Mycorrhizae In Soil. How To Nourish & Build Up Fungi In Your Soil Quickly.

[@thechaosgardener]

Love the video. I’ve been using polyculture and mycorrhiza to reverse desertification in Arizona. I’ve transformed an area that was “beyond help”. It truly works. Great explanation.

[@GardeningInCanada]

That’s awesome!

[@apolosisrael]

hey Choas I just watched your video on desertification! Awesome job

[@dr.froghopper6711]

Okay, you have my attention. I’m trying to turn a former adobe block/horse corral into soil again. Previous owner raped the place by scraping it bare as “weed control”. I’m headed to your channel after this video. Central NM, 5000’- yahoo!

[@brucehitchcock3869]

Elaine Ingham did an interesting project near Dallas you might enjoy watching. 😉 Soil Food Web School

[@Yolaf_]

That’s awesome

[@AgentSmith-x9p]

Im in Long Beach CA and have Avocados, Mangos, Guavas, Pomegranate and Dragon Fruit Cactus. I planted everything before the pandemic and it all exploded in growth using mycorrhizae inoculation for every tree and I dug the holes out deep and wide and packed them out with several different types of wood chips. Just Home Depot junk wood chips, but the web filament was everywhere and my trees are all fully fruiting and doing amazing and I attribute that to the biodiversity from creating that layer of bark and organic material for the fungi and microbes to feast on. I also use EM-1 microbial inoculant and fertilize with fish and kelp all year round to feed the soil.

[@NinyoHalo987]

Nice videos :) More Soil Science please

[@GardeningInCanada]

Hahah it’s all I know so I promise you years to come of more

[@KierstenS-vs2zu]

This was so informative! Thank you for sharing!!

[@graphene1487]

You know you are in Canada when you watch a KZbin video and have nearly 0 down votes. Much love! Thank you for the great info and tips.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Thanks so much let me know if there is anything you want specifically

[@camrillem]

If I wasn’t so invested in trying to make America a better place for everyone to live in, I would of moved to Canada years ago! Beautiful country with very kind people.

[@qik3300]

@@camrillem Sure until the globalist lockdowns kicked in. Now it's just like Wuhan China with people being locked (welded) in their homes

[@GardeningInCanada]

Haha yea.... it’s getting ridiculous here

[@GardeningInCanada]

It is ❤️ our governments have gone a bit crazy lately but other then thst

[@patrickbaker6140]

Great video . I have been using Mykos for awhile now and I swear by it . When I transplant I always dust the root zone and the hole it’s going in . Always great results

[@5h1tfuk]

Love using Mycorrhizae with everything💚

[@GardeningInCanada]

Woohoo ❤️

[@MobileAura]

Wow you are so likable it brings tears to my eyes. Awesome info I just got some Mykos and Recharge I hope I don’t mess anything up. 💀 they say you can’t but don’t doubt me in my ability to f something up effectively and efficiently 🤪

[@GardeningInCanada]

Haha you’ll do amazing! And thanks so much for the complement

[@michaelrichardson2359]

Your delivery of this information made it easy for me to understand and absorb. Thank you! Looking forward to part 2.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Awesome, thank you!

[@ALifeExotic]

Just found your channel and I love it so far! I'm building a tropical "jungle" greenhouse right now for plants and some animals. Creating a mini ecosystem with soil that will stay healthy for the plants and animals has been one of my main areas of concern and interest. Definitely going to be watching all your videos over the next few days and probably asking a lot of questions lol. Thanks for the great content!

[@GardeningInCanada]

Hello and welcome to the crew! you will not regret it. Be sure to ask lots of questions it helps me and other people on the channel

[@iva4856]

Where is this? I would love to visit your paradise in the making!

[@jasonfleishman9884]

Yay! An expert., finally, instead of unprepared people who simply say mycorrhizae are good. I'm following!

[@GardeningInCanada]

Haha I’m glad you enjoy the science

[@huotlor255]

You explaint in academic way, I love it.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Thanks so much glad you enjoyed

[@warrenashr2579]

It's the control of cannabis that keeps microbes doing the grunt work .Don't believe intentetional ? Look what cannabis got humans doing.😅

[@adrisgypsygarden]

This is so interesting. Once again something I have been practicing for years without having the knowledge. I don't turn my soil. I have a 1400m2 garden that mainly get rain water. We have hot summers and summer rain. Winters are dry. Because I have many large trees and keep the soil covered it does not heat up too much and I see that white stuff in my garden. This can explain why the whole garden is ok... Nutrients are being distributed..

