How to Build Great Soil - A Soil Science Masterclass with Dr. Elaine Ingham (Part 3 of 4)

Dr. Elaine Ingham presents her soil science for beginners masterclass. She covers what the soil food web is, how plants benefit from a healthy soil food web, and how you can change the food web in the soil for your benefit.
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[@radicalreaderasmr45]

When she says, why would your roots have trouble pushing through soil when healthy roots can push through concrete 🤯🤯🤯

[@JaydedWun]

This is blowing my fucking mind. I haven't watch a lecture series this good in quite a while.

[@lotti9576]

Love!❤ I need to watch this over again, a few times. I wish we could see the slides more though.

[@IS-217]

I want to watch Elaine and Youngsang Cho sit down and have a discussion / debate about anaerobic and aerobic soil microbes and the benefits of having both in the soil, or one vs the other and why.

[@brucehitchcock3869]

I say a cage match....☺️👍🖖❤️ Bring back claymation celebrity fight , someone please do it 🙏

[@missrachael1709]

@@brucehitchcock3869 🤣

[@dr.froghopper6711]

@@brucehitchcock3869i just went visual on that! BWAHAHAHA!

[@tessaboulton8031]

Amazing !! That was the lecture, what would I not give for the 1 hour tutorial. So many questions, so many avenues (and probably a couple of cul-de-sacs. My head is minced..........Thank You !!

[@illegalsmilez]

Ok so she touched on something I've always wondered. How do plants push through CONCRETE?!? She states the reason they have trouble with compacted soil has to do with oxygen levels. But wouldn't underneath concrete also be anaerobic??? Thanks for the uploads. They are terrific! I'm learning a lot

[@quadarinxxx]

This is really good stuff! Thank you for posting. Greetings from 4th generation farmer from Norway.

[@allee3476]

I use nematodes to control ticks in my yard, and the provider said that, due to their size, they don’t venture to far so I was surprised when the professor said he nematodes would “run away” if the soil was tilted.

[@inperilous1]

I am hooked on this science

[@coachcal4876]

A Wonderful teacher is a gift for this 🌎 🙌🏼 I can see the detail 🤓

[@missrachael1709]

Dr Elaine is WOW, thank you for posting!

[@alisonburgess345]

Oh wow - this is GOLD! I'm going back to part 1 right now. I'll be back to this part...

[@nicolahamp-adams5335]

Agreed, its like getting a degree for free.

[@victorb5]

Thank you for sharing these videos!

[@datdude212]

She’s the best!

[@afiaanjum5612]

Her presentation is awesome ❤❤

[@omgg4031]

It's fascinating how this all connects with JADAM and KNF which are like opposite spectrums of the bacteria grow medium. How most people speak on aerobic vs anaerobic when it's actually aerobic + anaerobic and then you have the similarities with our body on how we feed the bacteria in our body to improve our health and see every product mentioning the periodic table elements as the solution when we should be looking at keeping our bacteria healthy with fermented food.

[@drakedorosh9332]

The inventor of JADAM calls out the need for aerobic bacteria as false. He said that the bacteria in the soil needs to be anaerobic because it is underground. Since he is very successful I find the conflict interesting.

[@omgg4031]

​@@drakedorosh9332 You're right, i went through JADAMs videos again because i was pretty sure he said to only spray the solution but that seems to be only applicable to the pest control solution. The herbal solution he uses to feed his plants is also anaerobic and he waters them with it, and now i'm lost again on what's the logic behind this. Anaerobic seems to produce more Humic Acid which is what Dr Elaine sprays her soil with, the aerobic life stops at certain depth at which point the anaerobic life begins, so i wonder if by watering the plants with the anaerobic solution you'll eventually kill the bacteria due to oxygenation at the surface and feed the aerobic bacteria with the results of anaerobic composting.

[@nutritionalsolutions1872]

@@omgg4031 Set up an experiment for yourself growing the same crop with both types of biology (aerobic vs anaerobic organisms) and see what you find. Which have more developed root systems? Which plants struggle with pests and which are pest free? Which plants have higher BRIX? You will find your answer.

[@diglove3834]

@@nutritionalsolutions1872 have you done this experiment? What did you find? I would be very interested

[@nutritionalsolutions1872]

@@diglove3834 We are getting best results with Elaine Ingham's methods. But I always emphasize how important it is for everyone to test stuff for themselves and not take someone else's word/findings at face value. You learn the most when you do it and see how it turns out.

