Great and honest video lovely to see the not so successes as well as the successes! Does IMO2 with 50% sugar not produce a whole load of alcohol which will kill a lot of microbiology? Heat is created in your pile is due to carbon and nitrogen oxidation by the microbes if that helps. I think I will try similar to what you've done by inoculating with ancient forest soil in a breeder container regularly feeding the pile with woodchips, wood shaving for lignan, and oats, rice, potatoes for complex carbs starches - these will feed fungus - fungal dominant soil is my aim for mostly tree soil. It would be like keeping sourdough inoculate alive with regular feeding. Simple sugars sugar as sugar or molasses feeds bacteria and yeast mostly and not fungus. I notice your choice of ergonomic woodwear!
Hey, thank you! I've been wondering about how to increase the microbes in some of the dirt (not soil) on my property that's been getting baked by the sun. I didn't know enough about how to do it, so this was wonderful to find. Much appreciated, many thanks.
This is super-interesting, but also really complex 😳😅… I already use bought Effective Microorganisms and charcoal. My self made lab brew unfortunately got bad… 🤷♀️ I wonder if I need this in our climate 🤔… the garden has been abandoned for over 30 Years and nature took over… it’s just my second gardening year and I create my beds similar like you, with collected material from everywhere, especially with the mounts of chopped blackberries and nettles that grow abundant here… We have super rich soil which is usually pretty moist, even in this super long & hot summer it has never been bone dry, I already have fungi growing everywhere in my beds…
It is really complex for sure. If you’re just getting into this stuff I’d say start with JADAM Microbial Solution! It is a lot easier (in my experience at least) to get that going consistently. Serves a similar function to IMO in inoculating your soil with soil microbes.
Watching this, I am wondering if you could not have saved the first three trials by adding water and spreading out the mixture to let the natural air to cool it off? Maybe like 12" height of the mixture?
You don't need to waste your time with this. Just take a 1 litre bucket and grab a tablespoon from a few different sites and place it in your compost pile
Have you examined and compared microbial diversity of this kind of compost with IMO5? All I have learned shows diversity is significantly decreased without careful attention to temperature and without being slowly diversified. But, would love to hear if you’ve found something else that works!
Great and honest video lovely to see the not so successes as well as the successes! Does IMO2 with 50% sugar not produce a whole load of alcohol which will kill a lot of microbiology? Heat is created in your pile is due to carbon and nitrogen oxidation by the microbes if that helps. I think I will try similar to what you've done by inoculating with ancient forest soil in a breeder container regularly feeding the pile with woodchips, wood shaving for lignan, and oats, rice, potatoes for complex carbs starches - these will feed fungus - fungal dominant soil is my aim for mostly tree soil. It would be like keeping sourdough inoculate alive with regular feeding. Simple sugars sugar as sugar or molasses feeds bacteria and yeast mostly and not fungus. I notice your choice of ergonomic woodwear!
The information you provided is impressive, thank you.
Hey, thank you! I've been wondering about how to increase the microbes in some of the dirt (not soil) on my property that's been getting baked by the sun. I didn't know enough about how to do it, so this was wonderful to find. Much appreciated, many thanks.
So glad we could help!
Cover with woodchips. That is all you need to do if it is anyway lose.
This is super-interesting, but also really complex 😳😅… I already use bought Effective Microorganisms and charcoal. My self made lab brew unfortunately got bad… 🤷♀️
I wonder if I need this in our climate 🤔… the garden has been abandoned for over 30 Years and nature took over… it’s just my second gardening year and I create my beds similar like you, with collected material from everywhere, especially with the mounts of chopped blackberries and nettles that grow abundant here…
We have super rich soil which is usually pretty moist, even in this super long & hot summer it has never been bone dry, I already have fungi growing everywhere in my beds…
It is really complex for sure. If you’re just getting into this stuff I’d say start with JADAM Microbial Solution! It is a lot easier (in my experience at least) to get that going consistently. Serves a similar function to IMO in inoculating your soil with soil microbes.
Very interesting stuff. KNF is unknow in Germany. We should change this. Best regards
Sr, two thumbs up for persistence.
Haha I try
I use yogurt, yeast or left over product from alcohol brewing to make my compost.
If you put your imo in a pile mixed with chicken manure and wood chips
The imo will grow on its own.
Watching this, I am wondering if you could not have saved the first three trials by adding water and spreading out the mixture to let the natural air to cool it off? Maybe like 12" height of the mixture?
All legit possibilities!
Thank you
Forest tempeh!
Spontaneous combustion right next to your house!
This will never catch fire or even compost becuase there's to much Moisture. I love how people believe myths just like religion.
Molasses will heat your pile up fast.
everything on point but I am wondering if you could add more advertisements, perhaps every 30 secs instead each 2 minutes, please.
Out of our hands but we’ll see what we can do 😉
@@GrowingwiththeGriffins lol ty yeah ik, subs anyway, f jewtube but love this kind of vids.
I love the trial and error. Story of my life. Did my mix in a mini plastic pool 💪
You don't need to waste your time with this. Just take a 1 litre bucket and grab a tablespoon from a few different sites and place it in your compost pile
Have you examined and compared microbial diversity of this kind of compost with IMO5? All I have learned shows diversity is significantly decreased without careful attention to temperature and without being slowly diversified. But, would love to hear if you’ve found something else that works!
@@GrowingwiththeGriffins spot on, crafting proper imo4 is the way, nice video you got here, way to teach things the right way, kudos to you
you have over dosed it easy carbohydrates....fast food for the fungus
Good to know!
Can I use molasses, brown sugar is very expensive here
@@ray-yv9bh use table sugar, molasses has too much moisture
@@ray-yv9bh or jaggery (powedered form)
@ray-yv9bh Molasses is not recommended. Brown sugar is preferred, but you could use white sugar if brown sugar is not available.