[@GardeningInCanada]

Thanks for sharing!

[@GardeningInCanada]

Thanks for watching! This was so highly requested I have decided to make this a two part video to cover everything you’ll need! Check out the playlist if you haven’t! kzbin.info/aero/PLqYTfQkKTvqr67CqJC9pqz8RT_x99dkgC

[@Billyitsangel2]

Mycorrhizal fungi can have fruiting bodies for instance the chanterelle is a mycorrhizal mushroom. The Morel is another mycorrhizal mushroom. The word mycorrhizal means "mushroom" "root" referring to the symbiotic relationship.

[@ADAWC]

Thank you for sharing! Your video is informitive, clear and very easy to understand! You save me hours to listen to the university videos. Keep up the good work👍 Bless you 🙏

[@johntheherbalistg8756]

I'm aware of this stuff, and I think about it, but I've never bought any of it. I compost in contact with native soil specifically to ensure that I have the spores around. I also move my composting systems to different places to get the spores from different microbiomes

[@________dylanpearson]

Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video!! Gold.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Well thank you for watching & leaving a comment! It means a lot I don’t think you understand how much it helps.

[@B30pt87]

Oh, you definitely got a thumbs up for this. (Also, a subcription) You are exactly what I've been looking for.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Yay!

[@dymondwillow2]

Love this. A neighbour insists on loading a bale of peat moss each spring to till it in...only to gripe and complain all summer long about her crappy soil. I am at the point of just smiling at her.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Hahah yea that would do it.

[@petercsigo3314]

I am not endorsed by the company but the "White Shark" mycorrhizae is one of the best product out there used by professional growers as well amazing product. A little hint when you use the any kind of mycorrhizae products best to use it with some black strap molasses.Most commercially available potting soils claim to contain mycorrhizae is a gimme.

[@diamondprincss02]

Can you say more about this? How would you use black strap molasses and why? Thanks in advance

[@antandshell]

Science!!! Omg! 😱 Run!

[@GardeningInCanada]

Hahah very very quickly 😏

[@marcincieslak1961]

Great vid without any marketing and brand specific bro science. Need more of this kind of knowledge out there. Thankyou for sharing.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Glad you enjoy! Let me know if there is anything you want to see

[@marcincieslak1961]

yeah, would love to see examples of plant and root size with and without application.

[@GardeningInCanada]

That would be very nice. I used to do that in the field but it’s so hard to know how much root mass you were able to capture when you’re pulling it out. So we used to test upper biomass weight and concentration

[@TheRealKoyKO]

No dig it awesome and agree. The method I want to explore is where we just layer up the soil with carbon then nitrogen and to it in thick layers to create new soil underfoot.

[@sislertx]

I dumped free ground up wood chips three years ago...i got lots of this in my walk ways..lol..learned my lesson.

[@ronevergrow8319]

Mix whole grain oatmeal in soil with added powder microrrihizae,, it will make the mycorrhizae go crazy it will be growing even on the top soil everywhere 🤷‍♂️.

[@kweis7333]

Actually mycorrhizae is becoming popular in the cannabis community. Would love to learn more about a “no dig” garden too! Thanks for another awesome vid!

[@GardeningInCanada]

Will do! I’m going to start transitioning to more of the bed types and agriculture types here in the new year.

[@chatzmagutz7285]

@Adam Gibson mycelium

[@weneedmoreconsideratepeopl4006]

@Adam Gibson I had some white hair-like thing attached to some of my seedlings and I thought it was mold (fungi?) too.... is it? 😅 I really can't tell if it's a good or bad thing..

[@erndog64]

It WORKS I smoked some really dope dope.

[@sharonpreston2826]

I do start corn in cells and pot up before planting in containers. I have been lucky, I guess. I have to grow them in a greenhouse. I live in Alaska.