[@sofielys5452]

Thank you!

[@francineschnereger8246]

love this

[@TheAdhdGardener]

Thank you sooo much! Can't wait to learn as much I can to be a great gardener🌻

[@daniels5780]

My organism collecting trips are for populating my microorganism petting zoo. Lots of oozes in that zoo.

[@poopymcgee]

This is why legumes are integral in acidic soils: their ability to pump large amounts of oxygen into the rhizosphere hosts nitrifying bacteria

[@windyrhodes3453]

She is a very engaging and informative speaker! Thank you for sharing this lecture!

[@monicacruz4407]

So much info, thank you for sharing this knowledge 🙏

[@daviddawson1718]

Interesting talk. I have personally had very good results feeding Bermuda grass. Of course cattle need more than 1 species of grass. The hay meadow is the only "monoculture " that I have, and it has rye, clover, and oats on it in the winter. I'm not sure about that I agree with you there.

[@agdayem]

On her point about tilling killing 50% of the organisms, would love to learn what she thinks about the double dig method promoted by the famous John Jeavons, he claims the benefit of tilling and incorporating organic matter in the top 20” of soil far outweighs the downsides of tilling especially in the first years of a lifeless soil.

[@Windslashman]

If you already have no soil in your ground, you have no life. So there isn't anything dying due to you tilling at this point. Double digging allows you to break up the soil and mix organic matter in so life can grow. Now if you double dig after life starts growing, you absolutely destroy the previously established life. So usually only double dig at the start before you plant, and don't do it again afterwards.

[@k.h.6991]

Yeah, at that point you don't have that much life to begin with. On the other hand: it's much easier to just dump that compost on there and plant in there.

[@jh-lp7cg]

I would be interested to know how to grow blueberries with this approach. Everyone I have spoken to says acid soil, ph between 4-5.

[@whatreallyisart5898]

yes, blueberries require an acidic ph. if you look at where they grow in the wild, it’s acidic soils that are often young and close to the bedrock. they are woody and don’t require the nitrates she talks about raising your ph to get. it’s kind of all the opposite of what she’s talking about here. low bush blueberries could potentially benefit from these methods on a sort of fallow part of your crop cycle, in nature they’re a plant that chases fires (coming back in when the soil returns to the right level of acidity after the basic ashes) but I’d bet she’d say that high bush blueberries require a different technique than she goes over in this beginner lecture, maybe focused more on bacteria in your compost? they also often like swampy areas, I wouldn’t be surprised if she’d recommend anaerobic compost for certain cases. that’s just my guesses though. really in most places they grow, the only reason there’d ever be a basic soil naturally is if there’s limestone in the ground.

[@khaitrilachong7619]

I have never grown a thing in my life .. anticipating after listening this series i will be armed with useful knowledge to help me improve my chance of success in my journey to build my forest fruit in my backyard starting next yr. Thanks for sharing.

[@luablau]

And Bermuda is considered the BEST forage here! Did she mean any bermuda (like coast cross, the favored here) or only the... how to say it... "less selected" one? Anyway, I'm loving the series, thank's for uploading!

[@follx]

Diego, can you do this 16 cups of water to 2 cups of compost with the compost from your different bioreactors (yours or Jhonson Su's)?

[@ianl5882]

Whoa over my head - I guess I’m just gonna dump leaves on my soil now And hope for the best because quite honestly I haven’t got time to do much of anything else and it’s late is that I’ll get the most bang for my buck if I just dump the leaves and forget about it.

[@N4NS]

Amazing course, absolutely love it ! I was wondering, is there such a thing as too much compost on an area ? Dr Elaine Ingham was saying about 1 ton / acre which is equivalent to 0.25 kg / m2, what happens if we add a lot more ?

[@badaolittle1230]

How do you feel about when you feed to much food? Eating too much cause to death!!! All creatures same!!!

[@thenande]

5:38 Dr Ingham advise to put the collected soil through the composting process to get rid of pests. Can anyone shed light on how the composting process kills pests? For example, soil mealy bugs? What actually kills them in the compost? The reason I ask is because it's such a good idea to go around collecting teaspoons of soil for organism biodiversity but I am really worried about collecting pests. (Had soil mealy bugs before they are almost impossible to eradicate using organic pesticides such as neam oil and yes I know now that is the wrong approach because it harms beneficials as well besides it wasn't even effective on the mealy bugs, that is why I am so curious how the compost kills pests automatically?)

