Healing Our Soils, Compost & Compost Tea Part 2

[@joshsotelo5559]

At least 13 of us care keep up the good work thx 🙏🏻

[@surferdude-ll2qu]

I wish I could attend these seminars... this guy is great.

[@cacosta6294]

Yes You can !!

[@surferdude-ll2qu]

@@cacosta6294 ok

[@tomcat7843]

I have been doing this for over 30 years. If every Smerican home did this simple step climate change would stop

[@marquezkw]

I loooooove and have learned sooo much from you guys, thank you!

[@livingwebfarms]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@adminreader]

For wood chips, I ferment it and then get oyster mushroom mycelium to work on it for a month or so before adding to compost

[@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb]

How do you ferment wood chips?

[@adminreader]

@@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb I brew ale and mead so I have masses of dregs, yeast colonies, and mash. I'll dump that in a tub with the chips, water, and occasionally add more molasses. As needed I'll separate from the liquid and apply it to my mushroom bed with a fresh layer of oat mash on top. I only amend the bed once a year so I let it ferment for a winter/early spring. It typically is broken down in one summer after constant flushes of mushrooms

[@irritadad1848]

The "carbon robs the plant of nitrogen" question sounds a lot like the the discovery with bio-char where the char needs to be "pre-loaded/charged" with compost/tea before adding it to plants because otherwise it will soak up the life and nutrients before it can release them again, and your first year will be bad. Second year results seem to be fantastic though.

[@wadepatton2433]

Sorry but I must say that I've never once thought of hay and straw as coming from the same plant. Here's why: Hay is grasses cut near maturity while green and Straw is usually a waste product harvested after the seedheads of the primary crop are harvested. Hay is mostly grasses and legumes (like Orchard grass and clover) whereas Straw is usually wheat stems or bean stems and othersuch "leftovers". Totally agree that we need more composting and eliminate the routine and commercial use of chemicals. Gabe Brown says that one of the mega-food companies are "on board" with regenerative ag, even promoting it. Of course it won't happen overnight. Compost is key to turning degraded farmland back into thriving soils full of life and carbon and capacity to hold water.

[@willbass2869]

Agree with your description but i took presenter to mean that both hay and straw are very high C, especially if hay is all grass (no legume like alfalfa)

[@wadepatton2433]

@@willbass2869 Or Clover. Yes I get you. I'm thinking like a grazier for regenerative ag.

[@ZennExile]

Vermicompost is really the only method that needs to be taught to the average person. If worms can't turn it to castings, insects can turn it to frass. And microbial composting releases a large amount of the carbon. It's far better to fix that carbon into castings or frass and spread it thinly over the surface so that the majority of the carbon ends up being absorbed into the Rhizosphere rather than gassed off into the Atmosphere. This process can be done with insects in a bin on a shelf, and with worms in a bin next to the trash outside. Everyone can do it. And should.

[@richy7tube]

Is the carbon to nitrogen ratio by weight? How do I measure those things so I get the right amounts?

[@jthepickle7]

Big piles, 9 feet tall and 17 feet around, of leaves - properly wetted, create quite a bit of heat.

[@MrJDOaktown]

just start composting. don't worry about all this detail.

[@cacosta6294]

This is so true , just jump at it , if it doesnt heat, add nitrógen, if it smells like amonia add more carbón ... You really can't ruin it , You just keep getting more precise

[@JRileyStewart]

Interesting. Not what I expected based on the title, though. Do you have other content relating to compost and compost tea?

[@livingwebfarms]

Please use the search bar on the channel for 'compost tea' and 'compost'. You will get many results that will add to your knowledge on this topic.

[@richy7tube]

How do I customize my compost for veggies?

[@tonyoliva8488]

Great

[@loneforest6541]

waiting for part 3

[@felicitoazucena1431]

I like this Fungal food Bacterial food

[@ayileenenga9670]

great video. its really helpful

[@MsCaterific]

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[@RubberDuckStyle]

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[@pauljones8438]

Vegan compost?.?

[@SnowCamo45]

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