[@Jenny-bc5kz]

Another video idea would be the usage of organic fertalizers in: compost, fish fertalizer, chicken manure etc to using fertalizers high in non organic salts like the blue quick boost fertalizer you mix with water and the relationship between fungi and microbes. Alot of YT gardeners state that Miracle grow products and of the like kill your soil life and create plants that are "drug addicts" as on Youtubber states.

[@GardeningInCanada]

thank you!

[@scottsmith507]

Ashley, this was so awesome! I came to your channel to get a young soill scientists thoughts. This in my opinion is by far the most interesting video you have created! Love that are sharing your knowledge with us simple gardeners! Merry Christmas.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Thanks so much! ❤️ only way forward is better. Cant get worse ☺️

[@programmingchicago]

Great video. What type should we use for growing a great lawn? Thank you.

[@nonsense4505]

i saw mycrorrhizae thrives in the plant roots where hardwood saw dust used as the soil amendment, moreover those plants are healthier, vigorous than other plants.

[@psynurse]

Such a cool channel! learning a lot. Also have to let you know how much I've enjoyed your appearances on Canadian Prepper! very informative!

[@GardeningInCanada]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@datboyfabi]

Wow, so educated and well spoken. Thanks for the to-the-point presentation.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@meandmysunshine1]

I knew a little, but had no understanding. Thank you for explaining. I use a lot of rotted manure (sheep). Always have. I have been using it too, in my pots. I have noticed that when I use manure, I do not have to fertilize those pots as much. I guess I am doing something right. Also, could you maybe comment on the use of alfalfa cubes in the garden. Some people are using them to add more phosphorus and potassium. It apparently offsets the increased amounts of nitrogen, which tends to be higher in soil, then the other two, thus better allowing plants to bloom, especially higher feeders like Dahlias and large bloom Chrysanthemums. Thanks!

[@PHYTOPLANKTON1987]

Interesting reason for crop rotation, otherwise I wouldnt tend to bother

[@Ed19601]

Using no-dig. Lots of topdressing. My rotation cropping is basically within one year through succession planting; e.g. potatoes followed by leek followed by favabeans, all within one year and the starting with potatoes again.

[@GardeningInCanada]

That is awesome

[@Ed19601]

@@GardeningInCanada was lucky enough to get a totally neglected allotment that had not been worked for at least 4 years. Chopped down the weeds, put down cardboard, covered with old horse manure or compost. Covered paths with woodchips. Other than pulling a few nettle and watermint roots i left the soil untouched. Neighbouring 'traditional' gardeners keep telling me i should tilt 'otherwise nothing will grow'. 😁

[@emilytaylor9019]

Hey Ashley! Love your videos. Which video do I watch for part 2 of this please?

[@maxzytaruk8558]

My gosh you're wellspoken!! ;)

[@GardeningInCanada]

Thank you so much! I don’t feel like it some days 😂

[@theresahubert5099]

Soooo interesting!!

[@GardeningInCanada]

Thanks so much I’m glad there are other plant nerds out there

[@pukie2]

Thank you for your time, absolutely loved the video and info. Much appreciated!!!!!!

[@GardeningInCanada]

Glad it was helpful!

[@williamcarswell1071]

great info Thank You,, I grow orchids as a hobby,, I am a retired Canadian biologist in Australia,,,,,, any idea which product of Myco which may benefit orchids ?.. I am testing 4 brands at present,,,, Thank You .... Bill

[@bonniebonnie7149]

You are my favorite KZbinr! I am a retired physician and am enamored with improving our soil. One thing confused me in this video when you said MR fungi provide sugars to the plants. My understanding is that plants provide carbs and sugars to the fungi, whileMR fungi give N, Phos, Fe and other elements to plants. Is it different in Zone3? I’m in 9a. Or do different types of MR fungi do different jobs? I live in Oak Chaparral land in California. I’m looking forward to your answer. Warm wishes! Bonnie

[@diamondprincss02]

Yes would like an answer to this as well, also in CA!

[@kwt890]

You are correct Bonnie the plant exchanges carbohydrates (sugars) to the MR fungi, which in exchange improves the plant’s nutrient status, water absorption, growth, and disease resistance. (How they accomplish each one of those is fascinating and could each be a separate video!)

