Soil Amending Simplified

To deliver this kind of information and perspective in a monologue format is incredible. Instant subscribe. Looking forward to more of this, thank you 🙏

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the rebar trick for checking compaction is solid. been using it on our beds for two seasons - way cheaper than a penetrometer and once you feel the difference at different depths you won'5 need one.

Beer is key

Music was way too bouncy and annoying to get past the first 10 seconds.

I know there is good information here but I need the 200 level class. More of a check this, do that. Not ready for the phd course though I do understand the concepts.

I’m a beginner just trying to grow a few things in my backyard but I want to say thank you for approaching this as some overarching principles of things to work on instead of the nitty gritty things that would overwhelm me. Thanks!

Alot of good information.

I dont read Mexican!

Hi! New gardener here; would super appreciate some videos on fruit trees.

The fact that you are evolutionist just ruined me watching your video… not logic possible. We are created beings in the image of Yahweh God most high. I’m sure your video has some common sense logical ideas, but I cannot listen to somebody who chooses to be ignorant. I’m sorry.

You lost me when you said we developed from sea creatures 🤣

Fun fact vit D leaches calculator from bones. That's how d-con the rodent killer works. The calcium then calcifies soft tissues..Vit D, not all it's cracked up to be.

Nerdy gardening is the most fun!

My only question is where do you get enough compost???

Well ive been saving all the leaves and waste from my small gardens 2 either feed my worms or my composter some wet sometimes I use dried stuff its been working great. Im not far from yall also. 😊❤

You suck

3:28 so this why my cats keep sleeping in my pots !! 😲

'when we evolved from sea-dwelling creatures to land-dwelling creatures'? 😐

If there’s worms in the soil it’s good.

He said he consumed many bears?

The future is now

Whoa!!! Now i was doin just fine until about half way when you addressed amendments, i was lost with 60 seconds, my brain melted by anther 60 seconds, i had to stop for my own self preservation dude, lol.

Jesus just get to it. Too many words.

How can you avoid excessive phosphates or potassium when only using organic fertilizers as a source of Nitrogen?

You're not finding good studies on Albrecht style soil balancing because the science wants to support nutrient management from a chemical industry perspective, not from the perspective of actually fixing the soil. He believed in balancing the minerals in the soil and making sure that the ground underneath you was a living organism rather than a substrate, which is what chemical agriculture treats it as. He was around like 100 years ago, So there's been lots of time for others to build on the science that he did.

Albrecht was definitely on to something. He was a pioneer who deserve to have agricultural lean in his direction rather than the corporate industrial model- the "more on" approach, as I've heard it called... Lol

I've used Logan Labs to do similar testing. Dan Kittredge actually went around and asked all the elders in the soil testing and balancing space that didn't believe in the agrochemical industrial model what they believed were perfect ratios for the soil, And after he went around a few times and got an idea of how to blend all of those, he came up with a ratio of his own. His parents organized NOFA MAS, So he's not just some rando, his family has been growing higher quality food since before he was born pretty much, he basically invented organic farming before it became a thing. I like using the test he recommends. He tests in the fall, makes applications of minerals, and keeps the soil life hydrated and fed during the winter. In spring, it's ready to go. Then he foliar feeds in season and uses a refractometer, and EC meter to manage water and nutrients. He also talks to his plants, and I don't see anything wrong with that, it's good to be grateful for creation.

Because I have to create my own soil as my home is on sand and rock, I have devised a system with a bottomless raised bed made out of food-grade barrels sliced to one and two-foot depths. It is cost-effective and does at first limit my number of plants but I feel in the long term it will work for me. Because they are bottomless, the drainage needed to avoid wet feet on roots I am hoping will rid me of this issue, plus the roots themselves can also grow into the sand it they are so inclined fourth giving them a choice for their needs. I am mixing soil specific to each plant this year, hoping this will build a platform of success rather than having to soil test and perform plant examinations to determine what my soil is lacking. I am working with AI to specifically mix for each and every plant that I am growing, and fingers crossed am hoping for a good result, but we shall see. Soil is the most important aspect of your garden for every reason. I have experimented with planting for pest diversifying, but in every case have found that the pest that you were trying to eliminate from was attracted by the companion plant, making the problem worse. I will never grow nasturtiums again, as they attracted the Cabbage moths. However, because they came in droves, they also attacked the plants I was trying to protect. I find this kind of gardening a total waste of time and backward science. much enjoying your aspect and thoughts, I can see that you are keeping as many aspects of gardening into your conversations so everyone can benefit from you knowledge. Every garden has different needs and different challenges so you have lots here for everyone to learn from.

I agree! This is a topic that has great depth and could literally go on forever. Great advice! Thank you farmer Jessy!

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Bud, you've got skills! Liked, subscribed, noted & anxious to revisit & return! Wisconsin, THANKS!

been gone for a few years, missed ya, subscribed.

I'm adding Mollasses, Bio Ag, Mikrobs and worms with sand and a little mushroom compost so I'm hoping those mix is gonna really help

Heck yah KENTUCKY!

He said he consumed a lot of beer. 😂

I let the mols decompact my soil for me when I can

I saw what you did there; „In this other video I break down mulches“ 😂😂

Lots of great information given in a clear sensible way