wipe out thousands of people because we cant do anything about it.

[@beateschluter664]

8i8

[@raphaelheimgartner904]

I now have a question. Why does dr. Elane say there is no soil that lacks in nutrients, only in organic matter and life. But John say its possibe that not every soil have every element in the rocks, sand,silt and clay. So its good to put out some rockdust once a while in a garden. When i listen to dr elane, thats not nessesery in every context.... Whats true now?

[@frankiegarcia6100]

Soil pH is going to play a role in nutrient availability also. A soil can have every nutrient, but soil pH will play a role in determining how available those nutrients are, the toxicity of the element, and the effects on organisms in the soil. It's important to remember all of the trace elements that are need for healthy plant growth also

[@raphaelheimgartner904]

@@frankiegarcia6100 sure but pH gets in to the right spot anyway if organic matter and microbial life is present enaught. I just think every soil test is a waste of money when i listen to dr elane. John wannt to get the plant in the optimum zone...because if the plant gets everything what it needs its very robust and productive. Dr elane tell us its only possible to get to that optimum zone for every plant with the right microbial activety. Therefore its a waste of time and resources to do someting else than composting and compostteas of all kindes because then you can breed all bacteria and fungus thats active in your envirement. Those microbes can get all the trace minerals from sand,silt and clay. Nobody can sell you that amount of life in a bottle. And all chemical solutions set you just a step back instead of doing some good...

[@jacoblandis4535]

It might depend on how much you rely on biological transmutation: the theory that biology can transform minerals from one kind to another to fit their needs. If you do a complete mineral assay there will be some things that could be low. Soil is created from the rocks that make up the base bedrock. Different rocks are made from different minerals, so different soils will have different mineral compositions. This will be especially true for micro nutrients. For example, iodine, selenium, moly, sulfur, etc.