[@12thsonofisrael]

I have yearly used a bucket of the top 2 inches of topsoil from a wooded area near me to mix with the area where I plant. After raking back the top most layer of leaves, using a square point shovel I skim the top 2 inches until I have a five gallon bucket that is nearly full, then rake the leaves back over the area. The soil is lightly covered with leaves and after sunset the same day or before sunrise the next morning, I distributed it in an area of 40' X 50' and 'rake it in' then water it unless it's already raining. Potatoes, tomatoes and peppers seem to benefit the most from this treatment.

[@nickstaffiere6712]

Love the video, very informative. I have a question though now. I have a lot of left over mycelium blocks from when I grow mushrooms, if I toss them in the soil and break it up nicely will that actually speed up the mycelium network with forming in the soil bed? Thanks :) I love trying new things, and I have seen a improvement when I do this in my plant. But you seem to understand the science. So I figured ide ask why, if that is why actually lol. Surely it can’t just be the added nutrients from the block thats helping all of my plants. It has to be what your talking about

[@shawnfleitman2011]

Thanks for these awesome videos ! I was hoping for some guidance…I just planted some bougie roses with mycorrhiza fungi on the roots but then I watered with a high- phosphorus, organic 8-16-8 plant booster…I did with with some other plants as well that I placed in both the ground and some plants. Do you think I really shot myself in the foot with this and how can I do better for the future ?! Thanks a million for these videos. Happy Spring !

[@camrillem]

Thank you for all the invaluable information

[@fallflora8373]

I'm a little confused at your wording, but I think I get it. By mycorrhizal in this case you are only referring to Glomus fungi, which is the order of fungi that produce mycelium but no mushroom like you say. There are Basidiomycetes and Ascomycetes that also form mycorrhizal associations with plants, many of those relationships taking forms other than the endomycorrhizal arbuscules that Glomus specializes in. Now i see another comment mentioning a couple examples like chanterelles (basidiomycete) and morels (ascomycete). I actually found a big yellow morel growing in my garden one year, it was quite a surprise! Nice to see other fungus enthusiasts paying attention Lastly, a fun fact about glomus fungi, they are known to transfer genetics with each other, glomus fungi have been found with over a hundred distinct cell nuclei within their cells!

[@rajendrababu2448]

Very useful & insightful information.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Glad you enjoyed

[@artstamper316]

Loved the video and have been a subscriber for awhile. Wanted to see part two, but the only link is to a 176-video playlist. No time for that, and I see several people have asked. 😢 A pinned comment with the link would be helpful.

[@marquanreese7895]

Molasses is good too for feeding the fungi in the soil especially mycorrhizae

[@GardeningInCanada]

Absolutely

[@BadgerBabyBoy]

I thought I saw lots of white mould under the mulch in the garden but it may have been myo-what-whaty what-something-something-fungi I hope it was

[@GardeningInCanada]

Yea! That’s exactly what it isz

[@mitchconnerandsometimesjlotoo]

I'm not a mycology 3xpert but there's other reasons to do crop rotation, nutrition depletion and disease. I think this fungi is so important and undervalued.

[@forrestphoenix318]

Great vid thanks for the info. Gets me thinking that maybe outdoor plants in the ground at a cottage with old forest around would be perfect. Also shows a disadvantage to growing in a pot above ground.

[@lnltropa12]

Thank you for sharing, learned alot. Highly appreciated 💚

[@GardeningInCanada]

Anytime! 😊

[@blackmber]

I fell for the soil sterilization trend for indoor plants and seed starting. I ended up with more mould and fungus gnats than I had without doing that. So I sprayed peroxide on the soil. It helped but I’d much rather get a balanced community of microbes in there taking care of things for me.

[@GardeningInCanada]

i completely believe that!

[@REDGardens]

Hi Ashley, I just found your channel! Very good stuff, and looking forward to watching a lot more of your videos. Keep up the great work! Greetings from a fellow KZbinr (also a Canadian, but living in Ireland). Bruce

[@GardeningInCanada]

Thanks so much! And I’m jealous haha always wanted to go there

[@REDGardens]

@@GardeningInCanada Hey, perhaps one day you could visit. I was curious about where in Canada you are based (I am guessing south western Ontario).