[@nestor4895]

The type of composting she does is hot composting, where the center of the pile reaches 130-170F and theoretically all of the pile is turned in a way that each section gets a turn in that high heat. As far as I've seen she only talks about human and plant pathogens as well as weed seeds being destroyed. I'm not sure how larger organisms fair in this type of heat.

[@Tehbom]

Her compost is likely teeming with beneficial bugs, nematodes, predators, and heat. Adding the compost to your soil helps, and throwing it through the pile is like running it through a gauntlet of good guys

[@dintogx]

Please add to turkish subtitle for videos, good job and very important information.thank you.

[@wilholland100]

Question, when it comes to rotating, one should not rotate from a brassica (anti mycorrhizzal) withe legumes or other. . . ? Or is it that something like mustard does innoculate, however, it helps to then transition to a mycorrhizzal loving crop?

[@wilholland100]

Misspoke saying "innoculate," the mustard fumigates. . . (I believe is the right term)

[@chrislangdell117]

Wow. Amazing video. Tons of knowledge. Instead of sales. Look into P.A. Yomans plow and adopting the keyline system he has developed

[@chrislangdell117]

Swales not sales

[@MusingInStereo]

So whats the right tea brewer??? Simple aquarium pump in a 5 gallon bucket?

[@pondholloworchards]

If compost brings my soul pH up and I'm growing blueberries is that counterproductive even though I'm a full believer inoculating the soil with microbes. I have about 600 plants

[@in2deep97]

She didn’t show the microscope she recommended. Can you tell me what it was

[@geronimoflyingfree]

I'm wondering as well! Hopefully somebody knows..

[@TuNguyen-yp1hm]

maybe this kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYSviKtjqsSVZ6s

[@MrElemonator]

I love this lady.

[@noelagritv]

She's doing it with her heart and mind, synthetic fertilizer companys hate this

[@K3Flyguy]

If don't till the compost in, how do I get it into the soil? I'm totally on board but don't understand how to incorporate the good stuff?

[@clairemcconway6266]

The worms bring it down

[@K3Flyguy]

Thank you both. :)

[@noeyvillanueva9099]

What kind of pressure gauge is she talking about for a diy compaction gauge????

[@kevinprociw3168]

how do blueberry plants and other acidic-loving plants deal with the no nitrate?

[@rileyq2704]

Does anyone know what F:B ratio is recommended in a compost extract for perennial grass/legume pasture? What should the ratio in the perennial pasture soil be?

[@VanillaAttila]

How do you grow blueberries if you need a soil ph higher than 7 to produce nitrogen thru the soil biology though?

[@VanillaAttila]

@Anna S exactly

[@shunyabinduinteriors]

it would have been more beneficial if the slides were also shown in the video

[@johnbolyard8918]

What about using a pump sprayer to apply a tea? Will that mess up the organisms?

[@marcelprinsloo7692]

The nozzle must not be too fine, otherwise the bacteria, etc. will be shredded on the way out.

[@rickjohnson8129]

Like to know that myself. If compaction kills the microbiology, then pumping microbes is putting the tea under pressure. Isn't that compacting and killing microbes?

[@bluejay3945]

Are there any bagged composts available to purchase? I have a situation where composting or acquiring local compost is not possible? Looking for a mail order source that can supply a good product. Thank you

[@CandaceTarbat]

Absolutely. Local garden centres, town compost sites or even grocery stores often sell premade compost starting in early spring and carry it usually until early fall. Early spring and fall are when I thoroughly incorporate compost into my soil.

[@bluejay3945]

@@CandaceTarbat you totally missed the point as the sources you listed typically do not have the requisite biological activity Dr. Ingham advocates. All composts are not the same and IMO the bagged material is worthless. That’s why I wanted a recommendation on fungally dominated compost In bags

[@CandaceTarbat]

@@bluejay3945 most people are watching these types of videos to figure how to add beneficial bacteria and fungi to their soil but very few actually sell it. I think that the bacteria and fungi could potentially die during the shipping process. I’m sorry that I couldn’t be more helpful.

