Beneficial Soil Microbes WON'T WORK For You Unless You Do These Things First...

Glen Rabenberg, founder and CEO of Soil Works, LLC, explores the sciences behind nature's "unionized" soil microbes and explains why it's essential for growers and farmers to focus first on creating and maintaining "healthy" soil that's ready to support microbial life before applying any of these beneficial organisms.

[@erwinbrubacker7488]

I'm blown away ! ! Knowing this enables me to become a farmer, at 65 yrs old. I grew up on a farm, uneducated. I appreciate the time & effort so many people put to such good use.

[@busker153]

I live in Tucson, AZ. My yards had what can generously be called dirt. Caliche is more like it! LOL By way of illustration, I had a job pruning some Moringa Trees, and wanted to prepare my yard to try propagating them. Well, I had time to dig some holes, but it took 45 minutes to dig one hole about a food deep (or less). Some holes could not go further down than about six inches! Yuck! Oh, and the tree stalks did NOT propagate. Big surprise, eh? I am glad I did not have a penetrometer at the time, as it would likely have BROKEN in my concrete yard! LOL So sad... Well, my wife was still operating the yardwork business we started together, and I had heard about Back to Eden "covering" with woodchips, and also what is called grass fed gardens. Well, my son works with her and he likes to stomp weeds and such in large Brut garbage cans and put the "pellets" that creates in the trailer. It offloads easier at the dump, he said. Well, I had him put them all over my front yard. So, in a few weeks, and a lot of overhauls (major clean up projects), the yard was literally two feet thick in organic material! And, it stayed that way for maybe six months as I worked in other parts of the yards. Eventually, I got in there with a pitchfork to loosen it all up and spread it more evenly, and the dirt underneath had softened dramatically. After a year, I was able to put a tree in my front yard by uncovering a place (moving the mulch) and digging a hole...with my bare hands!...in a few minutes. Every load they bring me has a full compliment of microbes. So, I get a huge variety (I don't say dive er city) of great "flocks" of microbes to build my soil. Now, I have a great food forest going (still short, but the trees are growing) and have not watered all year! In the Sonoran Desert! I'm loving it!

[@williemasterofdestruction5339]

Look into tank's soil They are based in Tucson. One of the best and cheaper than a lot of garbage souls. I'm in Az too but can't grow much in the ground other than trees that I've grown big in pots, due to gophers eating everything in a nite... Keep up the good work and search up living soil. So many good channels out there. ✌️💚🍉

[@user-or2ln8ux1g]

There hasn't been a new video for a long time. There is nothing I look forward to more. And here is a new meeting. Thank you for not forgetting about your viewers.

[@gernotfrohlich6978]

I watched hundreds of videos depending soil basics and stuff... and YOU are the first one gettin it done to pack the whole video full of priceless information within minutes.... U have a new customer - just by this one video. Who is able to provide valuable information for free - should benefit from adequate clients :D

[@user-ou5et3fo3z]

My soil is red fluffy. I have planted olive trees and citrus trees and fig trees and have never added anything to feed the trees not even at the initial stage of planting. My olive trees and citrus trees have dark green leaves and growing strong. No curling no drying out nothing. Only pruning i do & i always cut the roots back when removing from the pot after purchasing from garden centre. Sometimes i even use a bread knife to cut the root ball sides and bottom clean to start the root system fresh in the ground It works magnificently.

[@ThePumpkinClub]

This was an amazing video, no one has explained it that simply .

[@Michael_Kouri]

Finally the algorithm suggested something useful to me. Great video

[@RizIsTheBiz]

He's back! Keep the videos coming👍

[@andrewrivera4609]

Thank you 4 sharing such good and important knoledge, I have I think a good idea to improve earth conditions in general, get some 2 feet long & 4" diameter plastic tubes and drill some 1/2 " holes from the middle to the end, and dig them in the soil, put some clean manure & soaked woodchips, plus kitchen wastes, leafs, etc, with some California earthworms, put a lid and let the worms do their work ,transforming the land with microbes & oxygen. Good luck

[@paulkoehl2447]

So many different points of view out there. Wow!

[@dnawormcastings]

Great video 🇳🇿❤️

[@growwild23]

Or never buy microbes. Use korean national farming and jadam and brew your own microbes. some good composted manure, and a broadfork. Top it off with mulch. Basically free.

[@craigharby5050]

To quote meat loaf, you took the words right out of my mouth. I’m hearing the big pharma are copyrighting microbes….

[@timheitman9819]

So in a lawn does this mean leave the clippings on the lawn

[@SoilWorksLLC-GSRCalcium]

As long as the lawn doesn't get too long and you mow on a mulch setting then you'd be adding organic matter and carbon back into the soil. Added bonus, whatever you're using for a fertilizer ends up going back to the soil as well.

[@timheitman9819]

Is this the same for lawns

[@SoilWorksLLC-GSRCalcium]

Thanks for calling in to visit with us.

[@yassirabdelmutalab7096]

So, the wisdom is "If you can't measure it, you cannot manage it!"

[@derrickpayton7774]

So what about a soil that is a sandy loam? Are you saying microbes will not be in that soil?

[@SoilWorksLLC-GSRCalcium]

All soils contain microbes (unless it's been sterilized). Is there enough oxygen and carbon in your soil to sustain biological activity? If your sandy loam is tight, that could be inhibiting biological activity.

[@derrickpayton7774]

I am sure there are microbes in my soil since I have cleared trees and brush where I am planting my orchard. My concern is that I am brewing compost tea and applying it in both a foliage spray and root drench but want to make sure my sandy soil will hold the microbes since it is less than 100-150.

[@timheitman9819]

Where do you buy these meters

[@SoilWorksLLC-GSRCalcium]

The model shown in the video is manufactured by AgraTronics: a.co/d/cXHVapa

[@karavi2000]

​@@SoilWorksLLC-GSRCalciumHi.. can you please also share the link for that Hanna EC meter.. Thank you

[@SoilWorksLLC-GSRCalcium]

@@karavi2000 Here's that link for you a.co/d/ekf2mku

[@JohnDoe-jq5wy]

Multi species cover corp.... Gabe Brown

[@JohnDoe-jq5wy]

No air and no storage for water.... Most commercial farming practices.... The soil is sterile and no living matter.... Low carbon minimal water penetration and storage capacity

[@tadmarshall2739]

Apparently I don't know anything about soil.

[@kennedynthiwa5100]

It always amazes me that people trying to sell their products to you always assume there is something wrong with you. This is a typical example. Nature is our friend we do not need you. Please leave farmers alone.