[@GardeningInCanada]

Nope Saskatchewan 👩‍🌾

[@oddy7733]

This is such amazing information thank you so much for pursuing this wonderful path and sharing what you have learned!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😍

[@GardeningInCanada]

I’m glad you’re enjoying!

[@geraldblount4159]

Glasses wow u look great

[@adampetherick7836]

Oh my God finally someone did a science on soil..do you have a class

[@GardeningInCanada]

I don’t yet sorry this is just my part time hobby I have a full time job as an agronomist lol. Maybe one day if this channel gets big enough, id love to have classes, clubs, even a farm where people can visit and see trials.

[@adampetherick7836]

@@GardeningInCanada do you know a little bit about quantum physics about light ratios maybe after this series you can do a series on light. And what full spectrum means on plant growth an far red spectrum means. I'm definitely going to save this series thank you. Watching it now

[@GardeningInCanada]

Yea so I know a bit but I’m not a pro. I studies more in the field of crop plant science less or the horticulture side.

[@gl4675]

I love your channel! Super informative and well organized. Your personality and delivery make it super easy to listen and learn! Thank you

[@GardeningInCanada]

Thank you so much!

[@jere4524]

Outstanding presentation! Thank you.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Glad you enjoyed

[@krisyallowega5487]

Isn't the perennial garden wonderful? Especially when the conditions are at prime levels. The foliage looks greener and the blooms extra vibrant, just inspiring. I have found there is a reduction in pests with increased top dressing of compost. I used to apply once per year, now it is twice . I have lilies that were constantly ravaged by the scarab beetle. I have not eliminated them totally, but their numbers have dropped dramatically over the last couple of years. Which gave me time to tend to other plants. We must change our outlook a little when it comes to composting. We get in a groove of composting as a means of waste reduction, and achieving it as fast as possible. The only way to attain those mycorrhizae are by composting fibrous residues, the woodier the better. But, yes there is a but, it is difficult to differentiate between mycorrhizae hyphae and Actinomyces . To the naked eye they look similar but one is a bacteria. I think...not so well educated, just idle, layman research .

[@GardeningInCanada]

Yes! It is difficult to tell the difference

[@kathysymanyk9212]

Hey awesome info, thanks for answering my questions!

[@GardeningInCanada]

Anytime! I think then next video is also going to be helpful for you.

[@samsgardenproject]

Very interesting video, thanks for sharing. I didn’t realise crop rotation actually helps the fungi.

[@jeil5676]

Yea I see it on Pro-Mix and cant help but think its just a sales gimmick. People think they're buying a fungal network or something IDK. We have no idea how much they add, I'm assuming its just some spores they toss in there. We dont know how old our bale of pro mix is and we dont know how long the spores will stay alive. On top of that it takes time for this stuff to grow so we dont know how effective its going to be on an annual vegetable garden or containers outside. Now you tell me plants have strain specific relationships with mycorrhizae and I'm probably gonna bet having it added to promix has no added benefit in my situation outdoors where theres probably more already living in the soil.

[@tricklzworth2620]

Been using for almost a decade now. Great stuff n a lil goes a long way.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Ncie

[@douglasgoodfellow9443]

last year had heard a suggestion about using yeast. Mixed a batch with yeast and blended store mushrooms did amazing to laid over plants after weeding comment if possible

[@tacosaregod]

Hey Ashley thanks for the video. When you say cooking the soil is bad or heating the soil is bad for fungal growth and health, is that just from trying to heat up the soil ourselves? I thought the soil heating up and “cooking” was the microbes and bacteria thriving and making the soil heat up? Is that also bad for mycorrhizal? Thanks again for the video, sorry if I’m confusing two different things :p

[@Stefcs92]

Blew my mind! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@GardeningInCanada]

Hopefully in a good way

[@Stefcs92]

@@GardeningInCanada absolutely in a good way!

[@dropinbiking92]

Thanks for the good info on fungi. Got some white furry growing on the soil surface of my seedlings, cool to know more about it.

[@GardeningInCanada]

If you want to remedy that a little bit. Try using some vermiculite on top. I do find that it helps. I’ll make a video on this for you

[@michaellash4050]

Can you go into more detail on the specific strains each plant requires, maybe some common examples?