[@erminization]

Is mechanically aerating the soil also a part of the strategy? If so, where?

[@cheryll5496]

Generally no, if you leave the soil untilled, unaerated and improve with compost the soil life will aerate for you.

[@OsamaTheMamaLama]

what percent concentration of humic acid?

[@Abdulsamad-kj2ks]

Which is the book he is referring to?

[@damedesmontagnes]

Coffee grounds can make compost look humic.

[@guclaray]

Pele joke went over everyone’s head 😂

[@ThePentosin]

What diameter metal rod?

[@VanillaAttila]

1 ton of compost per acre is much less than 1 inch of compost. Is Charles Dowding overapplying?

[@tensingh2963]

As per Charles experience, there's no such thing as too much compost. And as for your doubt he uses it to suppress weeds while Dr. Elaine is mentioning it from soil biology perspective that's why so much difference in application of compost.

[@VanillaAttila]

@@tensingh2963 Charles doesn't use it for weed suppression(only initially when smothering with cardboard covered with compost), he uses it to add fertility to the soil every season. So why is that necessary if the microbes unlock all the nutrients?

[@doctormigo2127]

She keeps saying that the goal is to have an alkali soil, but what about plants that like acidic soils? Like blueberries or azeleas? Not really trying to criticize but im just confused and would love a clarification

[@jimmullins4007]

WHERE CAN I BUY STARTER MICROBES FOR MY SOIL. IN THE BOTTOM OF THE UNCOMPAGRE RIVER ALL THE SOIL WAS WASHED AWAY. WE HAVE FROM THREE INCHES TO CLOSE TO A FOOT OF SOIL BUT IT IS LACKING IN MICROBES. I WOULD LIKE TO GET MICROBES FROM SOMEWHERE TO PUT ON MY SOIL EITHER DIRECTLY OR IN TEAS. THE DR TALKES ABOUT MICROBES BUT DOES NOT TELL WHERE THESE CAN BE OBTAINED

[@rachaelb9164]

What microscope does she keep referring to?

[@david88va]

18:39 why does she say no humic acid applied to vegetables?

[@brandongreene9615]

Nitrogen fixing plants. Clover, beans, vetch.

[@paulmageeberry2451]

I'm inspired by Dr. Ingham's challenge at 5:54 "...to make really good compost for all of your neighbors..." But what does she mean when after, when she says we shd aim to "drive municipal composting operations out of business because no one should be buying that stuff and believing that it's compost." ?? How are municipal composting operations getting it wrong- and there any municipal composting operations that are getting it (compost) right?

[@nutritionalsolutions1872]

For one, constant turning of the piles in municipal compot operations degrades fungi in their product, so you don't get a product with that desired 1:1 ratio of bacterial to fungi. Also, with very large heaps, there would be low oxygen levels. If you test the biology (e.g., look in the microscope) at the end products of these facilities, you do not find optimum biology. Really good compost is not about supplying carbon or minerals---it's about the BIOLOGY.

[@colbykinney5633]

I'd like to know what she thinks about a Johnson Su bioreactor.

[@omgg4031]

It's basically a aerated compost which seems to be what she's been talking about the whole time. If you're running a bioreactor one i think you can take from here is to capture the water that runs through the compost to use it to spray as it's packed with humic acid.

[@93VIDEO]

Never plow ... Cover the soil with a live plant or dead plant cover. Bare soil is ruined soil ... That's all.

[@andrewphillips7320]

Witty

[@stephenshanebeaty]

It's amazing that all these plants are growing wild around me without all this human intervention she claims is necessary for a plant and microorganisms to survive.

[@GreenIsTheWayForward]

She's not talking about necessity, this is about optimization. It is agriculture after all, you want the best harvest you can get while keeping things sustainable.

[@lispinlunatic9205]

The only thing she has said is necessary is oxygen

[@chrisheiner6584]

Nature is the ideal, unfortunately agriculture isn't natural, so this is saying how and why to make your agricultural practices mimick natural conditions.

[@TheAvidGardenerNM]

This is a very informative video. I could do without the superior attitude from the speaker. Some people are starting with little to no knowledge of soil health and we want to learn without being talked down to.

[@MadCheshireHat]

This seems to be a recorded presentation as a guest speaker for students who presumably are studying this stuff, so I think it makes sense.