The Rhizosphere 🌲🍄🌴 Secrets to Better Plant Growth and Soil Building

[@carolynsteele5116]

I feel so smart after watching this! In all my studying I’ve learned that plants have different preferences for soil ph, so I thought it was up to me to correct the ph for the needs of each plant...phew!!! So glad to know plants can figure it out.

[@billybass6419]

I garden in the Florida panhandle, zone 9 a/b. We are infested with root knot nematodes. I was about to give up gardening when I discovered a cover crop of mustard greens tilled in kills them. Travis over at Lazy Dog Farm told us about this biofumigation. I tried it and it worked very well. About half way through the growing season though, the RKNs came back and ruined my garden. I am changing from traditional row cropping to raised beds using the methods you teach. I've also been following a couple in Korea who use your methods with great success, and I want to also. I'll have eight beds that are 30" x 20'. Basically, I'll have eight separate gardens that I can ammend, rotate and interplant independently. Question -- Do you have any advice about dealing with RKNs without tilling?

[@katipohl2431]

University of Munic published new research showing that arbuscular mycorrhiza get lipids and carbohydtates from their plants. University of Leipzig published last year that tomatoes can only associate with their mycorrhiza in soil - not in hydroponics or peat moss.

[@Gardenfundamentals1]

I am not surprised about hydroponics - I doubt the fungi grow well in water. Surprised about the peat moss - would like to see that reference.

[@thepervertedmonk2353]

@@Gardenfundamentals1 its not suprising.. peat moss is severely lacking in components tomatoes need for growth.

[@orlandolannes6870]

Teaming with microbes (Jeff Lowenfels) is the best book I read about food web. You did a good job resuming the main concepts in such short video. You have a fan here.

[@Gardenfundamentals1]

Half of Teaming with Microbes is good - but sections on compost tea and bacterial vs fungal soils is mostly a myth.

[@foggypatchfarm6048]

It's great to see a video on the rhizosphere! That was very clear and understandable too.

[@chanimarie6753]

Its amazing you don't have millions of Subscribers. You're a treasure vault of horticultural info on YT and a Master Gardener. So many self-raught "Experts " on here teaching incorrect practic; it is reassuring to see that there is, afterall, some solid, useful data to be had on YT.

[@Gardenfundamentals1]

Thanks - let your gardening friends know and post links in social media.

[@jpenneymrcoin6851]

great description of this, thanks!

[@jktriple_g_129]

CHEERZ RESPECT 👌

[@hootinany7]

Should a person cut dried corn stocks, or pull them from the ground in a no till garden?

[@dannyboy536]

Is elemental sulphur a fungicide? If so, then, will using it to lower soil ph have a net negative effect by killing much of the mychorizae?

[@iwenive3390]

They can be miles long

[@ank1978]

I just love the way you teach ..... thanks for sharing ...

[@kevinkelleher7868]

Is there any good compost tea you would recommend to stimulate root development I grassland . My pasture roots are shallow and ground seems compacted. I'm losing faith in regular chemical fertilizer

[@mrc5368]

The video material and slides are great!! However, the sound track is horrible. Endless rambling, take a breath once in awhile, let people absorb the concepts. Sound is extremely low, raspy, indistinguishable mush. The sound track should be replaced by a clear voice that properly enunciates, is moderately paced with sentence breaks, and has a much higher volume.

[@Gardenfundamentals1]

You have a problem with your system. I can turn the sound up so loud nobody would listen to it.

[@VTO7]

I appreciate your comprehensive coverage of gardening fundamentals. I have root knot nematodes in my raised garden beds and I bought your book so that I might find a remedy to this scourge. To my disappointment there is little info on how to rescue my 5 beds. Please offer a solution as your book simply says they exist and will decimate my garden and no remedy. PLEASE HELP! Thank you...

[@jimshellenback-cc6wt]

Excellent video.

[@angielarson8737]

You have an amazing gift for making this stuff understandable for us non-scientist. Well done!

[@NightStalker1988]

Wow, fascinating!

[@judymckerrow6720]

Ha Ha cute microbes💚🙃 Smart plants💚🙃 Thank you for the explanation 💚🙃

[@suzyfarms]

Fungi and microbes are very vital in gardening

[@headybrew]

Super interesting. Thanks!!!

[@ronevergrow8319]

Thanks🤓 I needed this.❤✌🙌

[@Gardenfundamentals1]

You are so welcome

[@markf2k]

How does this apply to plants grown in soilless media in containers?

[@Gardenfundamentals1]

I doubt it has been studied.

[@kosmozova]

What do you mean soilless? Soil is a mix of organic and inorganic matter and the ratio difference can be minimal. Soilless in my opinion is either water or air.

[@RichardFreemanjr]

Thank you so much Robert. You are now my main source of gardening info. So much nonsense in the gardening industry. You are a plant angel

[@Austin1990]

We farm plants, but roots farm microbes! 🦠