[@GardeningInCanada]

That’s a good video idea! My microbe video maybe helful

[@towithNic]

A question on the beginning when you mention crop rotation. Wouldn’t it be good to have a strain dominate an area if you aren’t using crop rotation? Like if I’m only growing tomatoes in this spot then why not keep growing tomatoes there every year wouldnt it be the perfect environment with the perfect strains? How is that bad?

[@TriCombStudio]

Wow, i just ordered Saccharomyces Cerevisae, Candida Utilis, and Aspergillus Oryzae not even an hr before you posted this video.

[@GardeningInCanada]

That’s wild! Hahaha the timing is good. I love that spread, is it going into potting soil or ground soil ?

[@TriCombStudio]

Got any other ideas to add? I have also made a "tea" from undisturbed leaf litter in the forest near my place (Niagara)

[@TriCombStudio]

​@@GardeningInCanada A potting soil... I have made that was initially made using garden soil from outside years ago. Lots of recycling the soil

[@GardeningInCanada]

Possibly a manure or compost just something to feed everything. The more / higher diversity in “food” the stronger/more diverse your colonies will be.

[@TriCombStudio]

@@GardeningInCanada oh yeah. Got that covered... pet rabbits and their bedding, plus my worm bins, aged sheep and cow manure mixture... with a bit of soldier fly frass to boot. Consistent top dressings and green manure (mostly red clover and alfalfa but I do usually throw some other things like radish or barley). I am all about variety. Lol. I also have a few decomposers living within the tent as well such as rove beetles and predatory mites.

[@wjk2674]

I try to get these structures started by growing them in a gross bucket. It seems to work. If i keep the bucket aerobic and smelly it starts to smell like fungus at some point. Dilute and pour. I mix other things in there kelp ect but it seems to grow really quickly and bond to my grass and herbs.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Nice!

[@dianecotton9531]

Great information. Well done.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@thecakepopsistars]

Thank you soooooo much for this video. Superbly explained.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Awesome! Hopefully the next one is equally as useful

[@OfftoShambala]

I knew… been using with great results … but, i didn’t know a bunch of the details. Also didn’t know about the heat … I’ll bet all my containers have lost the Myko I added … I live in Phoenix … it’s hot.

[@whoshotya415]

Great video great way to break it down . Thank you

[@GardeningInCanada]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@geraldblount4159]

Wow you taught me a lot today about microbes I didn't know that

[@Lochness19]

So if the mycelium takes years to develop, do you need perennials in your garden bed for it to develop? And will it connect to annuals within that one season that the annuals are growing for?

[@GardeningInCanada]

It’s likely to connect the annuals so long as the number of spores have been built up in the soil through proper management.

[@mindyhope]

I did know this existed! But I didn’t know too much other than the cursory google search. My boyfriend and I spend most weekends planting trees in riparian flood zones with his nonprofit Excel Events. Mycorrhizal fungi is something new we encountered and wanted to learn more. I’d love to learn what you know about the networks as related to native trees in PA.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Hey! Prince Albert SK? And yes that entire area is filled with myco. You actually wouldn't even need to inoculate because the soil is relatively undisturbed there and will form a symbiosis pretty dark quickly. The entire boreal forest area PA and north is a ginormous network with some break ups in between.

[@wildedibles819]

My rabbits bedding had lots of fungal activity just mulch around the veggies with compost Much love xoxox happy holidays

[@GardeningInCanada]

Rabbit bedding would be amazing for the garden!

[@wildedibles819]

@@GardeningInCanada yes it has really improved my soil We raise rabbits for pets and meat So we usually have lots of rabbits around Hay and pine shavings are used as bedding and it works as a great mulch And the Rabbits eat most weeds grass and veg waste There's some exceptions but it's a great cycle for improving my sandy soil

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

This is a super video. I use the Mykos and Azos from Xtreme Gardens into my soil.

[@GardeningInCanada]

❤️

[@AMPProf]

MAGIC SCHOOL BUS lady to Stright Scifi Novella.... Fugi does .....

[@maurice2014]

I swear everytime I hear your intro I like "wow a soul scientist"

[@theunderdog88]

You can also feed them with organic molasses .

[@theunderdog88]

Kelp is also a good feed for them so a lot of options

[@JayanMNair]

Good presentation and I love it, Thank you. I am small time agricultural enthusiast, and my question is how to get rid undesirable and unwanted weeds that is eating away the nutrients that I put in the garden?

[@charlieball9569]

Excellent informative video! I couldn't help but anticipate you mentioning mulch. I am interested in your input, if you don't mind.

[@GardeningInCanada]

yea! i have done a few videos on this actually

[@skype309]

I love the idea of a healthy living soil, but does it make sense in closed pots indoors ? Or is a mineral substrate like pumice better long term, because you can't maintain that living, fluffy soil in the long run anyways without nature around it ?

[@GardeningInCanada]

You can but it’s a lot of work it depends on your goals and such

[@skype309]

@@GardeningInCanadaWould be interesting to see a video about it, how this had to be done.

[@FabianRadu]

great channel !!!! when you say dont heat up...what is the maximum ? i leave in malta and summer is...summer :)

[@charlesbale8376]

Wonderful information...Thanks for sharing.

[@gtavtheavengergunnerlegend3340]

i wish I had a super soil recipe that started plants out at a ph of 6.0...mine is always 7.2 I use a peat, mushroom compost and perlite mixture as my base. then I add my meals and castings and that's about it. maybe some lime and or gypsum. something is making it too alkaline. however after it sits for about 2 months in a garbage can it lowers it. I think I just answered my own question.

[@shimpiden]

Thank you sharing this valuable information, I found your channel while I was searching for information about photo synthesis bacteria ( PSB) and what effect is has on soil structures. Would you be able to cover this topic at sometime in the future, thank you.

[@GardeningInCanada]

yea!

[@pudgyplanter1130]

Awesome and super informative! I am looking forward to part 2! Great job! Thank you so much. I do have a question about how to fight the fungus gnat population while simultaneously protecting the mycorrhizae in the soil ?

[@GardeningInCanada]

Very easily with biological control. Biological control is actually a lot more effective as well. So I like to use predatory nematodes (you can’t see them) I did a video on these suckers actually kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKTJd6dmqsmfm6M

[@Martiniiiiiiiiii]

Can you use this on root harvest crops like Ashwaganda? Am I able to eat and process this in the same way I can regular roots? Wouldn’t the medicinal composition change?

[@GardeningInCanada]

You can no issues if you wanted to be extra careful I would go with an ecto variety over an Endo

[@penelopegreenland3537]

SOIL!!!!!! Do you recommend Dr. Elaine Ingham? A soil scientist.

[@GardeningInCanada]

yea absolutely she is a soil microbiologist

[@chickenjohnny3308]

The issue I have with the no dig method is fungi need to remain arobic. Compaction even from snow and rain can cause a silt loam soil to compact. I know you have mentioned this before so I'm not "calling you out" just wanted to know your thoughts / recomendations. Love your content it forces me to think.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Yea i know you can try rotating in crops that can help break the soil up

[@dvst_tv]

I know I’m a year late but for other people who might see this. If you have compact soil you should first look into plants with long tap roots that break up compact soil assuming you’re committed to no dig. If you have strong fungi cultures you could also start adding larger woods to your compost, roots and woods will rot over the years and leave large aeration pockets in the soil. Lastly there are tills that don’t actually till up and destroy the surface layer but instead have deep prongs that penetrate the soils allowing air and water flow.

[@JimLarsen108]

I tested Mykos WP on some rice substrate when also collecting local soil to create IMO. The Mykos grew red, pink and purple fungi while my local soil grew white fluffy fungi on the same substrate stored in same location/time. I've heard the red/purple fungi is not to be used. What does this say about Mykos WP?

[@woodycox5496]

Hello I'm 70 and have been gardening conventionally my whole life. I enjoy trying new things. I'm going to dedicate part of my garden to a no till area. Does the micorrhiza depend on a living root to live year round? I'm going to put down a 4-6" layer of wood chips and plant through it. As the bottom of the wood chips rot it will will feed the soil. Will this continuous rotting process keep the micorrhizea alive, or do I need to plant a winter crop to provide a living root? I live in zone 7b, the piedmont area of north carolina. thanks ahead. Woody

[@TheRealKoyKO]

I know you went to commercial sciemce side but have you done any research into Korean Nature Farming or JADAM? For mass fertilization by using fermentation.